Romans 1:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • Rom 15:32 : 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
  • 1 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith. 8 For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord. 9 For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God? 10 We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.
  • 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.
  • 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 Condemnation of the False Teachers Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
  • 2 John 1:4 : 4 I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
  • 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
  • Titus 1:4 : 4 To Titus, my genuine son in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior!
  • Rom 15:24 : 24 when 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 2:1-3 : 1 So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit. 2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad? 3 And 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.
  • 2 Cor 7:4-7 : 4 A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering. 5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way– struggles from the outside, fears from within. 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.
  • 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.
  • Eph 4:5 : 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
  • 1 Thess 2:17-20 : 17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person. 18 For we wanted to come to you(I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us. 19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you? 20 For you are our glory and joy!

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  • 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,

  • 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.

  • Phil 1:25-27
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    25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

  • 1 Thess 3:6-7
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    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!

    7So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

  • Phlm 1:5-8
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    5because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

    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.

    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,

  • 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.

  • 2 Cor 1:14-16
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    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.

    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.

  • Phil 1:7-8
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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.

    8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • Phil 2:17-19
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    17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

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

    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 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.

  • 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,

  • Col 2:2
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    2My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

  • 2 Cor 1:6-7
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    6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

    7And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Col 2:5
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    5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • Rom 15:5
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    5Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

  • 2 Cor 7:13
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    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.

  • 1 Thess 3:2
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    2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,

  • 2 Cor 7:7
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    7We 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.

  • 1 Thess 5:11
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    11Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.

  • Phil 1:5
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    5because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

  • 2 Cor 1:24
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    24I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

  • 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.

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.

  • 2 Thess 2:17
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    17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.

  • Phlm 1:13
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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.

  • Rom 15:14
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    14Paul’s Motivation for Writing the Letter But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

  • 2 Cor 1:11
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    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.

  • Eph 6:22
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    22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.

  • Col 4:8
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    8I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

  • Phil 2:2
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    2complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

  • 1 Cor 16:6
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    6and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.

  • Phil 1:19
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    19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.