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

To fill

Matthew 23:32

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Bible References

Forbidding

and when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the advocates of circumcision took him to task,

But the Jews stirred up the well-to-do religious women and the leading men of the town, and they started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

And when there was a movement on the part of both the heathen and the Jews with the authorities to insult and stone them,

This offended the Jews and they gathered some unprincipled loafers, formed a mob and started a riot in the town. They attacked Jason's house, to find them and bring them out among the people.

While Gallio was governor of Greece the Jews made a concerted attack upon Paul, and brought him before the governor.

But as some of them were obstinate and refused to believe, finding fault with the Way before the people, he left them, and withdrew the disciples, and held daily discussions in the lecture-room of Tyrannus.

The seven days were almost over when the Jews from Asia caught sight of him in the Temple, and stirred up all the crowd and seized him,

But he said to me, 'Go! I will send you far away to the heathen.' "

And I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? If that is the case, the cross has ceased to be an obstacle, I suppose!

To me, the very least of all his people, this favor has been given, of preaching to the heathen the inexhaustible wealth of the Christ,

To fill

Go on and fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.

General references

But the tenants took his slaves and beat one and killed another and stoned a third.

for there will be greater misery then than there has ever been from the beginning of creation until now, or ever will be again.

crowned them all by putting John in prison.

But bring those enemies of mine here who did not want me made king over them, and slaughter them in my presence!' "

about sin, as shown in their not believing in me;

But the Jews who refused their message stirred up the heathen and poisoned their minds against the brothers.