the brethren.

Acts 9:27
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

Romans 16:1, 2
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. . . .

1 Corinthians 16:3
Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 3:1, 2
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? . . .

exhorting.

Colossians 4:10
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

3 John 1:8-10
Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth. . . .

helped.

1 Corinthians 3:6, 10-14
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. . . .

2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

Philippians 1:25
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

believed.

John 1:12, 13
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God-- . . .

Romans 1:5
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Ephesians 2:8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, . . .

Philippians 1:29
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

Colossians 2:12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

2 Thessalonians 2:13, 14
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. . . .

Titus 3:4-6
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, . . .

James 1:16-18
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. . . .

1 Peter 1:2, 3
chosen by the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. . . .