'Things' in the Bible

For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

For when I came by, I was looking at the things to which you give worship, and I saw an altar with this writing on it, TO THE GOD OF WHOM THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE. Now, what you, without knowledge, give worship to, I make clear to you.

And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;

After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.

But if it is a question of words or names or of your law, see to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of such things.

And they all made an attack on Sosthenes, the ruler of the Synagogue, and gave him blows before the judge's seat; but Gallio gave no attention to these things.

Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.

So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise.

In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.

And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.

And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.

And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.

And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things?

And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there.

In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.

Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.

So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;

And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,

(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.

And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.

That all living things will be made free from the power of death and will have a part with the free children of God in glory.

For we are conscious that all living things are weeping and sorrowing in pain together till now.

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?

But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,

Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.

For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh.

So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;

And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things?

Is it not certain that we are to be the judges of angels? how much more then of the things of this life?

If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?

I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.

There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.

If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?

Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?

But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.

And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.

And do not say evil things against the Lord, as some of them did, and destruction overtook them.

Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.

What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.

We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

For the earth is the Lord's and all things in it.

Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.