Acts 6:4

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Acts 6:4

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

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2 Timothy 4:2

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They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion. For woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

Say to Archippus, "See to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it."

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.

Prayer

All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers,

For this reason, ever since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

always making my prayer with joy in every prayer of mine for you all,

For this reason also, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

For I want you to know how greatly I strive for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh,

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a servant of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.