Acts 6:4
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4 and will give our attention to prayer(A) and the ministry of the word.”
Acts 1:14
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14 They all joined together constantly in prayer,(A) along with the women(B) and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.(C)
1 Timothy 4:13-16
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13 Until I come,(A) devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture,(B) to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy(C) when the body of elders(D) laid their hands on you.(E)
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(F) both yourself and your hearers.
Philippians 1:9-11
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9 And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(C) 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness(D) that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Acts 2:42
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The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(A) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(B) and to prayer.(C)
2 Timothy 4:2
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2 Preach(A) the word;(B) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke(C) and encourage(D)—with great patience and careful instruction.
Colossians 1:9-13
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(A) we have not stopped praying for you.(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](D) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(E) of the Lord and please him(F) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(G) 11 being strengthened with all power(H) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,(I) 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(J) who has qualified you[b] to share in the inheritance(K) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(L) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(M) and brought us into the kingdom(N) of the Son he loves,(O)
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
- Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
Ephesians 3:14-21
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A Prayer for the Ephesians
14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches(B) he may strengthen you with power(C) through his Spirit in your inner being,(D) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(E) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(F) and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,(G) to grasp how wide and long and high and deep(H) is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(I)—that you may be filled(J) to the measure of all the fullness of God.(K)
20 Now to him who is able(L) to do immeasurably more than all we ask(M) or imagine, according to his power(N) that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.(O)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).
Romans 1:9
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9 God, whom I serve(A) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness(B) how constantly I remember you
Acts 13:2-3
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Colossians 4:17
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Colossians 2:1
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2 I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally.
Philippians 1:4
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4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray(A) with joy
Ephesians 1:15-17
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(A) and your love for all God’s people,(B) 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,(C) remembering you in my prayers.(D) 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(E) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(F) and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
1 Corinthians 9:16
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16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach.(A) Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
Romans 12:6-8
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6 We have different gifts,(A) according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying,(B) then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith;(C) 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;(D) 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(E) if it is giving, then give generously;(F) if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Footnotes
- Romans 12:6 Or the
- Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others
Acts 20:19-31
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19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears(A) and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.(B) 20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything(C) that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. 21 I have declared to both Jews(D) and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance(E) and have faith in our Lord Jesus.(F)
22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,(G) not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me(H) that prison and hardships are facing me.(I) 24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me;(J) my only aim is to finish the race(K) and complete the task(L) the Lord Jesus has given me(M)—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.(N)
25 “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom(O) will ever see me again.(P) 26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.(Q) 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.(R) 28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(S) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(T) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](U) which he bought(V) with his own blood.[b](W) 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(X) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(Y) 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(Z) after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(AA) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(AB)
Footnotes
- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
Colossians 4:12
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12 Epaphras,(A) who is one of you(B) and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you,(C) that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature(D) and fully assured.
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