2 Corinthians 5:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Ambassadors

Ephesians 6:20

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General references

Proverbs 8:4

Luke 10:5

John 17:18

Bible References

Ambassadors

Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.

And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.

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Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

And he gave witness to Israel and Judah, by every prophet and seer, saying, Come back from your evil ways, and do my orders and keep my rules, and be guided by the law which I gave to your fathers and sent to you by my servants the prophets.

And the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them by his servants, sending early and frequently, because he had pity on his people and on his living-place;

And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.

Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?

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See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God; I was cut off from the same bit of wet earth.

Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.

For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

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Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Or let him put himself under my power, and make peace with me.

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night.

But Jeremiah said, They will not give you up: be guided now by the word of the Lord as I have given it to you, and it will be well for you, and you will keep your life.

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

General references

I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.

Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.