Galatians 4:18
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18 It is good to be made much of for a good purpose at all times and not only when I am present with you.
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Philippians 2:12
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12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling,(A)
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Revelation 3:19
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19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.(A)
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Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Philippians 1:27
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27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel
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Galatians 4:13
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13 You know that it was because of a physical infirmity that I first announced the gospel to you;
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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Psalm 119:139
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139 My zeal consumes me
because my foes forget your words.(A)
John 2:17
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17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”(A)
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Isaiah 59:17
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17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate
and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing
and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.(A)
Psalm 69:9
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9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;
the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.(A)
Numbers 25:11-13
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11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites by manifesting such zeal among them on my behalf that in my jealousy I did not consume the Israelites.(A) 12 Therefore say, ‘I hereby grant him my covenant of peace.(B) 13 It shall be for him and for his descendants after him a covenant of perpetual priesthood, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.’ ”(C)
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Galatians 4:20
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20 I wish I were present with you now and could change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
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