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1 Peter 5:3
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1 Peter 5:3
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3 nor as (A)being [a]lords over (B)those entrusted to you, but (C)being examples to the flock;
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- 1 Peter 5:3 masters
1 Peter 5:3
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1 Peter 5:3
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2 Thessalonians 3:9
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2 Thessalonians 3:9
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9 not because we do not have (A)authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.
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2 Thessalonians 3:9
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2 Thessalonians 3:9
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9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(A) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(B)
Philippians 3:17
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Philippians 3:17
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Our Citizenship in Heaven
17 Brethren, (A)join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as (B)you have us for a pattern.
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Philippians 3:17
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Philippians 3:17
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17 Join together in following my example,(A) brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.(B)
Ezekiel 34:4
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Ezekiel 34:4
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4 (A)The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor (B)sought what was lost; but with (C)force and [a]cruelty you have ruled them.
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- Ezekiel 34:4 harshness or rigor
Ezekiel 34:4
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Ezekiel 34:4
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4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed(A) the sick or bound up(B) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(C)
Titus 2:7
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Titus 2:7
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7 in all things showing yourself to be (A)a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, (B)incorruptibility,[a]
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- Titus 2:7 NU omits incorruptibility
Titus 2:7
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Titus 2:7
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7 In everything set them an example(A) by doing what is good.(B) In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
1 Timothy 4:12
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1 Timothy 4:12
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Take Heed to Your Ministry
12 Let no one [a]despise your youth, but be an (A)example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [b]in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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- 1 Timothy 4:12 look down on your youthfulness
- 1 Timothy 4:12 NU omits in spirit
1 Timothy 4:12
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1 Timothy 4:12
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12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(A) because you are young, but set an example(B) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(C) and in purity.
2 Corinthians 1:24
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2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 Not (A)that we [a]have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for (B)by faith you stand.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:24 rule
2 Corinthians 1:24
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2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 Not that we lord it over(A) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(B)
Matthew 20:25-26
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Matthew 20:25-26
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25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. 26 Yet (A)it shall not be so among you; but (B)whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
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Matthew 20:25-26
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Matthew 20:25-26
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25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A)
3 John 9-10
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3 John 9-10
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Diotrephes and Demetrius
9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, (A)prating[a] against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.
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- 3 John 1:10 talking nonsense
3 John 9-10
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3 John 9-10
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9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. 10 So when I come,(A) I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers.(B) He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.(C)
1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
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1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
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5 For (A)our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, (B)and in the Holy Spirit (C)and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And (D)you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, (E)with joy of the Holy Spirit,
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1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
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1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
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5 because our gospel(A) came to you not simply with words but also with power,(B) with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know(C) how we lived among you for your sake. 6 You became imitators of us(D) and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering(E) with the joy(F) given by the Holy Spirit.(G)
Philippians 4:9
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Philippians 4:9
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9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and (A)the God of peace will be with you.
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Philippians 4:9
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Philippians 4:9
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9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.(A) And the God of peace(B) will be with you.
1 Corinthians 11:11
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1 Corinthians 11:11
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11 Nevertheless, (A)neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 11:11
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1 Corinthians 11:11
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11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
Acts 20:28
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Acts 20:28
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28 (A)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit (B)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church [a]of God (C)which He purchased (D)with His own blood.
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- Acts 20:28 M of the Lord and God
Acts 20:28
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Acts 20:28
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28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](C) which he bought(D) with his own blood.[b](E)
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- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
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