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1 Thessalonians 5 12-1 Thessalonians 5 13
Brothers and sisters, we ask you to accept the godly leaders who work hard among you. They care for you in the Lord. They correct you.Have a lot of respect for them. Love them because of what they do. Live in peace with one another.
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Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders. They spoke God’s word to you. Think about the results of their way of life. Copy their faith.
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1 Timothy 5 17
The elders who do the church’s work well are worth twice as much honor. That is true in a special way of elders who preach and teach.
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Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves. Keep watch over all the believers. The Holy Spirit has made you leaders over them. Be shepherds of God’s church. He bought it with his own blood.
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1 Peter 5 5
In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)
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1 Peter 5 2-1 Peter 5 3
Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.Don’t act as if you were a ruler over those under your care. Instead, be examples to the flock.
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Jeremiah 13:17
If you don’t listen, I will weep in secret. Because you are so proud, I will weep bitterly. Tears will flow from my eyes. The Lord’ s flock will be taken away as prisoners.
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.Suppose I say to a sinful person,‘ You can be sure that you will die.’ And suppose you do not try to get them to change their ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn that sinful person. You tell them to change their ways. But they do not change. Then they will die because they have sinned. But you will have saved yourself.
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1 Corinthians 16 16
to follow the lead of people like them. Follow everyone who joins in the task and works hard at it.
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Philippians 2:12
My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.
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Ezekiel 3:17-21
The Lord said,“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.Suppose I say to a sinful person,‘ You can be sure you will die.’ And you do not warn them. You do not try to get them to change their evil ways in order to save their life. Then that sinful person will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn that sinful person. And they do not turn away from their sin or their evil ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. But you will have saved yourself.“ Or suppose a godly person turns away from their godliness and does what is evil. And suppose I put something in their way that will trip them up. Then they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The godly things that person did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn a godly person not to sin. And they do not sin. Then you can be sure that they will live because they listened to your warning. And you will have saved yourself.”
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1 Samuel 15 19-1 Samuel 15 20
Why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you keep for yourselves what you had taken from your enemies? Why did you do what is evil in the sight of the Lord?”“ But I did obey the Lord,” Saul said.“ I went to do what he sent me to do. I completely destroyed the Amalekites. I brought back Agag, their king.
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1 Corinthians 4 1-1 Corinthians 4 2
So here is how you should think of us. We serve Christ. We are trusted with the mysteries God has shown us.Those who have been given a trust must prove that they are faithful.
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1 Thessalonians 2 19-1 Thessalonians 2 20
What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?Yes, you are our glory and our joy.
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Exodus 32:31
So Moses went back to the Lord. He said,“ These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.
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Philippians 2:29
So then, welcome him as a brother in the Lord with great joy. Honor people like him.
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1 Thessalonians 3 9-1 Thessalonians 3 10
How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.Night and day we pray very hard that we will see you again. We want to give you what is missing in your faith.
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Philippians 1:4
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.
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Ephesians 5:21
Follow the lead of one another because of your respect for Christ.
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Romans 14:12
So we will all have to explain to God the things we have done.
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Isaiah 62:6
Jerusalem, I have stationed guards on your walls. They must never be silent day or night. You who call out to the Lord must not give yourselves any rest.
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Ezekiel 33:2
“ Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them,‘ Suppose I send enemies against a land. And its people choose one of their men to stand guard.
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Acts 20:24-26
But my life means nothing to me. My only goal is to finish the race. I want to complete the work the Lord Jesus has given me. He wants me to tell others about the good news of God’s grace.“ I have spent time with you preaching about the kingdom. I know that none of you will ever see me again.So I tell you today that I am not guilty if any of you don’t believe.
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Genesis 16:9
Then the angel of the Lord told her,“ Go back to the woman who owns you. Obey her.”
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2 Corinthians 5 10-2 Corinthians 5 11
We must all stand in front of Christ to be judged. Each one of us will be judged for what we do while in our bodies. We’ll be judged for the good things and the bad things. Then each of us will receive what we are supposed to get.We know what it means to have respect for the Lord. So we try to help other people to understand it. What we are is plain to God. I hope it is also plain to your way of thinking.
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1 Samuel 8 19
In spite of what Samuel said, the people refused to listen to him.“ No!” they said.“ We want a king to rule over us.
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Proverbs 5:13
I would not obey my teachers. I wouldn’t listen to those who taught me.
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Philippians 2:16
You will shine as you hold on tight to the word of life. Then I will be able to boast about you on the day Christ returns. I can be happy that I didn’t run or work for nothing.
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James 4:7
So obey God. Stand up to the devil. He will run away from you.
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Luke 16:2
So the rich man told him to come in. He asked him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Tell me exactly how you have handled what I own. You can’t be my manager any longer.’
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Philippians 3:18
I have told you these things many times before. Now I tell you again with tears in my eyes. Many people live like enemies of the cross of Christ.
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2 Thessalonians 3 14
Keep an eye on anyone who doesn’t obey the teachings in our letter. Don’t have anything to do with that person. Then they will feel ashamed.
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Philippians 4:1
My brothers and sisters, in this way remain strong in the Lord. I love you and long for you. Dear friends, you are my joy and my crown.
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Hebrews 13:24
Greet all your leaders. Greet all the Lord’s people. The believers from Italy send you their greetings.