Thematic Bible: General references to
Thematic Bible
false Accusations » General references to
Blessed are you when men denounce you and persecute you and utter all manner of evil against you for my sake;
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But while he was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.
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and the scribes and Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the sabbath, so as to discover some charge against him.
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see that you have a clean conscience, so that, for all their slander of you, these libellers of your good Christian behaviour may be ashamed.
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Activity » Evil » General references to
their feet are swift for bloodshed,
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Keep cool, keep awake. Your enemy the devil prowls like a roaring lion, looking out for someone to devour.
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Activity » Christ's zeal » General references to
"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"
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(His disciples recalled the scripture saying, I am consumed with zeal for thy house.)
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Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
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While daylight lasts, we must be busy with the work of God: night comes, when no one can do any work.
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Adorning » Jewels » General references to
Adultery » General references to
You have heard how it used to be said, Do not commit adultery.
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I tell you, whoever divorces his wife except for unchastity and marries another woman, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."
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Accordingly, she will be termed an adulteress if she becomes another man's while her husband is alive; but if her husband dies, she is freed from the law of 'the husband,' so that she is no adulteress if she becomes another man's.
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What! do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Realm of God? Make no mistake about it; neither the immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor catamites nor sodomites
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Afflictions » General references to
Present suffering, I hold, is a mere nothing compared to the glory that we are to have revealed.
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on every side I am harried but not hemmed in, perplexed but not despairing,
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Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a wine-vat inside it, and built a watchtower: then he leased it to vinedressers and went abroad.
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When the season came round he sent a servant to the vine dressers to collect from the vine dressers some of the produce of the vineyard,
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He will come and kill these vinedressers and give the vineyard to others." When they heard that, they said, "God forbid!"
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The farmer who has done the work must have the first share of the fruit.
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Be patient, then, brothers, till the arrival of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop of the land, biding his time patiently till he gets the autumn and the spring 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 a parable. "A rich man's estate bore heavy crops.
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Ahab » General references to
The Almighty » Power of God » General references to
[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages
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Andrew » General references to
As he was walking along the sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew, casting a net in the sea ??for they were fishermen;
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On leaving the synagogue they went straight to the house of Simon and Andrew, accompanied by James and John.
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And as he sat on the Hill of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him in private,
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One of the two men who heard what John said and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Peter.
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One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
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Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were in the habit of meeting; there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon who had been a Zealot, with Judas the son of James.
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Animals » Lions » General references to
Apollos » General references to
There came to Ephesus a Jew called Apollos, who was a native of Alexandria, a man of culture, strong in his knowledge of the scriptures.
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It was when Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came down to Ephesus. There he found some disciples,
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By 'quarrelling' I mean that each of you has his party-cry, "I belong to Paul," "And I to Apollos," "And I to Cephas," "And I to Christ."
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When one cries, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apollos," what are you but men of the world?
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As for our brother Apollos, I urged him to accompany the other brothers on a visit to you; he will come as soon as he has time, but for the present it is not the will of God that he should visit you.
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Give a hearty send-off to Zenas the jurist and Apollos; see that they want for nothing.
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Appearances » Deceitful » General references to
and noticing a fig tree in leaf some distance away he went to see if he could find anything on it; but 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 he belonged to the same trade he stayed with them and they all worked together. (They were workers in leather by trade.)
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So he got them together, along with the workmen who belonged to similar trades, and said to them: "My men, you know this trade is the source of our wealth.
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& 23] Vanished the ripe fruit of thy soul's desire! Perished thy luxury and splendour! Never again to be seen.
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Asceticism » General references to
This John had his clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins; his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast a great deal, and your disciples do not fast?"
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they get the name of 'wisdom' with their self-imposed devotions, with their fasting, with their rigorous discipline of the body, but they are of no value, they simply pamper the flesh!
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It is God's will that you should be consecrated, that you abstain from sexual vice,
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Astronomy » Moon » General references to
Atheism » General references to
Who is the real liar? who but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is 'antichrist,' he who disowns the Father and the Son.
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Attributes of God » Power of God » General references to
[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
But Crispus the president of the synagogue believed in the Lord, as did all his household, and many of the Corinthians listened, believed, and were baptized.
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the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
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So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.
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The crowds asked him, "Then what are we to do?"
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Now many Samaritans belonging to that town believed in him on account of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did."
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And the crowds attended like one man to what was said by Philip, listening to him and watching the miracles he performed.
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And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and believed, that is, all who had been ordained to eternal life;
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Many believers would also come to confess and disclose their magic spells;
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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 president of the synagogue believed in the Lord, as did all his household, and many of the Corinthians listened, believed, and were baptized.
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the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
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So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.
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The crowds asked him, "Then what are we to do?"
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Now many Samaritans belonging to that town believed in him on account of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did."
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And the crowds attended like one man to what was said by Philip, listening to him and watching the miracles he performed.
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And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and believed, that is, all who had been ordained to eternal life;
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Many believers would also come to confess and disclose their magic spells;
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Babylon » General references to
Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark.
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balaam » General references to
they have gone wrong by leaving the straight road, by following the road of Balaam son of Bosor, who liked the profits of evil-doing ??16 but he got reproved for his malpractice: a dumb ass spoke with human voice and checked the prophet's infatuation.
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Beggars » General references to
Birds » General references to
Boldness » Boldness, holy » General references to
through whom, as we have faith in him, we enjoy our confidence of free access.
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Brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy Presence in virtue of the blood of Jesus,
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So let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in the hour of need.
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For those who do good service as deacons win a good position for themselves as well as great freedom in the faith of Christ Jesus.
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Love is complete with us when we have absolute confidence about the day of judgment, since in this world we are living as He lives.
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physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
all of a sudden there was a great earthquake which shook the very foundations of the prison; the doors all flew open in an instant and the fetters of all the prisoners were unfastened.
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Bread » General references to
give us to-day our bread for the morrow,
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Why, which of you, when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone?
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Brotherly love » General references to
And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.
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Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
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You need no one to write you upon brotherly love, for you are yourselves taught by God to love one another,
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Above all, be keen to love one another, for love hides a host of sins.
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He who loves his brother remains in the light ??and in the light there is no pitfall;
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Cain » General references to
It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.
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we are not to be like Cain, who belonged to the evil One and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's just.
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Woe to them! they go the road of Cain, rush into Balaam's error for what it brings them, and perish in Korah's rebellion.
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Christ » Denial of » General references to
Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this disloyal and sinful generation, the Son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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Who is the real liar? who but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is 'antichrist,' he who disowns the Father and the Son.
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but you repudiated the Holy and Just One; the boon you asked was a murderer,
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Jesus said to him, "I tell you truly, you will disown me three times this very night, before the cock crows."
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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.
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and whoever will disown me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A maidservant came up and said to him, "You were with Jesus the Galilean too." But he denied it before them all; "I do not know what you mean," he said.
if we endure, then we shall reign with him, if we disown him, then he shall disown us,
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Still, false prophets did appear among the People, as among you also there will be false teachers, men who will insinuate destructive heresies, even disowning the Lord who ransomed them; they bring rapid destruction on themselves,
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Christ » Name, wonderful » General references to
Therefore God raised him high and conferred on him a Name above all names, so that before the Name of Jesus every knee should bend in heaven, on earth, and underneath the earth, and every tongue confess that 'Jesus Christ is Lord,' to the glory of God the Father.
And on his robe, upon his thigh, his name is written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
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and thus he is superior to the angels, as he has inherited a Name superior to theirs.
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You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must call his name Jesus.
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His eyes are a flame of fire, on his head are many diadems, he bears a written name which none knows but himself.
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Christ » Humility of » General references to
then poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, wiping them with the towel he had tied round him.
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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find your souls refreshed;
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(You know how gracious our Lord Jesus Christ was; rich though he was, he became poor for the sake of you, that by his poverty you might be rich.)
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and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.
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Christ » Humanity of Christ » General references to
For "there is one God" and "one intermediary between God and men,
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The birth-roll of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.
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but when the time had fully expired, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
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Christ » Humanity of » General references to
For "there is one God" and "one intermediary between God and men,
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The birth-roll of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.
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but when the time had fully expired, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
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Christ » Prescience of » General references to
After that, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished and fulfilled, he said (to fulfil the scripture), "I am thirsty."
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Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;
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And yet there are some of you who do not believe" (for Jesus knew from the very first who the unbelieving were, and who was to betray him;
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(he knew the traitor; that was why he said, "You are not all clean").
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Then Jesus, who knew everything that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
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Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
After that, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished and fulfilled, he said (to fulfil the scripture), "I am thirsty."
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Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;
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And yet there are some of you who do not believe" (for Jesus knew from the very first who the unbelieving were, and who was to betray him;
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(he knew the traitor; that was why he said, "You are not all clean").
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Then Jesus, who knew everything that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
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Church » Security of » General references to
So that we can say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?
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Yet who will wrong you if you have a passion for goodness?
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Church » Foundation of furnishes perfect security » General references to
For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed.
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Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;
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The foundation is laid, namely Jesus Christ, and no one can lay any other.
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amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.
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But the solid foundation laid by God remains, and this is its inscription: the Lord knows who are his, and 'let everyone who names the name of the Lord give up evil.'
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Church » Enemies of » General references to
Church » Head of, Christ the » General references to
Also, he is the head of the Body, that is, of the church, in virtue of his primacy as the first to be born from the dead ??that gives him pre-eminence over all.
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we are to hold by the truth, and by our love to grow up wholly into Him. For He, Christ, is the head, and under him,
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for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ also (though he is the saviour of the Body) is the head of the church;
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instead of keeping in touch with that Head under whom the entire Body, supplied with joints and sinews and thus compacted, grows with growth divine.
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Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
I know that when I am gone, fierce wolves will get in among you, and they will not spare the flock; yes.
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Fear not, you little flock, for your Father is delighted to give you the Realm.
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Church » Flock, God's » General references to
I know that when I am gone, fierce wolves will get in among you, and they will not spare the flock; yes.
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Fear not, you little flock, for your Father is delighted to give you the Realm.
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Circumcision » General references to
But certain individuals came down from Jerusalem and taught the brothers that "unless you get circumcised after the custom of Moses you cannot be saved."
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so, as Paul wished him to go abroad with him, he took and circumcised him on account of the local Jews, all of whom knew his father had been a Greek.
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Was a man circumcised at the time he was called? Then he is not to efface the marks of it. Has any man been called when he was uncircumcised? Then he is not to get circumcised.
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But even my companion Titus, Greek though he was, was not obliged to be circumcised.
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Here, listen to Paul! I tell you, if you get circumcised, Christ will be no use to you.
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These men who are keen upon you getting circumcised are just men who want to make a grand display in the flesh ??it is simply to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.
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Cities » General references to
duties of Citizens » General references to
However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."
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"Caesar's," they said. Then he told them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."
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Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.
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Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; they must obey, they must be ready for any good work,
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Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme, and to governors as deputed by him for the punishment of wrongdoers and the encouragement of honest people ??15 for it is the will of God that by your honest lives you should silence the ignorant charges of foolish persons.
Civic duties » General references to
However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."
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"Caesar's," they said. Then he told them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."
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Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.
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Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; they must obey, they must be ready for any good work,
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Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme, and to governors as deputed by him for the punishment of wrongdoers and the encouragement of honest people ??15 for it is the will of God that by your honest lives you should silence the ignorant charges of foolish persons.
Civil strife » General references to
And when you hear of wars and rumours of war, do not be alarmed; these have to come, but it is not the end yet.
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Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and realm against realm, there will be great earthquakes with famine and pestilence here and there, there will be awful portents and great signs from heaven.
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This John had his clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins; his food was locusts and wild honey.
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And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,
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So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him up to the room, where all the widows stood beside him crying as they showed him the garments and dresses that Dorcas used to make when she was with them.
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if you attend to the wearer of the handsome clothes and say to him, "Sit here, this is a good place," and tell the poor man, "You can stand," or "Sit there at my feet,"
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Commandments » General references to
(for love to God means keeping his commands). And his commands are not irksome,
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He replied, "And why do you transgress the command of God with your traditions?
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This is the greatest and chief command.
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Condemnation » General references to
and if anyone is hungry let him eat at home. You must not gather, only to incur condemnation. I will give you my instructions upon the other matters when I come.
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And this is the sentence of condemnation, that the Light has entered the world and yet men have preferred darkness to light. It is because their actions have been evil;
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Well then, as one man's trespass issued in doom for all, so one man's act of redress issues in acquittal and life for all.
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he must not be a new convert, in case he gets conceited and incurs the doom passed on the devil;
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you may be sure a man like that is perverted; he is sinning and he knows it.
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Above all, my brothers, never swear an oath, either by heaven or by earth or by anything else; let your "yes" be a plain "yes," your "no" a plain "no," lest you incur judgment.
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Congregation » General references to
Conscience » General references to
let us draw near with a true heart, in absolute assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience, and our bodies washed in pure water;
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how much more shall the blood of Christ, who in the spirit of the eternal offered himself as an unblemished sacrifice to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve a living God?
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With a steady look at the Sanhedrin Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived with a perfectly good conscience before God down to the present day."
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they exhibit the effect of the Law written on their hearts, their conscience bears them witness, as their moral convictions accuse or it may be defend them.)
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You must be obedient, therefore, not only to avoid the divine vengeance but as a matter of conscience,
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But remember, it is not everyone who has this 'knowledge.' Some who have hitherto been accustomed to idols eat the food as food which has been really offered to an idol, and so their weaker conscience is contaminated.
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Eat any food that has been sold in the market, instead of letting scruples of conscience oblige you to ask any questions about it;
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If I 'appeal to the interests of men,' then, it is with the fear of the Lord before my mind. What I am is plain to God without disguise, plain also, I trust, to your own conscience.
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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 anyone of you goes astray from the truth and someone brings him back, understand that he who brings a sinner back from the error of his way saves his soul from death and hides a host of sins.
Conversion » General references to » Essential to entrance into God's kingdom
and said, "I tell you truly, unless you turn and become like children, you will never get into the Realm 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 you in turn must be a strength to your brothers."
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Conversion » General references to » The divine law the agent in
Conversion » General references to » Encouraged upon all men
Repent then, and turn to have your sins blotted out, so that a breathing-space may be vouchsafed you,
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Courtesy » General references to
Lastly, you must all be united, you must have sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility,
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let your talk always have a saving salt of grace about it, and learn how to answer any question put to you.
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Next day we put in at Sidon, where Julius very kindly allowed Paul to visit his friends and be looked after.
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There was an estate in the neighbourhood which belonged to a man called Publius, the governor of the island; he welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
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Cruelty » General references to
Cursing » General references to
Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness,
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With the tongue we bless the Lord and Father, and with the tongue 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 consigned that individual to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord Jesus.
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as you have partly understood the meaning of my life, namely that I am your source of pride (as you are mine) on the Day of our Lord Jesus.
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You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night;
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The day of the Lord will come like a thief, when the heavens will vanish with crackling roar, the stars will be set ablaze and melt, the earth and all its works will disappear.
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The Dead » Mourning for » General references to
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » General references to
She happened to take ill and die at this time, and after washing her body they laid it in an upper room.
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In pouring this perfume on my body she has acted in view of my burial.
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Out came the dead man, his feet and hands swathed in bandages, and his face tied up with a towel. Jesus said, "Untie him, and let him move."
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The Dead » General references to
She happened to take ill and die at this time, and after washing her body they laid it in an upper room.
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In pouring this perfume on my body she has acted in view of my burial.
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Out came the dead man, his feet and hands swathed in bandages, and his face tied up with a towel. Jesus said, "Untie him, and let him move."
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Deborah » General references to
Denial of Christ » General references to
Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this disloyal and sinful generation, the Son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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Who is the real liar? who but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is 'antichrist,' he who disowns the Father and the Son.
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but you repudiated the Holy and Just One; the boon you asked was a murderer,
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Jesus said to him, "I tell you truly, you will disown me three times this very night, before the cock crows."
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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.
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and whoever will disown me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A maidservant came up and said to him, "You were with Jesus the Galilean too." But he denied it before them all; "I do not know what you mean," he said.
if we endure, then we shall reign with him, if we disown him, then he shall disown us,
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Still, false prophets did appear among the People, as among you also there will be false teachers, men who will insinuate destructive heresies, even disowning the Lord who ransomed them; they bring rapid destruction on themselves,
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Deserts » General references to
but an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south, along the road from Jerusalem to Gaza" (the desert-route).
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Then the apostles came back and described all they had done to Jesus. He took them and retired in private to a town called Bethsaida,
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So they went away privately in the boat to a lonely spot.
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And the child grew, he became strong in the Spirit and remained in the desert till the day when he made his appearance before Israel.
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When day broke he went away out to a lonely spot, but the crowds made inquiries about him, came to where he was, and tried to keep him from leaving them.
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Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
Like newly-born children, thirst for the pure, spiritual milk to make you grow up to salvation.
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Blessed are you who hunger to-day! you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep to-day! you shall laugh.
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Desires » General references to
James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, came up to him saying, "Teacher, we want you to do whatever we ask you."
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Desolation of the wicked » General references to
See, your House is left to you, desolate.
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Despair » General references to
In those days men will seek death, but they will not find it: they will long to die, but death flies from them.
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for many days neither sun nor stars could be seen, the storm raged heavily, and at last we had to give up all hope of being saved.
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Discretion » General references to
Jesus noted his intelligent answer and said to him, "You are not far off the Realm of God." After that no one ventured to put any more questions to him.
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spiritual Disease » General references to
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "Those who are strong have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill: I have not come to call just men but sinners."
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new Dispensation » General references to
(for the Law made nothing perfect), and there is introduced a better Hope, by means of which we can draw near to God.
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As it is, however, the divine service he has obtained is superior, owing to the fact that he mediates a superior covenant, enacted with superior promises.
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You have come to mount Sion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to myriads of angels in festal gathering,
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Now, while the copies of the heavenly things had to be cleansed with sacrifices like these, the heavenly things themselves required nobler sacrifices.
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That phrase, once again, denotes the removal of what is shaken (as no more than created), to leave only what stands unshaken.
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God had something better in store for us; he would not have them perfected apart from us.
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Display » General references to
"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;
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So next day Agrippa and Bernice proceeded with great pomp to the hall of audience, accompanied by the military commanders and the prominent civilians of the town. Festus then ordered Paul to be brought in.
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Divine Requirements » General references to
He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands."
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Dreams » General references to
Dress » Clothing » General references to
This John had his clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins; his food was locusts and wild honey.
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And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,
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So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him up to the room, where all the widows stood beside him crying as they showed him the garments and dresses that Dorcas used to make when she was with them.
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if you attend to the wearer of the handsome clothes and say to him, "Sit here, this is a good place," and tell the poor man, "You can stand," or "Sit there at my feet,"
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Duties » Of citizens » General references to
However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."
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"Caesar's," they said. Then he told them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."
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Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.
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Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; they must obey, they must be ready for any good work,
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Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme, and to governors as deputed by him for the punishment of wrongdoers and the encouragement of honest people ??15 for it is the will of God that by your honest lives you should silence the ignorant charges of foolish persons.
Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
Effeminacy » General references to
Encouragement » General references to
There a paralytic was brought to him, lying on a pallet; and when Jesus saw the faith of the bearers he said to the paralytic, "Courage, my son! your sins are forgiven."
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but he said to them, "Do not be bewildered. You are looking for Jesus of Nazaret, who was crucified? He has risen, he is not here. That is the place where he was laid.
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but Jesus came forward and touched them, saying, "Rise, have no fear."
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On the following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have testified to me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome."
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Then Jesus spoke to them at once; "Courage," he said, "it is I, have no fear."
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I now bid you cheer up. There will be no loss of life, only of the ship.
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Enoch » General references to
It was of these, too, that Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied, when he said, Behold the Lord comes with myriads of his holy ones,
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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maleleel, the son of Kainan,
It was by faith that Enoch was taken to heaven, so that he never died (he was not overtaken by death, for God had taken him away). For before he was taken to heaven, his record was that he had satisfied God;
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Esau » General references to
that no one turns to sexual vice or to a profane life as Esau did ??Esau, who for a single meal parted with his birthright.
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As it is written, Jacob I loved but Esau I hated.
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It was by faith that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in connexion with the future.
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Estrangement » From God » General references to
their intelligence is darkened, they are estranged from the life of God by the ignorance which their dulness of heart has produced in them ??19 men who have recklessly abandoned themselves to sensuality, with a lust for the business of impurity in every shape and form.
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This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me:
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Evil » Women evil women » General references to
However, on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in public to the delight of Herod;
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Evil » Devices » General references to
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Their throat is an open grave, they are treacherous with their tongues, the venom of an asp lies under their lips.
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And the tongue is a fire, the tongue proves a very world of mischief among our members, staining the whole of the body and setting fire to the round circle of existence with a flame fed by hell.
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You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.
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Evil » Way » General references to
Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.
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Evil » Activity » General references to
their feet are swift for bloodshed,
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Keep cool, keep awake. Your enemy the devil prowls like a roaring lion, looking out for someone to devour.
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Evil » Slander » General references to
Experience (knowledge experimental) » General references to
Fasting » General references to
Jesus said to them, "Can friends at a wedding mourn so long as the bride groom is beside them? A time will come when the bridegroom is taken from them, and then they will fast.
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Feasts » General references to
They gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five loaves left over from the meal.
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They gave a supper for him there; Martha waited on him, and Lazarus was among those who reclined at table beside him.
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Levi held a great banquet for him in his house; there was a large company present of taxgatherers and others who were guests along with them.
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Then came a holiday, when Herod held a feast on his birthday for his chief officials and generals and the notables of Galilee.
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Then he said, "Now draw some out, and take it to the manager of the feast." They did so;
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Fervour » Christ's zeal » General references to
"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"
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(His disciples recalled the scripture saying, I am consumed with zeal for thy house.)
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Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
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While daylight lasts, we must be busy with the work of God: night comes, when no one can do any work.
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Fetters » General references to
for he had often been bound with fetters and chains and had snapped the chains and broken the fetters ??nobody could tame him.
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Fish » General references to
So he told them, "Throw your net on the right of the boat, and you will have a take." At this they threw the net, and now they could not haul it in for the mass of fish.
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God's Flock » General references to
I know that when I am gone, fierce wolves will get in among you, and they will not spare the flock; yes.
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Fear not, you little flock, for your Father is delighted to give you the Realm.
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Folly » Of men » General references to
Spiritual food » General references to
(I am the Gate; whoever enters by me will be saved, he will go in and out and find pasture.)
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Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to share the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, unknown to any except him who receives it.'
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Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to eat from the tree of Life which is within the paradise of God.'
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I am the living bread which has come down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and more, the bread I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world."
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all ate the same supernatural food, and all drank the same supernatural drink (drinking from the supernatural Rock which accompanied them ??and that Rock was Christ),
Forsaking God » General references to
they have gone wrong by leaving the straight road, by following the road of Balaam son of Bosor, who liked the profits of evil-doing ??16 but he got reproved for his malpractice: a dumb ass spoke with human voice and checked the prophet's infatuation.
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Spiritual foundation » General references to
For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed.
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Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;
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The foundation is laid, namely Jesus Christ, and no one can lay any other.
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amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.
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But the solid foundation laid by God remains, and this is its inscription: the Lord knows who are his, and 'let everyone who names the name of the Lord give up evil.'
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Friendship » General references to » Examples of true
May the Lord show favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment ??17 no, he made eager search for me when he reached Rome, and he found me
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As for Epaphroditus, however, my brother, my fellow-worker, my fellow-soldier, and your messenger to meet my wants, I think it necessary to send you him at once,
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my spirit could not rest, because I did not find Titus my brother there; so I said goodbye and went off to Macedonia.
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Friendship » General references to » Among believers
and during their conversation and discussion Jesus himself approached and walked beside them,
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but if we live and move within the light, as he is within the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from every sin.
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They devoted themselves to the instruction given by the apostles and to fellowship, breaking bread and praying together.
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I thank my God for all your remembrance of me;
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for what you have contributed to the gospel from the very first day down to this moment;
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Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
and the scripture was fulfilled: Abraham believed God, and this was counted to him as righteousness ??he was called God's friend.
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's
As one of his disciples was reclining on his breast ??he was the favourite of Jesus ??24 Peter nodded to him, saying, "Tell us who he means."
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[Relocated to follow vs 2] Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus;
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Jesus burst into tears. Whereupon the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" ??37 though some of them asked, "Could he not have prevented him from dying, when he could open a blind man's eyes?"
Friendship » General references to » Mary magdalene and other women
There were also a number of women there looking on from a distance, women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and waited on him, including Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedaeus.
At the close of 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 favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment ??17 no, he made eager search for me when he reached Rome, and he found me
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's pre-eminent
To lay life down for his friends, man has no greater love than that. You are my friends ??if you do what I command you;
Friendship » General references to » Priscilla and aquila
who have risked their lives for me; I thank them, and not only I but all the Gentile churches as well.
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Friendship » General references to » Elisha
Friendship » General references to » Thomas
Whereupon Thomas (called 'the Twin') said to his fellow-disciples, "Let us go too, let us die along with him!"
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Friendship » General references to » Christ
Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;
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natural Fruit » General references to
When the season came round he sent a servant to the vine dressers to collect from the vine dressers some of the produce of the vineyard,
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and noticing a fig tree by the roadside he went up to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you after this!" And instantly the fig tree withered up.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Without defect
your life covered with that harvest of righteousness which Jesus Christ produces to the glory and the praise of God.
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(for the fruit of light consists in all that is good and right and true),
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Many varieties of
But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity, gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise 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
Some other seeds fell on good soil and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirtyfold.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, straightforward;
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Gentleness » General references to
The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, straightforward;
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And the Lord's servant must not be a man of strife; he must be kind to everybody, a skilled teacher, a man who will not resent injuries;
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not a drunkard or violent, but lenient and conciliatory, not a lover of money,
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no, we behaved gently when we were among you, like a nursing mother cherishing her own children,
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they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.
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gideon » General references to
God » Judgments of » General references to
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
You have received no slavish spirit that would make you relapse into fear; you have received the Spirit of sonship. And when we cry, "Abba! Father!",
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And as you call upon a Father who judges everyone impartially by what he has done, be reverent in your conduct while you sojourn here below;
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Let this be how you pray: 'our Father in heaven, thy name be revered,
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Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?
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God » Works of » General references to
and they were singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb ??"Great and marvellous are thy deeds, Lord God almighty! Just and true thy ways, O King of nations!
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God » Wisdom of » General references to
put on salvation as your helmet, and take the Spirit as your sword (that is, the word of God),
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This is what the parable means. The seed is the word of God.
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Jesus said to them, "Is this not where you go wrong? ??you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God.
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God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of
Elijah was a man with a nature just like our own; but he offered prayer that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain;
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God » Providence of » General references to
Look at the wild birds; they sow not, they reap not, they gather nothing in granaries, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than birds?
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Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unless your Father wills it.
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that you may be sons of your Father in heaven: he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
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God's Judgments » General references to
God's Judgments » Plagues » General references to
Gospel » General references to
in flaming fire, to inflict punishment on those who ignore God, even on those who refuse obedience to the gospel of our Lord Jesus,
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But then, I set no value on my own life as compared with the joy of finishing my course and fulfilling the commission I received from the Lord Jesus to attest the gospel of the grace of God.
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for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good),
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Then he made a tour through the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing all the sickness and disease of the people.
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Only, do lead a life that is worthy of the gospel of Christ. Whether I come and see you or only hear of you in absence, let me know you are standing firm in a common spirit, fighting side by side like one man for the faith of the gospel.
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If others share this right over you, why not we all the more? We did not avail ourselves of it, you say? No, we do not mind any privations if we can only avoid putting any obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
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Even if my gospel is veiled, it is only veiled in the case of the perishing;
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and on my behalf also, that I may be allowed to speak and open my lips in order to expound fully and freely that open secret of the gospel
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greed » General references to
For love of money is the root of all mischief; it is by aspiring to be rich that certain individuals have gone astray from the faith and found themselves pierced with many a pang of remorse.
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Happiness » General references to
If you know all this, blessed are you if you really do it.
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Harlots » General references to
Heathen » General references to
Do not pray by idle rote like pagans, for they suppose they will be heard the more they say;
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Heavenly » Father » General references to
You have received no slavish spirit that would make you relapse into fear; you have received the Spirit of sonship. And when we cry, "Abba! Father!",
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And as you call upon a Father who judges everyone impartially by what he has done, be reverent in your conduct while you sojourn here below;
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Let this be how you pray: 'our Father in heaven, thy name be revered,
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Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?
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Heredity » General references to
hezekiah » General references to
Holiness » General references to
But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.
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so as to strengthen your hearts and make them blameless in holiness before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. [Amen.]
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For while their discipline was only for a time, and inflicted at their pleasure, he disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his own holiness.
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Holy » General references to » Ambition
"Strive to get in through the narrow door, for I tell you many will try to get in and not be able,
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Do you not know that in a race, though all run, only one man gains the prize? Run so as to win the prize.
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Set your hearts on the higher talents. And yet I will go on to show you a still higher path.
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Make love your aim, and then set your heart on the spiritual gifts ??especially upon prophecy.
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So with yourselves; since your heart is set on possessing 'spirits,' make the edification of the church your aim in this desire to excel.
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Brothers, I for one do not consider myself to have appropriated this; my one thought is, by forgetting what lies behind me and straining to what lies before me, to press on to the goal for the prize of God's high call in Christ Jesus.
Do your utmost to let God see that you at least are a sound workman, with no need to be ashamed of the way you handle the word of the Truth.
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Home » General references to
but he said, "Go home to your own people, and report to them all the Lord has done for you and how he took pity on you."
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(When a widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn that the first duty of religion is to their own household, and that they should make some return to those who have brought them up. In God's sight this is an acceptable thing.)
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Then he said to the disciple, "And, there is your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his home.
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to be mistress of themselves, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands ??otherwise it will be a scandal to the gospel.
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Home » Home Religion » Maternal and paternal love » General references to
Humility of Christ » General references to
For "there is one God" and "one intermediary between God and men,
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The birth-roll of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.
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but when the time had fully expired, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
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Humility » Of Christ » General references to
then poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, wiping them with the towel he had tied round him.
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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find your souls refreshed;
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(You know how gracious our Lord Jesus Christ was; rich though he was, he became poor for the sake of you, that by his poverty you might be rich.)
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and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.
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Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
Like newly-born children, thirst for the pure, spiritual milk to make you grow up to salvation.
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Blessed are you who hunger to-day! you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep to-day! you shall laugh.
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Hypocrisy » General references to
Meanwhile as the crowd was gathering in its thousands till they trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy,
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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.
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through plausible sophists who are seared in conscience ??3 men who prohibit marriage and insist on abstinence from foods which God created for believing men, who understand the Truth, to partake of with thanksgiving.
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So to men you seem just, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
their intelligence is darkened, they are estranged from the life of God by the ignorance which their dulness of heart has produced in them ??19 men who have recklessly abandoned themselves to sensuality, with a lust for the business of impurity in every shape and form.
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Be obedient children, instead of moulding yourselves to the passions that once ruled the days of your ignorance;
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They would not surrender to the righteousness of God, because they were ignorant of his righteousness and therefore essayed to set up a righteousness of their own.
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Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know when you were pagans, how your impulses led you to dumb idols;
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In those days, when you were ignorant of God, you were in servitude to gods who are really no gods at all;
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(So-called gods there may be, in heaven or on earth ??as indeed there are plenty of them, both gods and 'lords' ??6 but for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all comes, and for whom we exist; one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom all exists, and by whom we exist.)
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Immortality » General references to
for they cannot die any more; they are equal to angels and by sharing in the resurrection they are sons of God.
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and no one who lives and believes in me will ever die. You believe that?"
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I know that if this earthly tent of mine is taken down, I get a home from God, made by no human hands, eternal in the heavens.
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and has now revealed in the appearance of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has put down death and brought life and immortality to light by the gospel.
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then we the living, who survive, will be caught up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall be with the Lord for ever.
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Truly, truly I tell you, if anyone holds to what I say, he will never see death."
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the bread that comes down from heaven is such that one eats of it and never dies.
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eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,
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For this perishing body must be invested with the imperishable, and this mortal body invested with immortality;
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Impurity » General references to
Let marriage be held in honour by all, and keep the marriage-bed unstained. God will punish the vicious and adulterous.
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But I tell you, any one who even looks with lust at a woman has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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So put to death those members that are on earth: sexual vice, impurity, appetite, evil desire, and lust (which is idolatry),
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particularly those who fall in with the polluting appetite of the flesh and despise the Powers celestial. Daring, presumptuous creatures! they are not afraid to scoff at the angelic Glories;
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God did not call us to be impure but to be consecrated;
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Never let any sexual vice or impurity or lust be so much as mentioned by you ??that is the proper course for saints to take;
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(I use this human analogy to bring the truth home to your weak nature.) As you once dedicated your members to the service of vice and lawlessness, so now dedicate them to the service of righteousness that means consecration.
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So God has given them up, in their heart's lust, to sexual vice, to the dishonouring of their own bodies, ??25 since they have exchanged the truth of God for an untruth, worshipping and serving the creature rather than the Creator who is blessed for ever: Amen.
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Inheritance » Earthly » General references to
and the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' So he divided his means among them.
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Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
And everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act upon them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, and down it fell ??with a mighty crash."
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Be quick and make terms with your opponent, so long as you and he are on the way to court, in case he hands you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and you are thrown into prison;
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"In a certain town," he said, "there was a judge who had no reverence for God and no respect even for man.
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Jerubbaal » General references to
Jerusalem » General references to
Jewels » General references to
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Lament and mourn and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to depression;
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Judges of israel » General references to
Be quick and make terms with your opponent, so long as you and he are on the way to court, in case he hands you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and you are thrown into prison;
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"In a certain town," he said, "there was a judge who had no reverence for God and no respect even for man.
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Judgment » Last, the » General references to
It was of these, too, that Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied, when he said, Behold the Lord comes with myriads of his holy ones, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the impious of all the impious deeds they have committed, and of all the harsh things said against him by impious sinners.
Love is complete with us when we have absolute confidence about the day of judgment, since in this world we are living as He lives.
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And I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne, and books were opened ??also another book, the book of Life, was opened ??and the dead were judged by what was written in these books, by what they had done.
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for we have all to appear without disguise before the tribunal of Christ, each to be requited for what he has done with his body, well or ill.
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And just as it is appointed for men to die once and after that to be judged,
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but the present heavens and earth are treasured up by the same word for fire, reserved for the day when the impious are doomed and destroyed.
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When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory, and all nations will be gathered in front of him; he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
spiritual Kingdom » General references to
Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter God's Realm.
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Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."
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I tell you this, my brothers, flesh and blood cannot inherit the Realm of God, nor can the perishing inherit the imperishable.
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The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
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For God's Reign does not show itself in talk but in power.
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no one will say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is,' for the Reign of God is now in your midst."
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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! slaying the prophets and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often I would fain have gathered your children as a fowl gathers her brood under her wings! But you would not have it!
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So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
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Leaders » Religious priests » General references to
Life » Eternal » General references to
So they shall depart to eternal punishment, and the just to eternal life."
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but now that you are set free from sin, now that you have passed into the service of God, your gain is consecration, and the end of that is life eternal.
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and I give them eternal life; they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.
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so keeping yourselves within the love of God and waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that ends in life eternal.
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Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him."
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serving in hope of the life eternal which God, who never lies, promised ages ago ??3 he gave effect to his word in due time by a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour: ??4 to Titus my lawful son in a faith we hold in common; grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
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Now this is what he has promised you, eternal life.
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eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,
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Eternal life » General references to
So they shall depart to eternal punishment, and the just to eternal life."
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but now that you are set free from sin, now that you have passed into the service of God, your gain is consecration, and the end of that is life eternal.
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and I give them eternal life; they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.
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so keeping yourselves within the love of God and waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that ends in life eternal.
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Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him."
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serving in hope of the life eternal which God, who never lies, promised ages ago ??3 he gave effect to his word in due time by a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour: ??4 to Titus my lawful son in a faith we hold in common; grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
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Now this is what he has promised you, eternal life.
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eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,
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Light, spiritual » General references to
But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.
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that their eyes may be opened and that they may turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, to get remission of their sins and an inheritance among those who are consecrated by 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
And we get this command from him, that he who loves God is to love his brother as well.
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Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;
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Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.
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And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
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You need no one to write you upon brotherly love, for you are yourselves taught by God to love one another,
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Above all, be keen to love one another, for love hides a host of sins.
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He who loves his brother remains in the light ??and in the light there is no pitfall;
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Man's » Immortality » General references to
for they cannot die any more; they are equal to angels and by sharing in the resurrection they are sons of God.
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and no one who lives and believes in me will ever die. You believe that?"
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I know that if this earthly tent of mine is taken down, I get a home from God, made by no human hands, eternal in the heavens.
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and has now revealed in the appearance of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has put down death and brought life and immortality to light by the gospel.
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then we the living, who survive, will be caught up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall be with the Lord for ever.
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Truly, truly I tell you, if anyone holds to what I say, he will never see death."
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the bread that comes down from heaven is such that one eats of it and never dies.
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eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,
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For this perishing body must be invested with the imperishable, and this mortal body invested with immortality;
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Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
Blessed are the humble! they will inherit the earth.
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Meekness » General references to » A fruit of the Spirit
Even if anyone is detected in some trespass, brothers, you are spiritual, you must set the offender right in a spirit of gentleness; let each of you look to himself, in case he too is tempted.
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with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love
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But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity, gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise such things.
Meekness » General references to » Essential in teaching
they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.
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he must be gentle in his admonitions to the opposition ??God may perhaps let them change their mind and admit the Truth;
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Meekness » General references to » Essential in hearing
Who among you is wise and learned? Let him show by his good conduct, with the modesty of wisdom, what his deeds are.
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so clear away all the foul rank growth of malice, and make a soil of modesty for the Word which roots itself inwardly with power to save your souls.
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Meekness » General references to » To be sought
Meekness » General references to » Precious in God's sight
but inside, in the heart, with the immortal beauty of a gentle and modest spirit, which in the sight of God is of rare value.
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Meekness » General references to » Non-resistance a mark of
If a man strikes you on the one cheek, offer him the other as well: if anyone takes your coat, do not deny him your shirt as well;
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Mephibosheth » General references to
Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Mocking » General references to
they told you beforehand, "At the end of things there will be mockers who go by their own impious passions."
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Mourning » General references to
Music » Musicians » General references to
Musicians » General references to
Nearness to God » General references to
meaning them to seek for God on the chance of finding him in their groping for him. Though indeed he is close to each one of us,
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the Needy » General references to
The poor you always have beside 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
Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness. Tell the older women also to be reverent in their demeanour and not to be slanderers or slaves to drink;
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! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;
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So next day Agrippa and Bernice proceeded with great pomp to the hall of audience, accompanied by the military commanders and the prominent civilians of the town. Festus then ordered Paul to be brought in.
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Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Parsimony » General references to
"Why was not this perfume sold for ten pounds, and the money given to the poor?"
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a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of expensive perfume which she poured over his head as he lay at table. When the disciples saw this they were angry. "What is the use of this waste?" they said;
Passover » General references to
Clean out the old dough that you may be a fresh lump. For you are free from the old leaven; Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed.
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On the first day of unleavened bread (the day when the paschal lamb was sacrificed) his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the passover?"
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Pathway of sin » General references to
Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.
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God's People » General references to » Called the "chosen ones"
Why, look at your own ranks, my brothers; not many wise men (that is, judged by human standards), not many leading men, not many of good birth, have been called!
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He chose us in him ere the world was founded, to be consecrated and unblemished in his sight,
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Listen, my beloved brothers; has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the realm which he has promised to those who love him?
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God's People » General references to » Spoken of as the elect
He will despatch his angels with a loud trumpet call to muster his elect from the four winds, from the verge of heaven to the verge of earth.
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whom God the Father has predestined and chosen, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be multiplied to you.
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Who is to accuse the elect of God? When God acquits,
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And will not God see justice done to his elect who cry to him by day and night? Will he be tolerant to their opponents?
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All I endure is for the sake of the elect, to let them obtain their share of the salvation of Christ Jesus and also of eternal glory.
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Had not those days been cut short, not a soul would be saved alive; however, for the sake of the elect, 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
And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, crying, "Lo, God's dwelling-place is with men, with men will he dwell; they shall be his people, and God will himself be with them:
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This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel when that day comes, saith the Lord; I will set my laws within their mind, inscribing them upon their hearts; I will be a God to them, and they shall be a People to me;
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All I endure is for the sake of the elect, to let them obtain their share of the salvation of Christ Jesus and also of 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 in front of Him with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, turning the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make a people ready and prepared for the Lord."
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Symeon has explained how it was God's original concern to secure a People from among the Gentiles 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
who gave himself up for us to redeem us from all iniquity and secure himself a clean people with a zest for good works.
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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
The poor you always have beside you, but you will not always have me.
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Poverty » General references to
Power » Power power of God » General references to
[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages
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Prayer » General references to » Universal need of
He said to them, "When you pray, say, Father, thy name be revered, thy Reign begin;
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Prayer » General references to » Ascends as incense before God
And another angel went and stood at the altar with a golden censer; he was given abundant incense, to be laid with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar in front of the throne; and the smoke of the incense with the prayers of all the saints rose up from the angel's hand before God.
Prayer » General references to » Prayers of the saints precious
And when it took the scroll, the four living Creatures and the four and twenty Presbyters fell down before the Lamb, each with his harp and with golden bowls full of incense (that is, full of the prayers of the saints),
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Prayer » General references to » The holy spirit aids in
So too the Spirit assists us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray aright, but the Spirit pleads for us with sighs that are beyond words, and He who searches the human heart knows what is in the mind of the Spirit, since the Spirit pleads before God for the saints.
Prayer » General references to » First mentioned
Precious stones » General references to
freights of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purples, silk, scarlet stuff, all sorts of citron wood and ivory wares, all articles of costly wood, of bronze, of iron and of marble,
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with the glory of God. The sheen of it resembled some rare jewel like jasper, clear as crystal;
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On that foundation anyone may build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
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Prisons » General references to
all of a sudden there was a great earthquake which shook the very foundations of the prison; the doors all flew open in an instant and the fetters of all the prisoners were unfastened.
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Prodigality » General references to
Not many days later, the younger son sold off everything and went abroad to a distant land, where he squandered his means in loose living.
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But as soon as this son of yours arrives, after having wasted your means with harlots, you kill the fatted calf for him!'
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Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Then I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a Beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous titles on his heads.
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blaspheming the God of heaven for their pains and their ulcers, but refusing to repent of their doings.
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But as they opposed and abused him, he shook out his garments in protest, saying, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am not responsible! After this I will go to the Gentiles."
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Is it not they who scoff at the noble Name you bear?
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But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy; they began to contradict what Paul said and to abuse him.
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Prophets » General references to
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! slaying the prophets and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often I would fain have gathered your children as a fowl gathers her brood under her wings! But you would not have it!
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So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
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The Proud » General references to
is a conceited, ignorant creature, with a morbid passion for controversy and argument which only leads to envy, dissension, insults, insinuations,
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Yet he gives grace more and more: thus it is said, The haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.
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divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
Look at the wild birds; they sow not, they reap not, they gather nothing in granaries, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than birds?
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Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unless your Father wills it.
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that you may be sons of your Father in heaven: he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
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Quietness » General references to
Rebekah » General references to
Spiritual receptivity » General references to
So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.
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As for him who is sown 'on good soil,' that is the man who hears the word and understands it; he bears fruit, producing now a hundredfold, now sixty, and now thirtyfold."
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where the people were more amenable than at Thessalonica; they were perfectly ready to receive the Word and made a daily study of the scriptures to see if it was really as Paul said.
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We thank God constantly for this too, that when you received the word of the divine message from us, you took it not as a human word but for what it really is, the word of God. It proves effective in you believers,
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Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
Meanwhile as the crowd was gathering in its thousands till they trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy,
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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.
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through plausible sophists who are seared in conscience ??3 men who prohibit marriage and insist on abstinence from foods which God created for believing men, who understand the Truth, to partake of with thanksgiving.
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So to men you seem just, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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Religious » Garments of prophets » General references to
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! slaying the prophets and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often I would fain have gathered your children as a fowl gathers her brood under her wings! But you would not have it!
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So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
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Religious » General references to
But Crispus the president of the synagogue believed in the Lord, as did all his household, and many of the Corinthians listened, believed, and were baptized.
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the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
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So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.
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The crowds asked him, "Then what are we to do?"
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Now many Samaritans belonging to that town believed in him on account of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did."
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And the crowds attended like one man to what was said by Philip, listening to him and watching the miracles he performed.
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And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and believed, that is, all who had been ordained to eternal life;
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Many believers would also come to confess and disclose their magic spells;
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Religious » priests » General references to
divine Remembrance » General references to
Returning to God » General references to
You were astray like sheep, but you have come back now to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
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So he got up and went off to his father. But when he was still far away his father saw him and felt pity for him and ran to fall upon his neck and kiss him.
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Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Examples of
grieved but always glad, a 'pauper', but the means of wealth to many, without a penny but possessed of all.
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I know your distress and your poverty (but you are rich!): I know how you are being slandered by those who style themselves Jews (no Jews are they, but a mere synagogue of Satan!).
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(You know how gracious our Lord Jesus Christ was; rich though he was, he became poor for the sake of you, that by his poverty you might be rich.)
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in him you have received a wealth of all blessing, full power to speak of your faith and full insight into its meaning,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Discovered by spiritual vision
illuminating the eyes of your heart so that you can understand the hope to which He calls us, the wealth of his glorious heritage in the saints,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » God's blessing the source of
Riches, spiritual » General references to » More precious than earthly
considering obloquy with the messiah to be richer wealth than all Egypt's treasures ??for he had an eye to the Reward.
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Unsearchable
less than the least of all saints as I am, this grace was vouchsafed me, that I should bring the Gentiles the gospel of the fathomless wealth of 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 beloved brothers; has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the realm which he has promised to those who love him?
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Ridicule » General references to
they told you beforehand, "At the end of things there will be mockers who go by their own impious passions."
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Sabbath » General references to
For he says this somewhere about the seventh day: And God rested from all his works on the seventh day.
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For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath."
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At that time Jesus walked one sabbath through the cornfields, and as his disciples were hungry they started to pull some ears of corn 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 say confidently, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?
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Yet who will wrong you if you have a passion for goodness?
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Shame » General references to
Shechem » General references to
Christ Shepherd » General references to » As guardian of the flock
and this is why I am suffering. Still, I am not ashamed of it; I know whom I have trusted and I am certain he is able to keep what I have put into his hands till the great Day.
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Now to him who is able to keep you from slipping and to make you stand unblemished and exultant before his glory ??25 to the only God, our saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and for all time: Amen.
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However, the Lord is faithful; he will be sure to strengthen you and protect you from the Evil one.
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Crowing the faithful
Then you will receive the unfading crown of glory, when the chief Shepherd makes his appearance.
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for the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, guiding them to fountains of living water; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Risen
May the God of peace who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, with the blood of the eternal covenant,
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Welcoming the wanderers
You were astray like sheep, but you have come back now 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 lays down his own life for the sheep.
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Silence » Value of » General references to
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Simplicity » General references to
At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;
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I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."
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but I am afraid of your thoughts getting seduced from a single devotion to Christ, just as the serpent beguiled Eve with his cunning.
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Everyone has heard of your loyalty to the gospel; it makes me rejoice over you. Still, I want you to be experts in good and innocents in evil.
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My proud boast is the testimony of my conscience that holiness and godly sincerity, not worldly cunning but the grace of God, have marked my conduct in the outside world and in particular my relations with you.
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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 when he argued about morality, self-mastery, and the future judgment, Felix grew uneasy. "You may go for the present," he said; "when I can find a moment, I will send for you"
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Every athlete practises self-restraint all round; but while they do it to win a fading wreath, we do it for an unfading.
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intelligence with self-control, self-control with stedfastness, stedfastness with piety,
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Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.
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gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise such things.
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Social life » Social functions » General references to
They gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five loaves left over from the meal.
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They gave a supper for him there; Martha waited on him, and Lazarus was among those who reclined at table beside him.
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Levi held a great banquet for him in his house; there was a large company present of taxgatherers and others who were guests along with them.
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Then came a holiday, when Herod held a feast on his birthday for his chief officials and generals and the notables of Galilee.
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Then he said, "Now draw some out, and take it to the manager of the feast." They did so;
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Sorrow » General references to
No, your heart is full of sorrow at what I have told you.
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Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throat is an open grave, they are treacherous with their tongues, the venom of an asp lies under their lips.
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And the tongue is a fire, the tongue proves a very world of mischief among our members, staining the whole of the body and setting fire to the round circle of existence with a flame fed by hell.
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You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.
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Spiritual » Foundation » General references to
For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed.
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Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;
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The foundation is laid, namely Jesus Christ, and no one can lay any other.
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amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.
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But the solid foundation laid by God remains, and this is its inscription: the Lord knows who are his, and 'let everyone who names the name of the Lord give up evil.'
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Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
their intelligence is darkened, they are estranged from the life of God by the ignorance which their dulness of heart has produced in them ??19 men who have recklessly abandoned themselves to sensuality, with a lust for the business of impurity in every shape and form.
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Be obedient children, instead of moulding yourselves to the passions that once ruled the days of your ignorance;
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They would not surrender to the righteousness of God, because they were ignorant of his righteousness and therefore essayed to set up a righteousness of their own.
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Spiritual » Temple » General references to
What compact can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God ??as God has said, I will dwell and move among them, I will be their God and they shall be my people.
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Do you not know you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells within you?
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Do you not know your body is the temple of the holy Spirit within you ??the Spirit you have received from God? You are not your own,
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come and, like living stones yourselves, be built into a spiritual house, to form a consecrated priesthood for the offering of those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone; in him the whole structure is welded together and rises into a sacred temple in the Lord, and in him you are yourselves built into this to form a habitation for God in the Spirit.
Spiritual » Kingdom » General references to
Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter God's Realm.
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Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."
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I tell you this, my brothers, flesh and blood cannot inherit the Realm of God, nor can the perishing inherit the imperishable.
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The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
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For God's Reign does not show itself in talk but in power.
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no one will say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is,' for the Reign of God is now in your midst."
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Spiritual » Light » General references to
But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.
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that their eyes may be opened and that they may turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, to get remission of their sins and an inheritance among those who are consecrated by faith in me.'
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Spiritual » Receptivity » General references to
So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.
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As for him who is sown 'on good soil,' that is the man who hears the word and understands it; he bears fruit, producing now a hundredfold, now sixty, and now thirtyfold."
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where the people were more amenable than at Thessalonica; they were perfectly ready to receive the Word and made a daily study of the scriptures to see if it was really as Paul said.
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We thank God constantly for this too, that when you received the word of the divine message from us, you took it not as a human word but for what it really is, the word of God. It proves effective in you believers,
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Without defect
your life covered with that harvest of righteousness which Jesus Christ produces to the glory and the praise of God.
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(for the fruit of light consists in all that is good and right and true),
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Many varieties of
But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity, gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise 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
Some other seeds fell on good soil and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirtyfold.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, 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 replied, "What do you mean by weeping and disheartening me? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die at Jerusalem for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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I may distribute all I possess in charity, I may give up my body to be burnt, but if I have no love, I make nothing of it.
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And I saw thrones with people sitting on them, who were allowed to judge ??saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and God's word, those who would not worship the Beast or his statue, and who would not receive his mark on their forehead or hand; they came to life and reigned along with the Christ for a thousand years.
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Brother will betray brother to death, the father will betray his child, children will rise against their parents and put them to death,
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And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for adhering to God's word and to the testimony which they bore;
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
Then the high priest Ananias ordered those who were standing next Paul to strike him on the mouth.
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They spat on him, they took the stick and struck him on the head,
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As he said this, one of the attendants who stood by gave him a blow, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"
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The sun » General references to
when at mid-day on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more dazzling than the sun, flash round me and my fellow-travellers.
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Superiority of the new dispensation » General references to
(for the Law made nothing perfect), and there is introduced a better Hope, by means of which we can draw near to God.
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As it is, however, the divine service he has obtained is superior, owing to the fact that he mediates a superior covenant, enacted with superior promises.
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You have come to mount Sion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to myriads of angels in festal gathering,
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Now, while the copies of the heavenly things had to be cleansed with sacrifices like these, the heavenly things themselves required nobler sacrifices.
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That phrase, once again, denotes the removal of what is shaken (as no more than created), to leave only what stands unshaken.
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God had something better in store for us; he would not have them perfected apart from us.
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or shechem Sychar » General references to
Synagogues » General references to
When they bring you before synagogues and the magistrates and authorities, do not trouble yourselves about how to defend yourselves or what to say,
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there was not a synagogue where I did not often punish them and force them to blaspheme; and in my frantic fury I persecuted them even to foreign towns.
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Beware of men, they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues,
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They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God.
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(His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed him to be Christ should be excommunicated.
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Taxes » General references to
When they reached Capharnahum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and asked Peter, "Does your teacher not pay the temple-tax?"
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for the same reason as you pay taxes ??since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority.
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Tell us, then, what you think about this. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
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Temperance » Pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
but when he argued about morality, self-mastery, and the future judgment, Felix grew uneasy. "You may go for the present," he said; "when I can find a moment, I will send for you"
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Every athlete practises self-restraint all round; but while they do it to win a fading wreath, we do it for an unfading.
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intelligence with self-control, self-control with stedfastness, stedfastness with piety,
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Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.
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gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise 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 hour of prayer at three in the afternoon,
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Then the devil conveyed him to the holy city and, placing him on the pinnacle of the temple,
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spiritual Temple » General references to
What compact can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God ??as God has said, I will dwell and move among them, I will be their God and they shall be my people.
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Do you not know you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells within you?
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Do you not know your body is the temple of the holy Spirit within you ??the Spirit you have received from God? You are not your own,
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come and, like living stones yourselves, be built into a spiritual house, to form a consecrated priesthood for the offering of those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone; in him the whole structure is welded together and rises into a sacred temple in the Lord, and in him you are yourselves built into this to form a habitation for God in the Spirit.
religious Testimony » General references to
for you are not the speakers, it is the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.
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That will turn out an opportunity for you to bear witness.
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The bible » Statutes contained in » General references to
The bible » Commandments contained in » General references to
(for love to God means keeping his commands). And his commands are not irksome,
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He replied, "And why do you transgress the command of God with your traditions?
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This is the greatest and chief command.
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the future » The last judgment » General references to
It was of these, too, that Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied, when he said, Behold the Lord comes with myriads of his holy ones, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the impious of all the impious deeds they have committed, and of all the harsh things said against him by impious sinners.
Love is complete with us when we have absolute confidence about the day of judgment, since in this world we are living as He lives.
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And I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne, and books were opened ??also another book, the book of Life, was opened ??and the dead were judged by what was written in these books, by what they had done.
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for we have all to appear without disguise before the tribunal of Christ, each to be requited for what he has done with his body, well or ill.
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And just as it is appointed for men to die once and after that to be judged,
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but the present heavens and earth are treasured up by the same word for fire, reserved for the day when the impious are doomed and destroyed.
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When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory, and all nations will be gathered in front of him; he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » General references to
When they reached Capharnahum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and asked Peter, "Does your teacher not pay the temple-tax?"
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for the same reason as you pay taxes ??since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority.
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Tell us, then, what you think about this. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
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Trials » General references to
Present suffering, I hold, is a mere nothing compared to the glory that we are to have revealed.
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on every side I am harried but not hemmed in, perplexed but not despairing,
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Tribute » General references to
When they reached Capharnahum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and asked Peter, "Does your teacher not pay the temple-tax?"
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for the same reason as you pay taxes ??since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority.
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Tell us, then, what you think about this. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar 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 away went another red horse; its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other; he was given a huge sword.
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You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; see and do not be alarmed. These have to come, but it is not the end yet.
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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 servant of God and the song of the Lamb ??"Great and marvellous are thy deeds, Lord God almighty! Just and true thy ways, O King of nations!
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Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
put on salvation as your helmet, and take the Spirit as your sword (that is, the word of God),
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This is what the parable means. The seed is the word of God.
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Jesus said to them, "Is this not where you go wrong? ??you understand neither the scriptures nor 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 hour of prayer at three in the afternoon,
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Then the devil conveyed him to the holy city and, placing him on the pinnacle of the temple,
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Worship » Family » General references to » Home, the best place to show piety
(When a widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn that the first duty of religion is to their own household, and that they should make some return to those who have brought them up. In God's sight this is an acceptable thing.)
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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
Then he took them at that very hour of the night and washed their wounds and got baptized instantly, he and all his family.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Mary sits at jesus' feet in her home
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the feet of the Lord to listen to his talk.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Lydia and her household converted
When she was baptized, along with her household, she begged us, saying, "If you are convinced I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." She compelled us to come.
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Worship » Family » General references to » The entire family of the nobleman accept Christ
Then the father realized that it had left him at the very time when Jesus had said to him, "Your son is alive"; and he became a believer with all his household.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Andrew leads his brother to Christ
In the morning he met his brother Simon and told him, "We have found the messiah" (which may be translated, 'Christ').
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Worship » Family » General references to » Healing of » Witness for Christ
"Go home and describe all that God has done for you." So he went off to proclaim through the whole town all that 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 when you were pagans, how your impulses led you to dumb idols;
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In those days, when you were ignorant of God, you were in servitude to gods who are really no gods at all;
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(So-called gods there may be, in heaven or on earth ??as indeed there are plenty of them, both gods and 'lords' ??6 but for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all comes, and for whom we exist; one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom all exists, and by whom we exist.)
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true and false Worship » For worship of God house of God, the place of worship » General references to
and told the pigeon-dealers, "Away with these! My Father's house is not to be turned into a shop!"
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"It is written," he told them, "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
"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"
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(His disciples recalled the scripture saying, I am consumed with zeal for thy house.)
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Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
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While daylight lasts, we must be busy with the work of God: night comes, when no one can do any work.
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FALSE » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know when you were pagans, how your impulses led you to dumb idols;
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In those days, when you were ignorant of God, you were in servitude to gods who are really no gods at all;
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(So-called gods there may be, in heaven or on earth ??as indeed there are plenty of them, both gods and 'lords' ??6 but for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all comes, and for whom we exist; one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom all exists, and by whom we exist.)
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FALSE » Trusts » General references to
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- 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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