Thematic Bible: General references to
Thematic Bible
false Accusations » General references to
"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and falsely say everything bad of you, on my account.
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And while the high priests and elders were making their charges against him, he made no answer.
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And the scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether he would cure people on the Sabbath, in order to find a charge to bring against him.
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and keep your conscience clear, so that those who abuse your upright Christian conduct may be made ashamed of their slanders.
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Activity » Evil » General references to
Their feet are swift when it comes to shedding blood,
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Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
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Activity » Christ's zeal » General references to
He said to them, "How did you come to look for me? Did you not know that I must be at my Father's house?"
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His disciples remembered that the Scriptures said, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"
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Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of him who has sent me, and finishing his work.
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We must carry on the work of him who has sent me while the daylight lasts. Night is coming, when no one can do any work.
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about Jesus of Nazareth, and how God endowed him with the power of the holy Spirit, and he went about doing good and curing all who were in the power of the devil, because God was with him.
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Adorning » Jewels » General references to
Adultery » General references to
"You have heard that men were told 'You shall not commit adultery.'
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I tell you that whoever divorces his wife on any ground but her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
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So if she marries another man while her husband is alive, she is called an adulteress, but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and can marry someone else without being an adulteress.
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Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have any share in God's kingdom? Do not let anyone mislead you. People who are immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or given to unnatural vice
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They have eyes for nobody but adulterous women??yes insatiable in sin. They lure unsteadfast souls. Their hearts are trained in greed. They are accursed!
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Afflictions » General references to
For I consider what we suffer now not to be compared with the glory that is to burst upon us.
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I am hard pressed on every side, but never cut off: perplexed, but not driven to despair;
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Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
"Listen to another figure. There was a land owner who planted a vineyard and fenced it in, and hewed out a wine-vat in it, and built a watch-tower, and leased it to tenants, and left the neighborhood.
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At the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to get from them a share of the vintage.
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He will come and put those tenants to death, and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this they said, "Heaven forbid!"
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The farmer who does the work ought to be the first to have some of the produce.
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So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains.
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Agriculture » General references to
Agriculture » General references to » Uzziah
Agriculture » General references to » David
Agriculture » General references to » Elisha
Agriculture » General references to » Noah
Agriculture » General references to » Cain
Agriculture » General references to » The rich man
And he told them this story: "A certain rich man's lands yielded heavily.
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Ahab » General references to
The Almighty » Power of God » General references to
To him who can make you strong by the good news I bring and the preaching about Jesus Christ, through the disclosure of the secret kept back for long ages but now revealed,
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Andrew » General references to
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was afterward called Peter, and his brother, Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.
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As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him, apart from the others,
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Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, another of his disciples, said to him,
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Philip went and told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip went to Jesus and told him.
When they entered the city they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. There were Peter, John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James.
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Animals » Lions » General references to
Apollos » General references to
A Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, skilful in the use of the Scriptures.
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It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the interior, reached Ephesus. Finding some disciples there,
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What I mean is this, that one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul," another, "And I, of Apollos," another, "And I, of Cephas," and another, "And I, of Christ!"
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For when one man says, "I am a follower of Paul," and another, "I am a follower of Apollos," are you not simply human?
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As for our brother Apollos, I have often urged him to visit you with the other brothers, and he is quite unwilling to come now, but he will come when he has a good opportunity.
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Do all you can to help Zenas the expert in the Law and Apollos on with their journey, and see that they have everything they need.
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Appearances » Deceitful » General references to
And he saw in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went up to it to see if he could find any figs on it. When he reached it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.
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Arts and crafts » General references to
and as they practiced the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together, for they were tent-makers.
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He got the workmen in that and similar trades together, and said to them, "Men, you know that this business is the source of our prosperity,
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The sound of harpists and musicians, flute-players, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsman of any kind will ever be found in you again, no sound of the millstone will ever be heard in you again;
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Asceticism » General references to
John wore clothing made of hair cloth, and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.
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Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees are keeping the fast, while your disciples are not keeping it?"
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Such practices pass for wisdom, with their self-imposed devotions, their self-humiliation, and their ascetic discipline, but they carry with them no real distinction, they are really only a catering to the flesh.
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It is God's will that you should be consecrated, that you abstain from immorality,
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Astronomy » Moon » General references to
Atheism » General references to
Who is such a liar as the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the real Antichrist??he man who disowns the Father and the Son.
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Attributes of God » Power of God » General references to
To him who can make you strong by the good news I bring and the preaching about Jesus Christ, through the disclosure of the secret kept back for long ages but now revealed,
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household, and many of the people of Corinth heard Paul and believed and were baptized.
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The Lord's hand was with them, and there were a great many who believed and turned to the Lord.
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So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
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The crowds would ask him, "Then what ought we to do?"
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Many of the Samaritans in that town came to believe in him because of the testimony the woman gave when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did!"
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When the people heard Philip and saw the signs that he showed they were all interested in what he had to say,
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And everybody who lived in Lydda or in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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When the heathen heard this they were delighted, and praised God's message, and all who were destined for eternal life believed,
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Many who became believers would come and openly confess their former practices.
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » General references to
religious Awakenings » General references to
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household, and many of the people of Corinth heard Paul and believed and were baptized.
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The Lord's hand was with them, and there were a great many who believed and turned to the Lord.
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So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
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The crowds would ask him, "Then what ought we to do?"
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Many of the Samaritans in that town came to believe in him because of the testimony the woman gave when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did!"
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When the people heard Philip and saw the signs that he showed they were all interested in what he had to say,
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And everybody who lived in Lydda or in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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When the heathen heard this they were delighted, and praised God's message, and all who were destined for eternal life believed,
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Many who became believers would come and openly confess their former practices.
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Babylon » General references to
Your sister-church in Babylon, chosen like you, and Mark my son wish to be remembered to you.
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balaam » General references to
They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,
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Beggars » General references to
Birds » General references to
Boldness » Boldness, holy » General references to
Through union with him and through faith in him, we have courage to approach God with confidence.
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Since then, brothers, we have free access to the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,
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So let us come with courage to God's throne of grace to receive his forgiveness and find him responsive when we need his help.
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For those who do good service as assistants gain a good standing for themselves and great confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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Love attains perfection in us, when we have perfect confidence about the Day of Judgment, because here in this world we are living as he lives.
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physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
suddenly there was such an earthquake that the jail shook to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and everybody's chains were unfastened.
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Bread » General references to
Give us today bread for the day,
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Which of you men when his son asks him for some bread will give him a stone?
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Brotherly love » General references to
This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
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I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,
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You do not need to have anyone write to you about brotherly love, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above all keep your love for one another strong, because love covers up a host of sins.
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Whoever loves his brother is always in the light and puts no hindrance in anyone's way.
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Cain » General references to
Faith made Abel's sacrifice greater in the sight of God than Cain's; through faith he gained God's approval as an upright man, for God himself approved his offering, and through faith even when he was dead he still spoke.
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We must not be like Cain who was a child of the evil one, and butchered his brother. And why did he butcher him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's upright.
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Alas for them, for they follow Cain's path, they plunge into Balaam's error for gain, and they perish in rebelliousness like Korah's.
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Christ » Denial of » General references to
For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."
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Who is such a liar as the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the real Antichrist??he man who disowns the Father and the Son.
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But you disowned the Holy, Righteous One. You asked to have a murderer released for you,
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Jesus said to him, "I tell you, tonight, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times!"
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They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.
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but anyone who disowns me before men, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a maid came up to him, and said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean, too!" But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not know what you mean."
If we endure, we will reign with him! If we disown him, he will also disown us!
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There were false prophets too among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive sects and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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Christ » Name, wonderful » General references to
That is why God has so greatly exalted him, and given him the name above all others, so that in the name of Jesus everyone should kneel, in heaven and on earth and in the underworld, and everyone should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, and thus glorify God the Father.
On his clothing and his thigh he has this title written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
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showing himself to be as much greater than the angels as his title is superior to theirs.
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You are to become a mother and you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus.
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His eyes blazed like fire. There were many diadems on his head, and there was a name written on him which no one knew but himself.
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Christ » Humility of » General references to
Then he poured water into the basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel that was about his waist.
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Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,
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You know how gracious the Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, in order that by his poverty you might become rich.
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When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.
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Christ » Humanity of Christ » General references to
For there is but one God, and one intermediary between God and men??he man Christ Jesus,
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The ancestry of Jesus Christ, who was descended from David, who was descended from Abraham.
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When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.
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but when the proper time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, and made subject to law,
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Christ » Humanity of » General references to
For there is but one God, and one intermediary between God and men??he man Christ Jesus,
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The ancestry of Jesus Christ, who was descended from David, who was descended from Abraham.
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When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.
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but when the proper time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, and made subject to law,
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Christ » Prescience of » General references to
After that, Jesus, knowing that everything was now finished, to fulfil the saying of Scripture, said, "I am thirsty."
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Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
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Yet there are some of you who will not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who would not believe, and who was going to betray him.
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For he knew who was going to betray him; that was why he said, "You are not all of you clean."
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Then Jesus, as he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Who is it you are looking for?"
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Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
After that, Jesus, knowing that everything was now finished, to fulfil the saying of Scripture, said, "I am thirsty."
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Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
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Yet there are some of you who will not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who would not believe, and who was going to betray him.
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For he knew who was going to betray him; that was why he said, "You are not all of you clean."
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Then Jesus, as he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Who is it you are looking for?"
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Church » Security of » General references to
So that we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?"
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And who is there that can hurt you if you are eager to do what is right?
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Church » Foundation of furnishes perfect security » General references to
For it says in Scripture, "Here I lay a choice stone in Zion, a costly cornerstone; No one who believes in it will ever be disappointed!"
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"Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
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For no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ himself.
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storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.
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Yet God's solid foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who uses the name of the Lord must give up evil."
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Church » Enemies of » General references to
Church » Head of, Christ the » General references to
He is the head of the church, it is his body; for he is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead??hat he might come to stand first in everything.
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He has put everything under his feet and made him the indisputable head of the church,
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We must lovingly hold to the truth and grow up into perfect union with him who is the head??hrist himself.
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for a husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the head of the church, which is his body, and is saved by him.
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Such people lose their connection with the head, from which the whole body through its ligaments and sinews must be governed and united if it is to grow in the divine way.
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Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
I know that after I am gone savage wolves will get in among you and will not spare the flock,
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Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
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Church » Flock, God's » General references to
I know that after I am gone savage wolves will get in among you and will not spare the flock,
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Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
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Circumcision » General references to
Some people came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers that unless they were circumcised as Moses prescribed, they could not be saved.
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Paul wished to take this man on with him, and so on account of the Jews in that district he had him circumcised, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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If a man was circumcised when he was called, he must not try to alter it. If a man was uncircumcised when he was called, he must not have himself circumcised.
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But they did not insist that even my companion Titus, although he was a Greek, should be circumcised,
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Why, I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do nothing for you.
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These men who are trying to force you to let yourselves be circumcised want to present a good appearance externally, to save themselves from having to stand persecution for the cross of Jesus the Christ.
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Cities » General references to
duties of Citizens » General references to
But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."
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They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Then pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!"
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Everyone must obey the authorities that are over him, for no authority can exist without the permission of God; the existing authorities have been established by him,
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Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service,
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Submit to all human authority, for the Master's sake; to the emperor, as supreme, and to governors, as sent by him to punish evil-doers, and to encourage those who do right.
Civic duties » General references to
But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."
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They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Then pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!"
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Everyone must obey the authorities that are over him, for no authority can exist without the permission of God; the existing authorities have been established by him,
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Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service,
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Submit to all human authority, for the Master's sake; to the emperor, as supreme, and to governors, as sent by him to punish evil-doers, and to encourage those who do right.
Civil strife » General references to
But when you hear of wars and rumors of war, you must not be alarmed. They have to come, but it is not yet the end.
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Then he said to them, "Nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and pestilence and famine here and there. There will be horrors and great signs in the sky.
Clothing » General references to
John wore clothing made of hair cloth, and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.
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And in the course of his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and to be saluted with respect in public places,
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Peter went with them at once. When he arrived, they took him up to the room and all the widows stood around him crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made when she was still with them.
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and you pay attention to the man in the fine clothes and say to him, "Sit here; this is a good place!" and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit on the floor at my feet,"
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Commandments » General references to
For loving God means obeying his commands, and his commands are not burdensome,
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But he answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of what has been handed down to you?
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That is the great, first command.
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Condemnation » General references to
If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring down a judgment upon you. The details I will settle when I come.
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And the basis of the judgment is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were wicked, men have loved the darkness more than the light.
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So as one offense meant condemnation for all men, just so one righteous act means acquittal and life for all men.
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He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people.
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You may be sure that a man of that kind is corrupt and sinful, for his own actions condemn him.
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Above all, my brothers, do not swear an oath, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else; let your "Yes" be a plain Yes, and your "No" a plain No, or you will fall under condemnation.
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Congregation » General references to
Conscience » General references to
let us draw near to God in sincerity of heart and with perfect faith, with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies washed with clean water.
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how much more surely will the blood of the Christ, who with the eternal Spirit made himself an unblemished offering to God, purify our consciences from the old wrongdoing for the worship of the everliving God?
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Paul looked steadily at the council and said, "Brothers, I have done my duty to God with a perfectly clear conscience up to this very day."
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for they show that what the Law demands is written on their hearts, and their consciences will testify for them, and with their thoughts they will either accuse or perhaps defend themselves,
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You must obey them, therefore, not only to escape God's wrath, but as a matter of principle,
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But it is not everyone that has this knowledge; for some, through being long accustomed to idols, still eat meat that has been sacrificed to them as really offered to an idol, and their consciences, being oversensitive, are troubled.
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Eat anything for sale in the meat market without raising any question, as far as conscience is concerned,
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It is with this knowledge of what the fear of the Lord means that I appeal to men. My true character is perfectly plain to God, and I hope to your consciences too.
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Conversion » General references to » Joyful believers used as instruments in
Conversion » General references to » The supreme task of the church
My brothers, if any one of you is led astray from the truth, and someone brings him back, you may be sure that whoever brings a sinner back from his misguided way will save the man's soul from death, and cover up a host of sins.
Conversion » General references to » Essential to entrance into God's kingdom
and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.
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Conversion » General references to » Prepares for Christian service
but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail. And afterward you yourself must turn and strengthen your brothers."
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Conversion » General references to » The divine law the agent in
Conversion » General references to » Encouraged upon all men
So repent and turn to God, to have your sins wiped out, and happier times will come from the presence of the Lord,
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Courtesy » General references to
Finally, you must all be harmonious, sympathizing, loving, tender-hearted, modest,
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Always put your message attractively, and yet pointedly, and be prepared to give every inquirer a fitting answer.
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The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius kindly allowed Paul to go and see his friends and be taken care of.
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The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, had estates in that part of the island, and he welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
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Cruelty » General references to
Cursing » General references to
And their mouths are full of bitter curses.
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With it we bless the Lord our Father, and with it we curse men made in God's likeness.
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Daniel » General references to
Days » of the Lord » General references to
I have handed the man over to Satan, for his physical destruction, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
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as some of you have come to understand me, and that you will understand that you have a right to be proud of me, as I have of you, on the Day of our Lord Jesus.
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for you yourselves know perfectly well that the Day of the Lord is to come like a thief in the night.
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The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; on it the heavens will pass away with a roar, the heavenly bodies will burn up and be destroyed, and the earth and all its works will melt away.
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The Dead » Mourning for » General references to
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » General references to
Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died, and they had washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.
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In pouring this perfume on me she has done something to prepare me for burial.
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The dead man came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and with his face muffled with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him and let him move."
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The Dead » General references to
Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died, and they had washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.
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In pouring this perfume on me she has done something to prepare me for burial.
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The dead man came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and with his face muffled with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him and let him move."
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Deborah » General references to
Denial of Christ » General references to
For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."
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Who is such a liar as the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the real Antichrist??he man who disowns the Father and the Son.
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But you disowned the Holy, Righteous One. You asked to have a murderer released for you,
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Jesus said to him, "I tell you, tonight, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times!"
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They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.
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but anyone who disowns me before men, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a maid came up to him, and said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean, too!" But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not know what you mean."
If we endure, we will reign with him! If we disown him, he will also disown us!
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There were false prophets too among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive sects and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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Deserts » General references to
But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south, by the road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza." (The town is now deserted.)
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Then the apostles came back and told Jesus what they had done. And he took them and quietly retired to a town called Bethsaida.
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So they set off by themselves in their boat for a secluded place.
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And the child grew up and became strong in the Spirit, and he lived in the desert until the day when he proclaimed himself to Israel.
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When it was day, he left the house and made his way to a lonely spot, and crowds of people went in search of him, and overtook him and tried to keep him from leaving them.
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Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
and like new-born babes crave the pure spiritual milk that will make you grow up to salvation,
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"Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied! "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh!
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Desires » General references to
And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to him and said, "Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."
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Desolation of the wicked » General references to
Now I leave you to yourselves.
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Despair » General references to
In those days men will seek death and never find it. They will want to die, but death will fly from them.
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For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were visible, and the storm continued to rage, until at last we gave up all hope of being saved.
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Discretion » General references to
And Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, and he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God!" And no one ventured to ask him any more questions.
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spiritual Disease » General references to
Jesus heard it, and said to them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor. I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."
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new Dispensation » General references to
(for there was nothing final about the Law), and a better hope begins to dawn, through which we may approach God.
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But, as it is, the priestly service to which Christ has been appointed is as much better than the old as the agreement established by him and the promises on which it is based are superior to the former ones.
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But you have come up to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless angels,
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By such means, therefore, these things that were only copied from the originals in heaven had to be purified, but the heavenly originals themselves required far better sacrifices than these.
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Now the words "But once more" indicate the final removal of all that is shaken, as only created, leaving only what is unshaken to be permanent.
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for God had resolved upon something still better for us, that they might not reach the fulfilment of their hopes except with us.
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Display » General references to
"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, and love to be saluted with respect in public places, and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets??47 men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get all the heavier sentence!"
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So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and went into the audience-room attended by officers and the leading citizens of the town, and at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
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Divine Requirements » General references to
But he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter that life, keep the commandments."
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Dreams » General references to
Dress » Clothing » General references to
John wore clothing made of hair cloth, and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.
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And in the course of his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and to be saluted with respect in public places,
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Peter went with them at once. When he arrived, they took him up to the room and all the widows stood around him crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made when she was still with them.
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and you pay attention to the man in the fine clothes and say to him, "Sit here; this is a good place!" and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit on the floor at my feet,"
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Duties » Of citizens » General references to
But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."
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They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Then pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!"
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Everyone must obey the authorities that are over him, for no authority can exist without the permission of God; the existing authorities have been established by him,
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Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service,
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Submit to all human authority, for the Master's sake; to the emperor, as supreme, and to governors, as sent by him to punish evil-doers, and to encourage those who do right.
Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
Effeminacy » General references to
Encouragement » General references to
Some people came bringing to him on a bed a man who was paralyzed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."
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But he said to them, "You must not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See! This is where they laid him.
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And Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Get up and do not be afraid."
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On the following night the Lord stood beside him and said, "Courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, you must testify in Rome also."
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But Jesus immediately spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."
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Even now, I beg you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
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Enoch » General references to
Of them also Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, "See! The Lord comes with his holy myriads
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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maleleel, the son of Cainan,
Faith caused Enoch to be taken up from the earth without experiencing death; he could not be found, because God had taken him up. For before he was taken up there is evidence that he pleased God,
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Esau » General references to
As the Scripture says, "I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau."
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Faith enabled Isaac to bequeath to Jacob and Esau blessings that were still to be.
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Estrangement » From God » General references to
They are estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and their obstinacy of heart,
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At that time you had no connection with Christ, you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the agreements about God's promise; with no hope and no God in all the world.
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" 'This people honor me with their lips, Yet their hearts are far away from me.
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Evil » Women evil women » General references to
But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the company. And Herod was delighted with her,
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Evil » Devices » General references to
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Their throats are like open graves, They use their tongues to deceive; The venom of asps is behind their lips,
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And the tongue is a fire, a world of wrong the tongue proves in our bodies, soiling the whole body and setting fire to the whole round of nature, and set on fire itself by hell.
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You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.
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Evil » Way » General references to
"Go in at the narrow gate. For the road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and there are many who go in by it.
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Evil » Activity » General references to
Their feet are swift when it comes to shedding blood,
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Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
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Evil » Slander » General references to
Experience (knowledge experimental) » General references to
Fasting » General references to
Jesus said to them, "Can wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and they will fast then.
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Feasts » General references to
So they picked them up, and they filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves that were left after the people had eaten.
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They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha waited on them, while Lazarus was at the table with him.
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Then Levi gave a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great throng of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.
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When a holiday came and Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to his courtiers and officers and to the leading men of Galilee,
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So they filled them full. And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast."
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Fervour » Christ's zeal » General references to
He said to them, "How did you come to look for me? Did you not know that I must be at my Father's house?"
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His disciples remembered that the Scriptures said, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"
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Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of him who has sent me, and finishing his work.
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We must carry on the work of him who has sent me while the daylight lasts. Night is coming, when no one can do any work.
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about Jesus of Nazareth, and how God endowed him with the power of the holy Spirit, and he went about doing good and curing all who were in the power of the devil, because God was with him.
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Fetters » General references to
for he had often been fastened with fetters and chains and had snapped the chains and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him,
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Fish » General references to
"Throw your net in on the right of the boat," he said to them, "and you will find them." They did so, and they could not haul it in for the quantity of fish in it.
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God's Flock » General references to
I know that after I am gone savage wolves will get in among you and will not spare the flock,
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Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
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Folly » Of men » General references to
Spiritual food » General references to
I am the door. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will pass in and out and find pasture.
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Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give him who is victorious some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble with a new name written on it which no one knows except the man who receives it.'
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Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will permit him who is victorious to eat the fruit of the tree of life that stands in the Paradise of God.'
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I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the world's life is my own flesh!"
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and all ate the same supernatural food and drank the same supernatural drink??for they used to drink from a supernatural rock which attended them, and the rock was really Christ??5 still most of them disappointed God, for they were struck down in the desert.
Forsaking God » General references to
They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,
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Spiritual foundation » General references to
For it says in Scripture, "Here I lay a choice stone in Zion, a costly cornerstone; No one who believes in it will ever be disappointed!"
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"Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
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For no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ himself.
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storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.
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Yet God's solid foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who uses the name of the Lord must give up evil."
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Friendship » General references to » Examples of true
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my being in prison.
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But I feel that I must send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-laborer, and fellow-soldier, whom you sent to look after my needs.
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but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
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Friendship » General references to » Among believers
And as they were talking and discussing them, Jesus himself came up and went with them,
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But if we live in the light, just as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from every sin.
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And they devoted themselves to the teaching and the society of the apostles, the breaking of bread, and prayer.
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in other words, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith.
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I never think of you without thanking my God,
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over your co-operation in the good news from the day you first received it until now.
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Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
and so the Scripture came true that says, "Abraham had faith in God, and it was credited to him as uprightness, and he was called God's friend."
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's
Next to Jesus, at his right at the table, was one of his disciples whom Jesus especially loved.
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Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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Jesus shed tears. So the Jews said, "See how much he loved him!"
I do not call you slaves any longer, for a slave does not know what his master is doing, but now I call you friends, for I have made known to you everything that I have learned from my Father.
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Friendship » General references to » Mary magdalene and other women
There were several women there watching from a distance who had followed Jesus from Galilee to wait upon him, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
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Friendship » General references to » Jonathan
Friendship » General references to » Profitable
Friendship » General references to » Examples of constancy
Friendship » General references to » The desire for many friends, perilous
Friendship » General references to » Old friends to be cherished
Friendship » General references to » True, is unchangeable
Friendship » General references to » Stimulating
Friendship » General references to » Onesiphorus
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my being in prison.
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's pre-eminent
No one can show greater love than by giving up his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you to do.
Friendship » General references to » Priscilla and aquila
who risked their necks to save my life. Not only I but also all the churches among the heathen thank them. Remember me also to the church that meets at their house.
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Friendship » General references to » Elisha
Friendship » General references to » Thomas
So Thomas the Twin said to his fellow-disciples, "Let us go also, and die with him."
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Friendship » General references to » Christ
Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
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natural Fruit » General references to
At the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to get from them a share of the vintage.
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and seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it, "No more fruit shall ever grow on you!" And the fig tree withered up at once.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Without defect
with your lives filled with the fruits which uprightness produces through Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
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for light leads to perfect goodness, uprightness, and truth;
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Many varieties of
But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things!
Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Produced in all periods of life
Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Perennial
Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Grown only upon good ground
And some fell on good soil, and yielded some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty-fold.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom that is from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, considerate, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, whole-hearted, straightforward.
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Gentleness » General references to
The wisdom that is from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, considerate, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, whole-hearted, straightforward.
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,
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not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,
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We were children when we were with you; we were like a mother nursing her children.
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to abuse nobody, to be peaceable and reasonable, showing perfect gentleness to everyone.
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gideon » General references to
God » Judgments of » General references to
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
It is not a consciousness of servitude that has been imparted to you, to fill you with fear again, but the consciousness of adoption as sons, which makes us cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.
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And if you address him as Father who judges everyone impartially by what he does, you must live reverently all the time you stay here,
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This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!
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So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!
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God » Works of » General references to
and they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your doings, Lord God Almighty! Upright and true are your ways, King of the Ages!
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God » Wisdom of » General references to
and take salvation for your helmet, and for your sword the Spirit, which is the voice of God.
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This is what the figure means. The seed is God's message.
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Jesus said to them, "Does not this show that you are wrong, and do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?
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God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of
Elijah was a man like us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months there was no rain in the land.
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God » Providence of » General references to
Look at the wild birds. They do not sow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they?
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Do not sparrows sell two for a cent? And yet not one of them can fall to the ground against your Father's will!
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so that you may show yourselves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers.
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God's Judgments » General references to
God's Judgments » Plagues » General references to
Gospel » General references to
in a blaze of fire, and takes vengeance on the godless who will not listen to the good news of our Lord Jesus.
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But my life does not matter, if I can only finish my race and do the service intrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of declaring the good news of God's favor.
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for our preaching of the good news did not come to you as mere words but with power and the holy Spirit and full conviction??ou know the kind of life we lived among you for your good.
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Then he went all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or sickness among the people.
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Whatever happens, show yourselves citizens worthy of the good news of the Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am kept away and only hear news of you, I may know that you are standing firm with one spirit, one purpose, fighting side by side for faith in the good news.
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If others enjoy such rights over you, have we not a still better claim? But, you say, we have never availed ourselves of this right. No, we will stand anything rather than put any hindrance in the way of the good news of the Christ.
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If the meaning of my preaching of the good news is veiled at all, it is so only in the case of those who are on the way to destruction.
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and for me, that when I open my lips I may be given a message, so that I may boldly make known the secret of the good news,
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greed » General references to
For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.
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Happiness » General references to
Now that you have this knowledge, you will be blessed if you act upon it.
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Harlots » General references to
Heathen » General references to
And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they use words enough.
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Heavenly » Father » General references to
It is not a consciousness of servitude that has been imparted to you, to fill you with fear again, but the consciousness of adoption as sons, which makes us cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.
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And if you address him as Father who judges everyone impartially by what he does, you must live reverently all the time you stay here,
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This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!
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So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!
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Heredity » General references to
hezekiah » General references to
Holiness » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
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so that your hearts may be strong and faultlessly pure in the sight of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus appears with all his saints!
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For they disciplined us for a short time and as they thought proper, but he does it for our good, to make us share his holiness.
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Holy » General references to » Ambition
"You must strain every nerve to get in through the narrow door, for I tell you many will try to get in, and will not succeed,
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Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one wins the prize? That is the way you must run, so as to win.
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But you must cultivate the higher endowments.
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You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.
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So since you are ambitious for spiritual endowments, you must try to excel in them in ways that will do good to the church.
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Brothers, I do not consider that I have captured it yet, only, forgetting what is behind me, and straining toward what lies ahead, I am pressing toward the goal, for the prize to which God through Christ Jesus calls us upward.
Do your best to win God's approval as a workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, but rightly shapes the message of truth.
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Home » General references to
And he would not permit it, but said to him, "Go home to your own people, and tell them all the Lord has done for you and how he took pity on you."
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If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.
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Then he said to his disciple, "There is your mother!" And from that time his disciple took her into his home.
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and to be sensible, pure-minded, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so as not to bring reproach on God's message.
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Home » Home Religion » Maternal and paternal love » General references to
Humility of Christ » General references to
For there is but one God, and one intermediary between God and men??he man Christ Jesus,
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The ancestry of Jesus Christ, who was descended from David, who was descended from Abraham.
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When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.
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but when the proper time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, and made subject to law,
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Humility » Of Christ » General references to
Then he poured water into the basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel that was about his waist.
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Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,
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You know how gracious the Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, in order that by his poverty you might become rich.
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When he had assumed human form, he still further humbled himself and carried his obedience so far as to die, and to die upon the cross.
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Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
and like new-born babes crave the pure spiritual milk that will make you grow up to salvation,
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"Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied! "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh!
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Hypocrisy » General references to
Meanwhile as the people gathered in thousands, until they actually trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.
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They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.
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through the pretensions of liars??en with seared consciences
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So you outwardly appear to men to be upright, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
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Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
They are estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and their obstinacy of heart,
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Like obedient children, do not adapt yourselves to the cravings you used to follow when you were ignorant,
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For in their ignorance of God's way of uprightness and in the attempt to set up one of their own, they refused to conform to God's way of uprightness.
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Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that when you were heathen you would stray off, as impulse directed, to idols that could not speak.
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But formerly, in your ignorance of God, you were slaves to gods that really did not exist,
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For supposing there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth??nd indeed there are plenty of such gods and lords??6 yet for us there is just one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and for whom we live, and just one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom everything was made and through whom we live.
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Immortality » General references to
For they cannot die again; they are like the angels, and through sharing in the resurrection, they are sons of God.
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and no one who is alive and believes in me will ever die. Do you believe that?"
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For I know that if this earthly tent that I live in is taken down, God will provide me a building in heaven to live in, not built by human hands but eternal.
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which has now been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has taken away the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the good news,
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then those of us who are still living will be caught up with them on clouds into the air to meet the Lord, and so we shall be with the Lord forever.
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I tell you, if anyone observes my teaching, he will never experience death."
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But here is bread that comes down out of heaven, and no one who eats it will ever die.
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Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,
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For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality.
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Impurity » General references to
Marriage should be respected by everyone, and the marriage relation kept sacred, for vicious and immoral people God will punish.
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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with desire has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really idolatry.
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especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings
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for they have become callous, and abandoned themselves to sensuality, greedily practicing every kind of vice.
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God has not called us to an unclean life, but to a pure one.
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But immorality or any form of vice or greed must not be so much as mentioned among you; that would not be becoming in God's people.
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I use these familiar human terms because of the limitations of your nature. For just as you before gave up the parts of your bodies in slavery to vice and greater and greater license, you must now give them up in slavery to uprightness, which leads to consecration.
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So God abandoned them, with their heart's cravings, to impurity, and let them degrade their own bodies.
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Inheritance » Earthly » General references to
The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the property.' So he divided his property between them.
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Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
And anyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat about that house, and it went down, and its downfall was complete."
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
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and he said, "There was once in a city a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for men.
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Jerubbaal » General references to
Jerusalem » General references to
Jewels » General references to
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Be miserable, grieve, and weep aloud! Turn your laughter into grief and your happiness into gloom.
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Judges of israel » General references to
Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
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and he said, "There was once in a city a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for men.
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Judgment » Last, the » General references to
Of them also Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, "See! The Lord comes with his holy myriads to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the godless of all the godless deeds they have done, and of all the harsh things that godless sinners have said against him."
Love attains perfection in us, when we have perfect confidence about the Day of Judgment, because here in this world we are living as he lives.
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I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened; it was the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books about what they had done.
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For we must all appear in our true characters before the tribunal of the Christ, each to be repaid with good or evil for the life he has lived in the body.
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And just as men are destined to die once and after that to be judged,
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But by the same command the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire, and are kept for the day when godless men are to be judged and destroyed.
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"When the Son of Man comes in his splendor, with all his angels with him, he will take his seat on his glorious throne, and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,
spiritual Kingdom » General references to
Jesus answered, "I tell you, if a man does not owe his birth to water and spirit, he cannot get into the Kingdom of God.
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Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not a kingdom of this world. If my kingdom were a kingdom of this world, my men would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom has no such origin."
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But I can tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot share in the Kingdom of God, and decay will not share in what is imperishable.
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The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of uprightness, peace, and happiness through the possession of the holy Spirit.
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For the reign of God is not a matter of words but of power.
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and people will not say, 'Look! here it is!' or 'There it is!' for the Kingdom of God is within you."
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Knowledge » Knowledge, experimental » General references to
experimental Knowledge » General references to
Leaders » Garments of prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and at his home."
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Leaders » Religious priests » General references to
Life » Eternal » General references to
Then they will go away to everlasting punishment, and the upright to everlasting life."
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But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you get is consecration, and the final result is eternal life.
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and I give them eternal life, and they shall never be lost, and no one shall tear them out of my hands.
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storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.
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and keep in the love of God, and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.
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You must not work for the food that perishes, but for that which lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has authorized him to do so."
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in the hope of eternal life, which God who never lies promised ages ago,
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And what he himself has promised us is eternal life.
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Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,
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Eternal life » General references to
Then they will go away to everlasting punishment, and the upright to everlasting life."
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But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you get is consecration, and the final result is eternal life.
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and I give them eternal life, and they shall never be lost, and no one shall tear them out of my hands.
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storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.
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and keep in the love of God, and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.
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You must not work for the food that perishes, but for that which lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has authorized him to do so."
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in the hope of eternal life, which God who never lies promised ages ago,
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And what he himself has promised us is eternal life.
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Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,
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Light, spiritual » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
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to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that they may have their sins forgiven and have a place among those who are consecrated through faith in me.'
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Lions » General references to
Living water » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » General references to
Love » Brotherly » General references to
This is the command that we get from him, that whoever loves God must love his brother also.
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I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,
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You do not need to have anyone write to you about brotherly love, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above all keep your love for one another strong, because love covers up a host of sins.
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Whoever loves his brother is always in the light and puts no hindrance in anyone's way.
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Man's » Immortality » General references to
For they cannot die again; they are like the angels, and through sharing in the resurrection, they are sons of God.
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and no one who is alive and believes in me will ever die. Do you believe that?"
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For I know that if this earthly tent that I live in is taken down, God will provide me a building in heaven to live in, not built by human hands but eternal.
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which has now been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has taken away the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the good news,
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then those of us who are still living will be caught up with them on clouds into the air to meet the Lord, and so we shall be with the Lord forever.
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I tell you, if anyone observes my teaching, he will never experience death."
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But here is bread that comes down out of heaven, and no one who eats it will ever die.
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Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,
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For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality.
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Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
"Blessed are the humble-minded, for they will possess the land!
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Meekness » General references to » A fruit of the Spirit
But if a man is caught doing something wrong, brothers, you are spiritual, and you must set him right, in a spirit of gentleness. Think of yourself, for you may be tempted too.
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with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another lovingly.
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But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things!
Meekness » General references to » Essential in teaching
to abuse nobody, to be peaceable and reasonable, showing perfect gentleness to everyone.
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correcting his opponents with gentleness; for God may possibly let them repent and acknowledge the truth,
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Meekness » General references to » Essential in hearing
What wise, intelligent man is there among you? Let him show by his good life that what he does is done in the humility of wisdom.
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So strip yourselves of everything that soils you, and of every evil growth, and in a humble spirit let the message that has the power to save your souls be planted in your hearts.
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Meekness » General references to » To be sought
Meekness » General references to » Precious in God's sight
yours must be the inner beauty of character, the imperishable attraction of a quiet and gentle spirit, which has great value in the sight of God.
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Meekness » General references to » Non-resistance a mark of
To the man that strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either.
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Mephibosheth » General references to
Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Mocking » General references to
for they said to you, "In the last times there will be mockers who will go where their own godless passions lead."
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Mourning » General references to
Music » Musicians » General references to
Musicians » General references to
Nearness to God » General references to
so that they might search for God, and perhaps grope for him and find him, though he is never far from any of us.
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the Needy » General references to
For you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
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Old age » General references to » Devoid of pleasure
Old age » General references to » Of the righteous, honourable
Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
Old age » General references to » Rules of conduct for
Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible??en of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness. Teach the older women, too, to be reverent in their behavior, and not to gossip or be slaves of drink, but to be teachers of what is right,
Old age » General references to » Divine presence in
Old age » General references to » Prayer concerning
Ornaments » Jewels » General references to
Ostentation » In dress » General references to
"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, and love to be saluted with respect in public places, and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets??47 men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get all the heavier sentence!"
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So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and went into the audience-room attended by officers and the leading citizens of the town, and at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
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Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Parsimony » General references to
"Why was this perfume not sold for sixty dollars, and the money given to the poor?"
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a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume and poured it upon his head, while he was at table. When his disciples saw it, they said indignantly, "What was the use of wasting it like that?
Passover » General references to
You must clean out the old yeast and become fresh dough, free from the old as you really are. For our Passover lamb is already sacrificed; it is Christ himself.
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On the first day of the festival of Unleavened Bread, on which it was customary to kill the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples said to him, "Where do you wish us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover supper?"
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Pathway of sin » General references to
"Go in at the narrow gate. For the road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and there are many who go in by it.
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God's People » General references to » Called the "chosen ones"
For consider, brothers, what happened when God called you. Not many of you were what men call wise, not many of you were influential, not many were of high birth.
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Through him he chose us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in his sight in love.
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Listen, my dear brothers. Has not God chosen the world's poor to be rich in faith, and to possess the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
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you who were once "no people" but are now "God's people"; once "unpitied" but now "pitied indeed."
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God's People » General references to » Spoken of as the elect
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet-call, and they will gather his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
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whom God the Father has chosen and predestined by the consecration of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ, and to be sprinkled with his blood; God bless you and give you perfect peace.
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Who can bring any accusation against those whom God has chosen? God pronounces them upright;
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Then will not God provide protection for his chosen people, who cry out to him day and night?
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For that reason I am ready to submit to anything for the sake of those whom God has chosen, so that they too may gain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.
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If those days had not been cut short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of God's people those days will be cut short.
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God's People » General references to » Exalted above all nations
God's People » General references to » The law written upon their hearts
I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See! God's dwelling is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them,
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'For this is the agreement that I will make with the house of Israel, In those later days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my laws into their minds, And write them on their hearts, And they will have me for their God, And I will have them for my people.
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For that reason I am ready to submit to anything for the sake of those whom God has chosen, so that they too may gain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.
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God's People » General references to » Guided like a flock
God's People » General references to » Prepared for service
He will go before him with the spirit and the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and to bring the disobedient back to the wisdom of upright men, to make a people perfectly ready for the Lord."
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Symeon has told how God first showed an interest in taking from among the heathen a people to bear his name.
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God's People » General references to » Chosen by jehovah
God's People » General references to » A peculiar treasure
God's People » General references to » Characterized by zeal
He gave himself for us, to free us from all wickedness and purify for himself a people of his own, eager to do right.
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Persecution » General references to
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Plotting » General references to
The poor » General references to
For you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
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Poverty » General references to
Power » Power power of God » General references to
To him who can make you strong by the good news I bring and the preaching about Jesus Christ, through the disclosure of the secret kept back for long ages but now revealed,
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Prayer » General references to » Universal need of
He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, your name be revered! Your kingdom come!
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Prayer » General references to » Ascends as incense before God
Then another angel with a gold censer came and stood at the altar, and he was given a great quantity of incense so that he might mingle it with the prayers of all the saints on the altar of gold that stood before the throne. So the smoke of the incense went up before God from the angel's hand for the prayers of his people.
Prayer » General references to » Prayers of the saints precious
When he took the roll, the four animals and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp and gold bowls full of incense, that is, of the prayers of God's people.
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Prayer » General references to » The holy spirit aids in
In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit itself pleads for us with inexpressible yearnings, and he who searches our hearts knows what the Spirit means, for it pleads for God's people in accordance with his will.
Prayer » General references to » First mentioned
Precious stones » General references to
in all the glory of God. It shone with a radiance like that of some very precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal.
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And whether one uses gold or silver or costly stone in building on the foundation, or wood or hay or straw,
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Prisons » General references to
suddenly there was such an earthquake that the jail shook to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and everybody's chains were unfastened.
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Prodigality » General references to
Not many days later, the younger son gathered up all he had, and went away to a distant country, and there he squandered his property by fast living.
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But when your son here came, who has eaten up your property with women of the street, for him you killed the calf you have been fattening!'
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Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
like Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I turned over to Satan, to be taught not to blaspheme.
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Then I stood on the sand of the seashore, and I saw an animal come up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, and with ten diadems on its horns, and blasphemous titles on its heads.
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and reviled the God of heaven for their sufferings and sores, but they would not repent of what they had done.
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But as they contradicted and abused him, he shook his clothes in protest, and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am not to blame for it! After this I will go to the heathen."
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Is it not they who slander the noble name you bear?
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But when the Jews saw the crowd, they were very jealous, and they contradicted what Paul said and abused him.
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Prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and at his home."
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The Proud » General references to
is a conceited, ignorant person, with a morbid craving for speculations and arguments which result only in envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,
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But he gives all the greater blessing. As the Scripture says, "God opposes haughty persons, but he blesses humble-minded ones."
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divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
Look at the wild birds. They do not sow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they?
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Do not sparrows sell two for a cent? And yet not one of them can fall to the ground against your Father's will!
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so that you may show yourselves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers.
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Quietness » General references to
Rebekah » General references to
Spiritual receptivity » General references to
So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
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And what was sown in good ground means the man who listens to the message and understands it, and yields one a hundred, and another sixty, and another thirty-fold."
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The Jews there were more high-minded than those at Thessalonica, and received the message with great eagerness and studied the Scriptures every day, to find out whether it was true.
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We for our part constantly thank God for another reason too??ecause when you received God's message from our lips, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which does its work in the hearts of you believers.
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Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
Meanwhile as the people gathered in thousands, until they actually trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.
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They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.
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through the pretensions of liars??en with seared consciences
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So you outwardly appear to men to be upright, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
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Religious » Garments of prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and at his home."
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Religious » General references to
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household, and many of the people of Corinth heard Paul and believed and were baptized.
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The Lord's hand was with them, and there were a great many who believed and turned to the Lord.
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So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
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The crowds would ask him, "Then what ought we to do?"
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Many of the Samaritans in that town came to believe in him because of the testimony the woman gave when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did!"
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When the people heard Philip and saw the signs that he showed they were all interested in what he had to say,
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And everybody who lived in Lydda or in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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When the heathen heard this they were delighted, and praised God's message, and all who were destined for eternal life believed,
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Many who became believers would come and openly confess their former practices.
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Religious » priests » General references to
divine Remembrance » General references to
Returning to God » General references to
For you were astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
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And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and pitied him, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Examples of
pained, when I am always glad, poor, when I make many others rich, penniless, when really I own everything.
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I know of your distress and poverty??hough you are rich!?? know how you are slandered by those who claim to be Jews when they are not so, but only a synagogue of Satan!
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You know how gracious the Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, in order that by his poverty you might become rich.
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For you have grown rich in everything through union with him??n power of expression and in capacity for knowledge.
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Discovered by spiritual vision
enlightening the eyes of your mind so that you may know what the hope is to which he calls you, and how gloriously rich his inheritance is among God's people,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » God's blessing the source of
Riches, spiritual » General references to » More precious than earthly
and thought such contempt as the Christ endured was truer wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking forward to the coming reward.
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Unsearchable
To me, the very least of all his people, this favor has been given, of preaching to the heathen the inexhaustible wealth of the Christ,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » A paradox
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Enduring
Riches, spiritual » General references to » The inheritance of God's elect
Listen, my dear brothers. Has not God chosen the world's poor to be rich in faith, and to possess the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
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Ridicule » General references to
for they said to you, "In the last times there will be mockers who will go where their own godless passions lead."
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Sabbath » General references to
for he says somewhere of the seventh day, "On the seventh day God rested after all his work,"
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For the Son of Man is master of the Sabbath."
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At that same time Jesus walked one Sabbath through the wheat fields, and his disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of wheat and eat them.
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And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath,
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Salt » General references to
Security » Of the saints » General references to
So that we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?"
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And who is there that can hurt you if you are eager to do what is right?
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Shame » General references to
Shechem » General references to
Christ Shepherd » General references to » As guardian of the flock
This is why I am suffering as I am, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have intrusted to him for that Day.
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Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in his presence irreproachable and triumphant??25 to the one God our Savior be glory, majesty, power, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord now and forever and ever. Amen.
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But the Lord is to be relied on, and he will give you strength and protect you from the evil one.
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For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Crowing the faithful
and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.
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for the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Risen
May God, the giver of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus who through the blood by which he ratified the everlasting agreement has become the great shepherd of the sheep,
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Welcoming the wanderers
For you were astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Providing
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Tender
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Sacrificial
I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd will give his life for his sheep.
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Silence » Value of » General references to
Silver » General references to
Simplicity » General references to
At that same time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent and revealing it to children.
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I tell you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."
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But I am afraid that just as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts will be led astray from their single-hearted fidelity to Christ.
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Everyone has heard of your obedience, and I am very happy about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and guileless about what is bad.
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For my boast is what my conscience tells me, that my relations to the world and still more to you have been marked by pure motives and godly sincerity, not by worldly shrewdness but by the favor of God.
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Slander » General references to
Snares laid » General references to
Snow » General references to
Social duties » Temperance pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
But as he talked of uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "You may go for the present. I will find time later to send for you."
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Any man who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training, to win a wreath that will soon wither, but the one we compete for will never wither.
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knowledge with self-control, self-control with steadfastness, steadfastness with piety,
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Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible??en of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness.
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gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things!
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Social life » Social functions » General references to
So they picked them up, and they filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves that were left after the people had eaten.
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They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha waited on them, while Lazarus was at the table with him.
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Then Levi gave a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great throng of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.
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When a holiday came and Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to his courtiers and officers and to the leading men of Galilee,
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So they filled them full. And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast."
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Sorrow » General references to
but your minds are full of sorrow because I have told you this.
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Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throats are like open graves, They use their tongues to deceive; The venom of asps is behind their lips,
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And the tongue is a fire, a world of wrong the tongue proves in our bodies, soiling the whole body and setting fire to the whole round of nature, and set on fire itself by hell.
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You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.
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Spiritual » Foundation » General references to
For it says in Scripture, "Here I lay a choice stone in Zion, a costly cornerstone; No one who believes in it will ever be disappointed!"
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"Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
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For no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ himself.
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storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.
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Yet God's solid foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who uses the name of the Lord must give up evil."
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Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
They are estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and their obstinacy of heart,
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Like obedient children, do not adapt yourselves to the cravings you used to follow when you were ignorant,
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For in their ignorance of God's way of uprightness and in the attempt to set up one of their own, they refused to conform to God's way of uprightness.
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Spiritual » Temple » General references to
What bargain can a temple of God make with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, And I will be their God and they will be my people."
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Do you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit makes its home in you?
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Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit that is within you, which you have received from God? Besides, you are not your own;
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and build yourselves up as living stones into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, so as to offer spiritual sacrifices that through Jesus Christ will be acceptable to God.
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You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone. Through him every part of the building is closely united and grows into a temple sacred through its relation to the Lord, and you are yourselves built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.
but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end.
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Spiritual » Kingdom » General references to
Jesus answered, "I tell you, if a man does not owe his birth to water and spirit, he cannot get into the Kingdom of God.
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Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not a kingdom of this world. If my kingdom were a kingdom of this world, my men would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom has no such origin."
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But I can tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot share in the Kingdom of God, and decay will not share in what is imperishable.
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The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of uprightness, peace, and happiness through the possession of the holy Spirit.
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For the reign of God is not a matter of words but of power.
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and people will not say, 'Look! here it is!' or 'There it is!' for the Kingdom of God is within you."
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Spiritual » Light » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
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to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that they may have their sins forgiven and have a place among those who are consecrated through faith in me.'
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Spiritual » Receptivity » General references to
So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
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And what was sown in good ground means the man who listens to the message and understands it, and yields one a hundred, and another sixty, and another thirty-fold."
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The Jews there were more high-minded than those at Thessalonica, and received the message with great eagerness and studied the Scriptures every day, to find out whether it was true.
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We for our part constantly thank God for another reason too??ecause when you received God's message from our lips, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which does its work in the hearts of you believers.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Without defect
with your lives filled with the fruits which uprightness produces through Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
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for light leads to perfect goodness, uprightness, and truth;
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Many varieties of
But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things!
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Produced in all periods of life
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Perennial
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Grown only upon good ground
And some fell on good soil, and yielded some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty-fold.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom that is from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, considerate, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, whole-hearted, straightforward.
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Statutes » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Martyrdom » General references to
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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Even if I give away everything I own, and give myself up, but do it in pride, not love, it does me no good.
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Then I saw thrones with beings seated on them, who were empowered to act as judges. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus and the message of God, who refused to worship the animal and its statue, and would not have its mark put on their foreheads or on their hands. They were restored to life and reigned with the Christ a thousand years.
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One brother will give up another to death, and a father his child, and children will turn against their parents, and have them put to death.
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When he broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who have been slaughtered on account of God's message and for adhering to the testimony.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
At this the high priest Ananias ordered the people who were standing nearest to him to strike him on the mouth.
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And they spat at him, and took the stick and struck him on the head.
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When he said this, one of the attendants who stood near struck him and said, "Is that the way you answer the high priest?"
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The sun » General references to
when on the road at noon, your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun flash around me and my fellow-travelers.
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Superiority of the new dispensation » General references to
(for there was nothing final about the Law), and a better hope begins to dawn, through which we may approach God.
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But, as it is, the priestly service to which Christ has been appointed is as much better than the old as the agreement established by him and the promises on which it is based are superior to the former ones.
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But you have come up to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless angels,
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By such means, therefore, these things that were only copied from the originals in heaven had to be purified, but the heavenly originals themselves required far better sacrifices than these.
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Now the words "But once more" indicate the final removal of all that is shaken, as only created, leaving only what is unshaken to be permanent.
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for God had resolved upon something still better for us, that they might not reach the fulfilment of their hopes except with us.
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or shechem Sychar » General references to
Synagogues » General references to
When they bring you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, you must have no anxiety about how to defend yourselves or what to say,
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and many a time in all the synagogues I had them punished, and tried to force them to say impious things. In my extreme rage against them I even pursued them to distant towns.
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But be on your guard against men, for they will give you up to their courts, and have you flogged in their synagogues,
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They will exclude you from their synagogues; why, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is doing religious service to God.
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His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already made an agreement that if anyone acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogues.
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Taxes » General references to
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and said to Peter, "Does not your Master pay the temple-tax?"
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just as you pay your taxes; they are God's ministers, devoting themselves to this service.
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So give us your opinion: Is it right to pay the poll-tax to the emperor, or not?"
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Temperance » Pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
But as he talked of uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "You may go for the present. I will find time later to send for you."
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Any man who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training, to win a wreath that will soon wither, but the one we compete for will never wither.
Verse Concepts
knowledge with self-control, self-control with steadfastness, steadfastness with piety,
Verse Concepts
Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible??en of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness.
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gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things!
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Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to
Temple » General references to
Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple for the three o'clock hour of prayer,
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Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple,
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spiritual Temple » General references to
What bargain can a temple of God make with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, And I will be their God and they will be my people."
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Do you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit makes its home in you?
Verse Concepts
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit that is within you, which you have received from God? Besides, you are not your own;
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and build yourselves up as living stones into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, so as to offer spiritual sacrifices that through Jesus Christ will be acceptable to God.
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You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone. Through him every part of the building is closely united and grows into a temple sacred through its relation to the Lord, and you are yourselves built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.
but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end.
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religious Testimony » General references to
for it is not you who will speak, it is the Spirit of your Father that will speak through you.
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It will all lead to your testifying.
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The bible » Statutes contained in » General references to
The bible » Commandments contained in » General references to
For loving God means obeying his commands, and his commands are not burdensome,
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But he answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of what has been handed down to you?
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That is the great, first command.
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the future » The last judgment » General references to
Of them also Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, "See! The Lord comes with his holy myriads to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the godless of all the godless deeds they have done, and of all the harsh things that godless sinners have said against him."
Love attains perfection in us, when we have perfect confidence about the Day of Judgment, because here in this world we are living as he lives.
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I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened; it was the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books about what they had done.
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For we must all appear in our true characters before the tribunal of the Christ, each to be repaid with good or evil for the life he has lived in the body.
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And just as men are destined to die once and after that to be judged,
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But by the same command the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire, and are kept for the day when godless men are to be judged and destroyed.
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"When the Son of Man comes in his splendor, with all his angels with him, he will take his seat on his glorious throne, and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » General references to
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and said to Peter, "Does not your Master pay the temple-tax?"
Verse Concepts
just as you pay your taxes; they are God's ministers, devoting themselves to this service.
Verse Concepts
So give us your opinion: Is it right to pay the poll-tax to the emperor, or not?"
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Trials » General references to
For I consider what we suffer now not to be compared with the glory that is to burst upon us.
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I am hard pressed on every side, but never cut off: perplexed, but not driven to despair;
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Tribute » General references to
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and said to Peter, "Does not your Master pay the temple-tax?"
Verse Concepts
just as you pay your taxes; they are God's ministers, devoting themselves to this service.
Verse Concepts
So give us your opinion: Is it right to pay the poll-tax to the emperor, or not?"
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false Trusts » General references to
Unfruitfulness » General references to
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
War » General references to
And another horse came forth, bright red, and its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, and make men slaughter one another; he was given a great sword.
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You will hear of wars and rumors of war; do not let yourselves be alarmed. They have to come, but that is not the end.
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Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » General references to
water of Life » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Whirlwind » General references to
The wicked » Devices of » General references to
Women » Jezebel » General references to
Women » Harlots » General references to
Women » Deborah » General references to
Wonderful » Works of God » General references to
and they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your doings, Lord God Almighty! Upright and true are your ways, King of the Ages!
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Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
and take salvation for your helmet, and for your sword the Spirit, which is the voice of God.
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This is what the figure means. The seed is God's message.
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Jesus said to them, "Does not this show that you are wrong, and do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?
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Worship » Temples » General references to
Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple for the three o'clock hour of prayer,
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Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple,
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Worship » Family » General references to » Home, the best place to show piety
If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Joshua establishes religion in his home
Worship » Family » General references to » The philippian jailer and his family are baptized
And right then in the night, he took them and washed their wounds, and he and all his household were baptized immediately.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Mary sits at jesus' feet in her home
She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Master's feet, and listened to what he was saying.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Lydia and her household converted
When she and her household were baptized, she appealed to us, and said, "If you are really convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she insisted upon our coming.
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Worship » Family » General references to » The entire family of the nobleman accept Christ
So the father knew that it was the very time when Jesus had said to him "Your son is going to live." And he and his whole household believed in Jesus.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Andrew leads his brother to Christ
Worship » Family » General references to » Healing of » Witness for Christ
"Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And he went and told all over the town what Jesus had done for him.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Job sanctifies his children
false Worship » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that when you were heathen you would stray off, as impulse directed, to idols that could not speak.
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But formerly, in your ignorance of God, you were slaves to gods that really did not exist,
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For supposing there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth??nd indeed there are plenty of such gods and lords??6 yet for us there is just one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and for whom we live, and just one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom everything was made and through whom we live.
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true and false Worship » For worship of God house of God, the place of worship » General references to
And he said to the pigeon-dealers, "Take these things away! Do not turn my Father's house into a market!"
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and he said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!"
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Zeal » Christ's » General references to
He said to them, "How did you come to look for me? Did you not know that I must be at my Father's house?"
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His disciples remembered that the Scriptures said, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"
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Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of him who has sent me, and finishing his work.
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We must carry on the work of him who has sent me while the daylight lasts. Night is coming, when no one can do any work.
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about Jesus of Nazareth, and how God endowed him with the power of the holy Spirit, and he went about doing good and curing all who were in the power of the devil, because God was with him.
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FALSE » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that when you were heathen you would stray off, as impulse directed, to idols that could not speak.
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But formerly, in your ignorance of God, you were slaves to gods that really did not exist,
Verse Concepts
For supposing there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth??nd indeed there are plenty of such gods and lords??6 yet for us there is just one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and for whom we live, and just one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom everything was made and through whom we live.
Verse Concepts
FALSE » Trusts » General references to
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- Hypocrisy
- Idolatry
- Illness
- Immortality, In Nt
- Imprisonments
- Impurity
- Infidelity
- Infidelity To God
- Injury
- Inner Beauty
- Intelligence
- Intimacy
- Irreverence
- Jesus As Food
- Jewellery
- Jewels
- Judgement
- Judgement Day
- Judges
- Keep The Commandments!
- Killing Prophets
- Kindness
- Kingdom Of God
- Kingdom Of God, Entry Into
- Knowing God, Effects Of
- Last Judgment
- Last Things
- Leaders
- Leisure, Nature And Purpose Of
- Life After Death
- Life, Human
- Light, Natural
- Lips
- Living For God
- Longing For God
- Lordship, Human And Divine
- Loss
- Love
- Love Fellow Christians!
- Love For God
- Love, For One Another
- Love, In Relationships
- Love, Nature Of
- Loving One Another
- Loving Yourself
- Loyalty
- Magistrates
- Making Mistakes
- Man Trapping
- Man's Conduct Towards God
- Man's Function
- Man, Creation Of
- Markets
- Meekness
- Memories
- Messianic Prophecies
- Metaphorical Springs
- Mischief
- Misers
- Money Blessings
- Money, Attitudes To
- Morality
- Moses, Significance Of
- Motherhood
- Mourning The Death Of Others
- Names And Titles For Christ
- Names And Titles For The Christian
- Names And Titles For The Church
- Nature
- Nearness To God
- Necessity Of Circumcision
- Nets
- Night
- No Decay
- Not Dying
- Obedience
- Occupations
- Ointment
- Old Age, Attainment Of
- One Hundred
- Optimism
- Ornaments
- Our Father In Heaven
- Outer Garments
- Overcoming Adversity
- Parents Being Wrong
- Parents Sin
- Participation, In Christ
- Passion
- Passover lamb
- Paths
- Pathways Of Sin
- Peace And Comfort
- Peace And Strength
- People Of God, In Nt
- People Of God, In Ot
- Persecution
- Persecution, Attitudes To
- Persecution, Forms Of
- Persecution, Nature Of
- Persistence
- Pessimism
- Plans
- Plotting
- Poor Or Rich
- Poverty, Causes Of
- Poverty, Spiritual
- Power
- Power, Human
- Precious Stones
- Pride
- Pride, Evil Of
- Pride, Results Of
- Principles Of War
- Prisoners
- Prisons
- Promises
- Prophecies Concerning Christ
- Prophecy
- Proverbs
- Punishment
- Purity
- Purity, Moral And Spiritual
- Quietness
- Race
- Rain
- Readiness
- Receptiveness
- Rejection Of God
- Rejection Of God, Results Of
- Relationships
- Religious Awakenings
- Renewed Heart
- Repentance, Importance Of
- Repentance, Nature Of
- Respect
- Respecting Authority
- Respecting Your Body
- Responsibility, For God's World
- Rest, Physical
- Retirement
- Returning To God
- Revival, Corporate
- Rich, The
- Riches
- Riches, Dangers Of
- Riches, Spiritual
- Righteousness, As Faith
- Rights
- Rivers
- Royal Priesthood
- Saints
- Same Sex Marriage
- Sanctification
- Sanctification, Means And Results
- Sanctification, Nature And Basis
- Satan
- Sea
- Seals
- Seasons Changing
- Seeking God
- Seeking Honour
- Self Confidence
- Self Control
- Self Esteem
- Self Image
- Self Indulgence
- Self Worth
- Sex Before Marriage
- Sexual Chastity
- Sexual Immorality
- Sexual Purity
- Sexual Sin, Nature Of
- Sexuality
- Shame
- Sheep
- Short Time Till The End
- Showing Hypocrisy
- Sibling Love
- Siblings
- Silence
- Sin Produces Death
- Sin, Deliverance From God
- Sin, Universality Of
- Sincereity
- Sins Of The Fathers
- Slander
- Slaves Of God
- Sleeping Peacefully
- Smiting
- Smiting Of The Righteous
- Snares Laid for People
- Snow
- Sourness
- Speech
- Speech, Positive Aspects Of
- Spiritual Food
- Spiritual Foundations
- Spiritual Gifts
- Spiritual Growth
- Spiritual Ignorance
- Spiritual Vitality
- Spiritual Warfare, Enemies In
- Spiritual crowns
- Staying Strong And Not Giving Up
- Strength, Human
- Stress And Hard Times
- Submission
- Success And Hard Work
- Suffering
- Sun
- Sun Moon And Stars Before God
- Sunshine
- Surrender
- Taking Care Of The Earth
- Tears
- Telling The Truth
- Tents
- Thank You
- The Almighty
- The Blood Of Jesus
- The Cave Of Machpelah
- The Effects Of Faith
- The Father
- The First Temple
- The Gentleness Of God's People
- The Holy Spirit In The Church
- The Insecurity Of The Wicked
- The Moon
- The Power Of Words
- The Proud
- The Sun
- The Tongue
- The poor
- Thirst
- Those Who Believed In Christ
- Thought
- Thrift
- Tilling The Soil
- Tongue
- Trap
- Treasure
- Tributes
- True Love
- Trust
- Trust In Relationships
- Trust, Lack Of
- Trusting God And Not Worrying
- Trusting God's Plan
- Trusting Others
- Trustworthiness
- Types
- Unconditional Love
- Understanding
- Unfaithfulness, To God
- Ungodly Cursing
- Uniqueness
- Unity, Of God's People
- Universalism
- Unkindness
- Value
- Virtue
- Waiting For God's Timing
- Walking
- Wantonness
- War
- Wealth And Prosperity
- Weather In The Last Days
- Weeping
- What Heaven Will Be Like
- Whirlwinds
- Wisdom, Human Importance
- Wisdom, Source Of Human
- Without Hope
- Wives
- Word Of God
- Words
- Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
- Worrying About The Future
- Worship, Acceptable Attitudes
- Worth
- Worthiness
- Accusations
- Acting
- Adultry
- Artists
- Atheism
- Branding
- Childbearing
- Conscience
- Construction
- Crowns
- Deeds
- Denial
- Desires
- Diligence
- Disabilities
- Discipleship, nature of
- Diseases
- Drought, physical
- Drunkards
- Eagerness
- Effort
- Emptiness
- End times prophecy
- Enemies, of believers
- Enlightenment
- Eternal life, experience of
- Eternal life, nature of
- Eternity
- Ethics, and grace
- Ethics, incentives towards
- Ethics, personal
- Ethics, social
- Evangelism, kinds of
- Evil, origins of
- Evil, warnings against
- Fearless
- Football
- Gays
- Gideon
- Grieving
- Groups
- Heartbroken
- Holy Boldness
- Honour
- Humanity
- Humble
- Humbleness
- Ignorance
- Jezebel
- Loving
- Moms
- Movement
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Partnership
- Patient
- Patients
- Peter
- Piety
- Prophets
- Relaxation
- Rumors
- Sex
- Sonship
- Springtime
- Statues
- Striving
- Tenderheartedness
- Vocation
- Wickedness
- Zealots
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