18 And even on My male and female [a]servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days,
And they will prophesy.

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  1. Acts 2:18 Or slaves

18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.(A)

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18 and after being (A)freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness.

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18 You have been set free from sin(A) and have become slaves to righteousness.(B)

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22 But now having been (A)freed from sin and (B)enslaved to God, you [a]derive your [b](C)benefit, [c]resulting in sanctification, and (D)the outcome, eternal life.

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  1. Romans 6:22 Lit have
  2. Romans 6:22 Lit fruit
  3. Romans 6:22 Lit to sanctification

22 But now that you have been set free from sin(A) and have become slaves of God,(B) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(C)

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Servants of Christ

This is the way any person is to regard us: as (A)servants of Christ and (B)stewards of (C)the mysteries of God.

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The Nature of True Apostleship

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed.

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19 For though I am (A)free from all people, I have made myself (B)a slave to all, so that I may (C)gain more.

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Paul’s Use of His Freedom

19 Though I am free(A) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(B) to win as many as possible.(C)

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23 Are they (A)servants of Christ?—I am speaking as if insane—I more so; in (B)far more labors, in (C)far more imprisonments, [a](D)beaten times without number, often in danger of (E)death.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit exceedingly in blows

23 Are they servants of Christ?(A) (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder,(B) been in prison more frequently,(C) been flogged more severely,(D) and been exposed to death again and again.(E)

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(A)not [a]by way of [b]eye-service, as (B)people-pleasers, but as (C)slaves of Christ, (D)doing the will of God from the [c]heart.

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  1. Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to
  2. Ephesians 6:6 I.e., only when the master is watching
  3. Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul

Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(A) doing the will of God from your heart.

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just as you learned it from (A)Epaphras, our (B)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

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You learned it from Epaphras,(A) our dear fellow servant,[a] who is a faithful minister(B) of Christ on our[b] behalf,

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  1. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  2. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your

(A)As to all my affairs, (B)Tychicus, our (C)beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.

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Final Greetings

Tychicus(A) will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant[a](B) in the Lord.

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  1. Colossians 4:7 Or slave; also in verse 12

12 (A)Epaphras, (B)who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always (C)striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may [a]stand [b](D)mature and [c]fully assured in all the will of God.

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  1. Colossians 4:12 Or stand firm
  2. Colossians 4:12 Or fully developed
  3. Colossians 4:12 Or made complete

12 Epaphras,(A) who is one of you(B) and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you,(C) that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature(D) and fully assured.

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A Good Minister’s Discipline

In pointing out these things to (A)the brothers and sisters, you will be a good (B)servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the (C)good doctrine which you (D)have been following.

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If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters,[a] you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith(A) and of the good teaching that you have followed.(B)

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  1. 1 Timothy 4:6 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

16 Act as (A)free people, and [a]do not use your freedom as a [b]covering for evil, but use it as (B)bond-servants of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:16 Lit not having
  2. 1 Peter 2:16 I.e., a way to conceal

16 Live as free people,(A) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(B) live as God’s slaves.(C)

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