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comfort

2 Corinthians 1:3-6 (NLT)
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

1 Corinthians 15:9-10 (NLT)
For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.

1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:16-19, 1 Corinthians 14:27-28, 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 14:39-40

1 Corinthians 14:5 (NLT)
I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened.

1 Corinthians 14:16-19 (NLT)
For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don’t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don’t understand what you are saying?

1 Corinthians 14:27-28 (NLT)
No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 (NLT)
Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says.

1 Corinthians 14:39-40 (NLT)
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 1 Corinthians 12:11-12, 1 Corinthians 12:14-15

1 Corinthians 12:4-7 (NLT)
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.

1 Corinthians 12:11-12 (NLT)
It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

1 Corinthians 12:14-15 (NLT)
Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.

1 Corinthians 9:21-22

1 Corinthians 9:21-22 (NLT)
When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:7-8, 1 Corinthians 3:11, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 3:19

1 Corinthians 3:7-8 (NLT)
It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.

1 Corinthians 3:11 (NLT)
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:16 (NLT)
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

1 Corinthians 3:19 (NLT)
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 10:33

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

1 Corinthians 10:33 (NLT)
I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved.

1 Corinthians 9:22, 1 Corinthians 9:24

1 Corinthians 9:22 (NLT)
When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.

1 Corinthians 9:24 (NLT)
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!

1 Corinthians 8:12

1 Corinthians 8:12 (NLT)
And when you sin against other believers by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ.

Planting and watering the seed

1 Corinthians 3:7-8 (NLT)
It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.

1 Corinthians 1:25, 1 Corinthians 1:27-28, 1 Corinthians 1:31

1 Corinthians 1:25 (NLT)
This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.

1 Corinthians 1:27-28 (NLT)
Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.

1 Corinthians 1:31 (NLT)
Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD.”

Romans 15:13

Romans 15:13 (NLT)
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:4-5

Romans 15:4-5 (NLT)
Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.

Romans 14:23

Romans 14:23 (NLT)
But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.

Romans 14:9-10

Romans 14:9-10 (NLT)
Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.

Romans 14:1

Romans 14:1 (NLT)
Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.

Psalm 107:1-2

Psalm 107:1-2 (MSG)
Oh, thank god—he's so good! His love never runs out. All of you set free by god, tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression, Then rounded you up from all over the place, from the four winds, from the seven seas.

Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.

James 4:8 (NLT)
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

suffering

1 Peter 5:10 (NLT)
In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Romans 6:20-22

Romans 6:20-22 (NLT)
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right.

Romans 6:1-4, Romans 6:13, Romans 6:15

Romans 6:1-4 (NLT)
Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?

Romans 6:13 (NLT)
Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

Romans 6:15 (NLT)
Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!

Romans 6:1-4, Romans 6:13

Romans 6:1-4 (NLT)
Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?

Romans 6:13 (NLT)
Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

Romans 6:1-4

Romans 6:1-4 (NLT)
Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?

Romans 5:5, Romans 5:15-16

Romans 5:5 (NLT)
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Romans 5:15-16 (NLT)
But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:5, Romans 5:15

Romans 5:5 (NLT)
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Romans 5:15 (NLT)
But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.