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Romans 12:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach.

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Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers,

to preach God's message. Do it willingly, even if it isn't the popular thing to do. You must correct people and point out their sins. But also cheer them up, and when you instruct them, always be patient.

Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching.

The church at Antioch had several prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon, also called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who was Herod's close friend, and Saul.

and God's servants must not be troublemakers. They must be kind to everyone, and they must be good teachers and very patient.

You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.

Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you.

That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.

This is why God chose me to be a preacher and an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

Remind Archippus to do the work that the Lord has given him to do.

Share every good thing you have with anyone who teaches you what God has said.

First, God chose some people to be apostles and prophets and teachers for the church. But he also chose some to work miracles or heal the sick or help others or be leaders or speak different kinds of languages.

Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock he bought with the blood of his own Son.

When I preached in public or taught in your homes, I didn't hold back from telling anything that would help you.

A lot of people were now becoming followers of the Lord. But some of the ones who spoke Greek started complaining about the ones who spoke Aramaic. They complained that the Greek-speaking widows were not given their share when the food supplies were handed out each day.

One night he went to Jesus and said, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you to teach us. You could not work these miracles, unless God were with you.”

Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Then a guard said, “I have stood day and night on this watchtower, Lord.

I was a wise teacher with much understanding, and I collected a number of proverbs that I had carefully studied.

I will teach sinners your Law, and they will return to you.

Come, my children, listen as I teach you to respect the Lord.

I would be disobeying the Lord if I stopped praying for you! I will always teach you how to live right.

You teach God's laws to Israel, and at the place of worship you offer sacrifices and burn incense.

There are different ways to serve the same Lord,

My friends, when you meet to worship, you must do everything for the good of everyone there. That's how it should be when someone sings or teaches or tells what God has said or speaks an unknown language or explains what the language means.




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