Colossians 1:23

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

²² but now you have been reconciled by {his physical body} through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, ²³ if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,

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Ephesians 3:17

[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, "Go into all the world [and] preach the gospel to all creation.

Acts 2:5

Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Colossians 1:5-6

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,

Colossians 2:7

firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.

Romans 10:18

But I say, they have not heard, have they? On the contrary, "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world."

2 Corinthians 3:6

who also makes us adequate [as] servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Colossians 1:25

of which I became a minister, according to God's stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day I will begin to place {the dread of you} and the fear of you {before} the peoples under all the heavens. [They] will hear {the report about you}, and [so] they will shake and tremble {because of you}.'

Deuteronomy 4:19

{And do this so that you do not lift} your eyes [toward] heaven and {observe} the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of the heaven, and be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that Yahweh your God has allotted to all [of] the peoples under all [of] the heaven.

Psalm 92:13-14

Planted in the house of Yahweh, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Psalm 125:5

But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace [be] upon Israel.

Lamentations 3:66

Pursue them {in anger} and destroy them from under the heavens of Yahweh.

Ezekiel 18:26

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and he does injustice, then he will die because of them; because of his injustice that he did he will die!

Hosea 6:3-4

Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh; his rising [is] sure like [the] dawn. He will come like the showers to us, like [the] spring rain that waters [the] earth.

Zephaniah 1:6

and those who turned back from {following} Yahweh, and who did not seek Yahweh, and did not inquire of him."

Matthew 7:24-25

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 24:13-14

But the one who endures to the end--this person will be saved.

Luke 6:48

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And [when] a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

Luke 8:13-15

And those on the rock [are those] who receive the word with joy when they hear [it], and these do not have [enough] root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.

Luke 22:32

but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, [when] once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

John 8:30-32

[While] he was saying these [things], many believed in him.

John 15:6

If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw [them] into the fire, and they are burned.

John 15:9-10

"Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.

Acts 1:17

because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry."

Acts 1:25

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place."

Acts 4:12

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved."

Acts 11:23

who, [when he] arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged [them] all to remain true to the Lord with {devoted hearts},

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."

Acts 20:24

But I consider [my] life [as] worth {nothing} to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify [to] the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 26:16

But get up and stand on your feet, because for this [reason] I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both [to the things] in which you saw me and [to the things] in which I will appear to you,

Romans 2:7

to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,

Romans 5:5

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 15:16

with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:5

Therefore, what is Apollos and what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave.

1 Corinthians 4:1-3

Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, [because you] know that your labor is not [in] vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Because of this, [since we] have this ministry, just as we have been shown mercy, we do not lose heart,

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

And all these [things] [are] from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

2 Corinthians 6:1

Now [because we] are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they servants of Christ?--I am speaking as though I were beside myself--I [am] more so, with far greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with beatings to a much greater degree, in [danger of] death many times.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid [for] you, lest perhaps I have labored for you in vain!

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:7

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, [if we] do not give up.

Ephesians 1:18

(the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what [are] the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

in whom the whole building, joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

Ephesians 3:7-8

of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

[so that] no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For [you] yourselves know that we are appointed for this,

1 Thessalonians 3:5

Because of this, I also, [when I] could endure [it] no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But [because] we are of the day, we must be sober, [by] putting on the breastplate of faith and love and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation,

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given [us] eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

1 Timothy 1:12

{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,

1 Timothy 2:7

for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am speaking the truth, [I am] not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11-12

for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,

2 Timothy 4:5-6

But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Titus 3:7

so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ [was faithful] as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of [our] commitment steadfast until the end,

Hebrews 4:14

Therefore, [because we] have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

Hebrews 6:19

which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain,

Hebrews 10:38

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:5

who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,

2 Peter 2:18-22

{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,

1 John 2:27

And [as for] you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you do not have need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all [things], and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you reside in him.

1 John 3:1-3

See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him.

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.