Philippians 1 - 2
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Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the a saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the b overseers and c deacons:
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d Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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e I thank my God f in all my remembrance of you,
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always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,
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g because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
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And I am sure of this, that he who began h a good work in you i will bring it to completion at j the day of Jesus Christ.
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It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you k in my heart, for you are all l partakers with me of grace, both m in my imprisonment and in n the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
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For o God is my witness, p how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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And it is my prayer that q your love may abound more and more, r with knowledge and all discernment,
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so that you may approve what is excellent, s and so be pure and blameless t for the day of Christ,
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filled u with the fruit of righteousness that comes v through Jesus Christ, w to the glory and praise of God.
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I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really x served to advance the gospel,
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so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and y to all the rest that z my imprisonment is for Christ.
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And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold a to speak the word without fear.
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b Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
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The latter do it out of love, c knowing that I am put here for d the defense of the gospel.
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The former proclaim Christ e out of rivalry, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
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What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
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for I know that f through your prayers and g the help of h the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,
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as it is my eager expectation and hope i that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full j courage now as always Christ k will be honored in my body, l whether by life or by death.
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For to me m to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.
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n I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is o to depart and p be with Christ, for that is far better.
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But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.
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q Convinced of this, r I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your s progress and t joy in the faith,
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so that in me u you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
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Only v let your manner of life be w worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you x that you are standing firm in one spirit, with y one mind z striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
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and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a a clear sign to them of their destruction, but b of your salvation, and that from God.
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For c it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also b suffer for his sake,
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engaged in the same d conflict that e you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
Philippians 2
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So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from f love, any g participation in the Spirit, any h affection and sympathy,
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i complete my joy by being j of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
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Do nothing from k rivalry or l conceit, but in m humility count others more significant than yourselves.
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Let each of you n look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
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o Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,
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p who, though he was in q the form of God, did not count equality with God r a thing to be grasped,
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but s made himself nothing, taking the form of a t servant, u being born in the likeness of men.
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And being found in human form, he humbled himself by v becoming obedient to the point of death, w even death on a cross.
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x Therefore y God has z highly exalted him and bestowed on him a the name that is above every name,
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so that at the name of Jesus b every knee should bow, c in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
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and d every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is e Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Therefore, my beloved, f as you have always g obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
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for h it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for i his good pleasure.
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Do all things j without grumbling or k questioning,
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that you may be blameless and innocent, l children of God m without blemish n in the midst of o a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine p as lights in the world,
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holding fast to q the word of life, so that in r the day of Christ s I may be proud that t I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
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Even if I am to be u poured out as a drink offering upon v the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
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Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
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I hope in the Lord Jesus w to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you.
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For I have no one x like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
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For they all y seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
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But you know Timothy's z proven worth, how a as a son with a father b he has served with me in the gospel.
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I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me,
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and c I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.
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I have thought it necessary to send to you d Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and e fellow soldier, and your messenger and f minister to my need,
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for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.
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Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
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I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.
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So g receive him in the Lord with all joy, and h honor such men,
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for he nearly died i for the work of Christ, risking his life j to complete what was lacking in your service to me.
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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:
Colossians 1:2
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
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Acts 20:28
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
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1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
1 Timothy 3:12
Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
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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.
1 Corinthians 1:3
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
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Romans 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
Ephesians 1:16
I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
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Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 4:15
And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.
Acts 16:12 - 40
And from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
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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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Psalms 57:2
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
Psalms 138:8
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
1 Thessalonians 5:24
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
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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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2 Corinthians 7:3
I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.
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Philippians 4:14
Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble.
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Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in ...
Acts 26:29
And Paul said, "Whether short or long, I would ...
Colossians 4:18
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. ...
2 Timothy 2:9
For which I am suffering, bound with chains as ...
Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose f...
Philemon 1:13
I would have been glad to keep him with me, in ...
Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ ...
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Philippians 1:16
The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
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Romans 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
Romans 9:1
I am speaking the truth in Christ - I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit -
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Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you -
Romans 15:23
But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you.
1 Thessalonians 3:6
But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you -
2 Timothy 1:4
As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
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Colossians 1:9
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Philemon 1:6
And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
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Acts 24:16
So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
So that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
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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.
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.
James 3:18
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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John 15:4 - 5
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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Ephesians 1:12
So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:14
Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
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Philippians 1:25
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith.
1 Timothy 4:15
Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.
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Acts 28:30 - 31
He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him.
2 Timothy 2:9
For which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
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Luke 21:13
This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
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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Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
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2 Corinthians 11:13
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 9:17
For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
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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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Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
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2 Corinthians 1:11
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
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Galatians 3:5
Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith -
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Acts 16:7
And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
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Romans 5:5
And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Joel 2:27
You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
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Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 6:20
For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
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Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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2 Corinthians 5:8
Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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2 Timothy 4:6
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.
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John 12:26
If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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Philippians 2:24
And I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.
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Acts 20:25
And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.
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Philippians 1:12
I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.
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Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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2 Corinthians 1:14
Just as you did partially acknowledge us - that on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you.
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Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
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Philippians 2:2
Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
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Jude 1:3
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
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2 Thessalonians 1:5
This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering -
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Acts 14:22
Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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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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Philippians 1:28
And not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
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Colossians 1:29
For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Hebrews 10:32
But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.
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Acts 16:19 - 40
But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
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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.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace.
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2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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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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John 3:29
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
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Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
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Philippians 1:17
The former proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
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Galatians 5:26
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
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Ephesians 5:21
Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Romans 12:10
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
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Romans 15:2
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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Romans 15:3
For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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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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John 5:18
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
John 10:33
The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.
John 14:28
You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
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2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 13:4
For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.
Mark 9:12
And he said to them, "Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
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Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
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Romans 8:3
For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh.
Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law.
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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Hebrews 5:8
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
Matthew 26:39
And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.
John 10:18
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.
Romans 5:19
For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
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Hebrews 12:2
Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
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John 10:17
For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
Isaiah 52:13
Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
Hebrews 2:9
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
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Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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Acts 2:33
Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
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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.
Hebrews 1:4
Having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
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Isaiah 45:23
By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
Romans 14:11
For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
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Revelation 5:3
And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.
Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!
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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Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit.
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Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
John 13:13
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.
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Philippians 1:5
Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
Philippians 4:15
And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only.
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Hebrews 5:9
And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.
2 Corinthians 10:5
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
1 Peter 1:2
According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
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1 Corinthians 12:6
And there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.
Hebrews 13:21
Equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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.
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1 Timothy 2:4
Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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1 Peter 4:9
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
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1 Timothy 2:8
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling.
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Matthew 5:45
So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Ephesians 5:1
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
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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.
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1 Peter 2:12
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
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Deuteronomy 32:5
They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation.
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Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Titus 2:10
Not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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Acts 5:20
"Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."
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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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2 Corinthians 1:14
Just as you did partially acknowledge us - that on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you.
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Galatians 2:2
I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.
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1 John 3:16
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
2 Corinthians 12:15
I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
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Romans 15:16
To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 4:17
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
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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1 Corinthians 16:10
When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am.
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2 Timothy 3:2
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy.
1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
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2 Corinthians 2:9
For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.
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1 Corinthians 4:17
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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2 Timothy 3:10
You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness.
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Philippians 1:25
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith.
Philemon 1:22
At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.
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Philippians 4:18
I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
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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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Philippians 4:18
I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
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Romans 16:2
That you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
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1 Corinthians 16:18
For they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men.
1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
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Acts 20:24
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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Philippians 4:10
I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity.
1 Corinthians 16:17
I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence.
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