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 has also qualified us to be ministers of a new covenant, which is not written but spiritual, because the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

"If there's a messenger appointed to mediate for Job one out of a thousand to represent the man's integrity on his behalf,

An evil messenger stumbles into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he's the messenger of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Jesus told them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, so I am sending you."

I'll continue to rescue you from your people and from the gentiles to whom I'm sending you.

for whose sake I am an ambassador in chains, desiring to declare the gospel as boldly as I should.

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Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade people. We ourselves are perfectly known to God. I hope we are also really known to your consciences.

Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.

Nevertheless, the LORD had warned both Israel and Judah by means of every prophet and seer: "Turn away from your evil practices and keep my commandments and statutes according to the entire Law that I gave your ancestors and that I sent to you through my servants, the prophets."

The LORD God of their ancestors pleaded with them time and again through his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on the place of his residence,

You admonished them to return to your Law, but they acted arrogantly, and would not listen to your commands. They sinned against your regulations, which if anyone obeys, he will live by them. They turned away, being stubborn and stiff-necked, and they did not listen.

"Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

Yet I sent all my servants the prophets to you again and again, saying, "Don't do this repulsive thing that I hate."

Stop your transgressing the deeds by which you've rebelled and then make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, you house of Israel?

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Look! As far as God is concerned, I'm just like you are I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay.

The person who listens to you listens to me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

For my conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who examines me.

Therefore, whoever rejects this instruction is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

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"Get to know God, and you'll be at peace with him, and then prosperity will come to you.

"You naive ones, how long will you love naivety And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?"

Or else let it lay claim to my protection; let it make peace with me, yes, let it make peace with me."

Give glory to the LORD your God before he brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the mountains at twilight. You hope for light, but he turns it into deep darkness. He changes it into heavy gloom.

Jeremiah said, "They won't turn you over. Obey the LORD in what I'm telling you, and it will go well for you and you will live.

Then the master told the servant, "Go out into the streets and the lanes and make the people come in, so that my house may be full.

General references

"I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!

"Whatever house you go into, first say, "May there be peace in this house.'

Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.