2 Corinthians 5:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Ambassadors

Ephesians 6:20

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General references

Proverbs 8:4

Luke 10:5

John 17:18

Bible References

Ambassadors

who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;

A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances, (which if a man do, he shall live in them,) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

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Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.

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Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; yea , let him make peace with me.

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.

General references

Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.

And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

As thou didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the world.