1 Timothy 5:17
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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.
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Acts 7:10
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10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and (A)gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, (B)who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
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Acts 15:7-11
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7 And after there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, (B)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear (C)the word of (D)the gospel and believe. 8 And God, (E)who knows the heart, (F)bore witness to them, (G)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9 and (H)he made no distinction between us and them, (I)having cleansed their hearts (J)by faith. 10 Now, therefore, why (K)are you putting God to the test (L)by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples (M)that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we (N)believe that we will be (O)saved through (P)the grace of the Lord Jesus, (Q)just as they will.”
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Romans 12:8
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8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; (A)the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with (B)cheerfulness.
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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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Luke 9:51
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A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus
51 When the days drew near for (A)him to be taken up, (B)he set his face (C)to go to Jerusalem.
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