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

With

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a good counsel.

And when he had passed through those districts and encouraged the disciples in many addresses, he came into Greece where he spent three months.

So they arranged a day with him and came to him in his lodgings in great numbers. He expounded the matter to them; testifying to the Kingdom of God, and persuading them about Jesus, from morning till evening, 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 recorded in detail I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.

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"when he charged us to preach to the people, and to testify that this was he whom God ordained to be the judge of the living and of the dead.

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

I solemnly testify to every man who submits to circumcision that he obligates himself to keep the whole Law.

This then I tell you and implore you in the Master's name, to pass your lives no longer as the Gentiles do in the perverseness of their minds;

You know how I was wont to treat each of you as a father treats his children,

By Sylvanus, a faithful brother of yours, as I suppose, I have written you briefly, to comfort you, and to testify that this is the true grace of God. In this stand fast.

Save

"So be on your guard at all times, praying that you may be worthy to escape these things that shall come to pass, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of man."

On Christ's behalf, then, I come as ambassador. It is as though God was entreating you, through me, on Christ's behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God.

Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean;

Give heed to yourself and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy 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.

For you keep saying, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and do not know that you are the wretched one, and pitiable and beggared and blind and naked.

And behold I heard another voice from heaven saying. "Come out of her, that you have no fellowship with her sins, And that you receive not her plagues.

Untoward

But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

A wicked and faithless generation is seeking a sign, but no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.

In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!"

"You serpents! You vipers brood! How shall you escape the judgment of hell?

Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

General references

With many other exhortations then John declared the gospel to the people;

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