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So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop from his land, being patient with it until it receives the fall and the spring rains.Deuteronomy 11:14; Jeremiah 5:24; Hosea 6:3; Joel 2:23; Zechariah 10:1;">[xr]

you may be sure that whoever brings a sinner back from his wrong path will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.Proverbs 10:12; Romans 11:14; 1 Corinthians 9:22; 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Peter 4:8;">[xr]

the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance!Romans 1:7; 8:29; 11:2; Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 10:22; 12:24; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2;">[xr]

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he has given us a new birth to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the deadJohn 3:3,5; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Titus 3:5; James 1:18; 1 Peter 3:21;">[xr]

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.Exodus 19:5-6; Deuteronomy 4:20; 7:6; 10:15; 14:2; 26:18-19; John 17:19; Acts 20:28; 26:18; 1 Corinthians 3:17; Ephesians 1:14; 5:8; Colossians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 1:2; Revelation 1:6; 5:10;">[xr]

This is, in fact, what you were called to do, because Christ also suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his steps.Matthew 16:24; John 13:15; Acts 14:22; Philippians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:6;">[xr]

"He never committed a sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."Isaiah 53:9">[fn]Isaiah 53:9; Luke 23:41; John 8:46; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15;">[xr]

When he was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten but made it his habit to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly.Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 27:39; Luke 23:46; John 8:48-49; Hebrews 12:3;">[xr]

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to those sins and live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.Isaiah 53:4-6,11; Matthew 8:17; Romans 6:2,11, 11; 7:6; Hebrews 9:28;">[xr]

ForPsalm 34:12; James 1:26; 1 Peter 2:1,22; Revelation 14:5;">[xr] "the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,John 9:31; James 5:16;">[xr] and his ears are attentive to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do wrong."Psalm 34:12-16">[fn]

so that he can live the rest of his time in the flesh guided, not by human desires, but by the will of God.John 1:13; Romans 6:11; 14:7; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Galatians 2:20; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:14; 2:1;">[xr]

Instead, because you are participating in the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that you may be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.Acts 5:41; Romans 8:17; 2 Corinthians 1:7; 4:10; Philippians 3:10; Colossians 1:24; 2 Timothy 2:12; James 1:1-13; 1 Peter 1:5-6; Revelation 1:9;">[xr]

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you in Christ JesusJesus">[fn] to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.1 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 3:3; 1 Timothy 6:12; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 1:6; Jude 1:24;">[xr]

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the full knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.John 17:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 4:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Peter 2:9; 3:9;">[xr]

Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.2 Corinthians 3:18; 7:1; Ephesians 4:24; Hebrews 12:10; 2 Peter 2:18,20; 1 John 3:2;">[xr]

For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins.Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7;">[xr]

When we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we did not follow any clever myths. Rather, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.Matthew 17:1-2; Mark 9:2; John 1:14; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 4:2; 1 John 1:1; 4:14;">[xr]

for as long as that righteous man lived among them, day after day he was being tortured in his righteous soul by what he saw and heard in their lawless actionsPsalm 119:139,158; Ezekiel 9:4;">[xr] -

But he was rebuked for his offense. A donkey that normally cannot talk spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet's insanity.