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For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring you to God, after being put to death in the fleshly realm but made alive in the spiritual realm.

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, but for God's will.

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

For this reason the gospel was also preached to those who are now dead, so that, although they might be judged by men in the fleshly realm, they might live by God in the spiritual realm.

Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be serious and disciplined for prayer.

Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

For the time has come for judgment to begin with God's household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

Shepherd God's flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God's will; not for the money but eagerly;

Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.

His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.

For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory: This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him!

For if God didn't spare the angels who sinned but threw them down into Tartarus and delivered them to be kept in chains of darkness until judgment;

(for as he lived among them, that righteous man tormented himself day by day with the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

suffering harm as the payment for unrighteousness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions as they feast with you.