Ephesians 4:12
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12 (A)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (B)building up (C)the body of Christ,
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1 Thessalonians 5:11-14
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11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
Final Instructions and Benediction
12 We ask you, brothers, (A)to respect those who labor among you and (B)are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. (C)Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish (D)the idle,[a] (E)encourage the fainthearted, (F)help the weak, (G)be patient with them all.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Or disorderly, or undisciplined
Ephesians 4:16
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16 (A)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, (B)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
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1 Corinthians 12:27
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27 Now (A)you are the body of Christ and individually (B)members of it.
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1 Corinthians 14:4-5
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4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5 Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but (A)even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.
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Romans 15:14
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Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
14 (A)I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with (B)all knowledge and able to instruct one another.
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- Romans 15:14 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 30
Romans 14:19
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19 So then let us (A)pursue what makes for peace and for (B)mutual upbuilding.
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1 Corinthians 14:12
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12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey (A)your leaders and submit to them, (B)for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to (C)give an account. (D)Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
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Hebrews 6:1
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6 Therefore (A)let us leave (B)the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance (C)from dead works and of faith toward God,
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1 Timothy 1:12
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Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners
12 I thank him (A)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, (B)appointing me to his service,
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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3 We (A)put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
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2 Corinthians 5:18
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18 All this is from God, (A)who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us (B)the ministry of reconciliation;
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Acts 14:22-23
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22 (A)strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them (B)to continue in (C)the faith, and saying that (D)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had (E)appointed (F)elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting (G)they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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Luke 22:32
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32 but (A)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, (B)strengthen your brothers.”
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2 Timothy 4:5
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5 As for you, (A)always be sober-minded, (B)endure suffering, do the work of (C)an evangelist, (D)fulfill your ministry.
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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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Colossians 1:28
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28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that (A)we may present everyone (B)mature in Christ.
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul's Ministry to the Church
24 Now (A)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (B)I am filling up (C)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions (D)for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
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Ephesians 1:23
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23 (A)which is his body, (B)the fullness of him (C)who fills (D)all in all.
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2 Corinthians 12:19
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19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is (A)in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and (B)all for your upbuilding, beloved.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, (A)let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body[a] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Greek flesh
2 Corinthians 4:1
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The Light of the Gospel
4 Therefore, having (A)this ministry (B)by the mercy of God,[a] we do not lose heart.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:1 Greek having this ministry as we have received mercy
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