Colossians 1:28
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28 Him we preach, (A)warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, (B)that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
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Jeremiah 3:15
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15 And I will give you (A)shepherds according to My heart, who will (B)feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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Ephesians 5:27
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27 (A)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (B)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
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Ephesians 4:11-13
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11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (A)for the [a]edifying of (B)the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith (C)and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to (D)a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
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- Ephesians 4:12 building up
1 Corinthians 2:6
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Spiritual Wisdom
6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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1 Thessalonians 5:12-14
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Various Exhortations
12 And we urge you, brethren, (A)to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and [a]admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. (B)Be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we [b]exhort you, brethren, (C)warn those who are [c]unruly, (D)comfort the fainthearted, (E)uphold the weak, (F)be patient with all.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 instruct or warn
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourage
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 insubordinate or idle
Colossians 1:22
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22 (A)in the body of His flesh through death, (B)to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—
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Matthew 5:48
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48 (A)Therefore you shall be perfect, just (B)as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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Colossians 3:16
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16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another (A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Philippians 1:15-18
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15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 [a]The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
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- Philippians 1:16 NU reverses vv. 16 and 17.
Ephesians 3:8
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Purpose of the Mystery
8 To me, (A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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2 Corinthians 10:14
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14 For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), (A)for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ;
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (B)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
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1 Corinthians 15:12
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The Risen Christ, Our Hope(A)
12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
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1 Corinthians 12:8
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8 for to one is given (A)the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another (B)the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
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1 Corinthians 4:14
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Paul’s Paternal Care
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but (A)as my beloved children I warn you.
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1 Corinthians 2:15
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15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.
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Acts 20:31
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31 Therefore watch, and remember that (A)for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
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Acts 8:35
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35 Then Philip opened his mouth, (A)and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
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Hebrews 10:14
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14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being [a]sanctified.
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- Hebrews 10:14 set apart
1 Timothy 3:2
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2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord (A)is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.
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Colossians 2:10
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10 and you are complete in Him, who is the (A)head of all [a]principality and power.
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- Colossians 2:10 rule and authority
2 Corinthians 11:2
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2 For I am (A)jealous for you with godly jealousy. For (B)I have betrothed you to one husband, (C)that I may present you (D)as a chaste virgin to Christ.
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