Colossians 1:23

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²² by the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and irreprehensible in his presence: ²³ if ye abide in faith grounded and firm, and never moved aside from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to the whole creation which is under heaven, of which I Paul am a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh the measure of afflictions for Christ which remains to be endured for his body, which is the church,

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Ephesians 3:17

that Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that rooted and grounded in love,

Mark 16:15

And he said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Acts 2:5

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, men of piety, from every nation under heaven.

Colossians 1:5-6

because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up on him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Romans 10:18

But I say, Have they not heard? Yea verily, "the sound of their voice is gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world."

2 Corinthians 3:6

Who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Colossians 1:25

of which I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which was given me for you to fulfil the ministry of the word of God??26 the mystery which was hid from ages and from generations, but is now unveiled to his saints;

Matthew 7:24-25

Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:

Matthew 24:13-14

But he that endureth to the end, that man will be saved.

Luke 6:48

he is like to a man, building a house, who digged, and sunk deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when there was a flood, the river rushed violently against that house, and was not of force to shake it, for it was founded on a rock.

Luke 8:13-15

And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize.

Luke 22:32

but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail: and when thou art returned, stablish thy brethren.

John 8:30-32

As he spake these words, many believed on him.

John 15:6

If any man abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

John 15:9-10

Just as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide in my love.

Acts 1:17

For he was reckoned of our number, and had obtained an appointment to this ministry.

Acts 1:25

to take a part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, to go to his own place.

Acts 4:12

And there is no salvation in any other person: for there is no other name under heaven given unto men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 11:23

Who, when he arrived there, and beheld the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all, with full purpose of heart to adhere to the Lord.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the brethren, exhorting them to abide firm in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must pass into the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 20:24

Yet I make no account of any [suffering], nor regard my life as of any value to myself, farther than as I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord, to testify fully the Gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 26:16

Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;

Romans 2:7

to those who, in the patient practice of good works, seek glory and honour and immortality??ternal life.

Romans 5:5

and hope doth not make us ashamed; because the love of God is poured out into our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

Romans 15:16

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ unto the Gentiles, ministering the Gospel of God; that the oblation of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

1 Corinthians 3:5

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but the ministers through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each [of us]?

1 Corinthians 4:1-3

LET a man so account of us, as the under servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:1

THEREFORE having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 6:1

WE then as labourers with him, exhort you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they the ministers of Christ? (I speak foolishly) I am above [them]: in labours more abundantly, in stripes exceedingly more, in prisons more frequently, in the most immediate danger of death often.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid for you, lest haply I have bestowed on you labour in vain.

Galatians 5:5

For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:7

Ye were running well: who hath hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

Galatians 6:9

Let us not then be weary of well-doing; for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not.

Ephesians 1:18

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he hath called you, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance for the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

in whom the whole building exactly cemented together groweth into a holy temple in the Lord:

Ephesians 3:7-8

of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which was given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Ephesians 4:16

From whom the whole body nicely joined together, and firmly connected by every joint of exact proportion, according to the energy exerted in the measure of every several part, causeth the increase of the body unto the edification of itself in love.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no man might be shaken by these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this cause also, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your fidelity, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour should be in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

but let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God, and Father, who hath loved us, and given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,

1 Timothy 1:12

And I render thanks to him who hath strengthened me, even to Christ Jesus our Lord, that he hath counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

1 Timothy 2:7

of which I am ordained a preacher and apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not,) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11-12

whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

2 Timothy 4:5-6

But watch thou in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully discharge thy ministry.

Titus 3:7

that justified by his grace, we might become heirs in hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold firmly the confidence and glorying of hope stedfast unto the end.

Hebrews 3:14

For we are partakers with Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end;

Hebrews 4:14

Having then a great high-priest passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

Hebrews 6:19

which, as an anchor for our soul, we hold both sure and stedfast, and entering into the sanctuary within the vail,

Hebrews 10:38

"The just man then will live by faith;" and if he draw back, my soul shall have no delight in him.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto an animating hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:5

who are guarded by the omnipotence of God, through faith to obtain the salvation which is ready to appear at the last time.

2 Peter 2:18-22

Uttering pompous discourses of inanity, ensnaring by the lusts of the flesh, by lascivious impurities, those who had truly escaped from such as live in a course of delusion.

1 John 2:27

But the unction which ye have received from him abideth in you; and ye need not that any person should instruct you. But as the same unction teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, abide in him.

1 John 3:1-3

BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Revelation 2:10

Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.