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 as Judas and Silas were themselves prophets, they encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a counsel.

After passing through the districts of Macedonia and encouraging the people at length, he came to Greece,

So they fixed a day and came to him at his quarters in large numbers. From morning to evening he explained the Reign of God to them from personal testimony, and tried to convince them about Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets.

Now there is much else that Jesus did ??so much, that if it were written down in detail. I do not suppose the world itself could hold the written records.

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when he enjoined us to preach to the People, testifying that this was he whom God has appointed to be judge of the living and of the dead.

bearing my testimony, both to Jews and Greeks, of repentance before God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

I insist on this again to everyone who gets circumcised, that he is obliged to carry out the whole of the Law.

Now in the Lord I insist and protest that you must give up living like pagans; for their purposes are futile,

how (as you know) we treated each of you as a father treats his children, beseeching you, encouraging you, and charging you

By the hand of Silvanus, a faithful brother (in my opinion), I have written you these few lines of encouragement, to testify that this is what the true grace of God means. Stand in that grace.

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From hour to hour keep awake, praying that you may succeed in escaping all these dangers to come and in standing before the Son of man."

So I am an envoy for Christ, God appealing by me, as it were ??be reconciled to God, I entreat you on behalf of Christ.

Therefore come away from them, separate, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you,

Watch yourself and watch your teaching; stick to your work; if you do that, you will save your hearers as well as yourself.

Brothers, take care in case there is a wicked, unbelieving heart in any of you, moving you to apostatize 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 declare, 'I am rich, I am well off, I lack nothing!' ??not knowing you are a miserable creature, pitiful, poor, blind, naked.

And I heard another voice from heaven crying, "Come out of her, O my people, that you share not her sins, that you partake not of her plagues:

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But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.

"It is an evil and disloyal generation that craves a Sign, and no Sign shall be given to it except the Sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

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

You serpents! you brood of vipers! how can you escape being sentenced to Gehenna?

Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this disloyal and sinful generation, the Son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

General references

Thus with many another appeal he spoke his message to the people.

And why do you not yourselves settle what is right?