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2 Timothy 2:15
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2 Timothy 2:15
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15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,[a] a worker (A)who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
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- 2 Timothy 2:15 That is, one approved after being tested
2 Timothy 2:15
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2 Timothy 2:15
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15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.(A)
1 Thessalonians 2:4
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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 but just as we have been approved by God (A)to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not (B)to please man, but to please God (C)who tests our hearts.
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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C)
1 Timothy 4:6
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1 Timothy 4:6
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A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
6 (A)If you put these things before the brothers,[a] you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have (B)followed.
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- 1 Timothy 4:6 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 Timothy 4:6
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1 Timothy 4:6
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6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters,[a] you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith(A) and of the good teaching that you have followed.(B)
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- 1 Timothy 4:6 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
2 Peter 1:10
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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
2 Peter 1:10
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2 Peter 1:10
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10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(A) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(B)
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- 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to (A)please him.
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So we make it our goal to please him,(A) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
2 Corinthians 10:18
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2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is (A)not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one (B)whom the Lord commends.
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2 Corinthians 10:18
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2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is not the one who commends himself(A) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(B)
1 Timothy 4:12-16
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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 Timothy 4:12-16
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1 Timothy 4:12-16
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12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(A) because you are young, but set an example(B) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(C) and in purity. 13 Until I come,(D) devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture,(E) to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy(F) when the body of elders(G) laid their hands on you.(H)
15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save(I) both yourself and your hearers.
2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 But we have renounced (A)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[a] cunning or (B)to tamper with God's word, but (C)by the open statement of the truth (D)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God.
Galatians 1:10
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Galatians 1:10
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10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying (A)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a (B)servant[a] of Christ.
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- Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Galatians 1:10
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Galatians 1:10
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10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?(A) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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Final Words
14 (A)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him (B)without spot or (C)blemish, and (D)at peace.
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2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.
2 Peter 1:15
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2 Peter 1:15
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15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
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2 Peter 1:15
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2 Peter 1:15
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15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(A) you will always be able to remember these things.
Hebrews 5:11-14
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Hebrews 5:11-14
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Warning Against Apostasy
11 About this we have much to say, and it is (A)hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again (B)the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need (C)milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is (D)a child. 14 But solid food is for (E)the mature, for those who have their powers (F)of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
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Hebrews 5:11-14
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Hebrews 5:11-14
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Warning Against Falling Away(A)
11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(B) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(C) 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant,(D) is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature,(E) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(F)
Ephesians 1:13
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Ephesians 1:13
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13 In him you also, when you heard (A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, (B)were sealed with the (C)promised Holy Spirit,
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Ephesians 1:13
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Ephesians 1:13
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13 And you also were included in Christ(A) when you heard the message of truth,(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(C) the promised Holy Spirit,(D)
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