Verse 7
Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
Referenced Verses
- Heb 6:12 : 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
- Heb 13:17 : 17 Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
- Heb 13:24 : 24 Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.
- Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
- Song 1:8 : 8 If you have not knowledge, O most beautiful among women, go on your way in the footsteps of the flock, and give your young goats food by the tents of the keepers.
- Matt 24:45 : 45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
- 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
- 2 Thess 3:9 : 9 Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.
- Luke 8:11 : 11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
- Rom 10:17 : 17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- 1 Cor 4:16 : 16 So my desire is that you take me as your example.
- 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.
- Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.
- Rev 6:9 : 9 And when the fifth stamp was undone, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been put to death for the word of God, and for the witness which they kept.
- Rev 20:4 : 4 And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years.
- Phil 3:17 : 17 Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.
- 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;
- 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
- 1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you; 13 And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
- 2 Thess 3:7 : 7 For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
- 1 Cor 11:1 : 1 So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.
- Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?
- Acts 4:31 : 31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.
- Acts 7:55-60 : 55 But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God. 57 But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together, 58 Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit. 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
- Acts 13:46 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.