Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Following » What to follow after
Pursue love, and strive for spiritual [gifts], but especially that you may prophesy.
See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people].
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
So then, let us pursue {what promotes peace} and {what edifies one another}.
{Justice, only justice} you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you.
But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
Verse Concepts
Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
Following » What not to follow after
Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
You will not {follow} a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervert [justice].
Goodness » Good people
From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and {from his own}, [so shall] a good man.
The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].
"For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes. The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
For just as the Father has life in himself, thus also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself. And he has granted him authority to carry out judgment, because he is the Son of Man. "Do not be astonished [at] this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice read more.
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
and they will come out--those who have done good [things] to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil [things] to a resurrection of judgment.
[The] steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and to the Greek.
[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}. For he will not be shaken forever; [the] righteous {will be remembered forever}. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart [is] steadfast, secure in Yahweh. read more.
His heart [is] sustained; he will not be afraid, until he looks [in triumph] on his enemies. {He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
His heart [is] sustained; he will not be afraid, until he looks [in triumph] on his enemies. {He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
He who is good will leave an inheritance to {his grandchildren}, and stored up for the righteous [is] the wealth of a sinner.
There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and {find delight} in his toil. For I also realized that this [is] from the hand of God! For who can eat [and drink], and who can enjoy [life] apart from him? For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!
Seeing » Who has not seen the lord
Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is. And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure. read more.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that that one was revealed in order that he might take away sins, and in him [there] is no sin. Everyone who resides in him does not sin. Everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that that one was revealed in order that he might take away sins, and in him [there] is no sin. Everyone who resides in him does not sin. Everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.