Ephesians 4:12

Coverdale Bible (1535)

wherby the sayntes mighte be coupled together thorow comen seruyce to the edifienge of ye body of Christ,

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  • 1 Cor 12:27 : 27 But ye are the body of Christ, and membres, euery one of another.
  • Eph 4:16 : 16 in whom all the body is coupled together, and one membre hangeth by another thorow out all ye ioyntes. Wherby one mynistreth vnto another (acordinge to the operacion as euery membre hath his measure) and maketh, that ye body groweth to the edifienge of it selfe in loue.
  • 1 Thess 5:11-14 : 11 Wherfore comforte youre selues together, and edifye one another, euen as ye do. 12 We beseke you brethren, that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you, and haue the ouersighte of you in the LORDE, 13 and geue you exhortacion, that ye haue the the more in loue for their workes sake, and be at peace with them. 14 We desyre you brethre, warne them that are vnruly, coforte the feble mynded, forbeare the weake, be pacient towarde all men.
  • 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 And I thanke Christ Iesus or LORDE, which hath made me stroge, for he counted me faithfull, & put me in office,
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 Let vs therfore folowe those thinges which make for peace, & thinges wherwith one maye edifye another.
  • 1 Cor 14:26 : 26 How is it then brethren? Whan ye come together, euery one hath a psalme, hath doctryne, hath a tunge, hath a reuelacion, hath an interpretacion. Let all be done to edifyenge.
  • 2 Cor 5:18 : 18 Neuertheles all thinges are off God, which hath reconcyled vs vnto himselfe by Iesus Christ, and hath geuen vs the office to preach the attonement.
  • 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 Let vs geue no man occasion of euell, that oure office be not euell spoken of:
  • 1 Cor 14:4-5 : 4 He that speaketh with tunges, edifieth himselfe: but he that prophecieth, edifieth the cogregacion. 5 I wolde that ye all spake with tunges, but rather that ye prophecied. For greater is he that prophecieth, then he that speaketh wt tuges: excepte he also expounde it, that the congregacion maye haue edifienge.
  • 1 Cor 14:12 : 12 Eue so ye (for so moch as ye couet spirituall giftes (seke yt ye maye haue plentye to the edifienge of the congregacion.
  • Rom 15:14 : 14 I my selfe am full certified of you (my brethren) that ye youre selues are full of goodnes, fylled with all knowlege, so that ye are able to exhorte one another.
  • Eph 1:23 : 23 which is his body, and the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all.
  • Heb 6:1 : 1 Wherfore let vs leaue the doctryne pertaynynge to the begynnynge of a Christen life, and let vs go vnto perfeccion: and now nomore laye ye foundacion of repetaunce from deed workes, and of faith towarde God,
  • Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey them that haue the ouersighte off you, and submytte youre selues vnto them: for they watch for youre soules, euen as they that must geue accoptes therfore, that they maye do it with ioye, and not with grefe: for that is an vnprofitable thinge for you.
  • Eph 4:4 : 4 One body and one sprete, eue as ye are called in one hope of youre callynge.
  • Rom 15:29 : 29 But I am sure whan I come vnto you, that I shal come with ye full blessynge of the Gospell of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Let euery man this wyse esteme vs, euen for the mynisters of Christ, and stewardes of the secretes of God. 2 Now is there no more requyred of the stewardes, then, that they be founde faithfull.
  • 1 Cor 12:7 : 7 The giftes of the sprete are geuen vnto euery man to profit the cogregacion.
  • 1 Cor 14:14 : 14 Yf I praye with tunges, my sprete prayeth, but my vnderstodinge bryngeth no man frute.
  • Luke 22:32 : 32 but I haue prayed for ye, that thy faith fayle not. And whan thou art couerted, strength thy brethren:
  • John 21:15-17 : 15 Now wha they had dyned, Iesus sayde vnto Symon Peter: Symo Iohana, louest thou me more then these do? He sayde vnto him: Yee LORDE, thou knowest yt I loue the. He sayde vnto him: Fede my labes. 16 He sayde vnto him agayne the seconde tyme: Symo Iohana, louest thou me? He sayde vnto him: Yee LORDE, thou knowest, yt I loue ye. He sayde vnto him: Fede my shepe. 17 He saide vnto him ye thirde tyme: Symon Iohana, louest thou me? Peter was sory, because he sayde vnto him, louest thou me? And he sayde vnto him: LORDE, thou knowest all thinges, thou knowest, that I loue ye. Iesus sayde vnto him: Fede my shepe.
  • Acts 1:17 : 17 for he was nombred with vs, and had opteyned the felashippe of this mynistracion.
  • Acts 1:25 : 25 that the one maye take the rowme of this mynistracion and Apostelshippe, from the which Iudas by transgression fell, that he might go awaye in to his awne place.
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 So the congregacions had rest thorow out all Iewry, and Galile, and Samaria, & were edified, and walked in the feare of the LORDE, and were fylled with the comforte of the holy goost.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 Which whan he was come thither, & sawe the grace of God, he was glad, and exorted them all, that with purpose of hert they wolde contynue in the LORDE.
  • Acts 14:22-23 : 22 strengthinge the soules of ye disciples, and exortinge the to cotynue in the faith: and that we thorow moch tribulacion must entre in to the kyngdome of God. 23 And wha they had ordeyned them Elders by eleccion thorow all the congregacions, they prayed and fasted, and comended them vnto the LORDE, on whom they beleued.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I regarde none of them, nether counte I my life dearer then my selfe, that I maye fulfyll my course with ioye, and the office yt I haue receaued of the LORDE Iesu, to testifye the Gospell of the grace of God.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Take hede therfore vnto youre selues, and to all the flocke, amonge the which the holy goost hath set you to be Bishoppes, to fede the congregacion of God, which he hath purchaced thorow his owne bloude.
  • Rom 12:7 : 7 Let him that hath an office, wayte vpo the office: let him that teacheth, take hede to the doctryne:
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Seynge now that we haue soch promyses (dearly beloued) let vs clense oureselues from all fylthynes of the flesh and sprete, and growe vp to full holynes in ye feare of God.
  • 2 Cor 12:19 : 19 Agayne, thynke ye yt we excuse oure selues? We speake in Christ in the sighte off God. But all this (dearly beloued) is done for yor edifyenge.
  • 2 Cor 13:9 : 9 We are glad whan we are weake, & ye stronge: & the same also we wysshe for, namely yor perfectnesse.
  • 2 Cor 3:8 : 8 how shal not ye mynistracion of ye sprete be moch more glorious?
  • 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therfore seynge we haue soch an office (euen as mercy is come vpon vs) we faynte not,
  • Rom 15:2 : 2 Let euery one of vs ordre himselfe so, that he please his neghboure vnto his welth, and edifienge:
  • 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But watch thou in all thinges, suffre aduersite, do the worke of a preacher of the Gospell, fulfyll thine office vnto the vttemost.
  • 2 Tim 4:11 : 11 Onely Lucas is with me. Take Marke, & brynge him with the: for he is profitable vnto me to the mynistracion.
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no filthy communicacion proceade out of youre mouth, but that which is good to edifye withall, wha nede is, that it be gracious to heare.
  • Phil 1:25-26 : 25 And this am I sure of, that I shal abyde, and contynue with you all, for the furtheraunce and ioye of youre faith, 26 that ye maye abundauntly reioyse in Christ Iesu thorow me, by my comynge to you agayne.
  • Phil 3:12-18 : 12 Not that I haue attayned vnto it all ready, or that I am allready perfecte: but I folowe, yf I maye comprehende that, wherin I am comprehended off Christ Iesu. 13 Brethren, I counte not my selfe yet that I haue gotten it: but one thinge I saye: I forget that which is behynde, and stretch my selfe vnto that which is before, 14 & preace vnto ye marck apoynted, to optayne the rewarde of the hye callynge of God in Christ Iesu. 15 Let vs therfore (as many as be parfecte) be thus wyse mynded: and yf ye be otherwyse mynded, I praye God open euen this vnto you. 16 Neuertheles in that wher vnto we are come, let vs procede by one rule, that we maye be of one accorde. 17 Brethren, be ye ye folowers of me, and loke on the which walke eue so as ye haue vs for an ensample. 18 For many walke (off whom I haue tolde you often, but now I tell you wepynge) eue enemies of the crosse of Christ,
  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now ioye I in my sufferynges, which I suffre for you, and fulfill that which is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodyes sake, which is the congregacion,
  • Col 1:28 : 28 who we preach, and warne all men, and teach all men in all wyssdome, to make euery man parfecte in Christ Iesu:
  • Col 4:17 : 17 And saye to Archippus: Take hede to the office which thou hast receaued in the LORDE, that thou fulfyll it.

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