Philippians 1:1 Cross References - Riverside

¹ PAUL and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the Holy in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with Bishops and Deacons:

³⁴ It is just as when a man going abroad leaves his house and gives to his servants authority and to each his work and commands the porter to watch.

²⁶ If any one is serving me, let him follow me and where I am there my servant shall be. If any one is serving me, him my Father will honor.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his dwelling become desolate and let there be no one living in it,' and, 'His overseership let another take.'

¹ IN those days, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Greek-speaking Jews began to grumble at the Hebrew Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily service. ² Then the twelve called the body of disciples together and said, "We do not wish to leave the message of God and wait on tables. ³ Therefore, brethren, pick out seven men from among you, men of reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to look after this need. ⁴ But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the message." ⁵ This proposal pleased the whole body. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch. ⁶ These they presented before the apostles, who after prayer laid their hands upon them. ⁷ The message of God continued to spread and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and even a great body of the priests were obedient to the faith.

¹³ Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard about this man from many people — how many wicked things he has done to thy holy ones in Jerusalem,

¹ THEY came to Derbe and Lystra. At Lystra there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman, who was a believer, and of a Greek father. ² He had a good reputation among the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wished to have Timothy go with him. So he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts. For they all knew that his father was a Greek.

¹² From there we went to Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia and is a Roman colony. We remained in that city for a number of days. ¹³ On the Sabbath day we went outside of the gate to a place on the riverside where it was customary to go for prayer, and we sat down and talked with the women who had gathered there. ¹⁴ One woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple, from the city of Thyatira, who reverenced God, was listening. God opened her heart to receive what was said by Paul. ¹⁵ When she had been baptized along with her household, she begged us, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay," and she insisted on our doing so.

²⁸ "Be watchful of yourselves and of all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers. Shepherd the church of God which he bought with his own blood.

¹ PAUL, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart to bear the good news of God,

⁷ to all who are in Rome, beloved by God, called to be holy: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ PAUL called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and Sosthenes our brother, ² to the Church of God in Corinth, made holy in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

¹⁰ If Timothy comes, see to it that he becomes free from fear in his relations to you. For he is doing the Lord's work, just as I am.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth with all the holy that are in all Achaia:

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the Holy who are at Ephesus, faithful in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵ For this reason I also, since hearing of your faith in Jesus and your love to all the saints,

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, ² to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ in Colossae: Grace be to you and peace from God our Father!

¹ PAUL and Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

² but after we had suffered and been roughly treated, as you know, in Philippi, we made bold in our God to speak to you the good news of God with great wrestling.

¹ PAUL and Silvanus and Timothy to the Church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

¹⁰ when he comes to be glorified among his holy ones and to be wondered at on that day among all believers — for our testimony to you was believed.

² to Timothy my true child in faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹ THE saying is trustworthy: "If any one aspires to the office of a bishop, he desires a noble work." ² A bishop, then, should be above reproach, true to one woman, temperate, self-controlled, dignified, hospitable, with a gift for teaching,

⁸ Deacons, in the same way, must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not eager for base gain,

¹⁰ They must first be tested, and then let them fill the office of deacon if there is nothing against them. ¹¹ Women, in the same way, must be dignified, not slanderers, temperate, trustworthy in everything. ¹² Deacons must be men true to one woman, presiding well over their children and their own houses. ¹³ Those who have filled the office of deacon well win for themselves a high standing and great boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.

¹ PAUL, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to promote the faith of God's chosen and their knowledge of the truths of religion,

⁷ For a bishop, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not given to blows, not eager for base gain,

²³ I wish you to know that our brother Timothy has been set at liberty. With him, if he comes soon, I will see you.

¹ JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the Twelve Tribes which are scattered in foreign lands: Greeting.

²⁵ For you were going astray like sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

¹ SIMON PETER, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been allotted a faith as precious as ours:

¹ JUDE, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, to those who are in God the Father, beloved, kept for Jesus Christ and called:

¹ A REVELATION of Jesus Christ which God gave to him, to make known to his servants things which must soon take place. He sent and made it known through his angel to his servant John,

²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are seven churches.

⁸ "To the Angel of the Church in Smyrna write: "These things says the First and the Last, who died and returned to life:

¹² "To the Angel of the Church in Pergamum write: "These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword:

¹⁰ Then I fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But he said to me, "No, no. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren who hold the testimony to Jesus. Worship God. For testimony to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

⁹ But he said to me, "No, no. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren and of the prophets and of those who are keeping the words of this book. Worship God."