Ephesians 4:12

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Christ gave those gifts to prepare God’s holy people {\cf2\super [34]} for the work of serving. He gave those gifts to make the body of Christ stronger.

Cross References

Luke 22:32

I have prayed that you will not lose your faith! Help your brothers be stronger when you come back to me.”

Acts 20:24

I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace (kindness).

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people that God has given you. The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [406]} gave you the work of caring for this flock. {\cf2\super [407]} You must be like shepherds to the church (people) of God. {\cf2\super [408]} This is the church that God bought with his own blood. {\cf2\super [409]}

Acts 9:31

The church (believers) everywhere in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. With the help of the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [196]} the group became stronger. The believers showed that they respected the Lord by the way they lived. Because of this, the group of believers grew larger and larger.

Romans 12:5

In the same way, we are many people, but in Christ we are all one body. We are the parts of that body. And each part of that body belongs to all the other parts.

Romans 12:7

If a person has the gift of serving, then that person should serve. If a person has the gift of teaching, then that person should teach.

Romans 14:19

So let us try as hard as we can to do the things that make peace. And let us try to do the things that will help each other.

Romans 15:14

My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of good. I know that you have all the knowledge you need and that you are able to teach each other.

Romans 15:2

Each of us should please other people. We should do this to help them. We should try to help them be stronger in faith.

Romans 15:29

I know that when I visit you, I will bring you Christ’s full blessing.

1 Corinthians 12:27

All of you together are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of that body.

1 Corinthians 12:7

Something from the Spirit can be seen in each person. The Spirit gives this to each person to help other people.

1 Corinthians 14:12

It is the same with you. You want spiritual gifts very much. So try most to have those things that help the church grow stronger.

1 Corinthians 14:14

If I pray in a \{different\} language, then my spirit is praying, but my mind does nothing.

1 Corinthians 14:26

So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, another person has a teaching, another person has a new truth from God, another person speaks in a \{different\} language, and another person interprets that language. The purpose of all these things should be to help \{the church\} grow strong.

2 Corinthians 12:19

Do you think that we have been defending ourselves to you all this time? No. We say these things in Christ. And we say these things before God. You are our dear friends. And everything that we do is to make you stronger.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Now, brothers and sisters, I say good-bye. Try to be perfect. Do the things I have asked you to do. Agree in your minds with each other, and live in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

2 Corinthians 13:9

We are happy to be weak, if you are strong. And we pray that you will grow stronger and stronger.

2 Corinthians 3:8

So surely the new agreement that brings the Spirit {\cf2\super [13]} has even more glory.

2 Corinthians 4:1

God, with his mercy, gave us this work to do. So we don’t give up.

2 Corinthians 5:18

So we think about the things we cannot see, not what we see. The things we see continue only a short time. And the things we cannot see will continue forever.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We don’t want people to find anything wrong with our work. So we do nothing that will be a problem to other people.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises \{from God\}. So we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. We should try to become perfect in the way we live, because we respect God.

Ephesians 1:23

The church is Christ’s body. The church is filled with Christ. He makes everything complete in every way.

Ephesians 4:16

The whole body depends on Christ. And all the parts of the body are joined and held together. Each part of the body does its own work. And this makes the whole body grow and be strong with love.

Ephesians 4:4

There is one body and one Spirit. And God called you to have one hope.

Colossians 4:17

Tell Archippus, “Be sure to do the work the Lord gave you.”

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord because he trusted me and gave me this work of serving him. He gives me strength.

2 Timothy 4:11

Luke is the only one still with me. Get Mark and bring him with you when you come. He can help me in my work here.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you should control yourself at all times. When troubles come, accept those troubles. Do the work of telling the Good News. Do all the duties of a servant of God.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and be under their authority. Those men are responsible for you. So they are always watching to protect your souls. Obey those men so that they can be happy in this work. It won’t help you to make it hard for them.

Hebrews 6:1

So we should be finished with the beginning lessons about Christ. We should not go back to the things we started with. We began \{our life in Christ\} by turning away from the evil things we did before and by believing in God.