Philippians 1:27

The only thing that matters is that you continue to live as good citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Messiah. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I may hear all about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, struggling with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

Ephesians 4:1

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all.

Acts 4:32

Now all the believers were one in heart and soul, and nobody called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything they owned.

1 Corinthians 1:10

Brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, I urge all of you to be in agreement and not to have divisions among you, so that you may be perfectly united in your understanding and opinions.

2 Peter 3:14

So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to have the Lord find you at peace and without spot or fault.

Psalm 122:3

Jerusalem stands built up, a city knitted together.

Psalm 133:1

Look how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

Proverbs 22:23

for the LORD will plead their case and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.

Jeremiah 32:39

I'll give them one heart and one lifestyle so they'll fear me always for their own good and for the good of their descendants after them.

Matthew 12:25

He knew what they were thinking and told them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

John 17:20-21

I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,

Acts 2:46

United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other's homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.

Acts 24:24

Some days later, Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him talk about faith in Jesus the Messiah.

Romans 1:5

Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.

Romans 1:9

For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel about his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who believes, of the Jew first and of the Greek as well.

Romans 10:8

But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message about faith that we are proclaiming:

Romans 12:4-5

For we have many parts in one body, but these parts do not all have the same function.

Romans 15:16

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

Romans 15:29

And I know that when I come to you I will come with the full blessing of the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form a single body, so it is with the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 9:13

Because your service in giving proves your love, you will be glorifying God as you obey what your confession of the Messiah's gospel demands, since you are generous in sharing with them and with everyone else.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers, goodbye. Keep on growing to maturity. Keep listening to my appeals. Continue agreeing with each other and living in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Galatians 1:7

not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah.

Ephesians 1:13

You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 1:15

Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

Ephesians 4:3-6

Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace.

Philippians 2:1-2

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in the Messiah, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship in the Spirit, if there is any compassion and sympathy,

Philippians 2:12

And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Philippians 2:24

Indeed, I am confident in the Lord that I will come to visit you soon.

Philippians 3:18-1

For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah.

Colossians 1:4

because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,

Colossians 1:10

so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.

1 Thessalonians 3:6

But Timothy has just now returned from visiting you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, just as we want to see you.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.

1 Timothy 1:11

that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

1 Timothy 1:19

with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences, some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith.

Titus 2:10

or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.

James 3:18

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

2 Peter 1:4-9

Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.

2 Peter 3:11

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be

3 John 1:3-4

I was overjoyed when some brothers arrived and testified about your truthfulness and how you live according to the truth

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Bible References

Let

Philippians 3:18
For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah.
Ephesians 4:1
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
Colossians 1:10
so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.
Titus 2:10
or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.
2 Peter 1:4
Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.
2 Peter 3:11
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be

The gospel

Romans 1:9
For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel about his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you
Romans 15:16
to be a minister of the Messiah Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering brought by gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.
2 Corinthians 9:13
Because your service in giving proves your love, you will be glorifying God as you obey what your confession of the Messiah's gospel demands, since you are generous in sharing with them and with everyone else.
Galatians 1:7
not that another one really exists. To be sure, there are certain people who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel about the Messiah.

Whether

Philippians 2:12
And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

I may

Ephesians 1:15
Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Colossians 1:4
because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,
1 Thessalonians 3:6
But Timothy has just now returned from visiting you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, just as we want to see you.
Philemon 1:5
because I keep hearing about your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus.
3 John 1:3
I was overjoyed when some brothers arrived and testified about your truthfulness and how you live according to the truth

In one

Jeremiah 32:39
I'll give them one heart and one lifestyle so they'll fear me always for their own good and for the good of their descendants after them.
John 17:20
I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,
Acts 2:46
United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other's homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.
Acts 4:32
Now all the believers were one in heart and soul, and nobody called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything they owned.
Romans 12:4
For we have many parts in one body, but these parts do not all have the same function.
1 Corinthians 12:12
For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form a single body, so it is with the Messiah.
Ephesians 4:3
Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace.
James 3:18
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all.

The faith

Proverbs 22:23
for the LORD will plead their case and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.
Acts 24:24
Some days later, Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him talk about faith in Jesus the Messiah.
Romans 1:5
Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.
Romans 10:8
But what does it say? "The message is near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message about faith that we are proclaiming:
Ephesians 1:13
You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
1 Timothy 1:11
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith.

General references

Deuteronomy 15:5
Only be certain to obey the voice of the LORD your God. Carefully observe all of these commands that I'm commanding to you today.
Joshua 22:3
You haven't abandoned your relatives these past days to the present, and you have met the obligation contained in the commands of the LORD your God.
2 Samuel 10:11
He said, "If the Arameans prove too strong for me, then you are to help me. If the Ammonites prove too strong for you, then I will come help you.

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