Thematic Bible: General references to
Thematic Bible
false Accusations » General references to
Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you--untruly, and on my account.
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While charges were being brought against him by the Chief Priests and Councillors, Jesus made no reply.
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The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
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and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.
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Activity » Evil » General references to
'Swift are their feet to shed blood.
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Exercise self-control, be watchful. Your adversary, the Devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you.
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Activity » Christ's zeal » General references to
"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"
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His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'
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"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.
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We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
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The story, I mean, of Jesus of Nazareth, and how God consecrated him his Christ by enduing him with the Holy Spirit and with power; and how he went about doing good and curing all who were under the power of the Devil, because God was with him.
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Adorning » Jewels » General references to
Adultery » General references to
You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt not commit adultery.'
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But I tell you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, and marries another woman, is guilty of adultery."
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If, then, during her husband's lifetime, she unites herself to another man, she will be called an adulteress; but, if her husband dies, the law has no further hold on her, nor, if she unites herself to another man, is she an adulteress.
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Do not you know that wrong-doers will have no share in God's Kingdom? Do not be deceived. No one who is immoral, or an idolater, or an adulterer, or licentious, or a sodomite,
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They have eyes only for adulteresses, eyes never tired of sin; they entice weak souls; their minds are trained to covet; they live under a curse.
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Afflictions » General references to
I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the Glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us.
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Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
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Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.
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At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, to receive from them a share of the produce of the vintage;
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He will come and put those tenants to death, and will let the vineyard to others." "Heaven forbid!" they exclaimed when they heard it.
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The labourer who does the work should be the first to receive a share of the fruits of the earth.
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Be patient, then, Brothers, till the Coming of the Lord. Even the farmer has to wait for the precious fruit of the earth, watching over it patiently, till it has had the spring and summer 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
Then Jesus told them this parable-- "There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;
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Ahab » General references to
The Almighty » Power of God » General references to
Now to him who is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed
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To him, I say, the wise and only God, be ascribed, through Jesus Christ, all glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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As Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew--casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.
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As soon as they had come out from the Synagogue, they went, with James and John, into the house of Simon and Andrew.
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When Jesus had sat down on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew questioned him privately:
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One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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"There is a boy here," said Andrew, another of his disciples, Simon Peter's brother,
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Philip went and told Andrew, and then together they went and told Jesus.
When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
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Apollos » General references to
Meanwhile there had come to Ephesus an Alexandrian Jew, named Apollos, an eloquent man, who was well-versed in the Scriptures.
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While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland districts of Roman Asia, and went to Ephesus. There he found some disciples, of whom he asked:
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I mean this, that every one of you says either 'I follow Paul,' or 'I Apollos,' or 'I Kephas,' or 'I Christ.'
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When one says 'I follow Paul,' and another 'I follow Apollos,' are not you like other men?
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As for our Brother Apollos, I have often urged him to go to you with the others. He has, however, been very unwilling to do so as yet; but he will go as soon as he finds a good opportunity.
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Do your best to help Zenas, the Teacher of the Law, and Apollos, on their way, and see that they want for nothing.
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Appearances » Deceitful » General references to
And, noticing a fig-tree at a distance in leaf, he went to it to see if by any chance he could find something on it; but, on coming up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
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Arts and crafts » General references to
And, since their trade was the same as his, he stayed and worked with them--their trade was tent-making.
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Got these men together, as well as the workmen engaged in similar occupations, and said: "Men, you know that our prosperity depends upon this work,
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No more shall the music of harpers, or minstrels, or flute players, or trumpeters be heard in you, no more shall any worker, skilled in any art, be found in you; no more shall the sound of a mill be heard in you;
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Asceticism » General references to
John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then John's disciples came to Jesus, and asked: "Why do we and the Pharisees fast while your disciples do not?"
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Such prohibitions appear reasonable where there is a desire for self-imposed service, and so-called 'humility,' and harsh treatment of the body, but are of no real value against the indulgence of our earthly nature.
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For this is God's purpose--that you should be pure; abstaining from all immorality;
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Astronomy » Moon » General references to
Atheism » General references to
Who is a liar, if not the man who rejects the truth that Jesus is the Christ? He is the Anti-Christ--The man who rejects the Father and the Son.
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Attributes of God » Power of God » General references to
Now to him who is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed
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To him, I say, the wise and only God, be ascribed, through Jesus Christ, all glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
Crispus, the President of the Synagogue, came to believe in the Lord, and so did all his household; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, became believers in Christ and were baptized.
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The power of the Lord was with them, so that a great number who had learned to believe came over to the Lord's side.
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So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.
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"What are we to do then?" the people asked.
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Many from that town came to believe in Jesus--Samaritans though they were--on account of the woman's statement--'He has told me everything that I have done.'
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The people, one and all, listened attentively to what Philip told them, when they heard of, and saw, the miracles which he was working.
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And all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord's side.
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On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;
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Many, too, of those who had become believers in Christ came with a full confession of their practices;
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » General references to
religious Awakenings » General references to
Crispus, the President of the Synagogue, came to believe in the Lord, and so did all his household; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, became believers in Christ and were baptized.
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The power of the Lord was with them, so that a great number who had learned to believe came over to the Lord's side.
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So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.
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"What are we to do then?" the people asked.
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Many from that town came to believe in Jesus--Samaritans though they were--on account of the woman's statement--'He has told me everything that I have done.'
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The people, one and all, listened attentively to what Philip told them, when they heard of, and saw, the miracles which he was working.
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And all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord's side.
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On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;
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Many, too, of those who had become believers in Christ came with a full confession of their practices;
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Babylon » General references to
Your sister-Church in 'Babylon' sends you greeting, and so does Mark, who is as a son to me.
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balaam » General references to
Leaving the straight road, they have gone astray and followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on the reward for wrong-doing,
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Beggars » General references to
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Boldness » Boldness, holy » General references to
And in union with him, and through our trust in him, we find courage to approach God with confidence.
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Therefore, Brothers, since we may enter the Sanctuary with confidence, in virtue of the blood of Jesus,
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Therefore, let us draw near boldly to the Throne of Love, to find pity and love for the hour of need.
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Those who have filled that post with honour gain for themselves an honorable position, as well as great confidence through the faith that they place in Christ Jesus.
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It is through this that love has attained its perfection in us, so that we may have confidence on the Day of Judgment, because what Christ is that we also are in this world.
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physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
Suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the Jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners' chains were loosened.
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Bread » General references to
Give us to-day the bread that we shall need;
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Who among you, when his son asks him for a loaf, will give him a stone,
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Brotherly love » General references to
Indeed, we have this Command from God-- 'He who loves God must also love his Brother.'
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Though I speak in the 'tongues' of men, or even of angels, yet have not Love, I have become mere echoing brass, or a clanging cymbal!
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Remember, Brothers, to you the Call came to give you freedom. Only do not make your freedom an opportunity for self-indulgence, but serve one another in a loving spirit.
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And what I pray for is this--that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment,
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As to love for the Brethren there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;
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Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for 'Love throws a veil over countless sins.'
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He who loves his Brother is always in the Light, and there is nothing within him to cause him to stumble;
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Cain » General references to
Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain's, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.
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We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? It was because his life was bad while his brother's was good.
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Alas for them! They walk in the steps of Cain; led astray by Balaam's love of gain, they plunge into sin, and meet their ruin through rebellion like that of Korah.
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Christ » Denial of » General references to
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his Father's Glory with the holy angels."
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Who is a liar, if not the man who rejects the truth that Jesus is the Christ? He is the Anti-Christ--The man who rejects the Father and the Son.
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You, I say, disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for the release of a murderer!
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"I tell you," replied Jesus, "that this very night, before the cock crows, you will disown me three times!"
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
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But, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven.
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Peter, meanwhile, was sitting outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him, and exclaimed: "Why, you were with Jesus the Galilean!" But Peter denied it before them all. "I do not know what you mean," he replied.
If we continue to endure, we shall also share his throne. If we should ever disown him, he, too, will disown us.
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But there were false prophets also in the nation, just as there will be false teachers among you, men who will secretly introduce ruinous divisions, disowning even the Lord who bought them, and bringing speedy Ruin upon themselves.
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Christ » Name, wonderful » General references to
And that is why God raised him to the very highest place, and gave him the Name which stands above all other names, So that in adoration of the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, And that every tongue should acknowledge JESUS CHRIST as LORD- -to the glory of God the Father.
and on his robe and on his thigh he has this name written-- 'KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.'
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having shown himself as much greater than the angels as the Name that he has inherited surpasses theirs.
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And now, you shall be with child and give birth to a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus.
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His eyes are flaming fires; on his head there are many diadems, and he bears a name, written, which no one knows but himself;
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Christ » Humility of » General references to
He then poured some water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel which was tied round him.
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';
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For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty.
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He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!
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Christ » Humanity of Christ » General references to
There is but one God, and one mediator between God and men--the man, Christ Jesus,
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A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
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He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!
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But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--
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Christ » Humanity of » General references to
There is but one God, and one mediator between God and men--the man, Christ Jesus,
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A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
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He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!
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But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--
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Christ » Prescience of » General references to
Afterwards, knowing that everything was now finished, Jesus said, in fulfillment of the words of Scripture: "I am thirsty."
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Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
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Yet there are some of you who do not believe in me." For Jesus knew from the first who they were that did not believe in him, and who it was that would betray him;
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For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said 'You are not all clean.'
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Jesus, aware of all that was coming upon him, went to meet them, and said to them: "For whom are you looking?"
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Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
Afterwards, knowing that everything was now finished, Jesus said, in fulfillment of the words of Scripture: "I am thirsty."
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Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
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Yet there are some of you who do not believe in me." For Jesus knew from the first who they were that did not believe in him, and who it was that would betray him;
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For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said 'You are not all clean.'
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Jesus, aware of all that was coming upon him, went to meet them, and said to them: "For whom are you looking?"
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Church » Security of » General references to
Therefore we may say with confidence-- 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'
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Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
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Church » Foundation of furnishes perfect security » General references to
For there is a passage of Scripture that runs-- 'See, I am placing in Zion a choice and precious corner-stone; And he who believes in him shall have no cause for shame.'
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Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
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You have been built up upon the foundation laid by the Apostles and Prophets, Christ Jesus himself being 'the corner- stone.'
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For no man can lay any other foundation than the one already laid-Jesus Christ.
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storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
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Yet God's firm foundation still stands unmoved, and it bears this inscription-- 'THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS'; and this-- 'LET ALL THOSE WHO USE THE NAME OF THE LORD TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS.'
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Church » Enemies of » General references to
Church » Head of, Christ the » General references to
And he is the Head of the Church, which is his Body. The First-born from the dead, he is to the Church the Source of its Life, that he, in all things, may stand first.
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And God placed 'all things under Christ's feet,' and gave him to the Church as its supreme Head;
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But holding the truth in a spirit of love, we shall grow into complete union with him who is our Head--Christ himself.
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For a man is the Head of his wife, as the Christ is the Head of the Church--being indeed himself the Savior of his Body.
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He fails to maintain union with the Head, to whom it is due that the whole body, nourished and knit together by the contact and Keynesian of every part, grows with a divine growth.
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Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
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So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.
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Church » Flock, God's » General references to
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
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So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.
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Circumcision » General references to
But certain persons came down from Judea, and began to teach the Brethren that, unless they were circumcised, in accordance with the custom enjoined by Moses, they could not be saved.
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Wishing to take this man with him on his journey, Paul caused him to be circumcised on account of the Jews in that neighborhood, for they all knew that his father had been a Greek.
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Was a man already circumcised when he was called? Then he should not efface his circumcision. Has a man been called when uncircumcised? Then he should not be circumcised.
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Yet even my companion, Titus, though a Greek, was not compelled to be circumcised.
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Understand that I, Paul, myself tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will avail you nothing.
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Those who wish to appear to advantage in regard to outward observances are the very people who are trying to compel you to be circumcised; and they do it only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Jesus, the Christ.
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Cities » General references to
duties of Citizens » General references to
Still, that we may not shock them, go and throw a line into the Sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us."
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"The Emperor's," they answered: on which he said to them: "Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God."
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Let every one obey the supreme Authorities. For no Authority exists except by the will of God, and the existing Authorities have been appointed by God.
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Remind your hearers to respect and obey the Powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,
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Submit to all human institutions for the Lord's sake, alike to the emperor as the supreme authority, and to governors as the men sent by him to punish evil-doers and to commend those who do right.
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Still, that we may not shock them, go and throw a line into the Sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us."
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"The Emperor's," they answered: on which he said to them: "Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God."
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Let every one obey the supreme Authorities. For no Authority exists except by the will of God, and the existing Authorities have been appointed by God.
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Remind your hearers to respect and obey the Powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,
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Submit to all human institutions for the Lord's sake, alike to the emperor as the supreme authority, and to governors as the men sent by him to punish evil-doers and to commend those who do right.
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And, when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; such things must occur; but the end is not yet.
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Then he said to them: "'Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,' And there will be great earthquakes, and plagues and famines in various places, and there will be terrible appearances and signs in the heavens.
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John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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In the course of his teaching, Jesus said: "See that you are on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect,
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Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.
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And you are deferential to the man who is wearing grand clothes, and say--"There is a good seat for you here," but to the poor man--"You must stand; or sit down there by my footstool,"
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Commandments » General references to
For to love God is to lay his commands to heart; and his commands are not burdensome,
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His reply was: "How is it that you on your side break God's commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
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This is the great first commandment.
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Condemnation » General references to
If a man is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring a judgment upon you. The other details I will settle when I come.
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The ground of his condemnation is this, that though the Light has come into the world, men preferred the darkness to the Light, because their actions were wicked.
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Briefly then, just as a single offence resulted for all mankind in condemnation, so, too, a single decree of righteousness resulted for all mankind in that declaration of righteousness which brings Life.
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The Presiding-Officer should not be a recent convert, that he may not be blinded by pride and fall under the same condemnation as the Devil.
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You may be sure that such a man has forsaken the Truth and is in the wrong; he stands self-condemned.
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Above all things, my Brothers, never take an oath, either by heaven, or by earth, or by anything else. With you let 'Yes' suffice for yes, and 'No' for no, so that you may escape condemnation.
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Conscience » General references to
let us draw near to God in all sincerity of heart and in perfect faith, with our hearts purified by the sprinkled blood from all consciousness of wrong, and with our bodies washed with pure water.
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how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through his eternal Spirit, offered himself up to God, as a victim without blemish, purify our consciences from a lifeless formality, and fit us for the service of the Living God!
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Paul fixed his eyes upon the Council, and began: "Brothers, for my part, I have always ordered my life before God, with a clear conscience, up to this very day."
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For they show the demands of the Law written upon their hearts; their consciences corroborating it, while in their thoughts they argue either in self-accusation or, it may be, in self- defense--
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You are bound, therefore, to obey, not only through fear of God's punishments, but also as a matter of conscience.
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Still, it is not every one that has this knowledge. Some people, because of their association with idols, continued down to the present time, eat the food as food offered to an idol; and their consciences, while still weak, are dulled.
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Eat anything that is sold in the market, without making inquiries to satisfy your scruples;
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Therefore, because we know the fear inspired by the Lord, it is true that we are trying to win men, but our motives are plain to God; and I hope that in your inmost hearts they are plain to you also.
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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, should one of you be led astray from the Truth, and some one bring him back again, Be sure that he who brings a sinner back from his mistaken ways will save that man's soul from Death, and throw a veil over countless sins.
Conversion » General references to » Essential to entrance into God's kingdom
"I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all.
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Conversion » General references to » Prepares for Christian service
But I prayed for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. And you, when you have returned to me, are to strengthen your Brothers."
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Conversion » General references to » The divine law the agent in
Conversion » General references to » Encouraged upon all men
Therefore, repent and turn, that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,
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Courtesy » General references to
Lastly, you should all be united, sympathetic, full of brotherly love, kind-hearted, humble-minded;
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Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.
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The next day we put in to Sidon, where Julius treated Paul in a friendly manner, and allowed him to go to see his friends and receive their hospitality.
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In that neighborhood there was an estate belonging to the Governor of the island, whose name was Publius. He took us up to his house, and for three days entertained us most courteously.
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Cruelty » General references to
Cursing » General references to
'And their mouths are full of bitter curses.'
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With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who are made 'in God's likeness.'
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Days » of the Lord » General references to
To deliver such a man as this over to Satan, that what is sensual in him may be destroyed, so that his spirit may be saved at the Day of the Lord.
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And, indeed, you have already partly acknowledged it about us--that you have a right to be proud of us, as we shall be proud of you, on the Day of our Lord Jesus.
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You yourselves know well that the Day of the Lord will come just as a thief comes in the night.
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The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.
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The Dead » Mourning for » General references to
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » General references to
Just at that time she was taken ill, and died; and they had washed her body and laid it out in an upstairs room.
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In pouring this perfume on my body, she has done it for my burying.
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The dead man came out, wrapped hand and foot in a winding- sheet; his face, too, had been wrapped in a cloth. "Set him free," said Jesus, "and let him go."
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The Dead » General references to
Just at that time she was taken ill, and died; and they had washed her body and laid it out in an upstairs room.
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In pouring this perfume on my body, she has done it for my burying.
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The dead man came out, wrapped hand and foot in a winding- sheet; his face, too, had been wrapped in a cloth. "Set him free," said Jesus, "and let him go."
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Deborah » General references to
Denial of Christ » General references to
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his Father's Glory with the holy angels."
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Who is a liar, if not the man who rejects the truth that Jesus is the Christ? He is the Anti-Christ--The man who rejects the Father and the Son.
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You, I say, disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for the release of a murderer!
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"I tell you," replied Jesus, "that this very night, before the cock crows, you will disown me three times!"
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
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But, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven.
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Peter, meanwhile, was sitting outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him, and exclaimed: "Why, you were with Jesus the Galilean!" But Peter denied it before them all. "I do not know what you mean," he replied.
If we continue to endure, we shall also share his throne. If we should ever disown him, he, too, will disown us.
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But there were false prophets also in the nation, just as there will be false teachers among you, men who will secretly introduce ruinous divisions, disowning even the Lord who bought them, and bringing speedy Ruin upon themselves.
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Deserts » General references to
Meanwhile an angel of the Lord had said to Philip: "Set out on a journey southwards, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (It is now deserted).
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When the Apostles returned, they related to Jesus all that they had done. Then Jesus retired privately to a town called Bethsaida, taking the Apostles with him.
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So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.
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The child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the Wilds till the time came for his appearance before Israel.
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At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving them.
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Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--
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Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
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Desires » General references to
James and John, the two sons of Zebediah, went to Jesus, and said: "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."
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Desolation of the wicked » General references to
Verily, your house is left to you desolate!
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Despair » General references to
In those days men 'will seek Death and will not find it'; They will long to die, but Death flees from them.
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As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
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Discretion » General references to
Seeing that he had answered with discernment, Jesus said to him: "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." After that no one ventured to question him further.
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spiritual Disease » General references to
Hearing this, Jesus said: "It is not those who are in health that need a doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
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new Dispensation » General references to
(for the Law never brought anything to perfection); and, on the other hand, we have the introduction of a better hope, which enables us to draw near to God.
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But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the Covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former Covenant.
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No, but it is to Mount Zion that you have drawn near, the City of the Living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless hosts of angels,
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While, then, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly realities to be purified by such means as these, the heavenly realities themselves required better sacrifices.
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And those words 'still once more' indicate the passing away of all that is shaken--that is, of all created things--in order that only what is unshaken may remain.
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since God had in view some better thing for us, that they, apart from us, should not attain perfection.
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Display » General references to
"Be on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and like to be greeted in the streets with respect, and to have the best seats in the Synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.
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So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come in full state and had entered the Audience Chamber, with the superior officers and the principal people of the city, by the order of Festus Paul was brought before them.
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Divine Requirements » General references to
"Why ask me about goodness?" answered Jesus. "There is but One who is good. If you want to enter the Life, keep the commandments."
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Dreams » General references to
Dress » Clothing » General references to
John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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In the course of his teaching, Jesus said: "See that you are on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect,
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Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.
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And you are deferential to the man who is wearing grand clothes, and say--"There is a good seat for you here," but to the poor man--"You must stand; or sit down there by my footstool,"
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Duties » Of citizens » General references to
Still, that we may not shock them, go and throw a line into the Sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us."
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"The Emperor's," they answered: on which he said to them: "Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God."
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Let every one obey the supreme Authorities. For no Authority exists except by the will of God, and the existing Authorities have been appointed by God.
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Remind your hearers to respect and obey the Powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,
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Submit to all human institutions for the Lord's sake, alike to the emperor as the supreme authority, and to governors as the men sent by him to punish evil-doers and to commend those who do right.
Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
Effeminacy » General references to
Encouragement » General references to
And there some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven."
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"Do not be dismayed; you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified; he has risen, he is not here! Look! Here is the place where they laid him.
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But Jesus came and touched them, saying as he did so: "Rise up, and do not be afraid."
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That night the Lord came and stood by Paul, and said: "Courage! You have borne witness for me in Jerusalem and you must bear witness in Rome also."
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But Jesus at once spoke to them. "Courage!" he said, "It is I; do not be afraid!"
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Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship.
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Enoch » General references to
To these men, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared-- 'See! the Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him,
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Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalalel, Kenan,
Faith led to Enoch's removal from earth, that he might not experience death. 'He could not be found because God had removed him.' For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;
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Esau » General references to
Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.
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The words of Scripture are-'I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.'
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It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.
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Estrangement » From God » General references to
With their powers of discernment darkened, cut off from the Life of God, owing to the ignorance that prevails among them and to the hardness of their hearts.
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Remember that you were at that time far from Christ; you were shut out from the citizenship of Israel; you were strangers to the Covenants founded on God's Promise; you were in the world without hope and without God.
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'This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
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Evil » Women evil women » General references to
But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod,
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Evil » Devices » General references to
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
'Their throats are like opened graves; they deceive with their tongues.' 'The venom of serpents lies behind their lips,'
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And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a very world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of the Pit.
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You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.
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Evil » Way » General references to
Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;
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Evil » Activity » General references to
'Swift are their feet to shed blood.
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Exercise self-control, be watchful. Your adversary, the Devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you.
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Evil » Slander » General references to
Experience (knowledge experimental) » General references to
Fasting » General references to
Jesus answered: "Can the bridegroom's friends mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then.
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Feasts » General references to
The disciples did so, and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves, which were left after all had eaten.
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There a supper was given in honor at which Martha waited, while Lazarus was one of those present at the table.
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And Levi gave a great entertainment at his house, in honor of Jesus; and a large number of tax-gatherers and others were at table with them.
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A suitable opportunity, however, occurred when Herod, on his birthday, gave a dinner to his high officials, and his generals, and the foremost men in Galilee.
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And, when they had filled them to the brim, he added: "Now take some out, and carry it to the Master of the Feast." The servants did so.
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Fervour » Christ's zeal » General references to
"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"
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His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'
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"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.
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We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
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The story, I mean, of Jesus of Nazareth, and how God consecrated him his Christ by enduing him with the Holy Spirit and with power; and how he went about doing good and curing all who were under the power of the Devil, because God was with him.
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Fetters » General references to
For, though he had many times been left secured with fetters and chains, he had snapped the chains and broken the fetters to pieces, and no one could master him.
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Fish » General references to
"Cast your net to the right of the boat," he said, "and you will find fish." So they cast the net, and now they could not haul it in on account of the quantity of fish.
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God's Flock » General references to
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
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So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.
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Folly » Of men » General references to
Spiritual food » General references to
I am the Door; he who goes in through me will be safe, and he will go in and out and find pasture.
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Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who conquers-- to him I will give a share of the mystic manna, and I will give him a white stone; and on the stone shall be inscribed a new name, which no one knows except him who receives it."
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Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who conquers-- to him I will give the right 'to eat the fruit of the Tree of life, which stands in the Paradise of God.' "
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I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world."
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And that they all ate the same supernatural food, and all drank the same supernatural water, for they used to drink from a supernatural rock which followed them, and that rock was the Christ.
Forsaking God » General references to
Leaving the straight road, they have gone astray and followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on the reward for wrong-doing,
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Spiritual foundation » General references to
For there is a passage of Scripture that runs-- 'See, I am placing in Zion a choice and precious corner-stone; And he who believes in him shall have no cause for shame.'
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Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
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You have been built up upon the foundation laid by the Apostles and Prophets, Christ Jesus himself being 'the corner- stone.'
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For no man can lay any other foundation than the one already laid-Jesus Christ.
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storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
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Yet God's firm foundation still stands unmoved, and it bears this inscription-- 'THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS'; and this-- 'LET ALL THOSE WHO USE THE NAME OF THE LORD TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS.'
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Friendship » General references to » Examples of true
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.
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Still I think it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you now, for he is my brother, fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier, and he was also your messenger to help me in my need.
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I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my Brother; so I took leave of the people there, and went on to Macedonia.
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Friendship » General references to » Among believers
While they were talking about these things and discussing them, Jesus himself came up and went on their way with them;
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But, if our lives are lived in the Light, as God himself is in the Light, we have communion with one another, and the Blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
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They devoted themselves to the teaching of the Apostles and to the Common Life of the Church, to the Breaking of the Bread and to the Prayers.
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Or rather that both you and I may find encouragement in each other's faith.
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Every recollection that I have of you is a cause of thankfulness to God,
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Because of the share that you have had in spreading the Good News, from the first day that you received it until now.
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Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
And that in this way the words of Scripture came true-- "Abraham believed God, and that was regarded by God as righteousness," and "He was called the friend of God."
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's
Next to Jesus, in the place on his right hand, was one of his disciples, whom he loved.
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Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.
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Jesus burst into tears. "How he must have loved him!" the Jews exclaimed;
I no longer call you 'servants,' because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have given you the name of 'friends,' because I made known to you everything that I learned from my Father.
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Friendship » General references to » Mary magdalene and other women
There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him. Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebediah's sons.
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary had gone to look at the grave,
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Friendship » General references to » Jonathan
Friendship » General references to » Profitable
Friendship » General references to » Examples of constancy
Friendship » General references to » The desire for many friends, perilous
Friendship » General references to » Old friends to be cherished
Friendship » General references to » True, is unchangeable
Friendship » General references to » Stimulating
Friendship » General references to » Onesiphorus
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's pre-eminent
No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends. And you are my friends, if you do what I command you.
Friendship » General references to » Priscilla and aquila
Who risked their own lives to save mine. It is not I alone who thank them, but all the Churches among the Gentiles thank them also.
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Friendship » General references to » Elisha
Friendship » General references to » Thomas
At this, Thomas, who was called 'The Twin,' said to his fellow-disciples: "Let us go too, so that we may die with him."
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Friendship » General references to » Christ
Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
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natural Fruit » General references to
At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, to receive from them a share of the produce of the vintage;
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And, noticing a solitary fig tree by the road-side, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. So he said to it: "Never again shall fruit be gathered off you." And suddenly the fruit tree withered up.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Without defect
Bearing a rich harvest of that righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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For the outcome of life in the Light may be seen in every form of goodness, righteousness, and sincerity--
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Many varieties of
But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law!
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, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
But the wisdom from above is, before every thing else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
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Gentleness » General references to
But the wisdom from above is, before every thing else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
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and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.
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not addicted to drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;
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But we lived among you with the simplicity of a child; we were like a woman nursing her own children.
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to be forbearing, and under all circumstances to show a gentle spirit in dealing with others, whoever they may be.
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gideon » General references to
God » Judgments of » General references to
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
For you did not receive the spirit of a slave, to fill you once more with fear, but the spirit of a son which leads us to cry 'Abba, Our Father.'
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And since you call upon him as 'Father,' who judges every one impartially by what he has done, let reverence be the spirit of your lives during the time of your stay upon earth.
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You, therefore, should pray thus--'Our Father, who art in Heaven, May thy name be held holy,
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If you, then, wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven give what is good to those that ask him!
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God » Works of » General references to
They are singing the song of Moses, the Servant of God, and the song of the Lamb-- 'Great and marvelous are thy deeds, O Lord, our God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are thy ways, Eternal King.
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God » Wisdom of » General references to
And receive 'the helmet of Salvation,' and 'the sword of the Spirit'--which is the Message of God--always with prayer and supplication.
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This is the parable--The seed is God's Message.
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"Is not the reason of your mistake," answered Jesus, "your ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God?
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God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of
Elijah was only a man like ourselves, but, when he prayed fervently that it might not rain, no rain fell upon the land for three years and a half.
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God » Providence of » General references to
Look at the wild birds--they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and yet your heavenly Father feeds them! And are not you more precious than they?
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Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
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That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.
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God's Judgments » General references to
God's Judgments » Plagues » General references to
Gospel » General references to
Then he will 'inflict punishment upon those who refuse to know God, and upon those who turn a deaf ear' to the Good News of Jesus, our Lord.
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But I count my life of no value to myself, if only I may complete the course marked out for me, and the task that was allotted me by the Lord Jesus--which was to declare the Good News of the Love of God.
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Because the Good News that we brought came home to you, not merely as so many words, but with a power and a fulness of conviction due to the Holy Spirit. For you know the life that we lived among you for your good.
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And Jesus went all through Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people;
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Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,
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If others share in this right over you, do not we even more? Still we did not avail ourselves of this right. No, we endure anything rather than impede the progress of the Good News of the Christ.
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And, even if the Good News that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to Ruin--
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And on my behalf also, that, when I begin to speak, words may be given me, so that I may fearlessly make known the inmost truth of the Good News,
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greed » General references to
Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the Faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.
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Happiness » General references to
Now that you know these things, happy are you if you do them.
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Harlots » General references to
Heathen » General references to
When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.
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Heavenly » Father » General references to
For you did not receive the spirit of a slave, to fill you once more with fear, but the spirit of a son which leads us to cry 'Abba, Our Father.'
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And since you call upon him as 'Father,' who judges every one impartially by what he has done, let reverence be the spirit of your lives during the time of your stay upon earth.
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You, therefore, should pray thus--'Our Father, who art in Heaven, May thy name be held holy,
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If you, then, wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven give what is good to those that ask him!
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Heredity » General references to
hezekiah » General references to
Holiness » General references to
But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light.
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And so make your hearts strong, and your lives pure beyond reproach, in the sight of our God and Father, at the Coming of our Lord Jesus, with all his Holy Ones.
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Our fathers disciplined us for only a short time and as seemed best to them; but God disciplines us for our true good, to enable us to share his holiness.
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Holy » General references to » Ambition
"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,
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Do not you know that on a race-course, though all run, yet only one wins the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
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Strive for the greater gifts. Yet I can still show you a way beyond all comparison the best.
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Seek this Love earnestly, and strive for spiritual gifts, above all for the gift of preaching.
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And so with you; since your are striving for spiritual gifts, be eager to excel in such as will build up the faith of the Church.
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For I, Brothers, do not regard myself as having yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting what lies behind, and straining every nerve for that which lies in front, I press on to the goal, to gain the prize of that heavenward Call which God gave me through Christ Jesus.
Do your utmost to show yourself true to God, a workman with no reason to be ashamed, accurate in delivering the Message of the Truth.
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Home » General references to
But Jesus refused. "Go back to your home, to your own people," he said, "and tell them of all that the Lord has done for you, and how he took pity on you."
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but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God's sight.
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Then he said to that disciple: "There is your mother." And from that very hour the disciple took her to live in his house.
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and to be discreet, pure-minded, domesticated, good women, ready to submit to their husbands, in order that God's Message may not be maligned.
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Home » Home Religion » Maternal and paternal love » General references to
Humility of Christ » General references to
There is but one God, and one mediator between God and men--the man, Christ Jesus,
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A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
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He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!
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But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--
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Humility » Of Christ » General references to
He then poured some water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel which was tied round him.
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';
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For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty.
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He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!
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Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--
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Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
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Hypocrisy » General references to
Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: "Be on your guard against the leaven--that is, the hypocrisy--of the Pharisees.
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
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who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These men's consciences are seared,
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It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.
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Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
With their powers of discernment darkened, cut off from the Life of God, owing to the ignorance that prevails among them and to the hardness of their hearts.
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Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,
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For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.
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Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that there was a time when you were Gentiles, going astray after idols that could not speak, just as you happened to be led.
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Yet formerly, in your ignorance of God, you became slaves to 'gods' which were no gods.
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Even supposing that there are so-called 'gods' either in Heaven or on earth-and there are many such 'gods' and 'lords'-
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Immortality » General references to
Nor indeed can they die again, for they are like angels and, having shared in the resurrection, they are God's Sons.
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And he who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
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For we know that if our tent--that earthly body which is now our home--is taken down, we have a house of God's building, a home not made by hands, imperishable, in Heaven.
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and has now been made apparent through the Appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus; who has made an end of Death, and has brought Life and Immortality to light by that Good News,
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Then those who died in union with Christ shall rise first; and afterwards we who are still living shall be caught up in the clouds, with them, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall be for ever with the Lord.
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In truth I tell you, if any one lays my Message to heart, he will never really die."
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The Bread that comes down from Heaven is such that whoever eats of it will never die.
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To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;
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For this perishable body of ours must put on an imperishable form, and this dying body a deathless form.
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Impurity » General references to
Let marriage be honoured by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
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I, however, say to you that any one who looks at a woman with an impure intention has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Therefore destroy all that is earthly in you--immorality, uncleanness, passions, evil desires, and that greed which is idolatry.
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especially those who, following the promptings of their lower nature, indulge their polluting passions and despise all control. Audacious and self-willed, they feel no awe of the Mighty, maligning them,
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Lost to all sense of shame, they have abandoned themselves to licentiousness, in order to practice every kind of impurity without restraint.
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For God's Call to us does not permit of an impure life, but demands purity.
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As for unchastity and every kind of impurity, or greed, do not let them even be mentioned among you, as befits Christ's People,
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I can but speak as men do because of the weakness of your earthly nature. Once you offered every part of your bodies to the service of impurity, and of wickedness, which leads to further wickedness. Now, in the same way, offer them to the service of Righteousness, which leads to holiness.
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Therefore God abandoned them to impurity, letting them follow the cravings of their hearts, till they dishonored their own bodies;
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Inheritance » Earthly » General references to
And the younger of them said to his father 'Father, give me my share of the inheritance.' So the father divided the property between them.
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Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
And every one that listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it may be compared to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and struck against that house, and it fell; and great was its downfall."
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.
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"There was," he said, "in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for man.
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Jerubbaal » General references to
Jerusalem » General references to
Jewels » General references to
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Grieve, mourn, and lament! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your happiness to gloom!
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Judges of israel » General references to
Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.
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"There was," he said, "in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for man.
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Judgment » Last, the » General references to
The Lord, therefore, knows how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to keep the wicked, who are even now suffering punishment, in readiness for 'the Day of Judgment'--
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To these men, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared-- 'See! the Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him, to execute judgment upon all men, and to convict all godless people of all their godless acts, which in their ungodliness they have committed, and of all the harsh words which they have spoken against him, godless sinners that they are!'
It is through this that love has attained its perfection in us, so that we may have confidence on the Day of Judgment, because what Christ is that we also are in this world.
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And I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne; and books were opened. Then another book was opened, the Book of Life; and the dead were judged, according to their actions, by what was written in the books.
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For at the Bar of the Christ we must all appear in our true characters, that each may reap the results of the life which he has lived in the body, in accordance with his actions--whether good or worthless.
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And, as it is ordained for men to die but once (death being followed by judgment),
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But the present heavens and earth, by the same fiat, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the day of the judgment and destruction of the godless.
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When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory'; And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -
spiritual Kingdom » General references to
"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
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"My kingly power," replied Jesus, "is not due to this world. If it had been so, my servants would be doing their utmost to prevent my being given up to the Jews; but my kingly power is not from the world."
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This I say, Brothers-Flesh and blood can have no share in the Kingdom of God, nor can the perishable share the imperishable.
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For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
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For the Kingdom of God is based, not on words, but on power.
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Nor will people say 'Look, here it is!' or 'There it is!'; for the Kingdom of God is within you!
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Knowledge » Knowledge, experimental » General references to
experimental Knowledge » General references to
Leaders » Garments of prophets » General references to
Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!
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These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."
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Leaders » Religious priests » General references to
Life » Eternal » General references to
And these last will go away 'into aeonian punishment,' but the righteous 'into aeonian life.'"
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But now that you have been set free from the control of Sin, and have become servants to God, the fruit that you reap is an ever-increasing holiness, and the end Immortal Life.
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And I give them Immortal Life, and they shall not be lost; nor shall any one snatch them out of my hands.
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storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
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and keep within the love of God, while waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to Immortal Life.
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Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."
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and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,
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And this is what he himself promised us--The Immortal Life!
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To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;
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Eternal life » General references to
And these last will go away 'into aeonian punishment,' but the righteous 'into aeonian life.'"
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But now that you have been set free from the control of Sin, and have become servants to God, the fruit that you reap is an ever-increasing holiness, and the end Immortal Life.
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And I give them Immortal Life, and they shall not be lost; nor shall any one snatch them out of my hands.
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storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
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and keep within the love of God, while waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to Immortal Life.
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Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."
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and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began,
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And this is what he himself promised us--The Immortal Life!
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To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;
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Light, spiritual » General references to
But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light.
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To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God's People, 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
Indeed, we have this Command from God-- 'He who loves God must also love his Brother.'
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Though I speak in the 'tongues' of men, or even of angels, yet have not Love, I have become mere echoing brass, or a clanging cymbal!
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Remember, Brothers, to you the Call came to give you freedom. Only do not make your freedom an opportunity for self-indulgence, but serve one another in a loving spirit.
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And what I pray for is this--that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment,
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As to love for the Brethren there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;
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Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for 'Love throws a veil over countless sins.'
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He who loves his Brother is always in the Light, and there is nothing within him to cause him to stumble;
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Man's » Immortality » General references to
Nor indeed can they die again, for they are like angels and, having shared in the resurrection, they are God's Sons.
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And he who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
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For we know that if our tent--that earthly body which is now our home--is taken down, we have a house of God's building, a home not made by hands, imperishable, in Heaven.
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and has now been made apparent through the Appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus; who has made an end of Death, and has brought Life and Immortality to light by that Good News,
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Then those who died in union with Christ shall rise first; and afterwards we who are still living shall be caught up in the clouds, with them, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall be for ever with the Lord.
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In truth I tell you, if any one lays my Message to heart, he will never really die."
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The Bread that comes down from Heaven is such that whoever eats of it will never die.
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To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;
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For this perishable body of ours must put on an imperishable form, and this dying body a deathless form.
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Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
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Meekness » General references to » A fruit of the Spirit
Brothers, even if a man should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help him to recover himself, taking care lest any one of you also should be tempted.
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Always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,
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But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law!
Meekness » General references to » Essential in teaching
to be forbearing, and under all circumstances to show a gentle spirit in dealing with others, whoever they may be.
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He should instruct his opponents in a gentle spirit; for, possibly, God may give them a repentance that will lead to a fuller knowledge of Truth,
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Meekness » General references to » Essential in hearing
Who among you claims to be wise and intelligent? Let him show that his actions are the outcome of a good life lived in the humility of true wisdom.
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Therefore, have done with all filthiness and whatever wickedness still remains, and in a humble spirit receive that Message which has been planted in your hearts and is able 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 the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God's sight.
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Meekness » General references to » Non-resistance a mark of
When a man gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.
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Mephibosheth » General references to
Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Mocking » General references to
how they used to say to you-- 'As time draws to an end, there will be scoffers, who will be led by their godless passions.'
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Mourning » General references to
Music » Musicians » General references to
Musicians » General references to
Nearness to God » General references to
That they might search for God, if by any means they might feel their way to him and find him. And yet he is not really far from any one of us;
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the Needy » General references to
You always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
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Old age » General references to » Devoid of pleasure
Old age » General references to » Of the righteous, honourable
Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
Old age » General references to » Rules of conduct for
Teach that the older men should be temperate, serious, and discreet; strong in faith, love, and endurance. So, too, that the older women should be reverent in their demeanor, and that they should avoid scandal, and beware of becoming 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
"Be on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and like to be greeted in the streets with respect, and to have the best seats in the Synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.
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So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come in full state and had entered the Audience Chamber, with the superior officers and the principal people of the city, by the order of Festus Paul was brought before them.
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Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Parsimony » General references to
"Why was not this perfume sold for thirty pounds, and the money given to poor people?"
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a woman came up to him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and poured the perfume upon his head as he was at table. The disciples were indignant at seeing this. "What is this waste for?" they exclaimed.
Passover » General references to
Get rid entirely of the old leaven, so that you may be like new dough-free from leaven, as in truth you are. For our Passover Lamb is already sacrificed-Christ himself;
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On the first day of the Festival of the Unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lambs, his disciples said to Jesus: "Where do you wish us to go and make preparations for your eating the Passover?"
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Pathway of sin » General references to
Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;
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God's People » General references to » Called the "chosen ones"
Look at the facts of your Call, Brothers. There are not many among you who are wise, as men reckon wisdom, not many who are influential, not many who are high-born;
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For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of love.
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Listen, my dear Brothers. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the things of this world to be rich through their faith, and to possess the Kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
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Once you were 'not a people,' but now you are 'God's People'; once you 'had not found mercy,' but now you 'have found mercy.'
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God's People » General references to » Spoken of as the elect
And he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his People round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.
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Who will bring a charge against any of God's People? He who pronounces them righteous is God!
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And God--will not he see that his own People, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them--though he holds his hand?
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and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God's People, that they also may obtain the Salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable glory.
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And had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of 'God's People' a limit will be put to them.
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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 from the throne, which said-- 'See! the Tabernacle of God is set up among men. God will dwell among them, and they will be his Peoples, and God himself will be among them,
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"This is the Covenant that I will make with the People of Israel After those days," says the Lord. "I will impress my laws on their minds, and will inscribe them on their hearts; And I will be their God, and they shall be my People.
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and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God's People, that they also may obtain the Salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable 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 shall go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, 'to reconcile fathers to their children' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
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Simon has described the manner in which God first visited the Gentiles, in order to take from among them a people to bear his Name.
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God's People » General references to » Chosen by jehovah
God's People » General references to » A peculiar treasure
God's People » General references to » Characterized by zeal
For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.
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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
You always have the poor with 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 is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed
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To him, I say, the wise and only God, be ascribed, through Jesus Christ, all glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Prayer » General references to » Universal need of
"When you pray," Jesus answered, "say--'Father, May thy named be held holy, thy Kingdom come.
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Prayer » General references to » Ascends as incense before God
Next, another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer in his hand; and a great quantity of incense was given to him, to mingle with the prayers of all Christ's People upon the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense ascended, with the prayers of Christ's People, from the hand of the angel before God.
Prayer » General references to » Prayers of the saints precious
And, when he had taken the book, the four Creatures and the twenty-four Councillors prostrated themselves before the Lamb, each of them holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense. (These are the prayers of Christ's People.)
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Prayer » General references to » The holy spirit aids in
So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance. Yet he who searches all our hearts knows what the Spirit's meaning is, because the pleadings of the Spirit for Christ's People are in accordance with his will.
Prayer » General references to » First mentioned
Precious stones » General references to
their cargoes of gold, or silver, or precious stones, or pearls, or fine linen, or purple robes, or silk, or scarlet cloth; nor their many scented woods; nor their many articles of ivory; nor their many articles of choicest wood, or brass, or iron, or marble;
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Its brilliance was like that of some very precious stone, like a jasper, transparent as crystal.
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Whatever is used by those who build upon this foundation, whether gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,
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Prisons » General references to
Suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the Jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners' chains were loosened.
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Prodigality » General references to
A few days later the younger son got together all that he had, and went away into a distant land; and there he squandered his inheritance by leading a dissolute life.
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But, no sooner has this son of yours come, who has eaten up your property in the company of prostitutes, than you have killed the fattened calf for him.'
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Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Hymenaeus and Alexander are instances--the men whom I delivered over to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
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Then I saw, 'rising out of the sea, a wild Beast with ten horns' and seven heads. On its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.
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and blasphemed the God of Heaven, because of their pains and because of their sores; yet they did not repent of what they had done.
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However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them: "Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I shall go to the Gentiles."
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Is not it they who malign that honorable Name which has been bestowed upon you?
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But the sight of the crowds of people filled the minds of the Jews with jealousy, and they kept contradicting Paul's statements in violent language.
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Prophets » General references to
Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!
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These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."
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The Proud » General references to
is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarreling, recriminations, base suspicions,
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No; the gift that God gives is for a nobler end; and that is why it is said--'God is opposed to the haughty, but gives help to the humble.'
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divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
Look at the wild birds--they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and yet your heavenly Father feeds them! And are not you more precious than they?
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Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
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That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.
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Quietness » General references to
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So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.
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But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold."
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These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.
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This, too, is a reason why we, on our part, are continually thanking God--because, in receiving the teaching that you had from us, you accepted it, not as the teaching of man, but as what it really is--the teaching of God, which is even now doing its work within you who believe in Christ.
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Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: "Be on your guard against the leaven--that is, the hypocrisy--of the Pharisees.
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
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who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These men's consciences are seared,
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It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.
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Religious » Garments of prophets » General references to
Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!
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These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."
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Crispus, the President of the Synagogue, came to believe in the Lord, and so did all his household; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, became believers in Christ and were baptized.
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The power of the Lord was with them, so that a great number who had learned to believe came over to the Lord's side.
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So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.
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"What are we to do then?" the people asked.
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Many from that town came to believe in Jesus--Samaritans though they were--on account of the woman's statement--'He has told me everything that I have done.'
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The people, one and all, listened attentively to what Philip told them, when they heard of, and saw, the miracles which he was working.
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And all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord's side.
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On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;
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Many, too, of those who had become believers in Christ came with a full confession of their practices;
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Religious » priests » General references to
divine Remembrance » General references to
Returning to God » General references to
Once you were straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
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And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him.
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Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Examples of
As saddened, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things!
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I know your persecution and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know, too, the slander that come from those who declare that they are Jews, though they are not, but are a Congregation of Satan.
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For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty.
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For through union with him you were enriched in every way-in your power to preach, and in your knowledge of the Truth;
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Discovered by spiritual vision
That your minds may be so enlightened that you may realize the hope given by God's Call, the wealth of the glory of his heritage among Christ's People,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » God's blessing the source of
Riches, spiritual » General references to » More precious than earthly
For he counted 'the reproaches that are heaped upon the Christ' of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, looking forward, as he did, to the reward awaiting him.
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Unsearchable
Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » A paradox
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Enduring
Riches, spiritual » General references to » The inheritance of God's elect
Listen, my dear Brothers. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the things of this world to be rich through their faith, and to possess the Kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
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Ridicule » General references to
how they used to say to you-- 'As time draws to an end, there will be scoffers, who will be led by their godless passions.'
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Sabbath » General references to
for, in a passage referring to the seventh day, you will find these words-- 'God rested upon the seventh day after all his work.'
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For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
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About the same time Jesus walked through the corn-fields one Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and began to pick some ears of wheat and eat them.
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Then Jesus added: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
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Salt » General references to
Security » Of the saints » General references to
Therefore we may say with confidence-- 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'
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Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
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Shame » General references to
Shechem » General references to
Christ Shepherd » General references to » As guardian of the flock
That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until 'That Day.'
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To him who is able to guard you from falling, and to bring you into his glorious presence, blameless and rejoicing-
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But the Lord will not fail you; he will give you strength, and guard you from Evil.
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Yes, and for this very reason do your best to supplement your faith by goodness, goodness by knowledge,
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Crowing the faithful
Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades.
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for the Lamb that stands in the space before the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to life-giving springs of water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.'
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Risen
May God, the source of all peace, who brought back from the dead him who, 'by virtue of the blood that rendered valid the unchangeable Covenant, is the Great Shepherd of God's Sheep,' Jesus, our Lord--
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Welcoming the wanderers
Once you were straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Providing
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Tender
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Sacrificial
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.
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Silence » Value of » General references to
Silver » General references to
Simplicity » General references to
At that same time Jesus uttered the words: "I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou has hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the child-like!
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I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."
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Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the Serpent by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.
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Every one has heard of your ready obedience. It is true that I am very happy about you, but I want you to be well versed in all that is good, and innocent of all that is bad.
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Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this--Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.
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Slander » General references to
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Social duties » Temperance pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
But, while Paul was speaking at length about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified, and interrupted him--"Go for the present, but, when I find an opportunity, I will send for you again."
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Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.
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knowledge by self-control, self-control by endurance, endurance by piety,
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Teach that the older men should be temperate, serious, and discreet; strong in faith, love, and endurance.
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Against such things there is no law!
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Social life » Social functions » General references to
The disciples did so, and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves, which were left after all had eaten.
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There a supper was given in honor at which Martha waited, while Lazarus was one of those present at the table.
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And Levi gave a great entertainment at his house, in honor of Jesus; and a large number of tax-gatherers and others were at table with them.
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A suitable opportunity, however, occurred when Herod, on his birthday, gave a dinner to his high officials, and his generals, and the foremost men in Galilee.
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And, when they had filled them to the brim, he added: "Now take some out, and carry it to the Master of the Feast." The servants did so.
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Sorrow » General references to
Although your hearts are full of sorrow at all that I have been saying to you.
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Speaking, evil » General references to
'Their throats are like opened graves; they deceive with their tongues.' 'The venom of serpents lies behind their lips,'
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And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a very world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of the Pit.
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You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.
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Spiritual » Foundation » General references to
For there is a passage of Scripture that runs-- 'See, I am placing in Zion a choice and precious corner-stone; And he who believes in him shall have no cause for shame.'
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Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
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You have been built up upon the foundation laid by the Apostles and Prophets, Christ Jesus himself being 'the corner- stone.'
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For no man can lay any other foundation than the one already laid-Jesus Christ.
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storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
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Yet God's firm foundation still stands unmoved, and it bears this inscription-- 'THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS'; and this-- 'LET ALL THOSE WHO USE THE NAME OF THE LORD TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS.'
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Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
With their powers of discernment darkened, cut off from the Life of God, owing to the ignorance that prevails among them and to the hardness of their hearts.
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Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,
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For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.
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Spiritual » Temple » General references to
What agreement can thee be between a temple of God and idols? And we are a temple of the Living God. That is what God meant when he said--'I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Do not you know that you are God's Temple, and that God's Spirit has his home in you?
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Again, do not you know that your body is a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you-the Spirit which you have from God?
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and, as living stones, form yourselves into a spiritual House, to be a consecrated Priesthood, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices that will be acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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You have been built up upon the foundation laid by the Apostles and Prophets, Christ Jesus himself being 'the corner- stone.' United in him, every part of the building, closely joined together, will grow into a Temple, consecrated by its union with the Lord. And, through union in him, you also are being built up together, to be a dwelling-place for God through the Spirit.
the faithfulness of Christ was that of a Son set over the House of God. And we are his House--if only we retain, unshaken to the end, the courage and confidence inspired by our hope.
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Spiritual » Kingdom » General references to
"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
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"My kingly power," replied Jesus, "is not due to this world. If it had been so, my servants would be doing their utmost to prevent my being given up to the Jews; but my kingly power is not from the world."
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This I say, Brothers-Flesh and blood can have no share in the Kingdom of God, nor can the perishable share the imperishable.
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For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
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For the Kingdom of God is based, not on words, but on power.
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Nor will people say 'Look, here it is!' or 'There it is!'; for the Kingdom of God is within you!
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Spiritual » Light » General references to
But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light.
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To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God's People, by faith in me.'
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Spiritual » Receptivity » General references to
So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.
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But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold."
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These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.
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This, too, is a reason why we, on our part, are continually thanking God--because, in receiving the teaching that you had from us, you accepted it, not as the teaching of man, but as what it really is--the teaching of God, which is even now doing its work within you who believe in Christ.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Without defect
Bearing a rich harvest of that righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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For the outcome of life in the Light may be seen in every form of goodness, righteousness, and sincerity--
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Many varieties of
But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law!
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, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
But the wisdom from above is, before every thing else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
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Statutes » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » General references to
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Martyrdom » General references to
It was then that Paul made the reply: "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart like this? For my part, I am ready not only to be bound, but even to suffer death at Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus."
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Even though I dole my substance to the poor, even though I sacrifice my body, that I may boast, yet have not Love, it avails me nothing!
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Then I saw thrones, and to those who took their seats upon them authority was given to act as judges. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony to Jesus and because of the Message of God, for they had refused to worship the Beast or its image, and had not received the brand on their foreheads and on their hands. They were restored to life, and they reigned with the Christ for a thousand years.
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Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;
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When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the sake of God's Message and for the testimony which they had borne.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
At this, the High Priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth;
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They spat at him and, taking the rod, kept striking him on the head;
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When Jesus said this, one of the police-officers, who was standing near, gave him a blow with his hand. "Do you answer the High Priest like that?" he exclaimed.
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The sun » General references to
That at mid-day, your Majesty, I saw right in my path, coming from the heavens, a light brighter than the glare of the sun, which shone all round me and those traveling with me.
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Superiority of the new dispensation » General references to
(for the Law never brought anything to perfection); and, on the other hand, we have the introduction of a better hope, which enables us to draw near to God.
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But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the Covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former Covenant.
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No, but it is to Mount Zion that you have drawn near, the City of the Living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless hosts of angels,
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While, then, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly realities to be purified by such means as these, the heavenly realities themselves required better sacrifices.
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And those words 'still once more' indicate the passing away of all that is shaken--that is, of all created things--in order that only what is unshaken may remain.
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since God had in view some better thing for us, that they, apart from us, should not attain perfection.
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or shechem Sychar » General references to
Synagogues » General references to
Whenever they take you before the Synagogue Courts or the magistrates or other authorities, do not be anxious as to how you will defend yourselves, or what your defense will be, or what you will say;
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Time after time, in every Synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.
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Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their Synagogues;
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They will expel you from their Synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will think that he is making an offering to God.
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His parents spoke in this way because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that, if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be expelled from their synagogues.
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Taxes » General references to
After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple-rate came up to Peter, and said: "Does not your Master pay the Temple-rate?"
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This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting themselves to this special work.
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Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?"
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Temperance » Pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
But, while Paul was speaking at length about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified, and interrupted him--"Go for the present, but, when I find an opportunity, I will send for you again."
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Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.
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knowledge by self-control, self-control by endurance, endurance by piety,
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Teach that the older men should be temperate, serious, and discreet; strong in faith, love, and endurance.
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Against such things there is no law!
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Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to
Temple » General references to
One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o'clock Prayers, a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by.
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Then the Devil took him to the Holy City, and, placing him on the parapet of the temple, said to him:
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spiritual Temple » General references to
What agreement can thee be between a temple of God and idols? And we are a temple of the Living God. That is what God meant when he said--'I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Do not you know that you are God's Temple, and that God's Spirit has his home in you?
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Again, do not you know that your body is a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you-the Spirit which you have from God?
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and, as living stones, form yourselves into a spiritual House, to be a consecrated Priesthood, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices that will be acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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You have been built up upon the foundation laid by the Apostles and Prophets, Christ Jesus himself being 'the corner- stone.' United in him, every part of the building, closely joined together, will grow into a Temple, consecrated by its union with the Lord. And, through union in him, you also are being built up together, to be a dwelling-place for God through the Spirit.
the faithfulness of Christ was that of a Son set over the House of God. And we are his House--if only we retain, unshaken to the end, the courage and confidence inspired by our hope.
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religious Testimony » General references to
For it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.
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Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.
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The bible » Statutes contained in » General references to
The bible » Commandments contained in » General references to
For to love God is to lay his commands to heart; and his commands are not burdensome,
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His reply was: "How is it that you on your side break God's commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
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This is the great first commandment.
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the future » The last judgment » General references to
The Lord, therefore, knows how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to keep the wicked, who are even now suffering punishment, in readiness for 'the Day of Judgment'--
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To these men, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared-- 'See! the Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him, to execute judgment upon all men, and to convict all godless people of all their godless acts, which in their ungodliness they have committed, and of all the harsh words which they have spoken against him, godless sinners that they are!'
It is through this that love has attained its perfection in us, so that we may have confidence on the Day of Judgment, because what Christ is that we also are in this world.
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And I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne; and books were opened. Then another book was opened, the Book of Life; and the dead were judged, according to their actions, by what was written in the books.
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For at the Bar of the Christ we must all appear in our true characters, that each may reap the results of the life which he has lived in the body, in accordance with his actions--whether good or worthless.
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And, as it is ordained for men to die but once (death being followed by judgment),
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But the present heavens and earth, by the same fiat, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the day of the judgment and destruction of the godless.
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When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory'; And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » General references to
After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple-rate came up to Peter, and said: "Does not your Master pay the Temple-rate?"
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This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting themselves to this special work.
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Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?"
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Trials » General references to
I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the Glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us.
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Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
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Tribute » General references to
After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple-rate came up to Peter, and said: "Does not your Master pay the Temple-rate?"
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This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting themselves to this special work.
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Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?"
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false Trusts » General references to
Unfruitfulness » General references to
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
War » General references to
Then there went out another horse, 'a red horse,' and to its rider was given the power to deprive the earth of peace, so that men should kill one another; and he was given a great sword.
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And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.
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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
They are singing the song of Moses, the Servant of God, and the song of the Lamb-- 'Great and marvelous are thy deeds, O Lord, our God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are thy ways, Eternal King.
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Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
And receive 'the helmet of Salvation,' and 'the sword of the Spirit'--which is the Message of God--always with prayer and supplication.
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This is the parable--The seed is God's Message.
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"Is not the reason of your mistake," answered Jesus, "your ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God?
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Worship » Temples » General references to
One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o'clock Prayers, a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by.
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Then the Devil took him to the Holy City, and, placing him on the parapet of the temple, said to him:
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Worship » Family » General references to » Home, the best place to show piety
but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God's sight.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Joshua establishes religion in his home
Worship » Family » General references to » The philippian jailer and his family are baptized
And that very hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he himself and every one belonging to him were baptized without delay.
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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 Master's feet, and listened to his teaching;
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Worship » Family » General references to » Lydia and her household converted
And, when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us to become her guests. "Since you have shown your conviction," she said, "that I really am a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house." And she insisted on our doing so.
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Worship » Family » General references to » The entire family of the nobleman accept Christ
By this the father knew that it was at the very time when Jesus had said to him 'Your son is living'; and he himself, with all his household, believed in Jesus.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Andrew leads his brother to Christ
He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: "We have found the Messiah!" (a word which means 'Christ,' or 'Consecrated'.)
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Worship » Family » General references to » Healing of » Witness for Christ
"Go back to your home," he said, "and relate the story of all that God has done for you." So the man went through the whole town and proclaimed, as he went, all that Jesus had done for him.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Job sanctifies his children
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You know that there was a time when you were Gentiles, going astray after idols that could not speak, just as you happened to be led.
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Yet formerly, in your ignorance of God, you became slaves to 'gods' which were no gods.
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Even supposing that there are so-called 'gods' either in Heaven or on earth-and there are many such 'gods' and 'lords'-
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true and false Worship » For worship of God house of God, the place of worship » General references to
And said to the pigeon-dealers: "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's House into a market-house."
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Saying as he did so: "Scripture says--'My House shall be a House of Prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"
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"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"
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His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'
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"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.
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We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
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The story, I mean, of Jesus of Nazareth, and how God consecrated him his Christ by enduing him with the Holy Spirit and with power; and how he went about doing good and curing all who were under the power of the Devil, because God was with him.
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You know that there was a time when you were Gentiles, going astray after idols that could not speak, just as you happened to be led.
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Yet formerly, in your ignorance of God, you became slaves to 'gods' which were no gods.
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Even supposing that there are so-called 'gods' either in Heaven or on earth-and there are many such 'gods' and 'lords'-
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