1 Thessalonians 1:5
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5 because (A)our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and (B)in the Holy Spirit and with full (C)conviction. You know (D)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
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1 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 And (A)we also thank God constantly[a] for this, that when you received (B)the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it (C)not as the word of men[b] but as what it really is, the word of God, (D)which is at work in you believers.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Or without ceasing
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
Mark 16:20
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20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while (A)the Lord worked with them and confirmed (B)the message (C)by accompanying signs.]]
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1 Peter 1:12
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12 (A)It was revealed to them that (B)they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you (C)by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, (D)things into which angels long to look.
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2 Thessalonians 3:7-9
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7 For you yourselves know (A)how you ought to imitate us, because (B)we were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but (C)with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 It was (D)not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves (E)an example to imitate.
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2 Thessalonians 2:14
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14 To this he called you through (A)our gospel, (B)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Hebrews 6:18-19
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18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (A)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (B)set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into (C)the inner place behind the curtain,
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Colossians 2:2
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2 that (A)their hearts may be encouraged, being (B)knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of (C)God's mystery, which is Christ,
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Galatians 3:2-5
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2 Let me ask you only this: (A)Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by (B)hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? (C)Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? 4 (D)Did you suffer[b] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and (E)works miracles among you do so (F)by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—
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- Galatians 3:3 Or now ending with
- Galatians 3:4 Or experience
1 Corinthians 2:2-5
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2 For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And (B)I was with you (C)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (D)the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[a] but (E)in the power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
James 1:16-18
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16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a] 18 (D)Of his own will he (E)brought us forth by the word of truth, (F)that we should be a kind of (G)firstfruits of his creatures.
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- James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
Hebrews 6:11
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11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (A)of hope until the end,
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Hebrews 2:3-4
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3 (A)how shall we escape if we (B)neglect such a great salvation? It was (C)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (D)attested to us (E)by those who heard, 4 (F)while God also bore witness (G)by signs and wonders and various miracles and by (H)gifts of the Holy Spirit (I)distributed according to his will.
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore (A)I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain (B)the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with (C)eternal glory.
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2 Timothy 2:8
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8 Remember Jesus Christ, (A)risen from the dead, the (B)offspring of David, (C)as preached in my gospel,
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Philippians 4:9
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9 What you have learned[a] and (A)received and heard and seen (B)in me—practice these things, and (C)the God of peace will be with you.
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- Philippians 4:9 Or these things—9which things you have also learned
Ephesians 3:20
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20 (A)Now to (B)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, (C)according to the power at work within us,
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1 Corinthians 4:20
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20 For (A)the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
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Romans 1:16
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
16 For (A)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is (B)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew (C)first and also to (D)the Greek.
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2 Peter 1:10
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10 Therefore, brothers,[a] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and (A)election, for if you practice these qualities (B)you will never fall.
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- 2 Peter 1:10 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
1 Peter 1:3
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Born Again to a Living Hope
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (B)According to his great mercy, (C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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1 Timothy 4:12-16
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12 (A)Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers (B)an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 (C)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you (D)by prophecy when the council of elders (E)laid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,[a] so that (F)all may see your progress. 16 (G)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save (H)both yourself and (I)your hearers.
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- 1 Timothy 4:15 Greek be in them
1 Thessalonians 2:1-11
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Paul's Ministry to the Thessalonians
2 For you yourselves know, brothers,[a] that our (A)coming to you (B)was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated (C)at Philippi, as you know, (D)we had boldness in our God (E)to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much (F)conflict. 3 For (G)our appeal does not spring from (H)error or (I)impurity or (J)any attempt to deceive, 4 but just as we have been approved by God (K)to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not (L)to please man, but to please God (M)who tests our hearts. 5 (N)For we never came with words of flattery,[b] as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—(O)God is witness. 6 (P)Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, (Q)though we could have made (R)demands as (S)apostles of Christ. 7 But we were (T)gentle[c] among you, (U)like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. 8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God (V)but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
9 For you remember, brothers, (W)our labor and toil: we (X)worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. 10 You are witnesses, and (Y)God also, (Z)how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 11 For you know how, (AA)like a father with his children,
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 14, 17
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Or with a flattering speech
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts infants
Philippians 2:13
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13 for (A)it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for (B)his good pleasure.
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