12 Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;
Philippians 3:12 Cross References - RYLT
Acts 9:3-6
3 And in the going, he came near to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,
4 and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me do you persecute?'
5 And he said, 'Who are you, Lord?' and the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you do persecute; hard for you at the pricks to kick;'
6 trembling also, and astonished, he said, 'Lord, what do you wish me to do?' and the Lord said unto him, 'Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told you what it behooves you to do.'
Acts 9:15
15 And the Lord said unto him, 'Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;
Romans 7:19-24
19 for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.
20 And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.
21 I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,
22 for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,
23 and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that is in my members.
24 A wretched man I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?
1 Corinthians 13:10
10 and when that which is perfect may come, then that which is in part shall become useless.
2 Corinthians 7:1
1 Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;
2 Corinthians 13:9
9 for we rejoice when we may be infirm, and you may be powerful; and this also we pray for -- your perfection!
Galatians 5:17
17 for the flesh does desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that you may will -- these you may not do;
Ephesians 1:4
4 according as He chose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
Ephesians 4:12
12 unto the perfecting\'7bmaking complete\'7d of the saints, for a work of ministration\'7bservice\'7d, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
Philippians 3:13-14
Philippians 3:16
16 but to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think;
1 Thessalonians 5:15
15 see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue you, both to one another and to all;
2 Thessalonians 2:13
13 And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,
1 Timothy 5:10
10 in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;
1 Timothy 6:11-12
1 Timothy 6:19
19 treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.
Hebrews 12:14
14 peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
Hebrews 12:23
23 to the company and assembly of the first-born in heaven enrolled, and to God the judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men made perfect,
Hebrews 13:21
21 make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.
James 3:2
2 for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word does not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;
1 Peter 3:11-13
11 let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;
12 because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;'
13 and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good you may become imitators?
1 Peter 5:10
10 And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
2 Peter 1:5-8
5 And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make you neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 Peter 3:18
18 and increase you in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him is the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.