1 Peter 5:1

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1 Peter 5:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

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Acts 20:17

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Acts 20:28

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Acts 21:18

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

1 Timothy 5:1

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1 Timothy 5:19

Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

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The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

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You are witnesses of these things.

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When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:22

beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

Acts 2:32

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You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.

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God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—

Acts 10:41

not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

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And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

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1 Peter 1:4

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

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2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:19

because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

Philippians 1:21

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:22

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Philippians 1:23

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Colossians 3:3

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Colossians 3:4

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From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

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I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.