Romans 1:8
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God’s Good News
8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
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Romans 16:19
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19 But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong.
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1 Corinthians 1:4
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Paul Gives Thanks to God
4 I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians 1:8-9
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8 And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it, 9 for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.
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Romans 6:17
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17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
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1 Peter 4:11
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11 Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
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1 Peter 2:5
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5 And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests.[a] Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
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- 2:5 Greek holy priesthood.
Ephesians 1:15
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Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,[a]
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- 1:15 Some manuscripts read your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and to God’s people everywhere.
Hebrews 13:15
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15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.
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Colossians 1:3
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Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 1:3
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Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.
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Philippians 1:11
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11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ[a]—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
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- 1:11 Greek with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:20
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20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 24:14
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14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations[a] will hear it; and then the end will come.
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- 24:14 Or all peoples.
Ephesians 3:21
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21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
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Acts 11:28
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28 One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.)
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Luke 2:1
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The Birth of Jesus
2 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire.
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