Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Deceit » Saints » Should lay aside, in seeking truth
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Envy » Not envying
Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying:
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Let us not be vainglorious, provoking one another, and envying one another.
Envy » Hinders growth in grace
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting: and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.
If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile:
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.
Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge.
Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works, that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.
Evil » Speaking » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.
If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile:
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.
Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge.
Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works, that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.
Grace of God » Growth in
and am surely certified of this, that he which began a good work in you shall go forth with it until the day of Jesus Christ,
while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith.
and holdeth not the head: whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth nourishment, and is knit together, and increaseth with the increasing that cometh of God.
but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord, and saviour Jesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the Second General Epistle of Peter}
The path of the righteous shineth as the light, and is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
We are bound to thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward another between yourselves,
They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God of Gods appeareth every one of them in Zion.
And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling, that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ; filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by Jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God.
Not as though I had already attained to it, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me; and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. read more.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus wise minded: and if ye be otherwise minded, I pray God open even this unto you.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus wise minded: and if ye be otherwise minded, I pray God open even this unto you.
that ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all things that please, being fruitful in all good works and increasing in the knowledge of God strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, unto all patience, and long suffering, with joyfulness,
and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you, to make your hearts that they might be stable and unblamable in holiness before God our father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.
Wherefore, let us leave the doctrine pertaining to the beginning of a Christian man, and let us go unto perfection, and now no more lay the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of baptism, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection from death, and of eternal judgment. And so will we do, if God permit.
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting: and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein. If so be that ye have tasted how pleasant the Lord is,
Guile » Abstaining from guile
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
Hypocrisy » Abstaining from hypocrisy
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Hypocrites » Spirit of, hinders growth in grace
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Malice » Condemned
Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.
But now put ye also away from you all things; wrath, fierceness, maliciousness, cursed speaking, filthy speaking out of your mouths.
Therefore let us keep holiday, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness - but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.
Brethren, be not children in wit. Howbeit, as concerning maliciousness be children: but in wit be perfect.
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Malice » Not being malicious
Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Malice » A hindrance to growth in grace
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting: and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.
Sincerity » Exhortations to
Therefore let us keep holiday, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness - but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
Slander » Saints » Should lay aside
Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.
If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile:
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting:
and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.
Backbite not one another, brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth the law, and judgeth the law: but and if thou judge the law, thou art not an observer of the law: but a judge.
Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works, that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.