Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible







And so, since we have such deep affection for you, we were very pleased to share with you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. Verse ConceptsMentoringCommitment, to God's peopleLove, For One AnotherUnity, Of God's PeopleValuesMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Way They Should TeachAffection For God's PeopleThe Gospel PreachedLove Exists Between PeopleSharing




for we have heard about [the evidence of] your faith in [the service of] Christ Jesus, and about the love you have [shown] for all the saints. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsLove to Others, Examples OfAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaith Hope And LoveHope And Loveperformance

This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to God's peopleRegenerationDistinguishingResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsLove For ChildrenThose Loving GodChild Of GodObeying GodLoving Childrencommandments

For this reason also, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfLove, For One AnotherSpiritual VitalityAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaithHope And FaithHaving FaithUnconditional LoveHope And LoveFaith In God


And now I ask you, lady [See verse 1], not as though writing a new commandment to you, but [I wanted to remind you of] one that we had [heard] from the beginning [of Christ's ministry]: [It is] that we should love one another. Verse ConceptsBrotherly LoveChrist's OrdersLove Fellow Christians!Loving One Another



so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion]. Verse ConceptsHoly Spirit, Types OfBible, Given ForTypes Of ChristCleansing The BodySanctified OnesBeing Cleansed From SinThe Church UniversalThe Effect Of The Word Of GodCommunication In MarriageLoving Your WifeSanctificationRenewalcleansing



You people are already 'clean' [i.e., have been pruned of undesirable traits] because of [obedience to] the teaching I have given you. Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In NtPurity, Moral And SpiritualWordsBible, Given ForReceiving God's WordBeing Cleansed From Sincleansingprocess










And so, since we have such deep affection for you, we were very pleased to share with you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. Verse ConceptsMentoringCommitment, to God's peopleLove, For One AnotherUnity, Of God's PeopleValuesMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Way They Should TeachAffection For God's PeopleThe Gospel PreachedLove Exists Between PeopleSharing




for we have heard about [the evidence of] your faith in [the service of] Christ Jesus, and about the love you have [shown] for all the saints. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsLove to Others, Examples OfAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaith Hope And LoveHope And Loveperformance

This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to God's peopleRegenerationDistinguishingResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsLove For ChildrenThose Loving GodChild Of GodObeying GodLoving Childrencommandments

For this reason also, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of the saints [i.e., God's holy people], Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfLove, For One AnotherSpiritual VitalityAgape LoveStrong Faith In ChristLove Exists Between PeopleFaithHope And FaithHaving FaithUnconditional LoveHope And LoveFaith In God


And now I ask you, lady [See verse 1], not as though writing a new commandment to you, but [I wanted to remind you of] one that we had [heard] from the beginning [of Christ's ministry]: [It is] that we should love one another. Verse ConceptsBrotherly LoveChrist's OrdersLove Fellow Christians!Loving One Another













Do not be in a hurry to lay hands on anyone [i.e., to appoint them to office. See 4:14], and do not participate in the sins of other people. [Note: If Timothy failed to carefully determine the qualifications of a prospective elder before appointing him, it would make him partially responsible for any wrongdoing by that elder]. Keep yourself pure [i.e., of involvement in anyone's sins]. Verse ConceptsOrdinationParticipation, In SinRashnessPurity Of HeartLaying On Of HandsBad CompanyEvil AssociationsAssociationsFellowship With SinnersDo Not Be RashLaying On Hands To CommissionPure PeopleResponsibilitycredibility

Look at how much love the Father has shown to us [Christians], that we should be called His children! But, that is what we [really] are! The reason the people of the world do not know who we are is because they do not know who God [really] is. Dearly loved ones, we are God's children now, but it has not yet been revealed [to us] what we will be [in the future life, Luke 20:34-36]. But, we do know this, however, that when Jesus is revealed [i.e., at His second coming], we will be like Him [I Cor. 15:49], for we will see what He really looks like! And every person who has set his hope on this [i.e., of being like Jesus], will live [as] purely [as possible], just as He [i.e., Jesus Himself] is pure.

You [should] know that you were bought back [from Satan], from your useless way of life, inherited from your forefathers, not with such perishable things as silver and gold, but with [the] precious blood of Christ, who represents an unblemished lamb, without defect. For Christ was previously known [by God, even] before the world was created, yet was not fully revealed for your benefit until [these] final times. read more.
[It is] through Christ, whom God raised from the dead and honored, that you people have become believers in God, so that your faith and hope could rest in God. [Since] you have purified your souls by [your] obedience to the truth [i.e., the Gospel message], which produces a genuine love for your brothers, [now] you should have this kind of fervent, heartfelt love for one another. You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.






so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion]. Verse ConceptsHoly Spirit, Types OfBible, Given ForTypes Of ChristCleansing The BodySanctified OnesBeing Cleansed From SinThe Church UniversalThe Effect Of The Word Of GodCommunication In MarriageLoving Your WifeSanctificationRenewalcleansing



You people are already 'clean' [i.e., have been pruned of undesirable traits] because of [obedience to] the teaching I have given you. Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In NtPurity, Moral And SpiritualWordsBible, Given ForReceiving God's WordBeing Cleansed From Sincleansingprocess


Although the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true]. Verse ConceptsendEarth, Destruction OfGod, The EternalHeaven And EarthThings Passing AwayEternal TruthPermanenceThe Universe DestroyedThe World Being Temporary

[Although] the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true]. Verse ConceptsendEarth, Destruction OfGuardiansHeaven And EarthScripture, Sufficiency OfUniverseThings Passing AwayEternal TruthThe Universe DestroyedThe World Being TemporaryEarth

Although the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true]. Verse ConceptsendHeaven And EarthReliabilityPassing AwayThings Passing AwayEternal TruthThe Universe DestroyedThe World Being TemporaryTime PassingThe Environment


[Since] you have purified your souls by [your] obedience to the truth [i.e., the Gospel message], which produces a genuine love for your brothers, [now] you should have this kind of fervent, heartfelt love for one another. You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.

so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion]. Verse ConceptsHoly Spirit, Types OfBible, Given ForTypes Of ChristCleansing The BodySanctified OnesBeing Cleansed From SinThe Church UniversalThe Effect Of The Word Of GodCommunication In MarriageLoving Your WifeSanctificationRenewalcleansing



You people are already 'clean' [i.e., have been pruned of undesirable traits] because of [obedience to] the teaching I have given you. Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In NtPurity, Moral And SpiritualWordsBible, Given ForReceiving God's WordBeing Cleansed From Sincleansingprocess



so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion]. Verse ConceptsHoly Spirit, Types OfBible, Given ForTypes Of ChristCleansing The BodySanctified OnesBeing Cleansed From SinThe Church UniversalThe Effect Of The Word Of GodCommunication In MarriageLoving Your WifeSanctificationRenewalcleansing



You people are already 'clean' [i.e., have been pruned of undesirable traits] because of [obedience to] the teaching I have given you. Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In NtPurity, Moral And SpiritualWordsBible, Given ForReceiving God's WordBeing Cleansed From Sincleansingprocess