1 Thessalonians 2:12

2:12 exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

Deuteronomy 16:20

16:20 You must pursue justice alone ¹  so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Psalms 38:20

38:20 They repay me evil for the good I have done;

though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me. ² 

Romans 14:19

14:19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

Romans 14:1

Exhortation to Mutual Forbearance

14:1 Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions. ³ 

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ⁴  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ⁵  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:11

1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of ⁶  all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ⁷  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ⁸  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 3:11-13

3:11 “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’” ⁹ 

3:12 See to it, ¹⁰  brothers and sisters, ¹¹  that none of you has ¹²  an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes ¹³  the living God. ¹⁴  3:13 But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called “Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.

Hebrews 3:3

3:3 For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!

Hebrews 1:11

1:11 They will perish, but you continue.

And they will all grow old like a garment,

[16:20]  ¹ tn Heb “justice, justice.” The repetition is emphatic; one might translate as “pure justice” or “unadulterated justice” (cf. NLT “true justice”).

[38:20]  ² tn Heb “the ones who repay evil instead of good accuse me, instead of my pursuing good.”

[14:1]  ³ tn Grk “over opinions.” The qualifier “differing” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[1:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:11]  ⁶ tn The expression “for the display of” is an attempt to convey in English the force of the Greek preposition εἰς (eis) in this context.

[12:14]  ⁷ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

[3:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “if they shall enter my rest,” a Hebrew idiom expressing an oath that something will certainly not happen.

[3:12]  ¹⁰ tn Or “take care.”

[3:12]  ¹¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[3:12]  ¹² tn Grk “that there not be in any of you.”

[3:12]  ¹³ tn Or “deserts,” “rebels against.”

[3:12]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “in forsaking the living God.”