Jacob then named the place Peniel, ‘For I have seen God face to face,’ he said, ‘yet my life has been spared.’
Hebrews 12:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness #– #without it no one will see the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Strive to live in peace with everybody and pursue that consecration and holiness without which no one will [ever] see the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord: Common English Bible Pursue the goal of peace along with everyone—and holiness as well, because no one will see the Lord without it. Catholic Public Domain Version Pursue peace with everyone. Pursue sanctity, without which no one shall see God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man shall see God. |
Jacob then named the place Peniel, ‘For I have seen God face to face,’ he said, ‘yet my life has been spared.’
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet I will see God in my flesh.
He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That person will see his face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him.
When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavour, how can you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.’
If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification #– #and the outcome is eternal life!
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.
Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you. ,
So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law.
For know and recognise this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
May he make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but he does it for our benefit, so that we can share his holiness.
so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
and let him turn away from evil and do what is good. Let him seek peace and pursue it,
Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. ,
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.