Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Forbidden
Be careful for yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, lest it be a snare among you.
and Yahweh your God will give them {over to you} and you defeat them, you must {utterly destroy them}; you shall not make a covenant with them, and you shall not show mercy [to them].
"If your brother, the son of your mother or your son or your daughter {or your wife whom you embrace} or {your intimate friend} in secrecy {says}, 'Let us go and let us serve other gods!' [gods] that you and your ancestors have not known,
you must not give in to him, and you shall not listen to him, and your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall not have compassion, and you shall not cover [up] for him.
Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace and prosperity so that forever you may be strong and eat the good of the land and may give it as an inheritance to your sons.'
My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
My child, do not walk in their way. Keep your foot from their paths,
Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers, for what participation [is there between] righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship [does] light [have] with darkness? And what agreement [does] Christ [have] with Beliar? Or what share [does] a believer [have] with an unbeliever? And what agreement [does the] temple of God [have] with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk about [among them], and I will be their God and they will be my people." read more.
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
Communion of saints » Opposed to communion with the wicked
Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers, for what participation [is there between] righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship [does] light [have] with darkness? And what agreement [does] Christ [have] with Beliar? Or what share [does] a believer [have] with an unbeliever? And what agreement [does the] temple of God [have] with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk about [among them], and I will be their God and they will be my people." read more.
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
Darkness » Works of
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light.
For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
{At dusk} the murderer rises; he kills [the] needy and [the] poor, and in the night he is like a thief.
passing on the street {at} her corner, and he takes the road [to] her house, at twilight, at [the] day's evening, in [the] midst of night and the darkness.
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
those who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in ways of darkness,
Evil » Results of » Separation from evil associations, the duty of
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this [reason] the world hates you.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"
Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
"Speak to the {Israelites} and say to them, 'When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, you will drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, and you will destroy all their idols and all the images of their molten idols, and you will demolish all their high places; you will dispossess the land and live in it because I have given the land to you to possess it. read more.
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
Fellowship » What not to have fellowship with
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
[No], but that [the things] which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become sharers with demons. You are not able to drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You are not able to share the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
Fellowship, with God » With the world forbidden » Separation from evil associations, the duty of (select reading, nu 33 51-56)
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this [reason] the world hates you.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"
Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
"Speak to the {Israelites} and say to them, 'When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, you will drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, and you will destroy all their idols and all the images of their molten idols, and you will demolish all their high places; you will dispossess the land and live in it because I have given the land to you to possess it. read more.
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
Missionaries » In reproving others
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
" 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin {along with} him.
Reproof » Duty of administering
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
But they who rebuke will have delight, and upon them blessings of goodness will come.
preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
Verse Concepts
Goalsevil, believers' responses toevangelists, ministry ofencouragement, examples ofChallengesAttitudes, to other peopleGospel, Transmission OfOpportunities, In LifePreaching, Content OfPreaching, Importance OfReadinessRebukeResponsibility, For God's WorldA Time To SpeakCorrectionReproofDiscipline Of The ChurchMinisters, Way They Should TeachAdmonition, Of LeadersApostasy, How To Avoid
Reprove those who sin in the presence of all, in order that the rest also may experience fear.
This testimony is true, for which reason reprove them severely, in order that they may be sound in the faith,
Speak these [things] and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
"Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
Reproof » Saints should » Give
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
" 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin {along with} him.
Reproof » What to reprove
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
Separation » From evil associations » The duty of (select reading, nu 33 51-56)
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this [reason] the world hates you.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"
Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
"Speak to the {Israelites} and say to them, 'When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, you will drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, and you will destroy all their idols and all the images of their molten idols, and you will demolish all their high places; you will dispossess the land and live in it because I have given the land to you to possess it. read more.
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
Sin » Described as » Works of darkness
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
The world » Prosperity of separation from the spirit of, to be sought » Separation from evil associations, the duty of
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this [reason] the world hates you.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"
Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
"Speak to the {Israelites} and say to them, 'When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, you will drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, and you will destroy all their idols and all the images of their molten idols, and you will demolish all their high places; you will dispossess the land and live in it because I have given the land to you to possess it. read more.
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"
You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live. And just as I planned to do [to] them, I will do to you.'"