Colossians 1:23

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

²² he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, ²³ if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

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Ephesians 3:17

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith--that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Acts 2:5

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Colossians 1:5-6

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Romans 10:18

But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."

2 Corinthians 3:6

who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Colossians 1:25

of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.'

Deuteronomy 4:19

And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

Psalm 92:13-14

They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God.

Psalm 125:5

But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!

Lamentations 3:66

You will pursue them in anger and destroy them from under your heavens, O LORD."

Ezekiel 18:26

When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die.

Hosea 6:3-4

Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."

Zephaniah 1:6

those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."

Matthew 7:24-25

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 24:13-14

But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Luke 6:48

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

Luke 8:13-15

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.

Luke 22:32

but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."

John 8:30-32

As he was saying these things, many believed in him.

John 15:6

If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

John 15:9-10

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

Acts 1:17

For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry."

Acts 1:25

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

Acts 4:12

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 20:24

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 26:16

But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you,

Romans 2:7

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

Romans 5:5

and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.

1 Corinthians 4:1-3

This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 6:1

Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one--I am talking like a madman--with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:7

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Ephesians 1:18

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Ephesians 3:7-8

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,

1 Timothy 2:7

For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11-12

for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,

2 Timothy 4:5-6

As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Titus 3:7

so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.

Hebrews 4:14

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,

Hebrews 10:38

but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:5

who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

2 Peter 2:18-22

For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.

1 John 2:27

But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie--just as it has taught you, abide in him.

1 John 3:1-3

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.