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2 Timothy 1 13-2 Timothy 1 14
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
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1 Timothy 4 6
If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.
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1 Timothy 6 12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of eternal life to which you were called and about which you have made a good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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Titus 1:5-9
The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.As an overseer of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.
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Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Armies.
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Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has only a dream should recount the dream, but the one who has my word should speak my word truthfully, for what is straw compared to grain?”— this is the LORD’s declaration.
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2 Timothy 3 10
But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,
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Ezra 7:25
And you, Ezra, according to God’s wisdom that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people in the region west of the Euphrates who know the laws of your God and to teach anyone who does not know them.
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1 Timothy 1 18
Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight,
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Luke 16:10-12
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will trust you with what is genuine?And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?
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Luke 12:42
The Lord said,“ Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?
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1 Corinthians 4 2
In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful.
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Proverbs 13:17
A wicked envoy falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
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1 Timothy 1 12
I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry—
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1 Samuel 2 35
“‘ Then I will raise up a faithful priest for myself. He will do whatever is in my heart and mind. I will establish a lasting dynasty for him, and he will walk before my anointed one for all time.
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2 Timothy 3 14
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,
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Psalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me.
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Ezra 7:10
Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
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2 Timothy 2 24-2 Timothy 2 25
The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.
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1 Timothy 4 14
Don’t neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
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Revelation 2:10-13
Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.“ Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.“ Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:I know where you live— where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.
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Colossians 1:7
You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,
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Nehemiah 7:2
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
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1 Timothy 3 2-1 Timothy 3 9
An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.He must manage his own household competently and have his children under control with all dignity.( If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil.Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s trap.Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
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Matthew 13:52
“ Therefore,” he said to them,“ every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.”
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Hebrews 3:2-3
He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was in all God’s household.For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house.
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Matthew 24:25
Take note: I have told you in advance.
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Numbers 12:7
Not so with my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my household.
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Hebrews 2:17
Therefore, he had to be like his brothers and sisters in every way, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in matters pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
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1 Timothy 5 22
Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
