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2 Corinthians 1 1
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.
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1 Timothy 3 8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two- faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,
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Romans 1:1
From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.
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Acts 16:12-15
and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God- fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.After she and her household were baptized, she urged us,“ If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded us.
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Romans 1:7
To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
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1 Timothy 1 2
to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
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1 Thessalonians 1 1
From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you!
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1 Corinthians 1 1-1 Corinthians 1 2
From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
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James 1:1
From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
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2 Peter 1 1
From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.
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2 Thessalonians 1 1
From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Timothy 3 1-1 Timothy 3 2
This saying is trustworthy:“ If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self- controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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Ephesians 1:1
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints[ in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.
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Acts 20:28
Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
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Titus 1:1
From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,
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Colossians 1:1-2
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!
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Jude 1:1
From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
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Titus 1:7
For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.
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Revelation 1:1
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John,
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1 Peter 2 25
For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
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Acts 6:1-7
Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek- speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said,“ It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well- attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
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1 Timothy 3 10-1 Timothy 3 13
And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
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John 12:26
If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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2 Thessalonians 1 10
when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed– and you did in fact believe our testimony.
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Ephesians 1:15
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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Acts 16:1-3
He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek.The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
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Acts 9:13
But Ananias replied,“ Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
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Hebrews 13:23
You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.
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1 Corinthians 16 10
Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.
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Mark 13:34
It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
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1 Thessalonians 2 2
But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.
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Acts 1:20
“ For it is written in the book of Psalms,‘ Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and‘ Let another take his position of responsibility.’
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Revelation 2:8
“ To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following:“ This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:
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Revelation 22:9
But he said to me,“ Do not do this! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey the words of this book. Worship God!”
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Revelation 19:10
So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said,“ Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
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Revelation 2:12
“ To the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following:“ This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has the sharp double- edged sword:
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Revelation 1:20-2:1
The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.“ To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write the following:“ This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his right hand– the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
