1 Corinthians 16:10
16:10 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.
John 6:28-29
6:28 So then they said to him, “What must we do to accomplish the deeds 1 God requires?” 2
6:29 Jesus replied, 3 “This is the deed 4 God requires 5 – to believe in the one whom he 6 sent.”
Philippians 2:30
2:30 since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.
7
Philippians 2:1
Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility
2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, 8 any affection or mercy, 9
Philippians 1:3
Prayer for the Church
1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 10
Titus 2:14
2:14 He
11 gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his,
12 who are eager to do good.
13
Hebrews 13:21
13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us
14 what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever.
15 Amen.
1 tn Grk “the works.”
2 tn Grk “What must we do to work the works of God?”
3 tn Grk “answered and said to them.”
4 tn Grk “the work.”
5 tn Grk “This is the work of God.”
6 tn Grk “that one” (i.e., God).
7 tn Grk “make up for your lack of service to me.”
8 tn Or “spiritual fellowship” if πνεύματος (pneumato") is an attributive genitive; or “fellowship brought about by the Spirit” if πνεύματος is a genitive of source or production.
9 tn Grk “and any affection and mercy.” The Greek idea, however, is best expressed by “or” in English.
10 tn This could also be translated “for your every remembrance of me.” See discussion below.
11 tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).
12 tn Or “a people who are his very own.”
13 tn Grk “for good works.”
14 tc Some mss (C P Ψ 6 629* 630 1505 pm latt syh) read ὑμῖν (Jumin, “in you”) here, but ἡμῖν (Jhmin) has stronger external support (Ì46 א A Dvid K 0243 0285 33 81 104 326 365 629c 1175 1739 1881 pm syp co). It is also more likely that ἡμῖν would have been changed to ὑμῖν in light of the “you” which occurs at the beginning of the verse than vice versa.
15 tc ‡ Most mss (א A [C*] 0243 0285 33 1739 1881 Ï latt) include the words “and ever” here, but the shorter reading (supported by Ì46 C3 D Ψ 6 104 365 1505 al) is preferred on internal grounds. It seemed more likely that scribes would assimilate the wording to the common NT doxological expression “for ever and ever,” found especially in the Apocalypse (cf., e.g., 1 Tim 1:17; 2 Tim 4:18; Rev 4:9; 22:5) than to the “forever” of Heb 13:8. Nevertheless, a decision is difficult here. NA27 places the phrase in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.