24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,

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24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(A)

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11 Therefore [a]comfort each other and [b]edify one another, just as you also are doing.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Or encourage
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 build one another up

11 Therefore encourage one another(A) and build each other up,(B) just as in fact you are doing.

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18 My little children, (A)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

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18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)

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Concluding Moral Directions

13 Let (A)brotherly love continue.

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Concluding Exhortations

13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A)

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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.

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Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another (A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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(A)This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

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This is a trustworthy saying.(A) And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.(B) These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

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12 And may the Lord make you increase and (A)abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, 13 so that He may establish (B)your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

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12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(A) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(B) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(C) when our Lord Jesus comes(D) with all his holy ones.(E)

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18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

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18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(A) and to be generous and willing to share.(B)

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(A)Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.

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Continue to remember those in prison(A) as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

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Bear and Share Burdens

Brethren, if a man is [a]overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of (A)gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.

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  1. Galatians 6:1 caught

Doing Good to All

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit(A) should restore(B) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

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10 For (A)God is not unjust to forget (B)your work and [a]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (C)ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence (D)to the full assurance of hope until the end,

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  1. Hebrews 6:10 NU omits labor of

10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(B) for may be fully realized.

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For (A)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (B)faith working through love.

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For in Christ Jesus(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(C)

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