Acts 6:4

The First Seven Deacons Appointed

³ look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity, ⁴ and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.' ⁵ And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

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Acts 1:14

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Acts 2:42

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

Acts 13:2-3

and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'

Acts 20:19-31

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me;

Romans 1:9

for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

Romans 12:6-8

And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!'

1 Corinthians 9:16

for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and woe is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

Ephesians 1:15-17

Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,

Ephesians 3:14-21

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Philippians 1:4

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

Philippians 1:9-11

and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

Colossians 1:9-13

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Colossians 2:1

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

Colossians 4:12

Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,

Colossians 4:17

and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'

1 Timothy 4:13-16

till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,