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

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Bible References

Forbidding

And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision discussed with him,

And the Jews urged on the worshipping and distinguished women, and the first men of the city, and they raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and they cast them out of their bounds,

And when there was a violent effort of the nations, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to be insolent, and to stone them,

And the unbelieving Jews, having been jealous, and having taken certain evil men of the vulgar, and excited to tumult, they disturbed the city by loud noise, and having stood against the house of Jason, they sought to bring them to the populace.

And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews arose unanimously against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

And when certain were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he separated the disciples, discoursing in the day in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

And when the seven days were about completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, embroiled all the crowd, and put hands upon them,

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee far off to the nations.

And I, brethren, if I yet proclaim circumcision, why am I. yet driven out? therefore the offence of the cross is left unemployed.

To me, the least of all the holy ones, was this grace given, to announce the good news in the nations, the untraceable riches of Christ.

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And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now.

And saying, What is it? And he will say to me, This the ephah going forth. And he will say, This their eye in all the earth.

And fill ye up yourselves the measure of your fathers.

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And I recompensed to Babel and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil which they did in Zion before your eyes, says Jehovah.

Ye feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord Jehovah.

And the farmers having taken his servants, truly one they stripped, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

For then shall be great pressure, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor should be.

And he added this to all, and shut up John in prison.

But those mine enemies, not haying wished me to reign over them, bring hither, and slaughter before me.

Truly of sin, because they believe not in me;

And the unbelieving Jews excited and trained up the souls of the nations against the brethren.