Colossians 2:19
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19 and not holding fast to (A)the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, (B)grows with the increase that is from God.
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Ephesians 4:15-16
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15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the (A)head—Christ— 16 (B)from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
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John 15:4-6
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4 (A)Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much (B)fruit; for without Me you can do (C)nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, (D)he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
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2 Peter 3:18
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18 (A)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(B)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
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Romans 12:4-5
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4 For (A)as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so (B)we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
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1 Peter 3:8
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Called to Blessing
8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be [a]courteous;
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- 1 Peter 3:8 NU humble
1 Thessalonians 4:10
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10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, (A)that you increase more and more;
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 And may the Lord make you increase and (A)abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,
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Colossians 2:2
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2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, [a]both of the Father and of Christ,
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- Colossians 2:2 NU omits both of the Father and
2 Thessalonians 1:3
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God’s Final Judgment and Glory
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,
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Colossians 2:6-9
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6 (A)As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 (B)rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding [a]in it with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest anyone [b]cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to (C)the tradition of men, according to the (D)basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For (E)in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead [c]bodily;
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- Colossians 2:7 NU omits in it
- Colossians 2:8 Lit. plunder you or take you captive
- Colossians 2:9 in bodily form
Colossians 1:18
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18 And (A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
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Colossians 1:10
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10 (A)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, (B)fully pleasing Him, (C)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the (D)knowledge of God;
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Philippians 2:2-5
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2 (A)fulfill my joy (B)by being like-minded, having the same love, being of (C)one accord, of one mind. 3 (D)Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but (E)in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 (F)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of (G)others.
The Humbled and Exalted Christ
5 (H)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
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Philippians 1:27
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Striving and Suffering for Christ
27 Only (A)let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, (B)with one mind (C)striving together for the faith of the gospel,
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Ephesians 5:29
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29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.
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Ephesians 4:3
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3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit (A)in the bond of peace.
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Ephesians 1:22
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22 And (A)He put all things under His feet, and gave Him (B)to be head over all things to the church,
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Galatians 5:2-4
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2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (A)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (B)that he is [a]a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 (C)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (D)you have fallen from grace.
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- Galatians 5:3 obligated
Galatians 1:6-9
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Only One Gospel
6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon (A)from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 (B)which is not another; but there are some (C)who trouble you and want to (D)pervert[a] the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if (E)we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be [b]accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you (F)than what you have received, let him be accursed.
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- Galatians 1:7 distort
- Galatians 1:8 Gr. anathema
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
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Unity and Diversity in One Body(A)
12 For (B)as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, (C)so also is Christ. 13 For (D)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(E)whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and (F)have all been made to drink [a]into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.
15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now (G)God has set the members, each one of them, in the body (H)just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, 24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, 25 that there should be no [b]schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now (I)you are the body of Christ, and (J)members individually.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:13 NU omits into
- 1 Corinthians 12:25 division
1 Corinthians 10:16-17
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16 (A)The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the [a]communion of the blood of Christ? (B)The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For (C)we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:16 fellowship or sharing
1 Corinthians 3:6
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6 (A)I planted, (B)Apollos watered, (C)but God gave the increase.
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1 Corinthians 1:10
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Sectarianism Is Sin
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)that you all [a]speak the same thing, and that there be no [b]divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Have a uniform testimony
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 schisms or dissensions
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