Colossians 1 - 4
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Paul, a an apostle of Christ Jesus b by the will of God, and Timothy c our brother,
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To the d saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: e Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
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f We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
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since we heard of g your faith in Christ Jesus and of g the love that you have for all the saints,
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because of h the hope i laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in j the word of the truth, the gospel,
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which has come to you, as indeed k in the whole world it is l bearing fruit and growing - as it also does among you, since the day you m heard it and understood n the grace of God in truth,
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just as you learned it from o Epaphras our beloved p fellow servant. He is p a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
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and has made known to us your q love in the Spirit.
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And so, r from the day we heard, s we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that t you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all u spiritual wisdom and understanding,
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so as v to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, w fully pleasing to him, x bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
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y May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for z all endurance and patience a with joy,
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b giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in c the inheritance of the saints in light.
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He d has delivered us from e the domain of darkness and transferred us to f the kingdom of g his beloved Son,
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h in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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i He is the image of j the invisible God, k the firstborn of all creation.
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For by him all things were created, l in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether m thrones or n dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created o through him and for him.
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And p he is before all things, and in him all things q hold together.
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And r he is the head of the body, the church. He is s the beginning, t the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
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For u in him all the v fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
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and w through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, x making peace y by the blood of his cross.
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z And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, a doing evil deeds,
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he has now reconciled b in his body of flesh by his death, c in order to present you holy and blameless and d above reproach before him,
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e if indeed you continue in the faith, f stable and steadfast, not shifting from g the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed h in all creation under heaven, i and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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Now j I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh k I am filling up l what is lacking in Christ's afflictions m for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
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n of which I became a minister according to o the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
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p the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
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q To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are r the riches of the glory of p this mystery, which is Christ in you, s the hope of glory.
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Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that t we may present everyone u mature in Christ.
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For this v I toil, w struggling x with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
Colossians 2
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For I want you to know y how great a w struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,
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that z their hearts may be encouraged, being a knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of b God's mystery, which is Christ,
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c in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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I say this in order d that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.
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For e though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your f good order and g the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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h Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
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i rooted and j built up in him and k established in the faith, just l as you were taught, abounding m in thanksgiving.
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See to it that no one takes you captive by n philosophy and o empty deceit, according to p human tradition, according to the q elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
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For r in him the whole fullness of deity dwells s bodily,
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and t you have been filled in him, who is u the head of all rule and authority.
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In him also v you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by w putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
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x having been buried with him in baptism, in which y you were also raised with him through faith in z the powerful working of God, z who raised him from the dead.
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a And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God b made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
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by c canceling d the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
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w He disarmed the rulers and authorities and e put them to open shame, by f triumphing over them in him.
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Therefore let no one g pass judgment on you h in questions of food and drink, or with regard to i a festival or j a new moon or a Sabbath.
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k These are a shadow of the things to come, but l the substance belongs to Christ.
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Let no one m disqualify you, n insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, o going on in detail about visions, p puffed up without reason by q his sensuous mind,
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and r not s holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
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If with Christ t you died to the u elemental spirits of the world, v why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations -
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w "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch"
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( x referring to things that all perish as they are used) - according to y human precepts and teachings?
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These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in z promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are a of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
Colossians 3
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b If then you have been raised with Christ, seek c the things that are above, where Christ is, d seated at the right hand of God.
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e Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
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For f you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
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When Christ g who is your life h appears, then you also will appear with him i in glory.
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j Put to death therefore k what is earthly in you: l sexual immorality, impurity, m passion, evil desire, and covetousness, n which is idolatry.
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o On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
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p In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.
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But now q you must put them all away: r anger, wrath, malice, s slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
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t Do not lie to one another, seeing that u you have put off v the old self with its practices
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and w have put on x the new self, y which is being renewed in knowledge z after the image of a its creator.
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b Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is c all, and in all.
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d Put on then, as e God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, f compassionate hearts, g kindness, h humility, meekness, and patience,
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h bearing with one another and, i if one has a complaint against another, g forgiving each other; g as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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And above all these put on j love, which k binds everything together in l perfect harmony.
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And let m the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called n in one body. And o be thankful.
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Let p the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, q singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, r with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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And s whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, t giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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u Wives, submit to your husbands, as v is fitting in the Lord.
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Husbands, love your wives, and w do not be harsh with them.
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Children, obey your parents x in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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Slaves, obey x in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
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y Whatever you do, work heartily, z as for the Lord and not for men,
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knowing that from the Lord a you will receive the inheritance as your reward. b You are serving the Lord Christ.
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For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
Colossians 4
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Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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c Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it d with thanksgiving.
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At the same time, pray also for us, that God may e open to us a door for the word, f to declare the mystery of Christ, g on account of which I am in prison -
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that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
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h Walk in wisdom toward i outsiders, making the best use of the time.
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Let your speech always j be gracious, k seasoned with salt, l so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
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Tychicus will tell you m all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
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I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts,
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and with him n Onesimus, our faithful and o beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
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p Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark q the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions - r if he comes to you, welcome him),
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and Jesus who is called s Justus. t These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and u they have been a comfort to me.
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v Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always w struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand x mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
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For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
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y Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does z Demas.
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Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and a the church in her house.
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And when b this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
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And say to c Archippus, "See that you fulfill d the ministry that you have received in the Lord."
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I, Paul, e write this greeting with my own hand. f Remember g my chains. h Grace be with you.
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2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
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1 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes.
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1 Thessalonians 3:2
And we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith.
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Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
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Romans 1:7
To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 1:15 - 16
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints.
Philemon 1:4
I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers.
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1 Thessalonians 1:3
Remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 1:3
Remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Colossians 1:23
If indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Acts 23:6
Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
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2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.
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Ephesians 1:13
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
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Colossians 1:23
If indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Psalms 98:3
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:16
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Philippians 1:11
Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Romans 16:26
But has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith -
Ephesians 4:21
Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.
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Acts 11:23
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose.
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Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Philemon 1:23
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you.
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Colossians 4:7
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
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Colossians 4:7
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
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Romans 15:30
I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf.
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Colossians 1:4
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints.
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2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power.
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Ephesians 1:17
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.
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Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Ephesians 1:8
Which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight
1 Corinthians 12:8
For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit.
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Psalms 1:1
Book One Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
Psalms 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.
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2 Corinthians 5:9
So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.
Ephesians 5:10
And try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.
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Colossians 1:6
Which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing - as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
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Ephesians 3:16
That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
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Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
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Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
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1 Thessalonians 1:10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
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Luke 22:53
When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Ephesians 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
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2 Peter 1:11
For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
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Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.
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2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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1 Timothy 1:17
To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Psalms 89:27
And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
Romans 8:29
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
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Ephesians 1:10
As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
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Ezekiel 10:1
Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne.
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Ephesians 1:21
Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
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Romans 11:36
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 8:6
Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
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John 8:58
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Hebrews 1:3
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
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Ephesians 1:22 - 23
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.
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Revelation 3:14
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.
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Acts 26:23
That the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Revelation 1:5
And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
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Colossians 2:9
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.
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John 1:16
And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
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2 Corinthians 5:18
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
Ephesians 1:10
As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
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Ephesians 2:14
For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
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Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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Ephesians 2:1 - 2
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
Ephesians 2:12
Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
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Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
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Romans 7:4
Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
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Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.
Ephesians 1:4
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
Ephesians 5:27
So that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
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1 Corinthians 1:8
Who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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John 15:4
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
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Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Ephesians 3:17
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith - that you, being rooted and grounded in love.
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Colossians 1:5 - 6
Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel.
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Mark 16:15
And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
Acts 2:5
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
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2 Corinthians 3:6
Who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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2 Corinthians 7:4
I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.
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2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
2 Timothy 2:10
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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2 Corinthians 1:5
For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
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Ephesians 4:12
To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.
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Colossians 1:23
If indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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Ephesians 3:2
Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you.
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Ephesians 3:9
And to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things.
Romans 16:25 - 26
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
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Colossians 2:2
That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ.
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Ephesians 1:18
Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.
Ephesians 3:16
That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
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Colossians 1:26
The mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
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1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope.
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Colossians 1:22 - 23
He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.
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Matthew 5:48
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
1 Timothy 4:10
For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
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Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Colossians 2:1
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face.
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Ephesians 1:19
And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
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Philippians 1:30
Engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
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Colossians 1:29
For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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Colossians 4:8
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts.
Ephesians 6:22
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts.
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Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
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Colossians 1:27
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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Isaiah 11:2
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,...
Isaiah 45:3
I will give you the treasures of darkness and t...
1 Corinthians 1:24
But to those who are called, both Jews and Gree...
1 Corinthians 1:30
And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who...
1 Corinthians 2:6 - 7
Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, altho...
Luke 11:49
Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will ...
Ephesians 1:8
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Romans 16:18
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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1 Corinthians 5:3
For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
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1 Corinthians 14:40
But all things should be done decently and in order.
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1 Peter 5:9
Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
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Colossians 1:10
So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.
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Ephesians 3:17
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith - that you, being rooted and grounded in love.
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Acts 20:32
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Ephesians 2:20
Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.
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Hebrews 13:9
Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
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Ephesians 4:21
Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.
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Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge.
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Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
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Matthew 15:2
"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."
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Colossians 2:20
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations -
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Colossians 1:19
For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Colossians 2:17
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
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Ephesians 3:19
And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
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Ephesians 1:21 - 22
Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
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Ephesians 2:11
Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands -
Romans 2:29
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
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Colossians 2:15
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
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Romans 6:4
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
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Colossians 3:1
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Romans 6:5
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
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1 Corinthians 6:14
And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
Acts 2:24
God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Ephesians 1:19
And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
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1 Corinthians 6:14
And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
Acts 2:24
God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Ephesians 1:19
And what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
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Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
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Ephesians 2:5
Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved -
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Acts 3:19
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out.
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Romans 7:4
Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
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Colossians 2:11
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.
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Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, an...
Psalms 68:18
You ascended on high, leading a host of captive...
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the ...
Matthew 12:29
Or how can someone enter a strong man's house a...
Luke 10:18
And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lig...
John 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world; now will the...
John 16:11
Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this ...
Ephesians 4:8
Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he...
Hebrews 2:14
Since therefore the children share in flesh and...
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Ephesians 2:16
And might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
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Romans 14:3
Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
Romans 14:10
Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
Romans 14:13
Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
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Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 9:10
But deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
Leviticus 11:2
Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
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Leviticus 23:2
Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.
Romans 14:5
One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mark 2:28
So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.
Numbers 28:11
At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord : two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish.
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Hebrews 8:5
They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.
Hebrews 10:1
For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.
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Colossians 2:2
That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ.
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1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
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Colossians 2:23
These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
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Ezekiel 13:7
Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, 'Declares the Lord,' although I have not spoken?
1 Timothy 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.
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Ephesians 4:17
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
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Romans 8:7
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.
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Ephesians 4:15 - 16
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.
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Revelation 2:13
'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
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Romans 6:2
By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
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Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
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Galatians 4:9
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?
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Colossians 2:16
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
1 Timothy 4:3
Who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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1 Corinthians 6:13
Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" - and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
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Isaiah 29:13
And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men.
Matthew 15:9
In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
Titus 1:14
Not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
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Colossians 2:18
Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind.
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1 Timothy 4:8
For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
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Colossians 2:12
Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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Philippians 3:14
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Ephesians 1:20
That he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places.
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Matthew 16:23
But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.
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Colossians 2:20
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations -
Romans 6:2
By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
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John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
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Philippians 3:21
Who will transform our lowly body to be like hi...
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who...
1 Peter 1:7
So that the tested genuineness of your faith - ...
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and...
1 John 2:28
And now, little children, abide in him, so that...
1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we...
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1 Corinthians 15:43
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
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Romans 8:13
For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Romans 6:13
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
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Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
Ephesians 5:5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
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Romans 1:26
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature.
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Job 31:25 - 26
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much.
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Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
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Ephesians 2:2
In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience -
Ephesians 2:11
Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands -
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Ephesians 4:22
To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.
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Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
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Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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Leviticus 19:11
You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
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Colossians 2:11
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.
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Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
Ephesians 4:22
To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.
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Ephesians 4:24
And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Romans 6:4
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
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Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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Romans 8:29
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
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Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
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Romans 10:12
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks, slaves or free - and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
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Ephesians 1:23
Which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
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Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
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Romans 8:33
Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
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Philippians 2:1
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy.
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Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
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Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
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Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
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Colossians 3:12
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
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1 Thessalonians 5:8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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Ephesians 4:3
Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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Hebrews 6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.
John 17:23
I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
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Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Ephesians 2:16
And might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
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Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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John 15:3
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
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Ephesians 5:19
Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.
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Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
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Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.
1 Corinthians 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Colossians 1:12
Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Colossians 3:18 - 4:1
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Ephesians 5:22 - 6:9
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
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Ephesians 5:4
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
Philemon 1:8
Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required.
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Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
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Ephesians 5:24
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Titus 2:9
Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative.
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Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
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Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Philemon 1:16
No longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother - especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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Ephesians 6:8
Knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
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1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ.
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Colossians 4:2 - 4
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Ephesians 6:18 - 20
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
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Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
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Acts 14:27
And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Romans 16:25
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
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Colossians 4:18
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Ephesians 6:20
For which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
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Ephesians 5:15 - 17
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.
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Mark 4:11
And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables.
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Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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Mark 9:50
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
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1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
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Colossians 4:7 - 9
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
Ephesians 6:21 - 22
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.
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Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.
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Philemon 1:16
No longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother - especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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Acts 19:29
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
Acts 20:4
Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.
Acts 27:2
And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.
Philemon 1:24
And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Romans 16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
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Acts 15:37
Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.
Acts 15:39
And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
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2 Timothy 4:11
Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry.
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Acts 1:23
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.
Acts 18:7
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
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Acts 11:2
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying.
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Philemon 1:7
For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
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Colossians 1:7
Just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
Philemon 1:23
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you.
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Romans 15:30
I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf.
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Matthew 5:48
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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2 Timothy 4:11
Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry.
Acts 16:10
And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
Philemon 1:24
And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
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Romans 16:5
Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia.
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1 Thessalonians 5:27
I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
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Philemon 1:2
And Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:
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2 Timothy 4:5
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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1 Corinthians 16:21
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand.
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Hebrews 13:3
Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
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Colossians 4:3
At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison -
Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
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1 Timothy 6:21
For by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you.
2 Timothy 4:22
The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
Titus 3:15
All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
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