Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Gifts » From God » To be cultivated
Do not neglect the gift in thee, which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Because of which reason I remind thee to rekindle the gift of God that is in thee through the laying on of my hands.
And having come, the man who received the five talents brought five other talents, saying, Lord, thou delivered five talents to me, lo, I have gained five other talents besides them.
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
Godliness » Exhortations concerning
as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue.
If any man teaches something different, and does not associate with wholesome words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to piety,
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, mildness.
Therefore, all these things being disintegrated, what kind ought ye to be in holy actions and pieties,
disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men, for kings and all those who are in prominence, so that we may live a quiet and peaceful life in all piety and propriety.
Sarcasm » Instances of » Paul
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
Spiritual » Enlargement » Exercise
And having departed, the man who received the five talents worked with them, and made five other talents.
Because of which reason I remind thee to rekindle the gift of God that is in thee through the laying on of my hands.
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
Spirituality » Godliness, exhortations concerning
as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue.
If any man teaches something different, and does not associate with wholesome words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to piety,
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, mildness.
Therefore, all these things being disintegrated, what kind ought ye to be in holy actions and pieties,
disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men, for kings and all those who are in prominence, so that we may live a quiet and peaceful life in all piety and propriety.
Tradition » Not authoritative
nor to heed myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than stewardship of God in faith.
But reject the profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself to piety.
And having answered, he said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, because of your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death. But ye say, Whoever may say to the father or the mother, Whatever thou might have benefited from me is an offering. read more.
And he will, no, not honor his father or mother. And ye have annulled the command of God because of your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying, This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me. And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. And having called in the multitude, he said to them, Hear and understand. Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man. Then having come near, his disciples said to him, Know thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard the saying? But having answered, he said, Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant, will be uprooted. Leave them. They are blind leaders of blind men, and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch. And having answered, Peter said to him, Explain this parable to us. And Jesus said, Are ye also still without understanding? Do ye not yet understand, that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into a toilet? But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man. For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings. These are things defiling the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.
And he will, no, not honor his father or mother. And ye have annulled the command of God because of your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying, This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me. And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. And having called in the multitude, he said to them, Hear and understand. Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man. Then having come near, his disciples said to him, Know thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard the saying? But having answered, he said, Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant, will be uprooted. Leave them. They are blind leaders of blind men, and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch. And having answered, Peter said to him, Explain this parable to us. And Jesus said, Are ye also still without understanding? Do ye not yet understand, that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into a toilet? But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man. For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings. These are things defiling the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.