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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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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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 3:11-13
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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
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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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
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
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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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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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 12:12
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12 Therefore (A)lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
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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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Titus 1:10
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10 For there are many who are insubordinate, (A)empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of (B)the circumcision party.[a]
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- Titus 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision
Titus 1:6
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6 (A)if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[a] and his children are believers[b] and not open to the charge of (B)debauchery or insubordination.
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1 Timothy 3:3
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3 not a drunkard, not violent but (A)gentle, not quarrelsome, (B)not a lover of money.
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Colossians 3:12-13
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12 (A)Put on then, as (B)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, (C)compassionate hearts, (D)kindness, (E)humility, meekness, and patience, 13 (F)bearing with one another and, (G)if one has a complaint against another, (H)forgiving each other; (I)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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Ephesians 4:32-5:2
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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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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
Galatians 5:22
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22 But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, patience, (C)kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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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
Romans 12:1
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A Living Sacrifice
12 (A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, (B)to present your bodies (C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b]
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- Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
- Romans 12:1 Or your rational service
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