Hebrews 13:7
Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
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Hebrews 13:7
Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
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Hebrews 13:17
Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
Hebrews 13:24
Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.
1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
1 Peter 5:3
Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
Acts 20:28
Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
1 Timothy 3:5
(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?
Luke 22:26
But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.
Acts 14:23
And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.
Matthew 24:45
Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
Acts 20:31
So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
Romans 12:8
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.
Titus 1:7
For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;
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1 Thessalonians 5:12
But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;
1 Thessalonians 5:13
And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Philippians 2:29
So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:
1 Corinthians 16:16
That you put yourselves under such, and under everyone who is helping the Lord's work.
Exodus 33:8
And whenever Moses went out to the Tent of meeting, all the people got up and everyone went to the door of his tent, looking after Moses till he went inside the Tent.
Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
Acts 28:10
Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.
Romans 10:15
And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
Romans 15:30
Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Galatians 4:14
And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 5:13
I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!
1 Corinthians 16:18
For they gave comfort to my spirit and to yours: for which cause give respect to such people.
1 Thessalonians 3:6
But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;
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Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.
Hebrews 13:9
Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.
1 Corinthians 10:13
You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.
Galatians 1:13
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
Ephesians 4:22
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
James 3:13
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
1 Peter 1:15
But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;
Acts 7:10
And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
Titus 2:7
In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
Hebrews 13:3
Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
James 2:18
But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
1 Peter 1:18
Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
2 Peter 2:7
And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers
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Hebrews 6:11
And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:
Hebrews 6:12
So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
2 Thessalonians 3:7
For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
1 Corinthians 4:15
For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.
1 Corinthians 4:16
So my desire is that you take me as your example.
Philippians 3:17
Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.
2 Thessalonians 3:9
Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.
1 Corinthians 11:1
So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;
Song of Solomon 1:8
If you have not knowledge, O most beautiful among women, go on your way in the footsteps of the flock, and give your young goats food by the tents of the keepers.
Ephesians 5:1
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
1 Thessalonians 2:14
For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;
James 5:10
Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.
3 John 1:11
My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.
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Philippians 4:9
The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.
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Acts 15:22
Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
1 Corinthians 14:26
What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.
Acts 21:18
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
James 5:14
Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.
Revelation 3:14
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea say: These things says the true and certain witness, the head of God's new order:
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Hebrews 12:1
For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
Hebrews 12:4
Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
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Deuteronomy 32:29
If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!
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John 10:4
When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.
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John 10:5
They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.
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Acts 7:59
And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.
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Acts 7:60
And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
Acts 12:2
And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.
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Luke 8:11
Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
Acts 4:31
And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.
Revelation 20:4
And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years.
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