Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, wishes to be remembered to you, and so does Barnabas' cousin Mark. (About him you have had instructions; if he comes to see you, make him welcome.) Verse ConceptsCousinsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeoplePrisonersCompanionshipWelcoming Believers

We beg you, brothers, to respect those who work with you and who lead you in the service of the Lord, and teach you. Hold them in the highest esteem and affection for what they do. Live at peace with one another.






You must follow my example in this, as I am following Christ's. I appreciate your always remembering me, and your standing by the things I passed on to you, just as you received them.

Now I urge you, brothers??ou know that the family of Stephanas was the first to be converted in Greece, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of God's people??16 I want you to enlist under such leaders, and under anyone who joins with you and works hard.


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Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you. Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clear conscience, and I mean in every way to live an upright life.


Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate. Verse ConceptsImitatingMinisters, Should BeImitating Good PeopleExample Of Believers



For you know yourselves what you must do to follow my example, for I was not idle when I was with you; Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofImitatingLaborImitating Good People





I should like to have everyone be just as I am myself; but each one has his own special gift from God, one of one kind, and one of another. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsSinglenessCelibacyDifferent ThingsLike People In Characterthe Gifts of GodPurityGifts And TalentsBeing Single










I should like to have everyone be just as I am myself; but each one has his own special gift from God, one of one kind, and one of another. To all who are unmarried and to widows, I would say this: It is an excellent thing if they can remain single as I am.

For you know yourselves what you must do to follow my example, for I was not idle when I was with you; I did not eat anybody's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you. Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate. read more.
When I was with you, I gave you this rule: "If anyone refuses to work, give him nothing to eat!"


Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate. Verse ConceptsImitatingMinisters, Should BeImitating Good PeopleExample Of Believers





For you know yourselves what you must do to follow my example, for I was not idle when I was with you; Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofImitatingLaborImitating Good People





I should like to have everyone be just as I am myself; but each one has his own special gift from God, one of one kind, and one of another. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsSinglenessCelibacyDifferent ThingsLike People In Characterthe Gifts of GodPurityGifts And TalentsBeing Single



But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers. Verse ConceptsTeachersNames And Titles For The ChristianBrotherhood


There was but one heart and soul in the multitude who had become believers, and not one of them claimed anything that belonged to him as his own, but they shared everything they had with one another. Verse ConceptsChristiansBelieversLove, For One AnotherParticipation, In ChristReceptivenessUnity, God's Goal OfUnity, Of God's PeopleUnity Among BelieversCommunismOne ChurchCommunitySharing Material ThingsAgreeing With One AnotherPropertySharingpossessionsgroupsmindsetLove For The Church








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May God, from whom steadfastness and encouragement come, give you such harmony with one another, in following the example of Christ Jesus, that you may praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one accord and one voice.


Only we must live up to what we have already attained. Follow my example, brothers, all of you, and notice those who follow the pattern we have set you.