Acts 2:40

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Summary

Acts 2:40

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

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General references

Luke 3:18

Luke 12:57

Bible References

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And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, gave teaching to the brothers and made them strong in the faith.

And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.

And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

And Jesus did such a number of other things that, if every one was recorded, it is my opinion that even the world itself is not great enough for the books there would be.

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And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.

Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.

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And Moses said, Now you will see that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and I have not done them of myself.

Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.

For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.

For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.

And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.

Untoward

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?

Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

General references

And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;

And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?