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1 Thessalonians 5:12
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1 Thessalonians 5:12
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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,
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1 Thessalonians 5:12
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1 Thessalonians 5:12
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Final Instructions
12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard(A) among you, who care for you in the Lord(B) and who admonish you.
Hebrews 13:17
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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 13:17
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Have confidence in your leaders(A) and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you(B) as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
Hebrews 13:7
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Hebrews 13:7
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7 Remember (A)your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and (B)imitate their faith.
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Hebrews 13:7
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Hebrews 13:7
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7 Remember your leaders,(A) who spoke the word of God(B) to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate(C) their faith.
1 Timothy 5:17-18
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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17 Let the elders (A)who rule well be considered worthy of (B)double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, (C)“You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, (D)“The laborer deserves his wages.”
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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17 The elders(A) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,(B) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a](C) and “The worker deserves his wages.”[b](D)
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut. 25:4
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Luke 10:7
1 Corinthians 16:18
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1 Corinthians 16:18
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18 for they (A)refreshed my spirit as well as yours. (B)Give recognition to such people.
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1 Corinthians 16:18
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1 Corinthians 16:18
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1 Corinthians 16:16
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1 Corinthians 16:16
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16 (A)be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.
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1 Corinthians 16:16
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1 Corinthians 16:16
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16 to submit(A) to such people and to everyone who joins in the work and labors at it.
1 Corinthians 15:10
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1 Corinthians 15:10
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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (A)I worked harder than any of them, (B)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
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1 Corinthians 15:10
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1 Corinthians 15:10
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10 But by the grace(A) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(B) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(C)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(D)
1 Thessalonians 5:14
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
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14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish (A)the idle,[a] (B)encourage the fainthearted, (C)help the weak, (D)be patient with them all.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Or disorderly, or undisciplined
1 Thessalonians 5:14
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
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14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle(A) and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak,(B) be patient with everyone.
Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for (A)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.
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Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(A) Do not move around from house to house.
Titus 1:5
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Titus 1:5
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Qualifications for Elders
5 (A)This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and (B)appoint elders in every town as I directed you—
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2 Timothy 2:6
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2 Timothy 2:6
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6 It is (A)the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
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2 Timothy 2:6
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2 Timothy 2:6
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6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.(A)
Colossians 1:29
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Colossians 1:29
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29 For this (A)I toil, (B)struggling (C)with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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Colossians 1:29
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Colossians 1:29
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