Acts 2:40

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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 were themselves prophets, encouraged the brethren with many words and strengthened them.

When he had gone through those parts and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.

When they had appointed a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in great numbers. And he explained the matter to them from morning till evening, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets.

But there are also many other things which Jesus did. If every one of them were to be written, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

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And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.

Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds,

for you know how, as a father with his own children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you

With the help of Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

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Watch at all times, and pray always that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

We are therefore ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.

Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in them, for if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

Take care, brethren, lest there be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

You say, "I am rich; I have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,

Then I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins and receive of her plagues;

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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.

Then Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me."

You serpents! You brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

General references

And with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.

"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?