Numbers 16:9-11
16:9 Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the
Lord, and to stand before the community to minister to them?
16:10 He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek
the priesthood also?
16:11 Therefore you and all your company have assembled together against the
Lord! And Aaron – what is he that you murmur against him?”
Numbers 17:5
17:5 And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.”
Numbers 17:1
The Budding of Aaron’s Staff
17:1 The Lord spoke to Moses:
Numbers 28:4-5
28:4 The first lamb you must offer in the morning, and the second lamb you must offer in the late afternoon,
28:5 with one-tenth of an ephah
of finely ground flour as a grain offering mixed with one quarter of a hin
of pressed olive oil.
Jeremiah 1:5
1:5 “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you.
Before you were born I set you apart.
I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah 17:16
17:16 But I have not pestered you to bring disaster.
I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation.
You know that.
You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.
Amos 7:15
7:15 Then the
Lord took me from tending
flocks and gave me this commission,
‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!’
Matthew 25:15
25:15 To
one he gave five talents,
to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
Mark 13:34
13:34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves
in charge, assigning
to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
Romans 1:5
1:5 Through him
we have received grace and our apostleship
to bring about the obedience
of faith
among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.
Romans 12:6
12:6 And we have different gifts
according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.
Romans 12:1
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
Colossians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Colossians 2:12-14
2:12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you also have been raised with him through your
faith in the power
of God who raised him from the dead.
2:13 And even though you were dead in your
transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless
made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.
2:14 He has destroyed
what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness
expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.
Colossians 3:5
3:5 So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth:
sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion,
evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
Colossians 4:7
Personal Greetings and Instructions
4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
Colossians 1:11
1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of
all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
Colossians 1:10
1:10 so that you may live
worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects
– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
Galatians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)
Ephesians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:7-8
3:7 I became a servant of this gospel
according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by
the exercise of his power.
3:8 To me – less than the least of all the saints
– this grace was given,
to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
Ephesians 3:1
Paul's Relationship to the Divine Mystery
3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –
Ephesians 2:7
2:7 to demonstrate in the coming ages
the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward
us in Christ Jesus.
James 1:17
1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift
is from above, coming down
from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
James 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
James 4:10-11
4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.