Act 2:42, 20:19-31, Rom 12:6-8, 1Cor 9:16, Col 4:17, 1Ti 4:13-16, 2Ti 4:2 | ESV | STEP | And they devoted themselves to the apostles ’ teaching and the fellowship , to the breaking of bread and the prayers .

19 ^eserving the Lord ^fwith all humility and with ^gtears and with trials that happened to me through ^hthe plots of the Jews; 20 how I ⁱdid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and ^jteaching you in public and from house to house, 21 ^ktestifying both to Jews and to Greeks of ^lrepentance toward God and of ^mfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained ⁿby ^{▼▼Or bound in} the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that ^pthe Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that ^qimprisonment and ^rafflictions await me. 24 But ^sI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ^tI may finish my course and ^uthe ministry ^vthat I received from the Lord Jesus, ^wto testify to ^xthe gospel of ^ythe grace of God. 25 And now, behold, ^zI know that none of you among whom I have gone about ^aaproclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore ^abI testify to you this day that ^acI am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for ^adI did not shrink from declaring to you ^aethe whole counsel of God. 28 ^afPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^agthe flock, in which ^ahthe Holy Spirit has made you ^aioverseers, ^ajto care for ^akthe church of God, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Lord} which he ^amobtained ^anwith his own blood. ^{▼▼Or with the blood of his Own} 29 I ^apknow that after my departure ^aqfierce wolves will come in among you, ^arnot sparing the flock; 30 and ^asfrom among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore ^atbe alert, remembering that ^aufor three years I did not cease night or day ^avto admonish every one ^awwith tears.

Romans 12:6-8

6 ^axHaving gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if ^ayprophecy, ^azin proportion to our faith; 7 if ^baservice, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^bbthe one who leads, ^{▼▼Or gives aid} with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^bdcheerfulness.

1 Corinthians 9:16

16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For ^benecessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Colossians 4:17

17 And say to ^bfArchippus, “See that you fulfill ^bgthe ministry that you have received in the Lord.”

1 Timothy 4:13-16

13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 ^bhDo not neglect the gift you have, which was given you ^biby prophecy when the council of elders ^bjlaid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, ^{▼▼Greek be in them} so that ^blall may see your progress. 16 ^bmKeep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^bnboth yourself and ^boyour hearers.

2 Timothy 4:2

2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; ^bpreprove, rebuke, and ^bqexhort, with complete patience and teaching.