PREACHING

Passages on this topic · 209

• Exodus 4:10

  Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

• Exodus 4:11

  Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?

• Exodus 4:12

  Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

• 2 Chronicles 15:1

  The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:

• 2 Chronicles 15:2

  and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

• 2 Chronicles 15:3

  Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

• 2 Chronicles 15:4

  But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

• 2 Chronicles 15:5

  In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

• 2 Chronicles 15:6

  They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

• 2 Chronicles 15:7

  But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

• 2 Chronicles 15:8

  When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed Yahweh’s altar that was before Yahweh’s porch.

• 2 Chronicles 15:9

  He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.

• 2 Chronicles 15:10

  So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

• 2 Chronicles 15:11

  They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.

• 2 Chronicles 15:12

  They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

• 2 Chronicles 15:13

  and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

• 2 Chronicles 15:14

  They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.

• 2 Chronicles 15:15

  All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then Yahweh gave them rest all around.

• 2 Chronicles 16:7

  At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.

• 2 Chronicles 16:8

  Weren’t the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.

• 2 Chronicles 16:9

  For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”

• 2 Chronicles 16:10

  Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

• 2 Chronicles 18:7

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:8

  Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:9

  Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

• 2 Chronicles 18:10

  Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, “Yahweh says, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”

• 2 Chronicles 18:11

  All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:12

  The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:13

  Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:14

  When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:15

  The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”

• 2 Chronicles 18:16

  He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”

• 2 Chronicles 18:17

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”

• 2 Chronicles 18:18

  Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

• 2 Chronicles 18:19

  Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.

• 2 Chronicles 18:20

  A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’

• 2 Chronicles 18:21

  “He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’

• 2 Chronicles 18:22

  “Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:23

  Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”

• 2 Chronicles 18:24

  Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”

• 2 Chronicles 18:25

  The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

• 2 Chronicles 18:26

  and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”

• Psalms 8:2

  From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

• Ecclesiastes 1:1

  The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

• Ecclesiastes 1:12

  I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

• Matthew 3:2

  “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

• Matthew 4:17

  From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

• Matthew 5:1

  Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

• Matthew 11:25

  At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

• Matthew 11:26

  Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

• Mark 1:4

  John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

• Mark 1:14

  Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

• Mark 1:15

  and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

• Mark 2:2

  Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

• Mark 6:12

  They went out and preached that people should repent.

• Luke 3:3

  He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

• Luke 4:20

  He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

• Luke 5:3

  He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

• Luke 8:1

  Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,

• Luke 10:21

  In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

• Acts 2:14

  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

• Acts 2:15

  For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.

• Acts 2:16

  But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

• Acts 2:17

  ‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

• Acts 2:18

  Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

• Acts 2:19

  I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

• Acts 2:20

  The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

• Acts 2:21

  It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

• Acts 2:22

  “Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,

• Acts 2:23

  him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

• Acts 2:24

  whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

• Acts 2:25

  For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

• Acts 2:26

  Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;

• Acts 2:27

  because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

• Acts 2:28

  You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

• Acts 2:29

  “Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

• Acts 2:30

  Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

• Acts 2:31

  he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

• Acts 2:32

  This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.

• Acts 2:33

  Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

• Acts 2:34

  For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,

• Acts 2:35

  until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

• Acts 2:36

  “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

• Acts 2:37

  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

• Acts 2:38

  Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

• Acts 2:39

  For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

• Acts 2:40

  With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

• Acts 2:41

  Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

• Acts 8:5

  Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

• Acts 8:6

  The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

• Acts 8:7

  For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

• Acts 8:8

  There was great joy in that city.

• Acts 8:9

  But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

• Acts 8:10

  to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

• Acts 8:11

  They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

• Acts 8:12

  But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

• Acts 8:27

  He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

• Acts 8:28

  He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

• Acts 8:29

  The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

• Acts 8:30

  Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

• Acts 8:31

  He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

• Acts 8:32

  Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

• Acts 8:33

  In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

• Acts 8:34

  The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

• Acts 8:35

  Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

• Acts 8:36

  As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

• Acts 8:37
• Acts 8:38

  He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

• Acts 9:20

  Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

• Acts 13:16

  Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

• Acts 13:17

  The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

• Acts 13:18

  For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

• Acts 13:19

  When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.

• Acts 13:20

  After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

• Acts 13:21

  Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

• Acts 13:22

  When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

• Acts 13:23

  From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

• Acts 13:24

  before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

• Acts 13:25

  As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

• Acts 13:26

  Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

• Acts 13:27

  For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

• Acts 13:28

  Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

• Acts 13:29

  When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

• Acts 13:30

  But God raised him from the dead,

• Acts 13:31

  and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

• Acts 13:32

  We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

• Acts 13:33

  that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’

• Acts 13:34

  “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

• Acts 13:35

  Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’

• Acts 13:36

  For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

• Acts 13:37

  But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

• Acts 13:38

  Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

• Acts 13:39

  and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

• Acts 13:40

  Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

• Acts 13:41

  ‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’”

• Acts 13:42

  So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

• Acts 13:43

  Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

• Acts 13:46

  Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

• Acts 17:3

  explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

• 1 Corinthians 1:17

  For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News — not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

• 1 Corinthians 1:18

  For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

• 1 Corinthians 1:21

  For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

• 1 Corinthians 1:23

  but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

• 1 Corinthians 1:27

  but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

• 1 Corinthians 1:28

  and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

• 1 Corinthians 1:29

  that no flesh should boast before God.

• 1 Corinthians 2:1

  When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

• 1 Corinthians 2:2

  For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

• 1 Corinthians 2:3

  I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

• 1 Corinthians 2:4

  My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

• 1 Corinthians 2:5

  that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

• 1 Corinthians 2:6

  We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

• 1 Corinthians 2:7

  But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,

• 1 Corinthians 2:8

  which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

• 1 Corinthians 2:12

  But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

• 1 Corinthians 2:13

  Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

• 1 Corinthians 14:1

  Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

• 1 Corinthians 14:2

  For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

• 1 Corinthians 14:3

  But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

• 1 Corinthians 14:4

  He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

• 1 Corinthians 14:5

  Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:6

  But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

• 1 Corinthians 14:7

  Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

• 1 Corinthians 14:8

  For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

• 1 Corinthians 14:9

  So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

• 1 Corinthians 14:10

  There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

• 1 Corinthians 14:11

  If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

• 1 Corinthians 14:12

  So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

• 1 Corinthians 14:13

  Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

• 1 Corinthians 14:14

  For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

• 1 Corinthians 14:15

  What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

• 1 Corinthians 14:16

  Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?

• 1 Corinthians 14:17

  For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:18

  I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

• 1 Corinthians 14:19

  However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

• 1 Corinthians 14:20

  Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

• 1 Corinthians 14:24

  But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

• 1 Corinthians 14:25

  And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

• 2 Corinthians 2:14

  Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

• 2 Corinthians 2:15

  For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

• 2 Corinthians 2:16

  to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

• 2 Corinthians 3:12

  Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

• 2 Corinthians 3:13

  and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.

• Colossians 1:23

  if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

• Colossians 1:24

  Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly;

• Colossians 1:25

  of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

• Colossians 1:26

  the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

• Colossians 1:27

  to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

• Colossians 1:28

  whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

• Colossians 1:29

  for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:5

  and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:3

  For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:4

  But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:5

  For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

• 1 Thessalonians 2:6

  nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:7

  But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:8

  Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:9

  For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:10

  You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:11

  As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

• 1 Thessalonians 2:12

  to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

• 1 Timothy 6:20

  Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge;

• 1 Timothy 6:21

  which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

• 2 Timothy 2:15

  Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

• 2 Timothy 2:16

  But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

• Titus 1:3

  but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

• Titus 3:8

  This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

• Titus 3:9

  but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

• 2 Peter 2:5

  and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;