Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

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Bible References

Unprofitable

Job 30:1
“But now those younger than I mock and laugh at me,
Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.
Matthew 25:30
And throw out the worthless servant into the outer darkness; in that place [of grief and torment] there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
Luke 17:10
So you too, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants [undeserving of praise or a reward, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have merely done what we ought to do.’”
Romans 3:12

All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Profitable

Luke 15:24
for this son of mine was [as good as] dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate.
2 Timothy 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very helpful to me for the ministry.

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Luke 17:10
So you too, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants [undeserving of praise or a reward, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have merely done what we ought to do.’”