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But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

Verse ConceptsCheeksInsultsSelf DefenceTemperAccepting BeatingsTwo Of Body PartsOther Right PartsRepaying Evil For EvilTurning The Other CheekForgiving Others Who Hurt You

And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

Verse ConceptsPagansPrayerfulnessHeathenMan's Conduct Towards GodChantingLack Of MeaningWhat Foreigners DoSaying RepeatedlyExamples of secret prayerRewards Of RitualPraying

And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholBottles, Figurative UseNewnessWineParables Of ChristAlcohol ConsumptionPutting Off The Old ManBreaking ContainersOld ThingsUnusedFreshPeople KeepingWineskins And Vatstoughness

Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationPlansTrapSnares Laid For ChristMan TrappingBeware Of Your SpeechMan's Counselpharisees

Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.

Verse ConceptsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristTrapFalse Teachers, Examples OfDisputesJewish SectsSnares Laid For ChristMan TrappingBeware Of Your Speech

And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfGiving Without Expecting ReturnGiving Backexpectationslent

At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsEvil SpiritsSpiritsJesus HealingThose DemonisedHealing Sickness

And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

Verse ConceptsFeetExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromClothing OneselfSitting At The FeetRegaining SanityFear Of ChristLooking And Seeing

And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.

Verse ConceptsMalice, Examples OfSnares Laid For ChristBeware Of Your SpeechWaiting Till Marriage

For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

Verse ConceptsDecayPersonal ContactTastelessnessTastelessSournessluck

It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.

Verse Conceptsdung and manure

If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

Verse ConceptsWealthEntrustingRight Use Of WealthTreasure In HeavenFinancesMoney Management

And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

Verse ConceptsOccupationsFortsAfter A Long TimeLeasingFarming

And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords?

Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?

Verse ConceptsWhat Do They Do?

The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.

Verse ConceptsAmazingIgnorance, Of ChristNot Knowing About ChristChrist's OriginWhere From?

And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

Verse ConceptsPower Through GodPeter, The ApostleThe Healed WalkingLooking Intently At Peoplepietysurprises

He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

Verse ConceptsCornerstonesGod, The RockMasonsOccupationsSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneBuildersChrist The Rock

And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.

Verse ConceptsCripplesdisabilitiesLamenessThe Healed WalkingFrom The Womb

But some of the Jews who went from place to place driving out evil spirits, took it on themselves to make use of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, I give you orders, by Jesus, whom Paul is preaching.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdriving outSuperstitionAdjurationWanderersPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristThose DemonisedDemonsCasting Out Demons

And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.

Verse ConceptsBad PeopleIndecencyRetributionPunishment, According To DeedsSodomyRelationship Of Men And WomenErrorgayssexPassionRelationships And DatingBeing GayMan And WomanFalling Away From God

It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.

Verse ConceptsRitualIf You Do Not Keep CommandsIf You Keep The Commandments

For if they who are of the law are the people who get the heritage, then faith is made of no use, and the word of God has no power;

Verse ConceptsAbolitionSaved By FaithGod's Promise To AbrahamValue

For if you were cut out of a field olive-tree, and against the natural use were united to a good olive-tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be united again with the olive-tree which was theirs?

Verse ConceptsOlivesParticipation, In ChristTreesCutting Off BranchesJoined To The ChurchOlive Treescutting

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfBackbitingdirtGrace, In Human RelationshipsKindnessPersecution, Forms OfSlanderSpeech, Positive Aspects OfDuties To EnemiesDefamationUseless Peoplerumors

Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholAlcohol AbuseAddictionAlcoholicsCovetousnessDrunkennessInheritanceGreedthievescheatersdrunkards

If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

Verse ConceptsCivil LibertySlavesConsider Your Call To SalvationPeople Freeing SlavesOpportunityReligious FreedomslaveryFreedomPositive ThinkingBeing ContentMoralityfree

Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

Verse ConceptsConsciences, Description OfDefilement, Objects OfFood For Other godsNature Of Idolatryconscience

If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofControlling PeopleSuffering For The GospelAvoid Being HinderedEnduringHindrances

But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:

Verse ConceptsFeastingFood For Other godsMeat offeringsSacrificeEating Meatconscience

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritMysterySpiritual UnderstandingUnintelligiblenessPrayer LanguageLanguageThe Tonguespeakingsecrets

He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

Verse ConceptsBuilding Up The ChurchEach Local ChurchLanguageThe church

For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.

Verse ConceptsAbsence Of ThoughtThe TongueThe Mind

But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

Verse ConceptsFive ThingsThinking ArightTeaching In The ChurchEach Local ChurchLanguageThe TonguespeakingMaturityorder

If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense:

Verse ConceptsIn TurnTwo Or ThreeLanguageThe Tonguespeakinggroups

Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

Verse ConceptsLifestylesBoldness, To PeopleLiving For The MaterialA Bold FrontIn Men's PresenceSpiritual WarfareBoldnessmotives

For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

Verse ConceptsApostles, Authority In ChurchHuman Authority, Nature OfAuthority, Responsibilities OfMinisters, Description OfSharpnessBuilding Up The ChurchWriting LettersAuthority Of DisciplesDestruction Of The ChurchGone AwayStrictnessIn Men's Presence

See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you.

Verse ConceptsAbolitionSalvation Not By WorksValue

Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,

Verse ConceptsBad AttitudeSectsSelf IndulgenceSchismsAvoiding JealousyNature Of IdolatryFighting One AnotherSorcerySchoolDrugsdivisionwitches

See the size of the handwriting which I myself have made use of in writing to you.

Verse ConceptsLettersWritingBig ThingsAlphabetWriting The New Testament

(Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?

Verse ConceptsDeteriorationHuman PreceptsPossessions DecayingMan's Teaching

For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofCloaksGreed, Believers' Response ToAppealing To GodThe Witness Of GodCovetousnessGreedmotives

For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofImitatingLaborImitating Good People

But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

Verse ConceptsCreation Spoilt By SinBarren, LandThornsBurning PlantsPeople EndedGod CursingRejectionFarmingcultureapostasy

When he says, A new agreement, he has made the first agreement old. But anything which is getting old and past use will not be seen much longer.

Verse ConceptsLaws, AbolishedPast, TheOld ThingsGrowingcovenant

What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?

Verse ConceptsFaith, As Basis Of SalvationClaimsProfitsWork, And RedemptionFaith That WorksUseless ReligionThings Which Cannot SaveWorks Of Faith

Though the angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not make use of violent language against them before the Lord.

Verse ConceptsAngelsThe Power Of Other Creaturesaccusations

But these men, like beasts without reason, whose natural use is to be taken and put to death, crying out against things of which they have no knowledge, will undergo that same destruction which they are designing for others;

Verse ConceptsDeath, Of UnbelieversDestructionProfanityWicked Described AsInstinctAnnihilationDestruction Of The WickedKilling Wild AnimalsBeing Killed Like An AnimalMen Similar To AnimalsMammalsKilled Like An AnimalPetsignorancecorruptionacting

For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;

Verse ConceptsFutilityFaultsemptinessEloquenceCharmdesiresTemptation, Sources OfEnticersBoastersAllurements Of SinWantonnessLiving For The MaterialEnticingUseless WordsEscaping From PeopleEvil DesiresError

Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.

Verse ConceptsArchangelsMichael The ArchangelDisputesCorpses Of Other PeopleGod Requite Them!Ranks Of Angelsgabrielaccusations

And they had no regret for putting men to death, or for their use of secret arts, or for the evil desires of the flesh, or for taking the property of others.

Verse ConceptsChastityImmorality, Nature Of SexualDebaucheryMagiciansThey Committed ImmoralitySorcerySexual ImmoralitySexual PurityDrugsmagicwitches

And he makes use of all the authority of the first beast before his eyes. And he makes the earth and those who are in it give worship to the first beast, whose death-wound was made well.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Kingdom OfWorshipping The DevilThe False ProphetExercise