Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
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- WEB Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
- KJV Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
- NKJV Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
- NASB Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found spotless and blameless by Him, at peace,
- NLT And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.
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Quick answer
Since believers await these things, they should be diligent to be found by Christ at peace, without spot and blameless. It matters because the hope of Christ's coming calls for present purity and peace.
Overview
Peter applies the hope of the new creation to daily life: live so as to be found blameless. The terms 'without defect and blameless' contrast sharply with the false teachers who were 'spots and defects.' Diligent pursuit of holiness and peace is the fitting response to the coming day.
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- 1 Th 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Th 3:13so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- Phil 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 1 Jn 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
- 2 Pet 1:5–10For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- 1 Cor 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Phil 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Heb 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Luke 12:43Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- Jas 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
- Matt 24:26So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
- Phil 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
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