Bible Cross References
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Acts 2:42
And they were continuing in the teaching of the apostles, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 20:19-31
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serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
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how I kept back nothing that was profitable, but declared it to you, teaching you publicly and from house to house,
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solemnly bearing witness to both Jews and to Greeks, the repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
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And now behold, I, having been bound in the spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,
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except that the Holy Spirit in every city is solemnly bearing witness, saying that bonds and tribulations are waiting for me.
24
But I count myself as nothing; nor do I regard my life as valuable to myself, so that I may complete my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear solemn testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.
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And now behold, now I know that you all, among whom I have passed through preaching the kingdom of God, will no longer see my face.
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Therefore I testify to you this very day, that I am innocent of all blood.
27
For I did not draw back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
28
Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of the Lord, and of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
29
For I know this, that savage wolves will come in after my departure, not sparing the flock.
30
Also from among you yourselves will arise men speaking things having been distorted, [in order] to draw away the disciples after them.
31
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years, night and day I did not cease, with tears, exhorting each one.
Romans 12:6-8
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Having then gifts differing according to the grace having been given to us, [let us use them]: whether prophecy, [let us prophecy] according to the proportion of faith;
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whether ministry, [let us use it] in our ministry; whether teaching; in the teaching;
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whether exhorting, in the exhortation; whether sharing, with simplicity; whether leading, with diligence; whether showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, there is nothing for me to boast about, for necessity is pressed upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!
Colossians 4:17
And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you fulfill it."
1 Timothy 4:13-16
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Until I come, give attention to [public] reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
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Meditate on these things; be in these things, so that your progress may be evident to all.
16
Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
2 Timothy 4:2
preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.
prayer
Acts 1:14
These were continuing with one mind in prayer and petition, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Acts 13:2
Now as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work which I have called them."
Acts 13:3
Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands on them, they sent them away.
Romans 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,
Ephesians 1:15-17
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Because of this I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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do not cease to give thanks concerning you, making mention of you in my prayers:
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Ephesians 3:14-21
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For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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from whom every family in heaven and upon earth takes its name,
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that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man,
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that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; being rooted and founded in love,
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that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height--
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and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
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Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly more than all the things which we ask or think, according to the power which is working in us,
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to Him be glory in the church in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Philippians 1:4
always in every prayer of mine in behalf of you all, with joy,
Philippians 1:9-11
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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all perception,
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that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
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having been filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Colossians 1:9-13
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On account of this we also, since the day we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
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that you should walk worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit and increasing in the full knowledge of God;
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being strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, for all endurance and longsuffering with joy;
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giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
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He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Colossians 2:1
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have concerning you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras greets you, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, always struggling for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and complete in all the will of God.