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Ephesians 4:11
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Ephesians 4:11
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11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
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Jeremiah 3:15
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Jeremiah 3:15
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15 And I will give you (A)shepherds according to My heart, who will (B)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 these in the church: first (B)apostles, second (C)prophets, third teachers, after that (D)miracles, then (E)gifts of healings, (F)helps, (G)administrations, varieties of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of 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 having been (A)built (B)on the foundation of the (C)apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being (D)the chief cornerstone,
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2 Timothy 4:5
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2 Timothy 4:5
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5 But you be watchful in all things, (A)endure afflictions, do the work of (B)an evangelist, 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 (A)teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am (B)with you always, even to the end of the age.” [a]Amen.
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- Matthew 28:20 NU omits Amen.
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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Israel Rejects the Gospel
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear (A)without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
(B)“How beautiful are the feet of those who [a]preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
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- Romans 10:15 NU omits preach the gospel of peace, Who
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)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit (B)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church [a]of God (C)which He purchased (D)with His own blood.
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- Acts 20:28 M of the Lord and God
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 He says:
(A)“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”
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 in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:
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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 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; (A)he who teaches, in 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 has been without the true God, without a (B)teaching priest, and without (C)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
5 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a (A)witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the (B)glory that will be revealed: 2 (C)Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, (D)not by compulsion but [a]willingly, (E)not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3 nor as (F)being [b]lords over (G)those entrusted to you, but (H)being examples to the flock;
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- 1 Peter 5:2 NU adds according to God
- 1 Peter 5:3 masters
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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