1 Timothy 3:1
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Qualifications of Overseers
3 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a [a]bishop, he desires a good work.
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- 1 Timothy 3:1 Lit. overseer
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
1 Peter 5:2
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2 (A)Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, (B)not by compulsion but [a]willingly, (C)not for dishonest gain but eagerly;
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- 1 Peter 5:2 NU adds according to God
1 Peter 2:25
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25 For (A)you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned (B)to the Shepherd and [a]Overseer of your souls.
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- 1 Peter 2:25 Gr. Episkopos
Titus 1:7
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7 For a [a]bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, (A)not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
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- Titus 1:7 Lit. overseer
James 5:19-20
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Bring Back the Erring One
19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone (A)turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way (B)will save [a]a soul from death and (C)cover a multitude of sins.
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- James 5:20 NU his soul
1 Timothy 1:15
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15 (A)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (B)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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Philippians 1:1
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Greeting
1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the [a]bishops and (A)deacons:
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- Philippians 1:1 Lit. overseers
Hebrews 12:15
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15 looking carefully lest anyone (A)fall short of the grace of God; lest any (B)root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;
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Acts 1:20
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1 Peter 4:15
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15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a [a]busybody in other people’s matters.
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- 1 Peter 4:15 meddler
Titus 3:8
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8 (A)This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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2 Timothy 2:11
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11 This is a faithful saying:
For (A)if we died with Him,
We shall also live with Him.
1 Timothy 4:9
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9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
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1 Timothy 3:2-7
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2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not [a]given to wine, not violent, [b]not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not [c]covetous; 4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence 5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); 6 not a [d]novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the (A)snare of the devil.
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- 1 Timothy 3:3 addicted
- 1 Timothy 3:3 NU omits not greedy for money
- 1 Timothy 3:3 loving money
- 1 Timothy 3:6 new convert
1 Thessalonians 5:14
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14 Now we [a]exhort you, brethren, (A)warn those who are [b]unruly, (B)comfort the fainthearted, (C)uphold the weak, (D)be patient with all.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourage
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 insubordinate or idle
Ephesians 4:12
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12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (A)for the [a]edifying of (B)the body of Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:12 building up
Romans 11:13
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13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as (A)I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
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Luke 15:10
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10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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Proverbs 11:30
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- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
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