Philippians 1:1

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Greetings from Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ.

Cross References

Mark 13:34

This is like a man that goes on a trip and leaves his house. The man lets his servants take care of the house. He gives each servant a special job to do. One servant has the work of guarding the door. The man tells this servant to always be ready. This is the same as I am now telling you.

John 12:26

The person that serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to people that serve me.

Acts 1:20

\{Peter said,\} “In the book of Psalms, this is written \{about Judas\}:

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 9:13

But Ananias answered, “Lord (Jesus), many people have told me about this man (Saul). They told me about the many bad things this man did to your holy people {\cf2\super [189]} in Jerusalem.

Romans 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God called me to be an apostle. {\cf2\super [1]} I was chosen to tell God’s Good News {\cf2\super [2]} to all people.

Romans 1:7

This letter is to all of you in Rome that God has called to be his holy people. {\cf2\super [8]} You are people that God loves.

1 Corinthians 16:10

Timothy might come to you. Try to make him feel comfortable with you. He is working for the Lord the same as I am.

2 Corinthians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted.

Galatians 1:10

Now do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No! God is the One I am trying to please. Am I trying to please people? If I wanted to please people, I would not be a servant of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted.

Ephesians 6:24

God’s grace (kindness) to all of you who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love that never ends.

Philippians 2:19

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon. I will be happy to learn how you are.

Philippians 2:5

In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12

I don’t mean that I am already exactly like God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach that goal and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that. That is the reason Christ made me his.

Philippians 3:3

But we are the people who are truly circumcised. {\cf2\super [16]} We worship (serve) God through his Spirit. {\cf2\super [17]} We are proud to be in Christ Jesus. And we don’t trust in ourselves or anything we can do.

Philippians 3:8

Not only those things, but now I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I lost all those things \{I thought were important\}. And now I know that all those things are worthless trash. This allows me to have Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church (group of believers) that lives in Thessalonica. That church is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. \{God’s\} grace (kindness) and peace be yours.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

Before we came to you, we suffered in Philippi. People there said bad things against us. You know all about that. And when we came to you, many people were against us. But our God helped us to be brave. He helped us to tell you his Good News. {\cf2\super [4]}

2 Thessalonians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church (group of believers) that lives in Thessalonica. You people are in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

This will happen on the day when the Lord \{Jesus\} comes. Jesus will come to receive glory with his holy people. {\cf2\super [2]} And all the people who have believed will be amazed at Jesus. You will be in that group of believers, because you believed the things we told you.

1 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy. You are \{like\} a true son to me because you believe.

1 Timothy 3:8

In the same way, the men who serve as special helpers {\cf2\super [11]} must be men that people can respect. These men must not say things they don’t mean, and they must not use their time drinking too much wine. They must not be men who are always trying to get rich by cheating others.

Titus 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help the faith of God’s chosen people. I was sent to help those people to know the truth. And that truth shows people how to serve God.

Titus 1:7

An elder {\cf2\super [5]} has the job of taking care of God’s work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be a person who is proud and selfish or who becomes angry quickly. He must not drink too much wine. He must not be a person who likes to fight. And he must not be a person who always tries to get rich by cheating people.

Hebrews 13:23

I want you to know that our brother Timothy is out of prison. If he comes to me soon, we will both come to see you.

James 1:1

Greetings from James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:25

You were like sheep that went the wrong way. But now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your lives.

2 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:1

This is the revelation {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. God gave Jesus these things to show his servants what must happen soon. Christ sent his angel to show these things to his servant John.

Revelation 1:20

Here is the hidden meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands that you saw: The seven lampstands are the seven churches. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down before the angel’s feet to worship him. But the angel said to me, “Don’t \{worship me\}! I am a servant like you and your brothers who have the truth of Jesus. So worship God! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. {\cf2\super [148]} ”

Revelation 2:12

“Write this to the angel of the church in Pergamum:

Revelation 2:8

“Write this to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

Revelation 22:9

But the angel said to me, “Don’t \{worship me\}! I am a servant like you and your brothers the prophets. {\cf2\super [170]} I am a servant like all the people who obey the words in this book. You should worship God!”