TOPICAL BIBLE
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Philippians 4:10Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.Philippians 4:11I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.Philippians 4:12I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.Philippians 4:14Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.Philippians 4:15And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.Philippians 4:16For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.Philippians 4:17Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.Philippians 4:18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.Colossians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,Colossians 1:7You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.Colossians 1:25I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,Colossians 1:26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.Colossians 1:27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.Colossians 1:28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.Colossians 2:4I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.Colossians 2:18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.Colossians 2:19He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,Colossians 4:3as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.Colossians 4:4Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.Colossians 4:7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.Colossians 4:10My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.Colossians 4:13For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.Colossians 4:17Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers1 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thessalonians 1:4Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,1 Thessalonians 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.1 Thessalonians 2:3For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!1 Thessalonians 2:6Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.1 Thessalonians 2:7On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.1 Thessalonians 2:8We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.1 Thessalonians 2:11For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—1 Thessalonians 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.1 Thessalonians 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?1 Thessalonians 2:20You are indeed our glory and our joy.1 Thessalonians 3:2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,1 Thessalonians 3:8For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?1 Thessalonians 5:12But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.1 Thessalonians 5:13In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.1 Thessalonians 5:25Brothers, pray for us as well.2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.2 Thessalonians 3:2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.2 Thessalonians 3:4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.2 Thessalonians 3:7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.2 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.1 Timothy 1:3As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines