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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
Jeremiah 3:15
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Jeremiah 3:15
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15 “‘And (A)I will give you shepherds after my own heart, (B)who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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Jeremiah 3:15
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Jeremiah 3:15
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15 Then I will give you shepherds(A) after my own heart,(B) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
1 Corinthians 12:28-29
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1 Corinthians 12:28-29
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28 And (A)God has appointed in the church first (B)apostles, second (C)prophets, third teachers, then (D)miracles, then (E)gifts of healing, (F)helping, (G)administrating, and (H)various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
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1 Corinthians 12:28-29
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1 Corinthians 12:28-29
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28 And God has placed in the church(A) first of all apostles,(B) second prophets,(C) third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,(D) of helping, of guidance,(E) and of different kinds of tongues.(F) 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Ephesians 2:20
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Ephesians 2:20
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20 (A)built on the foundation of the (B)apostles and prophets, (C)Christ Jesus himself being (D)the cornerstone,
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2 Timothy 4:5
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2 Timothy 4:5
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5 As for you, (A)always be sober-minded, (B)endure suffering, do the work of (C)an evangelist, (D)fulfill your ministry.
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2 Timothy 4:5
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2 Timothy 4:5
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5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,(A) do the work of an evangelist,(B) discharge all the duties of your ministry.
Matthew 28:20
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Matthew 28:20
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20 teaching them (A)to observe all that (B)I have commanded you. And behold, (C)I am with you always, to (D)the end of the age.”
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Matthew 28:20
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Matthew 28:20
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20 and teaching(A) them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you(B) always, to the very end of the age.”(C)
Romans 10:14-15
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Romans 10:14-15
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14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him (A)of whom they have never heard?[a] And how are they to hear (B)without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, (C)“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
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- Romans 10:14 Or him whom they have never heard
Romans 10:14-15
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Romans 10:14-15
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14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”[a](A)
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- Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7
Acts 20:28
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Acts 20:28
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28 (A)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all (B)the flock, in which (C)the Holy Spirit has made you (D)overseers, (E)to care for (F)the church of God,[a] which he (G)obtained (H)with his own blood.[b]
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- Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own
Acts 20:28
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Acts 20:28
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28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](C) which he bought(D) with his own blood.[b](E)
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- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
Ephesians 4:8
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Ephesians 4:8
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8 Therefore it says,
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- Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
Ephesians 4:8
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Ephesians 4:8
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Ephesians 3:5
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Ephesians 3:5
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5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
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Ephesians 3:5
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Ephesians 3:5
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5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.(A)
Romans 12:7
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Romans 12:7
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7 if (A)service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;
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Romans 12:7
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Romans 12:7
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7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;(A)
2 Chronicles 15:3
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2 Chronicles 15:3
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3 (A)For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
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2 Chronicles 15:3
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2 Chronicles 15:3
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3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach(A) and without the law.(B)
1 Peter 5:1-3
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1 Peter 5:1-3
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Shepherd the Flock of God
5 So I exhort the elders among you, (A)as a fellow elder and (B)a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 (C)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (D)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (E)not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not (F)domineering over those in your charge, but (G)being examples to the flock.
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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
1 Peter 5:1-3
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1 Peter 5:1-3
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To the Elders and the Flock
5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder(A) and a witness(B) of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:(C) 2 Be shepherds of God’s flock(D) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(E) not pursuing dishonest gain,(F) but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over(G) those entrusted to you, but being examples(H) to the flock.
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