Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Access to God » In prayer
In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the Lord our God whenever we call on him?
But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
death » Preparation for
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
"O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"
If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them."
Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.
So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun. So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness. The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.
"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning; be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!
You ought to say instead, "If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that."
death » Christ conqueror of » Preparation for
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
death » Nearness of » Preparation for
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
journey of israel through the Desert » Illustrative of the pilgrimage of the church
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
The Maidens about His Beloved: Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her beloved? The Beloved to Her Lover: Under the apple tree I aroused you; there your mother conceived you, there she who bore you was in labor of childbirth.
Father » Our
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father."
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.
So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: "O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!
If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone's favor because you show no partiality.
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,
Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice. Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world? If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath, read more.
all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust. "If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say. Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely righteous One, who says to a king, 'Worthless man' and to nobles, 'Wicked men,' who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands? In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.
all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust. "If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say. Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely righteous One, who says to a king, 'Worthless man' and to nobles, 'Wicked men,' who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands? In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.
When they came they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone's favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"
Thus they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
Then Peter started speaking: "I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,
For there is no partiality with God.
because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ. For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.
but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, for it is written, "You shall be holy, because I am holy." And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father."
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.
So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: "O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!
If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
God » Impartiality of » In judgment
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.
Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,
There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,
The Lord says, "Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.
Heavenly » Father » General references to
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father."
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.
So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: "O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!
If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
divine Impartiality » In judgment
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.
Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,
There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,
The Lord says, "Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.
God, Justice of » Declared to be » Without respect of persons
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.
For there is no partiality with God.
natural Life » Should be spent in » The fear of God
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pass their sojourning in fear
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
Readiness » For death » Preparation for
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
Respect of persons » God does not have
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.
Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery."
For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.
and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,
Then Peter started speaking: "I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,
"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me, then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him? Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb?
who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
For there is no partiality with God. For all who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord. Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
Time » Should be spent in the fear of God
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.