Then when they took breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter; Simon, the son of Jonah, dost thou love me with divine love more than these? He says to Him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee as a friend. He says to him; Feed my lambs.

Then indeed the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, being edified and progressing in the fear of the Lord; and was being multiplied by the exhortation of the Holy Ghost.

Who, coming, and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and continued to exhort all, with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord:

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and it behooves them through many tribulations to enter into the kingdom of God.

Take heed to yourselves, and all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost has placed you shepherds, to shepherdise the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

But I am indeed persuaded, my brethren, concerning you, that you are also full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, being able also to admonish one another.

Therefore having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

And having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith;

Not that I already received it, or have already been made perfect: but I persevere, if I may receive that for which I have indeed been received by Christ Jesus.

whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

Therefore exhort one another, and edify either the other, as you indeed are doing.

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, let us be carried to perfection; not again laying the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.

The work

because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry.

But I consider my life worthy of no consideration to myself, so as to finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

or ministry, it is in the ministry; or he that teacheth, in teaching;

So let a man consider us, as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

how will not the ministry of the spirit be more in glory?

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

All things are from God, the one having reconciled us unto himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, in order that the ministry may not be blamed;

And say to Archippus; Take heed to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you may fill it.

I give thanks to Jesus Christ our Lord, the one having filled me up with dynamite, because he considered me faithful, having put me in the ministry;

But be thou sober in all things, suffer affliction, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

The edifying

from whom the whole body, being assimilated and knitted together through every joint of the supply, according to the working in each several part, makes increase of the body in the edification of itself in divine love.

Then therefore we pursue the things belonging to peace, and edification towards one another.

Let each of us please his neighbor in that which is good, unto edification;

The one speaking with a tongue edifies himself; but the one prophesying edifies the church.

For a long time you were thinking that I am apologizing to you. We speak before God in Christ; but all things, beloved, are for your edification.

Therefore exhort one another, and edify either the other, as you indeed are doing.

The body

There is one body and one Spirit, as ye indeed are called in one hope of your calling;

which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all things in all.

Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

General references

but they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him: because they know not the voice of strangers.

despise not prophesying;