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Therefore, brethren, be all the morediligent to makecertain about His 1calling and 2choosing you; for as long as you practicethesethings, you will never**3stumble;
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For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
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Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;
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for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.
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Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in the truth which is present with you.