1 Timothy 3:14

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Conduct in God’s Church I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 11:34 : 34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.
  • 1 Cor 16:5-7 : 5 Paul’s Plans to Visit But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia– for I will be going through Macedonia– 6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.
  • 2 Cor 1:15-17 : 15 And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us, 16 and 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. 17 Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I? Or do I make my plans according to mere human standards so that I would be saying both“Yes, yes” and“No, no” at the same time?
  • 1 Thess 2:18 : 18 For we wanted to come to you(I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.
  • 1 Tim 4:13 : 13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
  • Phlm 1:22 : 22 At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
  • Heb 13:23 : 23 You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.
  • 2 John 1:12 : 12 Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
  • 3 John 1:14 : 14 But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.

  • 1 Tim 3:15
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    15in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • Phil 2:23-24
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    23So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

    24though I am confident in the Lord that I too will be coming to see you soon.

  • 3 John 1:13-14
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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

    14But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.

  • 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.

  • 2 Pet 1:12-15
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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.

    13Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,

    14since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.

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

  • Rom 15:22-24
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    22Paul’s Intention of Visiting the Romans This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.

    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

    24when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

    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.

  • Rom 1:10-11
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    10and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

  • Heb 13:19
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    19I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
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    7For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

  • 1 Thess 3:5-6
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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!

  • 1 Thess 3:13
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    13so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

  • Phlm 1:21-22
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    21Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.

    22At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 2 Cor 2:3
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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

  • 3 John 1:3
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    3For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth.

  • 1 Tim 4:13
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    13Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

  • 1 Cor 4:18
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    18Some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

  • Heb 13:22-23
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    22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

    23You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.

  • 2 Pet 3:1
    71%

    1The False Teachers’ Denial of the Lord’s Return Dear friends, this is already the second letter I have written you, in which I am trying to stir up your pure mind by way of reminder:

  • 1 Tim 1:3
    71%

    3Timothy’s Task in Ephesus As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

  • 2 Cor 13:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.

    2I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

  • 2 Cor 1:13
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    13For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

  • 2 Pet 3:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.

    15And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,

  • Rev 3:11
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    11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.

  • 1 Cor 16:3
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    3Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

  • Eph 1:15
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    15Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

  • Rom 1:13
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    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.

  • 1 Tim 3:13
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    13For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

  • Eph 3:3
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    3that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.