1 Corinthians 4:17

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For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.

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  • 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 The Circumstances of Your Calling Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.
  • 1 Cor 16:10 : 10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.
  • 1 Tim 1:2 : 2 to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
  • 2 Tim 1:2 : 2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
  • 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace.As in all the churches of the saints,
  • 1 Cor 16:1 : 1 A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Remaining Unmarried With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.
  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Women’s Head Coverings I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
  • 1 Cor 11:16 : 16 If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
  • Eph 6:21 : 21 Farewell Comments Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you, so that you too may know about my circumstances, how I am doing.
  • Phil 2:19 : 19 Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.
  • Col 1:7 : 7 You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave– a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf–
  • Col 4:9 : 9 I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
  • 1 Thess 3:2-3 : 2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith, 3 so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.
  • Num 12:7 : 7 My servant Moses is not like this; he is faithful in all my house.
  • Prov 13:17 : 17 An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
  • Matt 25:21 : 21 His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
  • Acts 19:21-22 : 21 A Riot in Ephesus Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said,“After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” 22 So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.
  • 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.
  • 1 Cor 4:15 : 15 For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
  • Rev 2:13 : 13 ‘I know where you live– where Satan’s throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.
  • 2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And what you heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.
  • 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

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    14A Father’s Warning I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.

    15For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

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    2to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

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    1Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

    2Women’s Head Coverings I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you.

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    5So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

    6But 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!

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    10Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

  • Phil 2:19
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    19Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

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    6By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.

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    1Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

    2And what you heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

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    7Personal Greetings and Instructions Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.

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    10Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.

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    18I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.

  • 2 Tim 1:13
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    13Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

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    12Salvation Based on the Word of God Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.

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    15Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

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    9And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

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    2to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

    3Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

    4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

    5I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you.

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    9For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

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

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    9I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

  • Gal 4:19
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    19My children– I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!

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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

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  • Acts 20:18
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    15And his affection for you is much greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

    16I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.

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    17Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

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    11Command and teach these things.

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    7For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.

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    7As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

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    12I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

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    4Thanks for Philemon’s Love and Faith I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,

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    9Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.

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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Phil 2:22
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    22But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

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    11For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.