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Righteous » Compared with » Sheep
He will place the sheep at His right side, but the goats at His left.
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Righteous » Compared with » Access of, to God
Righteous » Compared with » Lambs
So, after they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you really love me more than these [other disciples do]?" Peter answered Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." [Note: Since two different Greek words for "love" are used in this conversation, some scholars see a distinction in their meaning. See Butler, Vol. II, pp. 453-457 for a discussion of these views]. Jesus replied to him, "[Then] feed my lambs."
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Righteous » Compared with » Eagles
Righteous » Compared with » Runners in a race
Do you not know that [although] everyone runs in a race, only one person wins the prize? So, you should run in order to win.
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large crowd of spectators [Note: Christians are pictured here as being in a crowded arena, performing in the games], we should lay aside every [excessive] weight and sin that so easily entangle us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.
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Righteous » Compared with » Little children
and said, "Truly I tell you, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven unless you turn [your life around] and become like little children [i.e., having child-like humility].
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Brothers, do not be children in the way you think, but be babies in wrongdoing; yet be mature in your thinking.
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Righteous » Compared with » Doves
Righteous » Compared with » Vines
Righteous » Compared with » Treasure
Righteous » Compared with » The sun
Then the people who did what was right will shine out like the sun in their Father's kingdom. The person who has ears [to hear with] ought to listen [to this] carefully.
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Righteous » Compared with » Gold
Righteous » Compared with » Babies
About that time Jesus said [in prayer], "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things [i.e., the significance of Jesus' words and works] from those who [thought they] were wise and intelligent and have [instead] revealed them to people who are child-like.
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[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,
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Righteous » Compared with » Wheat
His winnowing shovel [Note: This was a process whereby grain was tossed into the air so that the wind could blow the husks away, leaving only good grain on the ground] is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather His wheat into the barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out."
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But the farmer said, 'No, for while you are gathering up the weeds, you might root up [some of] the wheat with them. Let both of them grow together until it is time for the harvest; then at that time, I will tell the harvesters, "Gather up the weeds first, and bind them up into bundles to burn. But gather the wheat into my barn."'"
Righteous » Compared with » Lights
so that you will be without just blame and innocent [of wrongdoing], children of God without fault in the middle of a crooked and perverted generation of people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky,
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You people are [like] light in the world. A city built on a hill will not go unnoticed.
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Righteous » Compared with » Lilies
Righteous » Compared with » Lions
Righteous » Compared with » Fruitful trees
Righteous » Compared with » Green olive trees
Righteous » Compared with » Members of the body
Now you people are the [spiritual] body of Christ and each one of you is an individual part of it.
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But the way it is, there are many parts, but one body.
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Righteous » Compared with » Branches of a vine
He will cut off [See verse 6] every branch [i.e., follower of Christ] who is in [fellowship with] me that does not bear fruit. And He will prune every branch that does bear fruit, so it will bear more fruit.
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Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine, so neither can you people [bear fruit] unless you remain united to me. "I am the vine; you people are the branches. The person who remains united to me, and I to him, will bear much fruit. For you cannot do anything if [you are] separated from me.
Righteous » Compared with » Good figs
Righteous » Compared with » Mount zion
Righteous » Compared with » Soldiers
[Be willing to] suffer hardship with me like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on active duty, gets himself involved in the affairs of civilian life, so that he can please the person who enlisted him [i.e., his commanding officer].
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
Righteous » Compared with » Unfailing springs
Righteous » Compared with » Watered gardens
Righteous » Compared with » Pomegranates
Righteous » Compared with » Obedient children
As obedient children, do not pattern your lives after the evil desires you formerly had when you were ignorant,
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Righteous » Compared with » Strangers and pilgrims
My dearly loved ones, I urge you, as a people who are foreigners and strangers [in this world], do not give in to sinful desires, which wage war against the soul.
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Righteous » Compared with » Vessels of gold and silver
Now in a large house there are utensils made, not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. And some are for honorable uses [i.e., for special occasions] and some are for common, ordinary use.
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Righteous » Compared with » Willows by the water courses
Righteous » Compared with » Jewels
Righteous » Compared with » Good fish
When it became full, the fishermen dragged it up onto the shore. Then they sat down and, [sorting their catch], placed the good [i.e., edible fish] into containers, but threw out the bad [i.e., inedible ones].
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Righteous » Compared with » Good servants
His master replied, 'Well done, you are a good and trustworthy servant. You have been trustworthy over a [relatively] few things, so I will place you over many things. Come and share in your master's joy.'
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Righteous » Compared with » Cedars in lebanon
Righteous » Compared with » Palm trees
Righteous » Compared with » Stones of a crown
Righteous » Compared with » Living stones
And you yourselves are also like living stones, being constructed into a spiritual house. For you are like holy priests who offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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Righteous » Compared with » Wrestlers
And if a person competes as an athlete, he is not awarded the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.
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Righteous » Compared with » Stars
Righteous » Compared with » Corn (grain)
Righteous » Compared with » Calves of the stall
Righteous » Compared with » Dew and showers
Righteous » Compared with » Salt
"You people are [like] salt on the earth. But if salt loses its flavoring ability, how will it ever get it back again? From then on it would be good for nothing except to be thrown out onto the roadway and walked on by people. [Note: This was mined salt which, when losing its "saltiness" due to exposure to the sun or rain, was simply disposed of by being dumped onto the roadway where people walked].
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Righteous » Compared with » Thirsting deer
Righteous » Compared with » Trees planted beside rivers
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
His winnowing shovel [Note: This was a process whereby grain was tossed into the air so that the wind could blow the husks away, leaving only good grain on the ground] is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather His wheat into the barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out."
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Wicked people » Compared with » Dogs
"Do not offer sacred things to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of [wild] pigs [i.e., to those who will not appreciate them], because they will probably trample on them with their feet and then turn around and attack you.
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It has happened to them like the true proverb [says], "The dog [throws up, and then] goes back and eats its own vomit," and "The hog that was all cleaned up [goes back] to wallowing in the mud."
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Wicked people » Compared with » Dross
Wicked people » Compared with » Bronze and iron
Wicked people » Compared with » Briers add thorns
Wicked people » Compared with » Blind people
[So], let these Pharisees alone; they are blind leaders. And if a blind person leads a blind person, both of them will fall into a ditch."
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Wicked people » Compared with » Stubble
Wicked people » Compared with » Animals
However, these people are like unreasonable, ignorant creatures of instinct, born as animals which are [to be] caught and destroyed. They speak out against things about which they are ignorant. In [the process of] destroying others, they will certainly be destroyed themselves.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
You snakes! You children of snakes! How do you expect to escape being judged [and condemned] in hell?
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Wicked people » Compared with » Swine (pig)
"Do not offer sacred things to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of [wild] pigs [i.e., to those who will not appreciate them], because they will probably trample on them with their feet and then turn around and attack you.
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It has happened to them like the true proverb [says], "The dog [throws up, and then] goes back and eats its own vomit," and "The hog that was all cleaned up [goes back] to wallowing in the mud."
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Wicked people » Compared with » Fiery oven
Wicked people » Compared with » Moth-eaten garments
Wicked people » Compared with » Grass
Wicked people » Compared with » Carcasses trodden underfoot
Wicked people » Compared with » A wild donkey's colts
Wicked people » Compared with » Corn (grain) blasted
Wicked people » Compared with » Disturbed sea
Wicked people » Compared with » Raging waves of the sea
[They are like] raging ocean waves, whose shameful actions bubble up like foam. [They are like] shooting stars [whose light quickly goes out], for whom total darkness has been reserved forever.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Grass on the housetop
Wicked people » Compared with » Clouds without water
These people are like rotten spots [contaminating the food] at your love feasts, while they gorge themselves without fear [i.e., unashamed of their selfish indulgence]. [Note: This passage may mean "like selfish shepherds, looking out only for themselves, they eat the grain set out for the animals"]. They are like clouds that blow over without producing rain; [they are like] trees in the fall that do not produce any fruit and have been uprooted, [thus] being dead twice [i.e., fruitless and rootless].
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Wicked people » Compared with » Abominable branches
Wicked people » Compared with » Wandering stars
[They are like] raging ocean waves, whose shameful actions bubble up like foam. [They are like] shooting stars [whose light quickly goes out], for whom total darkness has been reserved forever.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Fire of thorns
Wicked people » Compared with » The bulls of bashan
Wicked people » Compared with » Whited gravesites
"It is too bad for you hypocritical experts in the law of Moses and [you] Pharisees! For you are like white-washed tombs, used for burial [sites], which appear beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of the bones and decaying flesh of dead people.
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Wicked people » Compared with » The fuel of fire
Wicked people » Compared with » Green bay tree
Wicked people » Compared with » Potsherds
Wicked people » Compared with » Bad figs
Wicked people » Compared with » Bad fish
When it became full, the fishermen dragged it up onto the shore. Then they sat down and, [sorting their catch], placed the good [i.e., edible fish] into containers, but threw out the bad [i.e., inedible ones].
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Wicked people » Compared with » Garden without water
Wicked people » Compared with » Visions of the night
Wicked people » Compared with » Lions greedy of prey
Wicked people » Compared with » Wells without water
Such people are like springs that give no water and clouds driven by the winds. [Only] the blackest darkness awaits them.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Heath in the desert
Wicked people » Compared with » Passing whirlwinds
Wicked people » Compared with » Reprobate silver
Wicked people » Compared with » Wayward children
But what should I compare the people of this generation with? They are like children sitting in the open shopping market, who call out to their playmates,
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Wicked people » Compared with » Fading oaks
Wicked people » Compared with » Wheels
Wicked people » Compared with » Tares
and the field [represents] the world. The good seed [represents] the children who belong to the kingdom, and the weeds [represent] the children who belong to the evil one [i.e., the devil].
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Wicked people » Compared with » Goats
And people from all the nations will be assembled in front of Him and He will separate them from one another, like a shepherd separating his sheep from the goats.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Early dew that passes away
Wicked people » Compared with » Morning clouds
Wicked people » Compared with » Horses rushing into the battle
Wicked people » Compared with » Fools building upon sand
And every person who hears these words of mine but does not obey them will be like the foolish person who built his house on [a foundation of] sand.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Ashes under the feet
Wicked people » Compared with » Corrupt trees
For there is no healthy tree that produces bad fruit; nor is there a diseased tree that produces wholesome fruit.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Stony ground,
And other seed fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil and immediately it sprouted up because the soil was so shallow.
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Wicked people » Compared with » Green herbs
Wicked people » Compared with » Deaf adders
Wicked people » Compared with » Melting wax
Wicked people » Compared with » Scorpions
Wicked people » Compared with » Smoke
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