Building Up Of Others

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant. — read the full passage →

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms. — read the full passage →

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness. — read the full passage →

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

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

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant. — read the full passage →

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

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.

Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; — read the full passage →

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

“When the Counselorhas come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

He will say, “Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”

The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God: — read the full passage →

He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to 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.

How much worse punishment, do you think, will he be judged worthy of, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, — read the full passage →

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard; — read the full passage →

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Don’t quench the Spirit.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants: — read the full passage →

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; — read the full passage →

But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation; — read the full passage →

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me. — read the full passage →