2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (B)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
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2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 Not (A)that we [a]have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for (B)by faith you stand.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:24 rule
1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we preach Christ crucified, (A)to the Jews a [a]stumbling block and to the [b]Greeks (B)foolishness,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Gr. skandalon, offense
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 NU Gentiles
1 Thessalonians 2:5-6
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5 For (A)neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a [a]cloak for covetousness—(B)God is witness. 6 (C)Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when (D)we might have (E)made demands (F)as apostles of Christ.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 pretext for greed
2 Peter 2:3
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3 By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.
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- 2 Peter 2:3 M will not
Galatians 5:13
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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.
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1 Peter 5:2-5
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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; 3 nor as (D)being [b]lords over (E)those entrusted to you, but (F)being examples to the flock; 4 and when (G)the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive (H)the crown of glory that does not fade away.
Submit to God, Resist the Devil
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (I)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
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- 1 Peter 5:2 NU adds according to God
- 1 Peter 5:3 masters
Titus 1:11
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11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, (A)for the sake of dishonest gain.
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore (A)I endure all things for the sake of the [a]elect, (B)that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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- 2 Timothy 2:10 chosen ones
Philippians 2:11
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11 and (A)that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Philippians 1:15
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15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:
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2 Corinthians 5:14-15
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14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that (A)if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, (B)that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
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2 Corinthians 1:19
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19 For (A)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, (B)Silvanus, and (C)Timothy—was not Yes and No, (D)but in Him was Yes.
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