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
2 Timothy 4:2
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2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (A)reprove, rebuke, and (B)exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
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Romans 14:1
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Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another
14 As for (A)the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
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2 Thessalonians 3:6-7
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Warning Against Idleness
6 Now we command you, brothers, (A)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)that you keep away from any (C)brother (D)who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know (E)how you ought to imitate us, because (F)we were not idle when we were with you,
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2 Timothy 2:24-25
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24 And (A)the Lord's servant[a] must not be quarrelsome but (B)kind to everyone, (C)able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents (D)with gentleness. God (E)may perhaps grant them repentance (F)leading to a knowledge of the truth,
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- 2 Timothy 2:24 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
2 Thessalonians 3:11-13
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11 For we hear that some among you (A)walk in idleness, not busy at work, but (B)busybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.[a]
13 As for you, brothers, (C)do not grow weary in doing good.
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread
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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Galatians 6:1-2
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Bear One Another's Burdens
6 Brothers,[a] (A)if anyone is caught in any transgression, (B)you who are spiritual should restore him in (C)a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 (D)Bear one another's burdens, and (E)so fulfill (F)the law of Christ.
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- Galatians 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18
Hebrews 13:3
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3 (A)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
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Hebrews 5:2-3
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2 (A)He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself (B)is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins (C)just as he does for those of the people.
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1 Timothy 6:11
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
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7 But we were (A)gentle[a] among you, (B)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 (C)but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
9 For you remember, brothers, (D)our labor and toil: we (E)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 (F)God also, (G)how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 11 For you know how, (H)like a father with his children, 12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and (I)charged (J)you to walk in a manner worthy of God, (K)who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts infants
Ephesians 4:2
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2 with all (A)humility and (B)gentleness, with (C)patience, (D)bearing with one another in love,
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1 Corinthians 13:4-5
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4 (A)Love is patient and (B)kind; love (C)does not envy or boast; it (D)is not arrogant 5 or rude. It (E)does not insist on its own way; it (F)is not irritable or resentful;[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 13:5 Greek irritable and does not count up wrongdoing
1 Corinthians 4:14
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14 I do not write these things (A)to make you ashamed, but to admonish you (B)as my beloved children.
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Romans 15:1-3
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The Example of Christ
15 (A)We who are strong (B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 (C)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For (D)Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, (E)“The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”
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Ezekiel 34:16
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16 (A)I will seek the lost, (B)and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and (C)the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.
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- Ezekiel 34:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over
Ezekiel 3:17-21
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17 (A)“Son of man, (B)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall (C)give them warning from me. 18 (D)If I say to the wicked, (E)‘You shall surely die,’ (F)and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person (G)shall die for[a] his iniquity, (H)but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 (I)But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, (J)but you (K)will have delivered your soul. 20 (L)Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, (M)and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. (N)Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, (O)and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, (P)but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul.”
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- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also verses 19, 20
Isaiah 40:1-2
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Comfort for God's People
40 (A)Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 (B)Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that (C)her warfare[a] is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
double for all her sins.
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- Isaiah 40:2 Or hardship
Isaiah 35:3-4
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3 (A)Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who have an anxious heart,
“Be strong; fear not!
(B)Behold, your God
will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
He will come and save you.”
Acts 20:31
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31 Therefore (A)be alert, remembering that (B)for three years I did not cease night or day (C)to admonish every one (D)with tears.
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Matthew 12:20
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20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
Isaiah 40:11
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11 (A)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
(B)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
(C)he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
Hebrews 12:12
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12 Therefore (A)lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
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