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• 2 Corinthians 5

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  2 Corinthians 5 is the chapter in which Paul speaks of the earthly body that will be dissolved and of the hope of an eternal house in heaven, and proclaims the new creation in Christ and the ministry of reconciling people to God.

• 1 Timothy 2

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  1 Timothy 2 is the chapter in which Paul addresses public prayer and order in the church's worship. It contains instructions on prayer for all people and for those in authority, on Christ as the one mediator, and on how men and women are to pray, adorn themselves, and learn.

• 2 Corinthians 9

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  2 Corinthians 9 is the chapter in which Paul urges the Corinthian believers to prepare in advance the collection for the saints in Jerusalem, and explains cheerful giving and the thanksgiving it produces.

• 2 Timothy 1

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  2 Timothy 1 is the first chapter of the letter that Paul, imprisoned in Rome, sent to Timothy. Expressing confidence in Timothy's faith, Paul gives thanks and urges him to stir up his gift and not to be ashamed of suffering for the gospel.

• 1 Thessalonians 4

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  1 Thessalonians 4 is the chapter in which Paul urges the church at Thessalonica to live holy lives, to love one another as brethren, and to work diligently, and teaches them to comfort one another with the hope that believers who have died will rise again at the coming of the Lord.

• 2 Timothy 2

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  2 Timothy 2 is the chapter in which Paul urges Timothy to be strong in grace, to pass the gospel on to the next generation, to endure hardship, to avoid empty disputes, and to teach with gentleness.

• Philippians 4:19

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  "But my God shall supply all your need" is a promise of the apostle Paul. Cherished as a verse of comfort about God as provider, it has also been criticized for being used, contrary to its context, to speak of offerings and material blessing.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:10

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  "If any would not work, neither should he eat" is a command of the apostle Paul. Although it was meant to correct idleness within the church, the verse has also been cited in wider social debates over the work ethic and welfare policy, so its context and scope of application are frequently discussed.

• Colossians 3:14

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  In this verse, after urging the Colossian believers to put on a series of virtues like garments, Paul tells them to put on love above all of them. Because it describes love as "the bond of perfectness," the verse is frequently cited in discussions of Christian virtue and the unity of the church community.

• Romans 16:1–7

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  In this passage near the close of Romans, Paul commends Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, and sends greetings to Prisca and Aquila, Junia, and others. It is frequently cited as evidence of women's roles in the early church. Interpretations of Phoebe's office and of Junia are points of contention in the debate over the ordination of women.

• Lystra

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  Lystra was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor. In Acts 14 and 16, it is the place where Paul healed a man who could not walk, where he was stoned, and where he took Timothy with him as a coworker.

• Macedonia

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  Macedonia was a region in the northern part of the Greek peninsula and, in New Testament times, a Roman province. Paul crossed over to it after being called in a vision and founded churches there in cities such as Philippi and Thessalonica.

• Works of the Flesh

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  The works of the flesh are a catalog of sins that the apostle Paul lists in Galatians 5:19–21 in contrast to the fruit of the Spirit. The list includes sexual immorality, idolatry, strife, and drunkenness, among other items, and closes with "and such like." The New Korean Revised Version renders it as fifteen items.

• Epicureans and Stoics

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  The Epicureans and the Stoics were two Greek philosophical schools whose adherents debated with Paul when he visited Athens, as recorded in Acts 17. This encounter forms the background of Paul's sermon at the Areopagus.

• Derbe

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  Derbe was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor where the apostle Paul preached the gospel on his first and second missionary journeys. It is mentioned only in the book of Acts.

• Collection for the Church in Jerusalem

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  The collection for the church in Jerusalem was a relief effort in which the apostle Paul gathered offerings from Gentile churches in Macedonia, Achaia, and elsewhere to deliver to the poor saints of the Jerusalem church.

• Onesiphorus

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  Onesiphorus was an early Christian mentioned in 2 Timothy who sought out and cared for Paul while the apostle was imprisoned in Rome. Paul prayed that the Lord would show mercy to him and to his household.

• Quartus

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  Quartus is a Christian who, together with Paul, sends greetings to the church in Rome in Romans 16:23. He appears only in this one passage of Scripture, and apart from the designation "brother," almost nothing is known about him.

• Amplias

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  Amplias was a believer in the church at Rome whom the apostle Paul called "my beloved in the Lord" in the closing greetings of Romans 16. Scripture mentions him only in this single verse.

• Pudens

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  Pudens was a Christian who, together with Paul, sent greetings to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:21. He is named only once in the Bible.