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Colossians 4:17
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Colossians 4:17
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17 And say to (A)Archippus, “See that you fulfill (B)the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
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Colossians 4:17
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Colossians 4:17
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Philemon 2
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Philemon 2
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2 and Apphia our sister and (A)Archippus our (B)fellow soldier, and (C)the church in your house:
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Philemon 2
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Philemon 2
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2 also to Apphia our sister and Archippus(A) our fellow soldier(B)—and to the church that meets in your home:(C)
Acts 1:17
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Acts 1:17
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17 For (A)he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in (B)this ministry.”
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Acts 1:17
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Acts 1:17
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2 Timothy 4:1-5
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2 Timothy 4:1-5
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Preach the Word
4 (A)I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, (B)who is to judge the living and the dead, and by (C)his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (D)reprove, rebuke, and (E)exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 (F)For the time is coming when people will not endure (G)sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and (H)will turn away from listening to the truth and (I)wander off into myths. 5 As for you, (J)always be sober-minded, (K)endure suffering, do the work of (L)an evangelist, (M)fulfill your ministry.
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- 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy
2 Timothy 4:1-5
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2 Timothy 4:1-5
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4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,(A) and in view of his appearing(B) and his kingdom, I give you this charge:(C) 2 Preach(D) the word;(E) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke(F) and encourage(G)—with great patience and careful instruction. 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(H) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(I) 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(J) 5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,(K) do the work of an evangelist,(L) discharge all the duties of your ministry.
2 Timothy 2:2
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 and (A)what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses (B)entrust to faithful men,[a] (C)who will be able to teach others also.
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- 2 Timothy 2:2 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context
2 Timothy 2:2
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 And the things you have heard me say(A) in the presence of many witnesses(B) entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
Ezekiel 44:23-24
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Ezekiel 44:23-24
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23 (A)They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and (B)show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. 24 (C)In a dispute, they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and (D)they shall keep my Sabbaths holy.
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Ezekiel 44:23-24
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Ezekiel 44:23-24
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23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common(A) and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.(B)
24 “‘In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges(C) and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed festivals,(D) and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.(E)
2 Timothy 1:6
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2 Timothy 1:6
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6 For this reason I remind you (A)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
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2 Timothy 1:6
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2 Timothy 1:6
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Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.(A)
1 Timothy 6:20
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1 Timothy 6:20
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20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. (A)Avoid the (B)irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
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1 Timothy 6:20
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20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted(A) to your care. Turn away from godless chatter(B) and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
1 Timothy 6:11-14
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1 Timothy 6:11-14
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 (D)Fight the good fight of the faith. (E)Take hold of the eternal life (F)to which you were called and about which you made (G)the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 (H)I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, (I)who in his testimony before[a] Pontius Pilate made (J)the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until (K)the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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- 1 Timothy 6:13 Or in the time of
1 Timothy 6:11-14
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1 Timothy 6:11-14
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Final Charge to Timothy
11 But you, man of God,(A) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,(B) faith, love,(C) endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight(D) of the faith. Take hold of(E) the eternal life(F) to which you were called when you made your good confession(G) in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate(H) made the good confession,(I) I charge you(J) 14 to keep this command without spot or blame(K) until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,(L)
1 Timothy 4:16
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1 Timothy 4:16
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16 (A)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save (B)both yourself and (C)your hearers.
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1 Timothy 4:16
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16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save(A) both yourself and your hearers.
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.
Ephesians 4:11
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Ephesians 4:11
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11 And (A)he gave the (B)apostles, the prophets, the (C)evangelists, the (D)shepherds[a] and teachers,[b]
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- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
1 Corinthians 4:1-2
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2
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The Ministry of Apostles
4 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and (A)stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2
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The Nature of True Apostleship
4 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
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