1 Corinthians 16:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 7:13 : 13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.
  • 1 Thess 5:12 : 12 Final Instructions Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
  • Rom 15:32 : 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
  • 2 Cor 7:6-7 : 6 But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. 7 We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.
  • Prov 25:13 : 13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.
  • Prov 25:25 : 25 Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land.
  • Phil 2:28-29 : 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety. 29 So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,
  • Col 4:8 : 8 I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.
  • 1 Thess 3:6-7 : 6 But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you! 7 So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.
  • Phlm 1:20 : 20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.
  • 3 John 1:4 : 4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
  • 3 John 1:11-12 : 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God. 12 Worthy Demetrius Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.

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    15Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

    16also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

    17I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked.

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    19The churches in the province of Asia send greetings to you. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, with the church that meets in their house.

    20All the brothers and sisters send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

  • Rom 16:2-5
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    2so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.

    3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

    4who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

    5Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

  • 14just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • Phlm 1:6-7
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    6I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

  • 16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.

  • 6They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

  • 32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

  • 20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

  • 11as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

  • 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

  • 18And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

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    12Final Instructions Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

    13and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

  • Phil 2:29-30
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    29So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

    30since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

  • Rom 1:11-12
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    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

  • 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them.

  • 13Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.

  • 15Everyone with me greets you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

  • 18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.

  • 10Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

  • 27When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

  • 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.

  • 14And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.

  • 22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

  • 3Prayer for the Church I thank my God every time I remember you.

  • 9For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?

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    8Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

    9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my good friend Stachys.

  • 8who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

  • 12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, laborers in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.

  • 8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  • 16I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

  • 23Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer and our brother Quartus greet you.

  • 18When they arrived, he said to them,“You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,

  • 18For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

  • 15The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

  • 26who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 34You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

  • 19Greetings to Prisca and Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.