1 Thessalonians 2:16

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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

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Bible References

Forbidding

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying,

But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,

But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal,

But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.

When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,

And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."

And I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the basket that is going out." And he said, "This is their iniquity in all the land."

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"I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the LORD.

You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord GOD.

And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison.

But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"

concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.