Galatians 4:14
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14 But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself.
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Matthew 10:40
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40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
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1 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
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2 Corinthians 5:20
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20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
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Malachi 2:7
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7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Isaiah 53:2-3
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2 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.
3 He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
Hebrews 13:2
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2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!
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1 Thessalonians 4:8
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8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
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Galatians 4:13
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13 Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News.
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1 Corinthians 4:10
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10 Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
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1 Corinthians 1:28
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28 God chose things despised by the world,[a] things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
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- 1:28 Or God chose those who are low born.
John 13:20
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20 I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me.”
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Luke 10:16
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16 Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”
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Matthew 25:40
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40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,[a] you were doing it to me!’
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- 25:40 Greek my brothers.
Matthew 18:5
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5 “And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[a] is welcoming me.
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- 18:5 Greek in my name.
Zechariah 12:8
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8 On that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem; the weakest among them will be as mighty as King David! And the royal descendants will be like God, like the angel of the Lord who goes before them!
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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16 So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.
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Psalm 119:141
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141 I am insignificant and despised,
but I don’t forget your commandments.
Job 12:5
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5 People who are at ease mock those in trouble.
They give a push to people who are stumbling.
2 Samuel 19:27
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27 Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best.
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2 Samuel 14:17
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17 Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.”
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