1 Thessalonians 2:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

Forbidding

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Genesis 15:16

Zechariah 5:6

Matthew 23:32

General references

Bible References

Forbidding

When Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those that were of the circumcision contended with him,

But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women and the principals of the city and raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their borders.

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles and also of the Jews with their princes, to insult them and to stone them,

But the disobedient Jews, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort and gathered a company and set all the city on an uproar and assaulted the house of Jason and sought to bring them out to the people.

And when Gallio was the proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,

But when some were hardened and disobedient, but cursing the way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews, who were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands on him,

And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far from here unto the Gentiles.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offence of the cross ceased.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ

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But in the fourth generation they shall come here again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah to measure wheat that goes forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance in all the earth.

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

General references

And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, said the LORD.

Ye have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword upon you, said the Lord GOD.

And the husbandmen took his slaves and beat one and killed another and stoned another.

for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

Moreover, those enemies of mine, who were unwilling that I should reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

of sin, because they do not believe in me;

But the disobedient Jews stirred up the Gentiles and corrupted their desire against the brethren.