Ecclesiastes 4:9
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The Value of a Friend
9 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil.
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Proverbs 27:17
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17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[a] of another.
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- 27.17 Heb face
Genesis 2:18
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18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 12:18-21
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18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many members yet one body. 21 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.”
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Mark 6:7
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7 He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.(A)
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Numbers 11:14
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14 I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me.(A)
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John 4:36
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36 The reaper is already receiving[a] wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.(A)
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- 4.36 Or
. . . the fields are already ripe for harvesting. The reaper is receiving
Acts 13:2
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2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”(A)
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Exodus 4:14-16
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14 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, “What of your brother Aaron, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; even now he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you his heart will be glad.(A) 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall do.(B) 16 He indeed shall speak for you to the people; he shall serve as a mouth for you, and you shall serve as God for him.
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Haggai 1:14
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14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,(A)
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Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge!”(A)
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2 John 8
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8 Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for but may receive a full reward.(A)
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- 8 Other ancient authorities read you
Acts 15:39-40
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39 The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. 40 But Paul chose Silas and set out, the brothers and sisters commending him to the grace of the Lord.
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