Bible Cross References
the brethren
Acts 9:27
Then Barnabas came to his help and took him to the apostles. He explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him. He also told them how boldly Saul had preached in the name of Jesus in Damascus.
Romans 16:1
I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who serves the church at Cenchreae.
Romans 16:2
Receive her in the Lord's name, as God's people should, and give her any help she may need from you; for she herself has been a good friend to many people and also to me.
1 Corinthians 16:3
After I come, I shall give letters of introduction to those you have approved, and send them to take your gift to Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 3:1
Does this sound as if we were again boasting about ourselves? Could it be that, like some other people, we need letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 3:2
You yourselves are the letter we have, written on our hearts for everyone to know and read.
exhorting
Colossians 4:10
Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have already received instructions to welcome Mark if he comes your way.)
3 John 1:8-10
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We Christians, then, must help these people, so that we may share in their work for the truth.
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I wrote a short letter to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to be their leader, will not pay any attention to what I say.
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When I come, then, I will bring up everything he has done: the terrible things he says about us and the lies he tells! But that is not enough for him; he will not receive the Christians when they come, and even stops those who want to receive them and tries to drive them out of the church!
helped
1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plant, but it was God who made the plant grow.
1 Corinthians 3:10-14
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Using the gift that God gave me, I did the work of an expert builder and laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each of you must be careful how you build.
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For God has already placed Jesus Christ as the one and only foundation, and no other foundation can be laid.
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Some will use gold or silver or precious stones in building on the foundation; others will use wood or grass or straw.
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And the quality of each person's work will be seen when the Day of Christ exposes it. For on that Day fire will reveal everyone's work; the fire will test it and show its real quality.
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If what was built on the foundation survives the fire, the builder will receive a reward.
2 Corinthians 1:24
We are not trying to dictate to you what you must believe; we know that you stand firm in the faith. Instead, we are working with you for your own happiness.
Philippians 1:25
I am sure of this, and so I know that I will stay. I will stay on with you all, to add to your progress and joy in the faith,
believed
John 1:12
Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God's children.
John 1:13
They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.
Romans 1:5
Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me.
Ephesians 2:8-10
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For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
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God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.
Philippians 1:29
For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him.
Colossians 2:12
For when you were baptized, you were buried with Christ, and in baptism you were also raised with Christ through your faith in the active power of God, who raised him from death.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:14
God called you to this through the Good News we preached to you; he called you to possess your share of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Titus 3:4-6
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But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed,
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he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us.
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God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
James 1:16-18
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Do not be deceived, my dear friends!
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Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.
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By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.
1 Peter 1:2
You were chosen according to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by his Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure.
1 Peter 1:3
Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope,