2 Corinthians 12:14
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14 Here I am, ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a burden because I do not want what is yours but you, for children ought not to save up for their parents but parents for their children.(A)
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Proverbs 19:14
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14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(A)
Genesis 24:35-36
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35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys.(A) 36 And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and he has given him all that he has.(B)
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1 Corinthians 10:33
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33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage but that of many, so that they may be saved.(A)
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Genesis 31:14-15
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14 Then Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father’s house?(A) 15 Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has been using up the money given for us.
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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24 Do not seek your own advantage but that of the other.(A)
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Proverbs 13:22
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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Ezekiel 34:2
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2 Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: To the shepherds—thus says the Lord God: Woe, you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?(A)
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2 Corinthians 1:15
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15 Since I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a double favor;[a](A)
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- 1.15 Other ancient authorities read joy
1 Corinthians 4:14-15
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Fatherly Admonition
14 I am not writing this to make you ashamed but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel.(A)
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1 Peter 5:2-4
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2 to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight,[a] not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it,[b] not for sordid gain but eagerly.(A) 3 Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.(B) 4 And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away.(C)
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1 Thessalonians 2:11
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11 As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children,
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1 Thessalonians 2:5-6
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5 As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed,(A) 6 nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,(B)
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Acts 20:33
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33 I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
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19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?(A) 20 Yes, you are our glory and joy!
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1 Thessalonians 2:8
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8 So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
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Philippians 4:17
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17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit[a] that accumulates to your account.(A)
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- 4.17 Gk fruit
Philippians 4:1
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2 Corinthians 13:1-2
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Further Warning
13 This is the third time I am coming to you. “Any charge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses.”(A) 2 I warned those who sinned previously and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not be lenient—
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1 Corinthians 16:5
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Plans for Travel
5 I will visit you after passing through Macedonia—for I intend to pass through Macedonia(A)—
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1 Corinthians 11:34
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34 If you are hungry, eat at home,[a] so that when you come together, it will not be for your condemnation. About the other things I will give instructions when I come.(A)
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- 11.34 Gk in a household
1 Corinthians 4:19
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19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.(A)
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
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