Philippians 3:12 Cross References
Philippians 3:12
12: I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.
1 Timothy 6:11
- But you, Timothy, belong to God; so run from all these evil things, and follow what is right and good. Pursue a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- Fight the good fight for what we believe. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.
2 Peter 1:5
- So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.
- Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.
- Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone.
- The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 3:11
- Turn away from evil and do good. Work hard at living in peace with others.
- The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil."
- Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
2 Corinthians 7:1
- Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete purity because we fear God.
Psalms 138:8
- The LORD will work out his plans for my life--for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me.
Isaiah 51:1
- "Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance--all who seek the LORD! Consider the quarry from which you were mined, the rock from which you were cut!
Hosea 6:3
- Oh, that we might know the LORD! Let us press on to know him! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring."
Ephesians 1:4
- Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
Hebrews 13:20
- And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Philippians 3:16
- But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already.
Psalms 63:1
- O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
- I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.
- Your unfailing love is better to me than life itself; how I praise you!
2 Peter 3:18
- But grow in the special favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be all glory and honor, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Philippians 3:13
- No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
- I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
James 3:2
- We all make many mistakes, but those who control their tongues can also control themselves in every other way.
Hebrews 12:14
- Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
Proverbs 4:18
- The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
1 Corinthians 13:10
- But when the end comes, these special gifts will all disappear.
Job 17:9
- The righteous will move onward and forward, and those with pure hearts will become stronger and stronger.
Acts 9:3
- As he was nearing Damascus on this mission, a brilliant light from heaven suddenly beamed down upon him!
- He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?"
- "Who are you, sir?" Saul asked. And the voice replied, "I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!
- Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you are to do."
Galatians 5:17
- The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.
1 Timothy 6:19
- By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may take hold of real life.
Psalms 84:2
- I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Psalms 63:8
- I follow close behind you; your strong right hand holds me securely.
1 Timothy 5:10
- She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers? Has she served other Christians humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good?
2 Thessalonians 2:13
- As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
- See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else.
Psalms 119:5
- Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your principles!
Psalms 94:15
- Judgment will come again for the righteous, and those who are upright will have a reward.
Hebrews 12:23
- You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of the redeemed in heaven who have now been made perfect.
2 Corinthians 13:9
- We are glad to be weak, if you are really strong. What we pray for is your restoration to maturity.
Romans 7:19
- When I want to do good, I don't. And when I try not to do wrong, I do it anyway.
- But if I am doing what I don't want to do, I am not really the one doing it; the sin within me is doing it.
- It seems to be a fact of life that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.
- I love God's law with all my heart.
- But there is another law at work within me that is at war with my mind. This law wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
Psalms 119:173
- Stand ready to help me, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.
- O LORD, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my delight.
- Let me live so I can praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
- I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.
Ephesians 4:12
- Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ,
1 Peter 5:10
- In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
Psalms 42:1
- As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
Psalms 110:2
- The LORD will extend your powerful dominion from Jerusalem; you will rule over your enemies.
- In that day of battle, your people will serve you willingly. Arrayed in holy garments, your vigor will be renewed each day like the morning dew.
Acts 9:15
- But the Lord said, "Go and do what I say. For Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.