Luk 21:28, Act 20:28, Rom 8:23, 2Cor 1:22, 5:5, Eph 4:30, 1Pe 2:9 | ISV | STEP | “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, for your deliverance is near.”

‏ Luke 21:28

28 “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, for your deliverance is near.”Rom 8:19, 23

‏ Acts 20:28

28 Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to be shepherds of God's ^{▼▼Other mss. read the Lord's} church, which he acquired with his own blood.1Cor 12:28; Eph 1:7, 14; Col 1:14; 1Tim 4:16; Heb 9:12, 14; 1Pet 1:19; 5:2; Rev 5:9

‏ Romans 8:23

23 However, not only creation groans, ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks groans} but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit also groan inwardly as we eagerly wait for our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.Luke 20:36; 21:28; 2Cor 5:2, 4-5; Eph 1:14; 4:30

‏ 2 Corinthians 1:22

22 who has placed his seal on us and has given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.2Cor 5:5; Eph 1:13-14; 4:30; 2Tim 2:19; Rev 2:17

‏ 2 Corinthians 5:5

5 God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit as a guarantee.Isa 29:23; Rom 8:23; 2Cor 1:22; Eph 1:14; 2:10; 4:30

‏ Ephesians 4:30

30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.Isa 7:13; 63:10; Ezek 16:43; Luke 21:28; Rom 8:23; Eph 1:13-14; 1Thes 5:19

‏ 1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.Exod 19:5-6; Deut 4:20; 7:6; 10:15; 14:2; 26:18-19; John 17:19; Acts 20:28; 26:18; 1Cor 3:17; Eph 1:14; 5:8; Col 1:13; 1Thes 5:4-5; 2Tim 1:9; Titus 2:14; 1Pet 1:2; Rev 1:6; 5:10