βFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.β
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βFor we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.β
βAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.β
βThe Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.β
βThere are many devices in a manβs heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.β
βEven every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.β
βBeing confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:β
βBefore I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.β