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So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."
Genesis Chapter 32: Verses 24 - 26
But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
Numbers Chapter 14: Verse 24
Of the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.
Numbers Chapter 14: Verse 38
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
1 Chronicles Chapter 16: Verse 11
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
Job Chapter 17: Verse 9
though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Psalms Chapter 37: Verse 24
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
Psalms Chapter 73: Verse 24
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever, do not abandon the works of your hands.
Psalms Chapter 138: Verse 8
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs Chapter 4: Verse 18
I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.
Jeremiah Chapter 32: Verse 40
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
Hosea Chapter 12: Verse 6
but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Matthew Chapter 24: Verse 13
"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.
Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."
Mark Chapter 4: Verses 3 - 8
but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Luke Chapter 10: Verse 42
"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat.
Luke Chapter 22: Verse 31
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
John Chapter 6: Verse 37
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.
For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
John Chapter 6: Verses 39 - 40
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John Chapter 8: Verses 31 - 32
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
John Chapter 10: Verses 28 - 29
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
John Chapter 15: Verses 4 - 5
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.
John Chapter 15: Verse 7
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
John Chapter 15: Verse 9
When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
Acts Chapter 11: Verse 23
When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
Acts Chapter 13: Verse 43
They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
Acts Chapter 14: Verses 21 - 22
God "will give to each person according to what he has done."
To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
Romans Chapter 2: Verses 6 - 7
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Romans Chapter 8: Verse 30
Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.
Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died,more than that, who was raised to life,is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Romans Chapter 8: Verses 33 - 35
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans Chapter 8: Verses 37 - 39
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
1 Corinthians Chapter 15: Verses 1 - 2
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians Chapter 15: Verse 58
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
1 Corinthians Chapter 16: Verse 13
Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
2 Corinthians Chapter 1: Verses 21 - 22
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
2 Corinthians Chapter 5: Verse 15
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians Chapter 5: Verse 1
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians Chapter 6: Verse 9
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians Chapter 6: Verse 13
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Ephesians Chapter 6: Verse 18
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians Chapter 1: Verse 6
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel
Philippians Chapter 1: Verse 27
Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
Philippians Chapter 3: Verse 16
Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends!Exhortations
Philippians Chapter 4: Verse 1
And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Colossians Chapter 1: Verse 10
But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation,
if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.Paul's Labor for the Church
Colossians Chapter 1: Verses 22 - 23
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians Chapter 2: Verse 7
For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 3: Verse 8
Test everything. Hold on to the good.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 5: Verse 21
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
2 Thessalonians Chapter 2: Verses 15 - 17
And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.
2 Thessalonians Chapter 3: Verse 13
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy Chapter 1: Verses 12 - 13
Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy Chapter 2: Verse 3
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,
2 Timothy Chapter 3: Verse 14
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.Final Greetings
2 Timothy Chapter 4: Verse 18
He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Titus Chapter 1: Verse 9
We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Hebrews Chapter 2: Verse 1
Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house, testifying to what would be said in the future.
But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.Warning Against Unbelief
Hebrews Chapter 3: Verses 5 - 6
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.
Hebrews Chapter 3: Verse 14
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
Hebrews Chapter 4: Verse 14
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,
Hebrews Chapter 6: Verse 1
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.The Certainty of God's Promise
Hebrews Chapter 6: Verses 11 - 12
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
Hebrews Chapter 6: Verse 15
Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.
Hebrews Chapter 6: Verses 17 - 18
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews Chapter 10: Verse 23
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Hebrews Chapter 10: Verses 35 - 36
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!
Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.
"Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.Warning Against Refusing God
Hebrews Chapter 12: Verses 1 - 13
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.
Hebrews Chapter 13: Verse 9
Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
Hebrews Chapter 13: Verse 13
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James Chapter 1: Verse 4
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James Chapter 1: Verse 12
But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it,he will be blessed in what he does.
James Chapter 1: Verse 25
Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
James Chapter 5: Verses 10 - 11
and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade,kept in heaven for you,
who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
These have come so that your faith,of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire,may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter Chapter 1: Verses 4 - 7
Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,
and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Prophecy of Scripture
2 Peter Chapter 1: Verses 10 - 11
Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
2 Peter Chapter 3: Verses 17 - 18
As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit,just as it has taught you, remain in him.Children of God
1 John Chapter 2: Verse 27
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.To the Church in Smyrna
Revelation Chapter 2: Verse 7
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.To the Church in Pergamum
Revelation Chapter 2: Verses 10 - 11
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.To the Church in Thyatira
Revelation Chapter 2: Verse 17
Only hold on to what you have until I come.
To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations,
'He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery' , just as I have received authority from my Father.
I will also give him the morning star.
Revelation Chapter 2: Verses 25 - 28
He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels.
Revelation Chapter 3: Verse 5
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name.
Revelation Chapter 3: Verses 11 - 12
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Revelation Chapter 3: Verse 21
This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.
Revelation Chapter 14: Verse 12
"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."
Revelation Chapter 16: Verse 15
He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars,their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
Revelation Chapter 21: Verses 7 - 8
Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy."
Revelation Chapter 22: Verse 11
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