#39
adopted into the family of God
"having predestined us to adoption as sons by
Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
pleasure of His will,"
Ephesians 1:5 NKJV







"For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in
love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own
children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with
the purpose of His will [[b]because it pleased Him
and was His kind intent]-- "
Ephesians 1:5 AMP

"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own

family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.

This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great

pleasure."
Ephesians 1:5 NLT

#38
give great and precious promises
"by which have been given to us exceedingly great
and precious promises, that through these you may
be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world through lust. "
2 Peter 1:4 NKJV






"By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious
and exceedingly great promises, so that through them
you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay
(rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because
of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers
(partakers) of the divine nature. "
2 Peter 1:4 AMP






"And because of his glory and excellence, he has given
us great and precious promises. These are the promises
that enable you to share his divine nature and escape
the world’s corruption caused by human desires."
2 Peter 1:4 NLT

#37
chosen to be holy
"just as He chose us in Him before the foundation
of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before Him in love,"
Ephesians 1:4 NKJV







"Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually
picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ
before the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy (consecrated and set apart for
Him) and blameless in His sight, even above
reproach, before Him in love. "
Ephesians 1:4 AMP







"Even before he made the world, God loved us
and chose us in Christ to be holy and without
fault in his eyes."
Ephesians 1:4 NLT

#36
always ready to give an answer
"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and
always be ready to give a defense to everyone
who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
with meekness and fear;"
1 Peter 3:15 NKJV








"But in your hearts set Christ apart as holy
[and acknowledge Him] as Lord. Always be
ready to give a logical defense to anyone who
asks you to account for the hope that is in you,
but do it courteously and respectfully."
1 Peter 3:15 AMP

"Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of

your life. And if someone asks about your

Christian hope, always be ready to explain it."

1 Peter 3:15 NLT

#35
given all things
"as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,"
2 Peter 1:3 NKJV






"For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things
that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness,
through the [[d]full, personal] knowledge of Him Who
called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue)."
2 Peter 1:3 AMP






"By his divine power, God has given us everything we
need for living a godly life."
2 Peter 1:3