1 Corinthians 4:18
4:18 Some have become arrogant,
as if I were not coming to you.
Acts 20:29-30
20:29 I know that after I am gone
fierce wolves
will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
20:30 Even from among your own group
men
will arise, teaching perversions of the truth
to draw the disciples away after them.
Philippians 1:27
1:27 Only 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,
Philippians 2:12
Lights in the World
2:12 So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,