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Acts 20:18-35
When they came to him, he said to them,“ You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and during the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.You know that I did not avoid proclaiming to you anything that was profitable or from teaching you publicly and from house to house.I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.“ And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.“ And now I know that none of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see me again.Therefore I declare to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you,because I did not avoid declaring to you the whole plan of God.Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.“ And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who are with me.In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said,‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God. God’s purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 7 17
Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.
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Acts 18:23
After spending some time there, he set out, traveling through one place after another in the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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Colossians 2:1
For I want you to know how greatly I am struggling for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.
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Romans 16:4
who risked their own necks for my life. Not only do I thank them, but so do all the Gentile churches.
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Romans 1:14
I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.
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Acts 15:40-41
But Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended by the brothers and sisters to the grace of the Lord.He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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Acts 20:2
And when he had passed through those areas and offered them many words of encouragement, he came to Greece
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Romans 11:13
Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Insofar as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
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Acts 15:36
After some time had passed, Paul said to Barnabas,“ Let’s go back and visit the brothers and sisters in every town where we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they’re doing.”
