1 Peter 5:1
I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
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1 Peter 5:1
I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
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Genesis 1:7
And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.
Exodus 3:16
Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;
Exodus 4:29
Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel:
Exodus 18:12
Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.
Exodus 24:11
And he put not his hand on the chiefs of the children of Israel: they saw God, and took food and drink.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
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1 Samuel 13:14
But now, your authority will not go on: the Lord, searching for a man who is pleasing to him in every way, has given him the place of ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord gave you orders to do.
2 Samuel 5:2
In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
2 Samuel 7:7
In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?
Psalms 78:70
He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
Isaiah 40:11
He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
Ezekiel 37:24
And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them.
Micah 5:5
And this will be our peace: when the Assyrian comes into our country and his feet are in our land, then we will put up against him seven keepers of the flocks and eight chiefs among men.
John 10:1
Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.
John 10:2
He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.
John 10:3
The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.
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.
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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Psalms 27:3
Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.
Psalms 27:4
One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.
Proverbs 14:26
For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, said, In quiet and rest is your salvation: peace and hope are your strength: but you would not have it so.
Isaiah 36:4
And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?
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Psalms 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
Luke 22:32
But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.
John 1:1
From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
2 Corinthians 5:9
For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.
2 Corinthians 13:4
For he was feeble in that he was put to death on the cross, but he is living by the power of God. And we are feeble in him, but we will be living with him through the power of God in relation to you.
Philippians 1:22
But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.
Colossians 3:3
For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.
1 Timothy 3:16
And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 4:15
Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.
2 Timothy 1:12
And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
Hebrews 4:1
Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.
1 John 3:1
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
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Isaiah 21:8
And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:
Ezekiel 3:17
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.
Ezekiel 3:18
When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.
Ezekiel 3:19
But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe.
Ezekiel 3:20
Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood.
Ezekiel 3:21
But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.
Ezekiel 33:7
So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger.
Ezekiel 33:8
When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly overtake you; and you say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way; death will overtake that evil man in his evil-doing, but I will make you responsible for his blood.
Ezekiel 33:9
But if you make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way for the purpose of turning him from it, and he is not turned from his way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, but your life will be safe.
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Isaiah 30:20
And though the Lord will give you the bread of trouble and the water of grief, you will no longer put your teacher on one side, but you will see your teacher:
Isaiah 30:21
And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.
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Ezekiel 34:5
And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all the beasts of the field.
Ezekiel 34:6
And my sheep went out of the way, wandering through all the mountains and on every high hill: my sheep went here and there over all the face of the earth; and no one was troubled about them or went in search of them.
Ezekiel 34:7
For this cause, O keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord:
Ezekiel 34:8
By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no keeper, and my keepers did not go in search of the sheep, but the keepers took food for themselves and gave my sheep no food;
Ezekiel 34:9
For this reason, O you keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord;
Ezekiel 34:10
This is what the Lord has said: See I am against the keepers of the flock, and I will make search and see what they have done with my sheep, and will let them be keepers of my sheep no longer; and the keepers will no longer get food for themselves; I will take my sheep out of their mouths so that they may not be food for them.
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Ezekiel 34:12
As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking for my sheep, and will get them safely out of all the places where they have been sent wandering in the day of clouds and black night.
Ezekiel 34:13
And I will take them out from among the peoples, and get them together from the countries, and will take them into their land; and I will give them food on the mountains of Israel by the water-streams and wherever men are living in the country.
Ezekiel 34:14
I will give them good grass-land for their food, and their safe place will be the mountains of the high place of Israel: there they will take their rest in a good place, and on fat grass-land they will take their food on the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:16
I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.
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Exodus 15:23
And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.
Daniel 12:3
And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.
Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.
Acts 5:31
Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 21:28
Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:10
In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 5:6
So, then, we are ever without fear, and though conscious that while we are in the body we are away from the Lord,
2 Timothy 2:12
If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
Hebrews 2:10
Because it was right for him, for whom and through whom all things have being, in guiding his sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation complete through pain.
Hebrews 10:35
So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.
1 Peter 1:21
Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
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Matthew 2:6
You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.
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Matthew 5:3
Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Matthew 5:4
Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:5
Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
Matthew 5:6
Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
Matthew 5:7
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
Matthew 5:8
Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
Matthew 5:9
Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.
Matthew 5:10
Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.
Matthew 5:11
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Matthew 13:16
But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.
Matthew 13:17
For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven.
Matthew 16:18
And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
Luke 10:23
And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:
Luke 10:24
For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
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Matthew 6:19
Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
Matthew 6:20
But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:
Matthew 6:21
For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.
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Matthew 16:19
I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
Matthew 23:4
They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.
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Matthew 25:35
For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;
Matthew 25:36
I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me.
Matthew 25:37
Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?
Matthew 25:38
And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?
Matthew 25:39
And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?
Matthew 25:40
And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
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Matthew 26:27
And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,
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Matthew 26:28
Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins.
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Matthew 26:65
Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:
Luke 22:61
And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times.
John 18:28
So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover.
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Luke 3:18
And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;
Acts 18:23
And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.
Titus 1:9
Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
Titus 2:8
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
Titus 2:9
Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;
Titus 2:10
Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.
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Matthew 17:1
And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.
Mark 3:16
To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
Mark 3:17
And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
Luke 5:10
And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.
Luke 6:14
Simon, to whom he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew
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Luke 21:36
But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
Romans 3:23
For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God;
Romans 4:24
But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,
Romans 8:19
For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.
2 Corinthians 11:29
Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone has anything to say, let it be as the words of God; if anyone has the desire to be the servant of others, let him do it in the strength which is given by God; so that in all things God may have the glory through Jesus Christ, whose are the glory and the power for ever.
2 Peter 1:3
Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;
2 Peter 3:4
Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
2 Peter 3:14
For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
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Mark 1:1
The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 8:31
And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.
Mark 8:34
And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.
Mark 9:12
And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?
Mark 9:31
For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.
Mark 10:45
For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?
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John 4:4
And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
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Matthew 23:30
If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets.
Luke 11:49
For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;
John 15:26
When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
John 20:21
And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
Acts 4:33
And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.
Acts 4:36
And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,
Acts 6:3
Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.
Acts 23:11
And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.
1 Corinthians 9:1
Am I not free? am I not an Apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?
2 Corinthians 8:16
But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.
Galatians 2:8
(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);
Philippians 2:1
If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,
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John 21:18
Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.
2 Peter 1:12
For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.
2 Peter 1:13
And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;
2 Peter 1:14
For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
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Acts 1:1
I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first,
Acts 1:3
And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:
Acts 1:5
For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.
Acts 1:7
And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
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Acts 1:20
For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.
Acts 10:42
And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.
Acts 16:15
And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.
Acts 21:18
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.
2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.
2 Corinthians 8:23
If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:5
So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.
1 Timothy 3:4
Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;
2 Timothy 2:2
And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
Philemon 1:12
Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
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Acts 22:1
My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.
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Acts 22:5
Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
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Matthew 24:9
Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
Luke 17:10
In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.
Romans 7:5
For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.
Romans 9:23
And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,
1 Corinthians 1:7
So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 1:30
But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:
Philippians 4:19
And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:25
Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,
Hebrews 10:33
In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way.
1 Peter 1:9
For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 4:15
Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;
1 Peter 4:19
For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.
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2 Chronicles 15:3
Now for a long time Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without the law;
Joel 2:28
And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions:
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
Luke 12:44
Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.
Acts 2:42
And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.
Acts 18:5
And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
Acts 20:20
And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,
1 Corinthians 10:16
The cup of blessing which we take, does it not give us a part in the blood of Christ? and is not the broken bread a taking part in the body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 10:20
What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.
Philippians 1:6
For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:
Philippians 1:19
For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
1 Timothy 3:3
Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
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Acts 13:2
And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.
Acts 13:3
Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.
1 Corinthians 12:7
But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:8
For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:
1 Corinthians 12:9
To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:10
And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:
1 Corinthians 12:11
But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
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.
1 Corinthians 12:29
Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?
Hebrews 2:4
And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.
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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:
2 Corinthians 8:4
Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:
Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:
Philippians 1:5
Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;
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2 Thessalonians 1:8
To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:
2 Thessalonians 1:9
Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
2 Thessalonians 1:10
At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;
2 Thessalonians 1:12
So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Timothy 1:5
But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
1 Timothy 1:6
From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;
1 Timothy 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.
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1 Corinthians 3:1
And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:2
I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
Hebrews 5:12
And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
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1 Corinthians 16:16
That you put yourselves under such, and under everyone who is helping the Lord's work.
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 5:18
For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward.
2 Timothy 2:5
And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
2 Timothy 2:6
It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
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.
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.
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Acts 20:2
And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
1 Thessalonians 4:1
And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
Titus 2:6
To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:
Titus 2:7
In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
Titus 2:12
Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
Titus 2:13
Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
Titus 2:15
On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
Hebrews 13:22
But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.
1 Peter 2:12
Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
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1 Peter 3:19
By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those
1 Peter 3:20
Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:
1 Peter 3:21
And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;
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1 Peter 5:8
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
1 Peter 5:9
Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.
1 Peter 5:11
His is the power for ever. So be it.
1 Peter 5:13
She who is in Babylon, who has a part with you in the purpose of God, sends you her love; and so does my son Mark.
1 Peter 5:14
Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.
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Matthew 19:28
And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 25:20
And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.
1 Corinthians 3:8
Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.
1 Corinthians 3:14
If any man's work comes through the test, he will have a reward.
1 Corinthians 4:5
For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.
Colossians 3:24
Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.
James 2:5
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
1 Peter 1:19
But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
1 Peter 2:24
He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Peter 3:15
And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
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Galatians 3:8
And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
Hebrews 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God.
Hebrews 7:24
But this priest, because his life goes on for ever, is unchanging.
Hebrews 9:15
And for this cause it is through him that a new agreement has come into being, so that after the errors under the first agreement had been taken away by his death, the word of God might have effect for those who were marked out for an eternal heritage.
1 Peter 1:2
Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
1 Peter 1:12
And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
1 Peter 2:20
What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.
1 Peter 2:21
This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:
1 Peter 2:23
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
1 Peter 5:6
For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;
1 John 2:28
And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.
1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
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John 19:35
And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.
John 21:14
Now this was the third time that Jesus let himself be seen by the disciples after he had come back from the dead.
Revelation 1:2
Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.
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Revelation 2:1
To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:
Revelation 2:8
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:
Revelation 2:9
I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:11
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not come under the power of the second death.
Revelation 2:13
I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give orders to my two witnesses, and they will be prophets for a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed with haircloth.
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman overcome as with the wine of the blood of the saints, and the blood of those put to death because of Jesus. And when I saw her, I was overcome with a great wonder.
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