Philippians 3:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I don’t mean that I am exactly what God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach it and make it mine. That’s what Christ Jesus wants me to do. It is the reason he made me his.

Cross References

Psalm 138:8

Lord, I know you will do what you have promised. Lord, your faithful love will last forever. You are the one who made us, so don’t leave us!

Hosea 6:3

Let’s learn about the Lord. Let’s try very hard to know him. We know he is coming, just as we know the dawn is coming. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground.”

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. Our respect for God should make us try to be completely holy in the way we live.

Isaiah 51:1

“Some of you people try hard to live good lives. You go to the Lord for help. Listen to me. You should look at Abraham your father. He is the rock you were cut from.

Ephesians 1:4

In Christ, he chose us before the world was made. He chose us in love to be his holy people—people who could stand before him without any fault.

Philippians 3:16

But we should continue following the truth we already have.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him, now and forever! Amen.

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. A person who never said anything wrong would be perfect. Someone like that would be able to control their whole body too.

Hebrews 12:14

Try to live in peace with everyone. And try to keep your lives free from sin. Anyone whose life is not holy will never see the Lord.

Galatians 5:17

The sinful self wants what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is against the sinful self. They are always fighting against each other, so that you don’t do what you really want to do.

Job 17:9

But those who do right will continue to do what is right. Those who are not guilty grow stronger and stronger.

1 Peter 5:10

Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God who gives all grace. He chose you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Brothers and sisters, you are people the Lord loves. And we always thank God for you. That’s what we should do, because God chose you to be some of the first people to be saved. You are saved by the Spirit making you holy and by your faith in the truth.

Ephesians 4:12

Christ gave these gifts to prepare God’s holy people for the work of serving, to make the body of Christ stronger.

2 Corinthians 13:9

We are happy to be weak if you are strong. And this is what we pray—that your lives will be made completely right again.

1 Corinthians 13:10

But when perfection comes, the things that are not complete will end.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of those who live right is like the early morning light. It gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

Psalm 119:5

How I wish I could be more faithful in obeying your laws!

Psalm 84:2

Lord, I cannot wait to enter your Temple. I am so excited! Every part of me cries out to be with the Living God.

Psalm 63:8

I stay close to you, and you hold me with your powerful arm.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be sure that no one pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

1 Timothy 6:19

By doing this, they will be saving up a treasure for themselves. And that treasure will be a strong foundation on which their future life will be built. They will be able to have the life that is true life.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord Jesus said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. I want him to tell other nations, their rulers, and the people of Israel about me.

1 Timothy 5:10

She must be known for the good she has done: raising children, welcoming travelers into her home, serving the needs of God’s people, helping those in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good.

Psalm 94:15

Justice will return and bring fairness. And those who want to do right will be there to see it.

Hebrews 12:23

You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn children. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect.

Psalm 42:1

Like a deer drinking from a stream, I reach out to you, my God.

Matthew 5:48

What I am saying is that you must be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

1 Corinthians 9:24

You know that in a race all the runners run, but only one runner gets the prize. So run like that. Run to win!

1 Corinthians 13:12

It is the same with us. Now we see God as if we are looking at a reflection in a mirror. But then, in the future, we will see him right before our eyes. Now I know only a part, but at that time I will know fully, as God has known me.

Philippians 1:1

Greetings from Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ. To all of you in Philippi who are God’s holy people in Christ Jesus, including your elders and special servants.

Philippians 3:3

But we are the ones who have the true circumcision—we who worship God through his Spirit. We don’t trust in ourselves or anything we can do. We take pride only in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:8

Not only these things, but now I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I lost all these things, and now I know that they are all worthless trash. All I want now is Christ.