2 Corinthians 13:7
13:7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test,
but so that you may do what is right
even if we may appear to have failed the test.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Final Exhortations and Greetings
13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Self-Purification
7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
Ephesians 4:13
4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining to
the measure of Christ’s full stature.
Philippians 3:12-15
Keep Going Forward
3:12 Not that I have already attained this – that is, I have not already been perfected – but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.
3:13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,
3:14 with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
3:15 Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.
Colossians 1:28
1:28 We proclaim him by instructing
and teaching
all people
with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature
in Christ.
Colossians 4:12
4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave
of Christ,
greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured
in all the will of God.
Colossians 4:1
4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
Colossians 3:10
3:10 and have been clothed with the new man
that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it.
Colossians 3:2
3:2 Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
Colossians 3:17
3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Hebrews 6:1
6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,
Hebrews 12:23
12:23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,
Hebrews 13:21
13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us
what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever.
Amen.
Hebrews 13:1
Final Exhortations
13:1 Brotherly love must continue.
Hebrews 5:10
5:10 and he was designated
by God as high priest
in the order of Melchizedek.