Luk 2:36-37, 2Cor 7:11-12, 8:16, 11:28, 1Ti 3:5, Tit 3:8 | ESV | STEP | And there was a prophetess , Anna , the daughter of Phanuel , of the tribe of Asher . She was advanced in years , having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin ,

j[See ver. 1 above]

Luke 2:36-37

36 And there was ^aa prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. ^{▼▼Or as a widow for eighty-four years} She did not depart from the temple, ^cworshiping with ^dfasting and prayer night and day.

2 Corinthians 7:11-12

11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, ^ewhat zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one ^fwho did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 8:16

Commendation of Titus

16 But ^gthanks be to God, ^hwho put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you.

2 Corinthians 11:28

28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for ⁱall the churches.

1 Timothy 3:5

5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^jGod’s church?

Titus 3:8

8 The saying is ^ktrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ^lto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.