2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 For what (A)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (B)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 Not that we (A)lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm (B)in your faith.
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1 Thessalonians 2:5-6
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5 (A)For we never came with words of flattery,[a] as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—(B)God is witness. 6 (C)Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, (D)though we could have made (E)demands as (F)apostles of Christ.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Or with a flattering speech
1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we preach Christ (A)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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Philippians 2:11
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11 and (A)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is (B)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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Galatians 5:13
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13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. (A)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (B)serve one another.
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2 Peter 2:3
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3 And (A)in their greed they will exploit you (B)with false words. (C)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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1 Peter 5:2-5
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2 (A)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (B)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (C)not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not (D)domineering over those in your charge, but (E)being examples to the flock. 4 And when (F)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (G)unfading (H)crown of glory. 5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. (I)Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for (J)“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
Titus 1:11
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11 They must be silenced, since (A)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (B)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore (A)I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain (B)the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with (C)eternal glory.
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Philippians 1:15
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15 (A)Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
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2 Corinthians 5:14-15
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14 For the love of Christ (A)controls us, because we have concluded this: that (B)one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, (C)that those who live might no longer live for themselves but (D)for him who for their sake died and was raised.
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2 Corinthians 1:19
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19 For (A)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, (B)Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but (C)in him it is always Yes.
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1 Corinthians 15:47
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47 (A)The first man was from the earth, (B)a man of dust; (C)the second man is from heaven.
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1 Corinthians 12:3
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3 Therefore I want you to understand that (A)no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is (B)accursed!” and (C)no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 9:19-23
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19 For (A)though I am free from all, (B)I have made myself a servant to all, that I might (C)win more of them. 20 (D)To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To (E)those outside the law I became (F)as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but (G)under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 (H)To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. (I)I have become all things to all people, that (J)by all means I might save some. 23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, (K)that I may share with them in its blessings.
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1 Corinthians 8:6
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6 yet (A)for us there is one God, the Father, (B)from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and (C)one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and (D)through whom we exist.
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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1 Corinthians 1:13-15
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13 (A)Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you (B)baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except (C)Crispus and (D)Gaius, 15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name.
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Romans 15:17-18
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17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have (A)reason to be proud of (B)my work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except (C)what Christ has accomplished through me (D)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,
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Romans 15:1-2
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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.
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Romans 14:8-9
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8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, (A)whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ (B)died and lived again, that he might be Lord both (C)of the dead and of the living.
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Acts 14:11-15
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11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, (A)“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12 Barnabas they called (B)Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of (C)Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and (D)wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they (E)tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, 15 “Men, (F)why are you doing these things? We also are men, (G)of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that (H)you should turn from these (I)vain things to (J)a living God, (K)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
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Acts 10:36
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36 As for (A)the word that he sent to Israel, (B)preaching good news of (C)peace through Jesus Christ ((D)he is Lord of all),
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