Luke 10:2
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2 Then He said to them, (A)“The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore (B)pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
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Matthew 9:36-38
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36 (A)But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were [a]weary and scattered, (B)like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, (C)“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 (D)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
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- Matthew 9:36 NU, M harassed
John 4:35-38
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35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes (A)the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, (B)for they are already white for harvest! 36 (C)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that (D)both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this the saying is true: (E)‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; (F)others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”
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1 Corinthians 3:6-9
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6 (A)I planted, (B)Apollos watered, (C)but God gave the increase. 7 So then (D)neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, (E)and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9 For (F)we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are (G)God’s building.
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2 Thessalonians 3:1
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Pray for Us
3 Finally, brethren, (A)pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you,
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1 Thessalonians 5:12
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Various Exhortations
12 And we urge you, brethren, (A)to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and [a]admonish you,
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 instruct or warn
Mark 13:34
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34 (A)It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave (B)authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
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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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1 Timothy 4:15-16
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15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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1 Timothy 4:10
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10 For to this end [a]we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, (A)who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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- 1 Timothy 4:10 NU we labor and strive,
Ephesians 4:7-12
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Spiritual Gifts
7 But (A)to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says:
(B)“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”
9 (C)(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One (D)who ascended far above all the heavens, (E)that He might fill all things.)
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (F)for the [b]edifying of (G)the body of Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:9 NU omits first
- Ephesians 4:12 building up
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 11:19
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Barnabas and Saul at Antioch
19 (A)Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only.
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Acts 8:4
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Christ Is Preached in Samaria
4 Therefore (A)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
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Mark 16:15
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15 (A)And He said to them, “Go into all the world (B)and preach the gospel to every creature.
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Zechariah 11:17
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17 “Woe(A) to the worthless shepherd,
Who leaves the flock!
A sword shall be against his arm
And against his right eye;
His arm shall completely wither,
And his right eye shall be totally blinded.”
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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Hebrews 3:6
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6 but Christ as (A)a Son over His own house, (B)whose house we are (C)if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope [a]firm to the end.
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- Hebrews 3:6 NU omits firm to the end
2 Timothy 2:3-6
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3 You therefore must (A)endure[a] hardship (B)as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 (C)No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. 5 And also (D)if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
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- 2 Timothy 2:3 NU You must share
1 Timothy 5:17-18
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Honor the Elders
17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. 18 For the Scripture says, (A)“You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,” and, (B)“The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
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1 Timothy 1:12-14
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Glory to God for His Grace(A)
12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has (B)enabled me, (C)because He counted me faithful, (D)putting me into the ministry, 13 although (E)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (F)I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 (G)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, (H)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
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- 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant
1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 For you remember, brethren, our (A)labor and toil; for laboring night and day, (B)that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
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Colossians 4:12
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12 (A)Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always (B)laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand (C)perfect and [a]complete in all the will of God.
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- Colossians 4:12 NU fully assured
Philippians 2:25
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Epaphroditus Praised
25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you (A)Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and (B)fellow soldier, (C)but your messenger and (D)the one who ministered to my need;
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Philippians 2:21
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21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.
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