Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible





As far as enthusiasm is concerned, I persecuted the church; as far as being righteous according to the law of Moses is concerned, I was without just blame. Verse ConceptseagernessRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanZealFulfilling The LawPlea Of InnocenceThe Church UniversalPersecutionzealots



[An elder must] not be guilty of just blame, [he must be] the husband of one wife, whose children are believers [Note: The word for "believers" may also be translated "faithful ones" or "trustworthy ones"], who have a reputation for not being wild or disobedient. Verse ConceptsFaultsevangelists, identity ofHeads Of The FamilyLove, In RelationshipsMonogamyOrder In The HomePeacemakersBishops, QualificationsDissipationPeaceablenessBishops, DutiesMarriage ControlledThose Who Had FaithHusband And WifeThe ElderlyA Good HusbandLeadership Qualitieseldersbehavioraccusations


May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness


Night and day we pray very earnestly that we will be able to see you in person, so we can provide what is lacking in your faith. Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightFaith, Growth InCareCare, HumanNightNurturePrayerfulnessPrayer, Offered WithUnceasingPeople ProvidingAlways PrayingI Pray For YouThose Who Had FaithFaith Kjv






And I pray that your love may grow stronger and stronger, [along] with how much you know, and [that you may grow] in your ability to comprehend things. Then you will be able to approve of [only] what is best and be sincere and without just blame on the day of Christ's [return], having been full of qualities of righteousness, which come from Jesus Christ and produce honor and praise to God.

[It is] not that I have already arrived at the goal [of spiritual maturity], or have already been made perfectly [righteous], but I am pushing onward in order to take hold of what Christ Jesus took hold of me for [i.e., to receive all that Christ intended for me]. Brothers, I consider that I, myself, have not yet taken hold [of Christ's ultimate purpose for me]. But there is one thing that I am doing; I am forgetting about my past [See verses 5-7], and reaching forward to what lies ahead. I am pushing onward toward the goal for the prize of the upward call [i.e., to heaven] from God in [fellowship with] Christ. read more.
So, all of us who are mature [Christians] should think this way. And if you people think differently about anything, God will reveal that to you also.

[We pray for you] to live a life deserving of the Lord, pleasing to Him in every way, producing fruit in every good deed and growing in the knowledge of God. [We also pray that you will be] strengthened with great power, according to God's glorious might, so that you will have great endurance and patience [coupled] with joy.

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And may the Lord cause your love for one another, and for everyone, to increase and overflow, just as ours does for you also. May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7].

So, we should leave the basic principles of Christ's teaching and go on to maturity. [We should] not lay again a foundation of repentance [i.e., turning away] from deeds of death [i.e., acts that lead to spiritual death or that spring from a spiritually dead person], and of faith in God; and of teaching about immersions [Note: The use of the plural word here suggests teaching on the distinctions between Jewish washings and John's and Christian immersion, whether in water or the Holy Spirit. See Acts 19:1-7], and about placing hands on people [Note: This act was practiced in the appointment of church leaders, in healing sick people and to impart supernatural gifts], and about people being raised from the dead and about never ending judgment. And we will do so [i.e., go on to more advanced teaching] if God allows us to. For it is impossible to get people who have [completely] fallen away [from God] to repent again, because they [continue to] crucify for themselves God's Son all over again, and hold Him up to contempt.

Therefore, you should put out of your lives all malice [i.e., bad attitudes], and all deceit and hypocrisy, and all envy and unwholesome talk. [So], like newly born babies, you should desire the genuine, spiritual milk [i.e., God's word. See Heb. 5:12-13], so that by it you may grow toward [final] salvation, since you have experienced the goodness of the Lord [i.e., that the Lord is good].

May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness



May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness





May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness


For our human fathers disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them; but God disciplines us for our [spiritual] good, so that we may share in His holiness. Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness Ofdiscipline, divineHoliness, Purpose OfParticipation, In ChristProfitsSanctification, Nature And BasisPartakersA Short TimePersonal GoodDisciplineShort Time For ActionParticipation In Christ NatureparentingDiscipline Child


May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness

For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus' voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel's voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God's trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first. Verse ConceptsDeath, Of BelieversFutureArchangelsLast ThingsMichael The ArchangelResurrection, Of BelieversResurrection, Of The DeadShoutingAngels, DescriptionAngels, Important EventsGod Going DownShout Of GodChrist And HeavenDeath Of God's PeopleOur ResurrectionTrumpets At The EndFirst ResurrectionRisingThe Second ComingThe Rapture


May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness

For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus' voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel's voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God's trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first. Verse ConceptsDeath, Of BelieversFutureArchangelsLast ThingsMichael The ArchangelResurrection, Of BelieversResurrection, Of The DeadShoutingAngels, DescriptionAngels, Important EventsGod Going DownShout Of GodChrist And HeavenDeath Of God's PeopleOur ResurrectionTrumpets At The EndFirst ResurrectionRisingThe Second ComingThe Rapture


May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness

Now, may there be honor and majesty and power to God, who is able to guard you people from stumbling [and falling away from Him, See Gal. 5:4], and [who is able] to place you before His glorious presence without any [moral] blemish, but with great joy. Verse ConceptsBeing A Perfect ChristianAssurance Of SalvationFaultlessnessAble To StandBackslidingvulnerability


May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness


And it was also prophesied about [these] people by Enoch, the seventh [descendant] of Adam [Gen. 5:18-24], who said, "Look, the Lord came with thousands upon thousands [Note: The Greek uses the plural form of "myriad," which means 10,000] of His holy ones [i.e., angels], Verse ConceptsMultitudesProphesyingNamed Prophets Of The LordAccompanying The Second ComingPredictions Of Second ComingProphecies concerning

May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness

May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness


For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus' voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel's voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God's trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first. Verse ConceptsDeath, Of BelieversFutureArchangelsLast ThingsMichael The ArchangelResurrection, Of BelieversResurrection, Of The DeadShoutingAngels, DescriptionAngels, Important EventsGod Going DownShout Of GodChrist And HeavenDeath Of God's PeopleOur ResurrectionTrumpets At The EndFirst ResurrectionRisingThe Second ComingThe Rapture


May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7]. Verse ConceptsMultitudesFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFaultsethics, and graceEstablishingBlamelessness, Presented To GodEdification, Goal OfBlameAngels as agents of judgmentHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfInnocence, Teaching OnHeart, RenewedSinlessnessGod Establishes UsThe Fact Of His ComingGlorificationAccompanying The Second ComingHoliness