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2 Corinthians 1 1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy[ our] brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
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1 Timothy 3 8
Likewise[ must] the deacons[ be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called[ to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
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Acts 16:12-15
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia,[ and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted[ thither].And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard[ us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought[ us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide[ there]. And she constrained us.
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Romans 1:7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called[ to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Timothy 1 2
Unto Timothy,[ my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy,[ and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 1 1
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians[ which is] in God the Father and[ in] the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace[ be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 1 1-1 Corinthians 1 2
Paul, called[ to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes[ our] brother,Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called[ to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
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James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
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2 Peter 1 1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
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2 Thessalonians 1 1
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto 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[ is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
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Titus 1:1
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
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Colossians 1:1-2
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus[ our] brother,To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace[ be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Jude 1:1
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ,[ and] called:
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Titus 1:7
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
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Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified[ it] by his angel unto his servant John:
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1 Peter 2 25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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Acts 6:1-7
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples[ unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid[ their] hands on them.And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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1 Timothy 3 10-1 Timothy 3 13
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being[ found] blameless.Even so[ must their] wives[ be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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John 12:26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will[ my] Father honour.
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2 Thessalonians 1 10
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe( because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
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Ephesians 1:15
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
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Acts 16:1-3
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father[ was] a Greek:Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
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Acts 9:13
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
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Hebrews 13:23
Know ye that[ our] brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
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1 Corinthians 16 10
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also[ do].
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Mark 13:34
[ For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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1 Thessalonians 2 2
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
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Acts 1:20
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
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Revelation 2:8
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
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Revelation 22:9
Then saith he unto me, See[ thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
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Revelation 19:10
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See[ thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
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Revelation 2:12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
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Revelation 1:20-2:1
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;