Philemon 16
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16 (A)no longer as a bondservant[a] but more than a bondservant, as (B)a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, (C)both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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- Philemon 1:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse
Philemon 16
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16 no longer as a slave,(A) but better than a slave, as a dear brother.(B) He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.
Colossians 3:22
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22 Bondservants, obey (A)in everything those who are your earthly masters,[a] not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
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- Colossians 3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh
Colossians 3:22
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
Matthew 23:8
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8 (A)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are (B)all brothers.[a]
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- Matthew 23:8 Or brothers and sisters
Matthew 23:8
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8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
1 Timothy 6:2
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2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are (A)brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.
False Teachers and True Contentment
(B)Teach and urge these things.
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1 Timothy 6:2
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2 Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers.(A) Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare[a] of their slaves.
False Teachers and the Love of Money
These are the things you are to teach and insist on.(B)
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- 1 Timothy 6:2 Or and benefit from the service
1 Corinthians 7:22
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22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is (A)a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is (B)a bondservant of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 7:22
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22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(A) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(B)
Ephesians 6:5-7
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Bondservants and Masters
5 (A)Bondservants,[a] obey your earthly masters[b] with fear and trembling, (B)with a sincere heart, (C)as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as (D)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man,
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- Ephesians 6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8
- Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh
Ephesians 6:5-7
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5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect(A) and fear, and with sincerity of heart,(B) just as you would obey Christ.(C) 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(D) doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(E)
1 Peter 1:22-23
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1 Peter 1:22-23
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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a] 23 For you have been born again,(D) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(E) through the living and enduring word of God.(F)
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- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
Hebrews 3:1
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Jesus Greater Than Moses
3 Therefore, holy brothers,[a] you who share in (A)a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, (B)the apostle and high priest of our confession,
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- Hebrews 3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
Hebrews 3:1
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Jesus Greater Than Moses
3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters,(A) who share in the heavenly calling,(B) fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge(C) as our apostle and high priest.(D)
Galatians 4:28-29
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28 Now you,[a] brothers, (A)like Isaac, (B)are children of promise. 29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh (C)persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, (D)so also it is now.
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- Galatians 4:28 Some manuscripts we
Galatians 4:28-29
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28 Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.(A) 29 At that time the son born according to the flesh(B) persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit.(C) It is the same now.
Acts 9:17
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17 So (A)Ananias departed and entered the house. And (B)laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and (C)be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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Acts 9:17
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17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(A) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(B)
1 John 5:1
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Overcoming the World
5 (A)Everyone who believes that (B)Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and (C)everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
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1 John 5:1
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Faith in the Incarnate Son of God
5 Everyone who believes(A) that Jesus is the Christ(B) is born of God,(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(D)
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