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 being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brothers with much argument, and confirmed them.

And going through those parts, and exhorting them with many words, he went into Greece;

And appointing him a day they came in great numbers to his lodging, to whom he set forth and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

And there are many other things which Jesus did, which, if they should be written particularly, I do not suppose the world itself could contain the books written.

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and he commanded us to preach to the people and testify fully that he is appointed by God the judge of living and dead.

testifying both to Jews and Greeks the change of mind to God, and the faith in our Lord Jesus.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is bound to perform the whole law.

This I say then and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds,

as you know how we exhorted and comforted you, as a father each one of his own children,

I have written to you in a few words by Silvanus [Silas], a faithful brother as I suppose, exhorting you, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

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But watch continually, praying that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to occur, and to stand before the Son of man.

We are embassadors therefore for Christ, as though God besought you by us; we pray you, for Christ, be reconciled to God.

Go out therefore from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and touch not the impure; and I will receive you,

Attend to yourself, and to teaching; continue in it, for doing this you will both save yourself and those that hear you.

See, brothers, that there be not at any time in any one of you an evil mind of unbelief in departing from the living God;

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

For you say, I am rich and have become rich and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you may not partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues;

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And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah. And he left them and departed.

Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me.

Serpents, offspring of vipers! How can you escape the judgment of hell?

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

General references

With many other exhortations, also, he preached the good news to the people.

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