Philippians 2:29

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace,

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.

You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Don’t be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

They rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.”

Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.

Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved.

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Then the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and glory will be before his elders.

He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

“Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.

The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.

I am the first to say to Zion, ‘Behold, look at them;’ and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.

The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

that you also be in subjection to such, and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.

Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

Most certainly I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me.”

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

There was great joy in that city.

They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Therefore if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.