1 Corinthians 9:16
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16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For (A)necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
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Romans 1:14
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14 (A)I am under obligation both to Greeks and to (B)barbarians,[a] both to the wise and to the foolish.
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- Romans 1:14 That is, non-Greeks
Colossians 4:17
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17 And say to (A)Archippus, “See that you fulfill (B)the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
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Acts 26:16-20
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16 But rise and (A)stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, (B)to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17 (C)delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—(D)to whom I (E)am sending you 18 (F)to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from (G)the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (H)forgiveness of sins and (I)a place among those who are sanctified (J)by faith in me.’
19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to (K)the heavenly vision, 20 but declared first (L)to those in Damascus, (M)then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also (N)to the Gentiles, that they should (O)repent and (P)turn to God, performing deeds (Q)in keeping with their repentance.
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Luke 9:62
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62 Jesus said to him, (A)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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Jeremiah 20:9
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9 If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
(A)there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and (B)I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
Acts 9:6
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6 But (A)rise and enter the city, and you will be told (B)what you are to do.”
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Acts 4:20
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20 for (A)we cannot but speak of what (B)we have seen and heard.”
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Romans 15:17
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17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have (A)reason to be proud of (B)my work for God.
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Romans 4:2
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2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but (A)not before God.
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Acts 9:15
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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (A)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (B)before the Gentiles and (C)kings and the children of Israel.
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Amos 7:15
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15 (A)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
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Amos 3:8
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8 The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
(A)The Lord God has spoken;
who can but prophesy?”
Isaiah 6:5
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5 And I said: “Woe is me! (A)For I am lost; (B)for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the (C)King, the Lord of hosts!”
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Jeremiah 20:7
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7 O Lord, (A)you have deceived me,
and I was deceived;
(B)you are stronger than I,
and you have prevailed.
(C)I have become a laughingstock all the day;
everyone mocks me.
Jeremiah 1:17
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17 But you, (A)dress yourself for work;[a] arise, and (B)say to them everything that I command you. (C)Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.
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- Jeremiah 1:17 Hebrew gird up your loins
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