Colossians 1:23

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

²² In his body of flesh, through means of his death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccusable before him, - ²³ If, at least, ye are abiding still in the faith, founded and firm, and not to be moved away from the hope of the glad-message which ye have heard, which hath been proclaimed in all creation which is under heaven, - of which, I Paul, have become minister. ²⁴ Now, am I rejoicing in the sufferings on your behalf, and am filling up the things that lack of the tribulations of the Christ, in my flesh, in behalf of his body, which is the assembly,

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Ephesians 3:17

That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded,

Acts 2:5

Now there were in Jerusalem sojourning Jews, reverent men from every nation who were under heaven;

Colossians 1:5-6

Because of the hope that is lying by for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before, in the word of the truth of the glad-message,

Colossians 2:7

Rooted, and being built up, in him, and making yourselves sure in your faith, even as ye have been taught, - surpassing therein with thanksgiving.

Romans 10:18

But I say: Have they not heard? Yea indeed, - into all the earth, hath gone forth their sound, and, unto the ends of the inhabited world, their declarations.

2 Corinthians 3:6

Who also hath made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant - not of letter, but of spirit, for, the letter, killeth, whereas, the Spirit, maketh alive.

Colossians 1:25

Of which, I, have become minister - according to the administration of God which hath been given unto me to you-ward, to fill up the word of God,

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day, will I begin to extend the dread of thee and the fear of thee over the face of the peoples under all the heavens, - who will hear the report of thee, then will they quake and writhe in pain because of thee.

Deuteronomy 4:19

or lest thou shouldest lift up thine eyes towards the heavens and see the sun and the moon, and the stars - all the host of the heavens, and shouldest be seduced, and shouldest bow thyself down to them and he led to serve them, - the which Yahweh thy God hath assigned unto all the peoples under all the heavens;

Psalm 92:13-14

They who are planted in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God, shall flourish;

Psalm 125:5

As for them who turn aside unto their crooked ways, Yahweh, will lead them forth, with the workers of iniquity, Prosperity on Israel!

Lamentations 3:66

Thou wilt pursue in anger, and wilt destroy them, from under the heavens of Yahweh.

Ezekiel 18:26

When a righteous man shall turn away from his righteousness and do that which is perverse and die because of those things In his own perversity which he hath done, shall he die.

Hosea 6:3-4

Then let us know - let us press on to know - Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured, - that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, and the seed-rain of the land.

Zephaniah 1:6

And them who turn away from following Yahweh, - and have neither sought Yahweh, nor enquired for him.

Matthew 7:24-25

Every one, therefore, who heareth thesemy words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

Matthew 24:13-14

But, he that hath endured throughout, the same, shall be saved.

Luke 6:48

He is like unto a man building a house, who digged, and deepened, and laid a foundation upon the rock, - and, a flood, coming, the stream burst against that house, and was not strong enough to shake it, because it had been, well, built.

Luke 8:13-15

And, those upon the rock, are they who, as soon as they hear, with joy, welcome the word; and, these, not having, root, are they who, for a season, believe, - and, in a season of testing, draw back.

Luke 22:32

But, I, have entreated for thee, that thy faith may not fail. And, thou, once thou hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.

John 8:30-32

As he was speaking these things, many, believed on him.

John 15:6

If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them, - and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.

John 15:9-10

Just as the Father loved me, I also, loved you: Abide ye in my love.

Acts 1:17

For that he had come to be reckoned among us and obtained the lot of this ministry. -

Acts 1:25

To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas went aside, to go his way unto his own place.

Acts 4:12

And there is in no one else, salvation, for, neither is there any other name, under heaven, which hath been set forth among men, in which we must needs be saved.

Acts 11:23

Who, arriving, and seeing the favour which was of God, rejoiced, and went on to beseech all, with the purpose of their heart, to abide inthe Lord;

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, beseeching them to abide in the faith, and declaring that, through many tribulations, must we enter into the kingdom of God.

Acts 20:24

But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour of God.

Acts 26:16

But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee, - To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee:

Romans 2:7

Unto them, on the one hand, who, by way of endurance in good work, are seeking, glory, honour and incorruption, life age-abiding,

Romans 5:5

And, our hope, putteth not to shame. Because, the love of God, hath been poured out in our hearts, through the Holy Spirit that hath been given unto us:

Romans 15:16

That I should be a public minister of Christ Jesus unto the nations, doing priestly service with the glad-message of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might prove to be acceptable, being hallowed in Holy Spirit:

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? and, what is Paul? ministers through whom ye believed, and, each, as the Lord, gave to him.

1 Corinthians 4:1-3

Let a man, so, be reckoning of us, as officers of Christ, and stewards of sacred secrets of God.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, then, my beloved brethren, - become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Wherefore, having this ministry, even as we received mercy, we faint not;

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

The all things, moreover, are of God, - who hath reconciled us unto himself, through Christ, and hath given, unto us, the reconciling ministry: -

2 Corinthians 6:1

As co-workers, however, we also beseech, that, not in vain, the favour of God, ye welcome;

2 Corinthians 11:23

Ministers of Christ, are they? As one deranged I am talking, I, above measure! - in toils, superabundantly, in prisons, superabundantly, in stripes, to excess, in deaths, oft, -

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid of you - lest by any means, in vain, I should have toiled for you!

Galatians 5:5

For, we, in Spirit, by faith, for a hope of righteousness, are ardently waiting, -

Galatians 5:7

Ye were running well: - who hath hindered you, that, by truth, ye are not to be persuaded?

Galatians 6:9

And, in doing that which is honourable, let us not be fainthearted; for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.

Ephesians 1:18

The eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that ye may know - what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in the Lord;

Ephesians 3:7-8

Of which I was made a minister, according to the free-gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power:

Ephesians 4:16

Out of whom all the body - fitly framing itself together, and connecting itself, through means of every joint of supply, by way of energising in the measure of each single part - secureth the growing of the body, unto an upbuilding of itself in love.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

That, no one, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this cause, I also, no longer concealing my anxiety, sent, that I might get to know your faith, lest by any means he that tempteth, should have tempted you, and, in vain, should have been our toil.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But, we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and, for helmet, the hope of salvation.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, - Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour,

1 Timothy 1:12

Grateful, am I unto him that empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, in that, faithful, he accounted me, putting me into ministry, -

1 Timothy 2:7

Unto which, I, have been appointed proclaimer and apostle - Truth I speak, I utter no falsehood - a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11-12

Whereunto, I, have been appointed herald and apostle and teacher;

2 Timothy 4:5-6

But, thou, - be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do, the work, of an evangelist, thy ministry, completely fulfill;

Titus 3:7

In order that, having been declared righteous by his favour, we should be made inheritors, according to hope, of life age-abiding.

Hebrews 3:6

But, Christ, as, a Son, over his house, - whose house are, we, - if, the freedom of speech and boast of the hope, throughout, firm,we hold fast.

Hebrews 3:14

For, partners of the Christ, have we become, - if, at least, the beginning of the confidence, throughout, firm, we hold fast:

Hebrews 4:14

Having then a great high-priest who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession;

Hebrews 6:19

Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into the interior of the veil:

Hebrews 10:38

But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who, according to his great mercy, hath regenerated us unto a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,

1 Peter 1:5

who, in God's power, are being guarded through faith unto salvation - ready to be revealed in the last ripe time:

2 Peter 2:18-22

For, great swelling words of vanity, uttering, they entice with carnal covetings - in wanton ways - them who are, well-nigh, escaping from the men who, in error, have their behaviour;

1 John 2:27

And, as for you, the anointing which ye have received from him, abideth in you, and ye have, no need, that anyone be teaching you; but, as, his anointing, is teaching you, and is, true, and is no falsehood, even just as it hath taught you, abide ye in him.

1 John 3:1-3

Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us - that, children of God, we should be called, - and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear the things which thou art about to suffer. Lo! the adversary is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and may have tribulation ten days. Become thou faithful until death, and I will give thee the crown of life.