1 Thessalonians 5:12

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And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,

Cross References

Luke 10:7

And remain in the same house, eating and drinking the things that are with them. For the worker is worthy of his pay. Do not choose to pass from house to house.

John 4:38

I have sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labors."

Acts 20:28

Take care of yourselves and of the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has stationed you as Bishops to rule the Church of God, which he has purchased by his own blood.

Acts 20:35

I have revealed all things to you, because by laboring in this way, it is necessary to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

Romans 16:12

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, most beloved, who has labored much in the Lord.

Romans 16:6

Greet Mary, who has labored much among you.

1 Corinthians 12:28

And indeed, God has established a certain order in the Church: first Apostles, second Prophets, third Teachers, next miracle-workers, and then the grace of healing, of helping others, of governing, of different kinds of languages, and of the interpretation of words.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me has not been empty, since I have labored more abundantly than all of them. Yet it is not I, but the grace of God within me.

1 Corinthians 16:16

So you should be subject also to persons such as this, as well as to all who are cooperating and working with them.

1 Corinthians 16:18

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore, recognize persons such as this.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are God's assistants. You are God's cultivation; you are God's construction.

2 Corinthians 11:23

They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as if I were less wise); more so am I: with many more labors, with numerous imprisonments, with wounds beyond measure, with frequent mortifications.

2 Corinthians 5:9

And thus we struggle, whether absent or present, to please him.

2 Corinthians 6:1

But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I may have labored in vain among you.

Philippians 2:16

holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.

Philippians 2:19

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, in order that I may be encouraged, when I know the things concerning you.

Colossians 1:29

In him, too, I labor, striving according to his action within me, which he works in virtue.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, brothers, our hardship and weariness. We preached the Gospel of God among you, working night and day, so that we would not be burdensome to any of you.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Therefore, concerning other things, brothers, we ask and beg you, in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you have received from us the way in which you ought to walk and to please God, so also may you walk, in order that you may abound all the more.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we ask you, brothers: correct the disruptive, console the weak-minded, support the sick, be patient with everyone.

1 Timothy 5:1

You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers;

1 Timothy 5:20

Reprove sinners in the sight of everyone, so that the others may have fear.

2 Timothy 2:6

The farmer who labors ought to be the first to share in the produce.

Titus 1:3

which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;

Titus 1:5

For this reason, I left you behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)

Titus 2:15

Speak and exhort and argue these things with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith you imitate, by observing the goal of their way of life:

Revelation 1:20

the mystery of the seven stars, which you have seen in my right hand, and of the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the Angels of the seven Churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches."

Revelation 2:12

And to the Angel of the Church of Pergamus write: Thus says he who holds the sharp two-edged spear:

Revelation 2:18

And to the Angel of the Church of Thyatira write: Thus says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like shining brass.

Revelation 2:3

And you have patient endurance for the sake of my name, and you have not fallen away.

Revelation 2:8

And to the Angel of the Church of Smyrna write: Thus says the First and the Last, he who was dead and now lives:

Revelation 3:1

"And to the Angel of the Church of Sardis write: Thus says he who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name which is alive, but you are dead.

Revelation 3:14

And to the Angel of the Church of Laodicea write: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, who is the Beginning of the creation of God:

Revelation 3:7

And to the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia write: Thus says the Holy One, the True One, he who holds the key of David. He opens and no one closes. He closes and no one opens.