Ephesians 4:12
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12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:11-14
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11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
Final Exhortations, Greetings, and Benediction
12 But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you and have charge of you in the Lord and admonish you;(A) 13 esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.(B)
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Ephesians 4:16
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16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.
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1 Corinthians 12:27
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27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.(A)
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1 Corinthians 14:4-5
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4 Those who speak in a tongue build up themselves, but those who prophesy build up the church. 5 Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues but even more to prophesy. One who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.(A)
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1 Corinthians 14:26
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Orderly Worship
26 What should be done then, my brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.(A)
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Romans 15:14
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Paul’s Reason for Writing So Boldly
14 I myself feel confident about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.(A)
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Romans 14:19
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19 Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.(A)
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1 Corinthians 14:12
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12 So with yourselves: since you are striving after spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them for building up the church.
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with sighing, for that would be harmful to you.(A)
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Hebrews 6:1
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The Peril of Falling Away
6 Therefore let us go on[a] toward perfection,[b] leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith toward God,(A)
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1 Timothy 1:12
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Gratitude for Mercy
12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful and appointed me to his service,(A)
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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3 We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:18
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18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;(A)
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Acts 14:22-23
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22 There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”(A) 23 And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe.(B)
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Luke 22:32
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32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail, and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”(A)
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2 Timothy 4:5
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5 As for you, be sober in everything, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.(A)
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Colossians 4:17
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17 And say to Archippus, “See that you complete the task that you have received in the Lord.”(A)
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Colossians 1:28
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28 It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.[a](A)
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Interest in the Colossians
24 I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.
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Philippians 1:25-26
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25 Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, 26 so that, by my presence again with you, your boast might abound in Christ Jesus because of me.(A)
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Ephesians 1:23
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23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:19
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19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves before you? We are speaking in Christ before God. Everything we do, beloved, is for the sake of building you up.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:1
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Treasure in Clay Jars
4 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.(A)
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