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Awe » For the aged » For men of God
Then they honoured us with many tokens of respect; and when we were about to sail, laid in for us every necessary store.
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Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Now we entreat you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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Christian ministers » Zealous » Epaphroditus
But I have thought it necessary to send unto you Epaphroditus, my brother, and fellow-labourer, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and the minister who supplied my want. For indeed he greatly longed after you all, and was very sorry that ye had heard that he had been sick. For sick indeed he was, nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. read more.
I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him once more ye may rejoice, and I be less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such: for in the work of Christ he was nigh unto death indifferent about life, that he might afford me that service which it was not in your power to render me.
I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him once more ye may rejoice, and I be less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such: for in the work of Christ he was nigh unto death indifferent about life, that he might afford me that service which it was not in your power to render me.
Church » Duty of, to ministers
Obey your presidents, and be subject to them: for they are vigilant for your souls, as being to render an account, that they may do it with joy, and not groaning: for that would be disadvantageous for you.
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Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Now we entreat you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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But if Timothy come, see that he may be among you without fear: for he worketh the Lord's work, as I also do. Let no man therefore treat him with disrespect; but forward him on his way in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brethren.
Now I rejoiced greatly in the Lord, that now once more your thoughtful attention about me hath again sprung up, to which also your mind had been disposed, but ye had not found the opportunity. Not that I mention this with a view to my indigence: for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am, to be content. I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound; in every state and in all situations I am instructed either to be full or famishing, either to enjoy abundance, or to suffer want: read more.
I am enabled for all things by Christ who strengtheneth me. Nevertheless ye have done nobly in your communications to me during my affliction. But know also, Philippians, that at my first preaching the gospel, when I went from Macedonia, no church communicated to me in the way of giving and receiving but ye alone. For in Thessalonica also ye sent me once, yea twice, a supply for my want. Not that I am anxious for a gift; but I am anxious to see fruit abounding on your account. But I have now all things, and abound: I am full, having received from Epaphroditus your bounty, an odour of sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.
I am enabled for all things by Christ who strengtheneth me. Nevertheless ye have done nobly in your communications to me during my affliction. But know also, Philippians, that at my first preaching the gospel, when I went from Macedonia, no church communicated to me in the way of giving and receiving but ye alone. For in Thessalonica also ye sent me once, yea twice, a supply for my want. Not that I am anxious for a gift; but I am anxious to see fruit abounding on your account. But I have now all things, and abound: I am full, having received from Epaphroditus your bounty, an odour of sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.
Honour » Due to religious leaders
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
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Ministers » Charges to » Honour due to
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
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Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Hold them in reputation
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
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Respect » Due to religious leaders
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
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Reverence » For men of God
Then they honoured us with many tokens of respect; and when we were about to sail, laid in for us every necessary store.
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Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Now we entreat you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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Reverence » For servants of God
Obey your presidents, and be subject to them: for they are vigilant for your souls, as being to render an account, that they may do it with joy, and not groaning: for that would be disadvantageous for you.
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Then they honoured us with many tokens of respect; and when we were about to sail, laid in for us every necessary store.
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Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Now we entreat you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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For they have refreshed my spirit and yours; respect therefore such men.
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Reverence » For parents » Due to religious leaders
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such:
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Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.
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Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.
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and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake. And live in peace among yourselves.
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Suffering » For Christ
My brethren, take a pattern for suffering affliction, and patience from the prophets, who have spoken to you in the name of the Lord.
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But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a little while, himself perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
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but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations. If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified.
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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For this favour on the part of Christ is granted you, not only that ye should believe on him, but also that ye should suffer for his sake;
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if we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him: if we renounce him, he also will renounce us:
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for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
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that I may know him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and communion with his sufferings, being conformed to his death;
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In like manner also the Spirit affords assistance to our infirmities: for even this, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not: but the same Spirit more abundantly maketh intercession for us with groanings unutterable.
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But if children, then heirs; heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be we suffer with him, that we may also together with him be glorified. For I reckon that the sufferings of the present moment are not worthy to be placed against the future glory that shall be revealed to us. For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of God. read more.
For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject, in hope that the same creation shall be emancipated from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth together and travaileth in birth to this moment. And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body.
For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject, in hope that the same creation shall be emancipated from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth together and travaileth in birth to this moment. And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body.
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and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being injuriously spoken of, we entreat; we are made as the ordures of the world, as the sweepings of all things unto this day.
And our hope of you is sure, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.
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For we who are yet alive are continually delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. Wherefore death indeed is working in us, but life in you. Having then the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore I have spoken, we also believe, and therefore speak; read more.
knowing that he who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ, will raise up us also through Jesus, and present us together with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace, through the thanksgiving of more persons, may more abound to the glory of God. Therefore we never faint; for though our outward man decay, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory; whilst we direct our aim not to the things which are seen, but to the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things that are not seen are eternal.
knowing that he who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ, will raise up us also through Jesus, and present us together with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace, through the thanksgiving of more persons, may more abound to the glory of God. Therefore we never faint; for though our outward man decay, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory; whilst we direct our aim not to the things which are seen, but to the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things that are not seen are eternal.
For sick indeed he was, nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him once more ye may rejoice, and I be less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and honourably treat those that are such: read more.
for in the work of Christ he was nigh unto death indifferent about life, that he might afford me that service which it was not in your power to render me.
for in the work of Christ he was nigh unto death indifferent about life, that he might afford me that service which it was not in your power to render me.
so that we ourselves make our boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and fidelity under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure: which is a manifest proof of the righteous judgment of God, that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: