Colossians 1:23

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

²² in the body of his flesh through his death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight; ²³ if ye indeed continue in the faith grounded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye heard, which hath been preached in the whole creation under heaven; of which I Paul became a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;

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Ephesians 3:17

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to the whole creation.

Acts 2:5

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

Colossians 1:5-6

on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

Colossians 2:7

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

Romans 10:18

But I say, Did they not hear? Yes truly, "Their voice went forth into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."

2 Corinthians 3:6

who also gave us ability to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

Colossians 1:25

of which I became a minister, according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me, for you, to fulfill the word of God,

Matthew 7:24-25

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

Matthew 24:13-14

But he that endureth to the end will be saved.

Luke 6:48

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation on a rock; and when a flood arose, the stream dashed against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.

Luke 8:13-15

Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. And do thou, when thou hast returned to me, strengthen thy brethren.

John 8:30-32

As he spoke these words, many believed in him.

John 15:6

If any one abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather it, and cast it into the fire, and it is burned.

John 15:9-10

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

Acts 1:17

For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.

Acts 1:25

to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.

Acts 4:12

And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

Acts 11:23

who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart;

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that it is through many afflictions that we mast enter into the kingdom of God.

Acts 20:24

But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Acts 26:16

But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;

Romans 2:7

everlasting life to those who by patient continuance in welldoing seek for glory, and honor, and incorruption;

Romans 5:5

and hope will not disappoint us; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which hath been given to us.

Romans 15:16

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles, performing the office of a priest in respect to the gospel of God, that the oblation of the gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:5

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but ministers through whom ye believed, and that as the Lord gave to each?

1 Corinthians 4:1-3

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

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, having this ministry through the mercy we received, we are not fainthearted;

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

And all things are from God, who reconciled us to himself by Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 6:1

As fellowworkers, then, with him, we also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain;

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often;

Galatians 4:11

I fear for you, lest I may have bestowed upon you labor in vain.

Galatians 5:5

For we through the Spirit by faith steadfastly wait for the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:7

Ye were running well; who hindered you, that ye should not obey the truth?

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be fainthearted in welldoing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Ephesians 1:18

the eyes of your mind being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope belonging to his call of you, and what the riches of the glory of the inheritance which he hath given among the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

in whom all the building, fitly framed together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord;

Ephesians 3:7-8

of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God, given to me according to the effectual working of his power.

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, well put together and compacted by means of every supplying joint, is, according to the working of each part in its proportion, building itself up in love.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for yourselves know that to this we are appointed;

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this cause, when I too could no longer forbear, I sent in order to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor should prove in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

but let us, as we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation;

2 Thessalonians 2:16

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

1 Timothy 1:12

And I thank him who gave me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he accounted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, t

1 Timothy 2:7

whereunto I was appointed a herald and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not,) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11-12

for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles.

2 Timothy 4:5-6

But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish thy ministry.

Titus 3:7

that having been accepted as righteous by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of everlasting life.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ as a son over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and joyousness of our hope.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast our first confidence firm to the end.

Hebrews 4:14

Since, then, we have a great highpriest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Hebrews 6:19

which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast, and which entereth within the veil;

Hebrews 10:38

Now my righteous man shall live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him."

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, begot us again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:5

who are guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time;

2 Peter 2:18-22

For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, by dissolute ways, such as were in some measure escaping from those who live in error;

1 John 2:27

And the anointing which ye yourselves received from him abideth in you, and ye have no need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall 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 l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Revelation 2:10

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.