Thematic Bible: General references to
Thematic Bible
false Accusations » General references to
"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and keep on falsely telling all sorts of evil against you for my sake.
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And while the charges were being made against Him by the high priests and elders, He made no answer.
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And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely watching Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, in order to get a charge against Him.
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and keep your conscience clear, so that those who bitterly abuse your excellent conduct as Christians may be ashamed of slandering you.
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Activity » Evil » General references to
Their feet are swift for shedding blood,
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Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.
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Activity » Christ's zeal » General references to
Then He said to them, "Why is it that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
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His disciples recalled that the Scriptures say, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"
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Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work.
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We must continue to do the works of Him who sent me while it is daylight. Night is coming when no one can do any work.
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how God consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and then He went about doing good and curing all who were overpowered by the devil, because God was with Him.
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Adorning » Jewels » General references to
Adultery » General references to
"You have heard it was said, 'You must not commit adultery.'
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I tell you, whoever divorces his wife for any other cause than her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
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So if she marries another man while her husband is living, she is called an adulteress, but if he dies, she is free from that marriage bond, so that she will not be an adulteress though later married to another man.
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Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have a share in the kingdom of God? Stop being misled; people who are sexually immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or guilty of unnatural sexual vice
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They have eyes full of adultery and insatiable by sin. They practice enticing unsteady souls. They have trained their hearts in greed. They are doomed to a curse!
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Afflictions » General references to
For I consider all that we suffer in this present life is nothing to be compared with the glory which by-and-by is to be uncovered for us.
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On every side I am ever hard-pressed, but never hemmed in; always perplexed, but never to the point of despair;
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Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
"Listen to another story. There was once an owner of an estate who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it, and hewed out a wine-vat in it, and built a tower, and rented it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad.
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At the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect his part of the grape crop.
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He will come and put those tenants to death and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "May it never be so!"
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The toiling farmer ought to be the first to share the crop.
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So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer keeps on waiting and waiting for the precious crop from his land; how he keeps up his patience over it until he gets the early and late rains,
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Agriculture » General references to
Agriculture » General references to » Uzziah
Agriculture » General references to » David
Agriculture » General references to » Elisha
Agriculture » General references to » Noah
Agriculture » General references to » Cain
Agriculture » General references to » The rich man
Then He told them a story, as follows: "A certain rich man's lands yielded bountifully.
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Ahab » General references to
The Almighty » Power of God » General references to
To Him who can make you strong in accordance with the good news I bring and in accordance with the message preached about Jesus Christ, in accordance with the uncovering of the secret which for ages past had not been told,
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to the one wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.
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As He was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was summed Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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As soon as they left the synagogue, they went home with Simon and Andrew, in company with James and John.
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As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew, in a private group, were asking Him,
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Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus.
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Another of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
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Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip both went and told Jesus.
When they reached the city, they went to the room upstairs where they had been staying; they were: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
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Animals » Lions » General references to
Apollos » General references to
Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a learned man, and skillful in the use of the Scriptures.
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It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, by passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there
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I mean this, that one of you says, "I belong to Paul's party," another, "And I belong to Apollos' party," another, "And I belong to Cephas' party," another, "And I belong to Christ's party."
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For when one says, "I belong to Paul's party," and another, "I belong to Apollos' party," are you not acting as mere human creatures?
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As for our brother Apollos, I have earnestly urged him to go to see you, but he is not at all inclined to come just now; yet he is coming when he has a good opportunity.
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Give a hearty send-off to Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, so that they may want for nothing.
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Appearances » Deceitful » General references to
Now in the distance He saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and He went up to it to see if He might find some figs on it, but when He got to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.
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Arts and crafts » General references to
and as they all had the same trade, they proceeded to work together.
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He called together his workmen, and others engaged in similar trades, and said to them: "Men, you well know that our prosperity depends on this business of ours,
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The sound of harpists, musicians, flute-players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen of any kind will ever be found in you again, and the sound of the grinding mill will never be heard in you again;
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Asceticism » General references to
This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.
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Then John's disciples went up to Him, and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees practice fasting, but your disciples do not?"
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Such practices have the outward expression of wisdom, with their self-imposed devotions, their self-humiliation, their torturings of the body, but they are of no value; they really satisfy the lower nature.
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For it is God's will that you should keep pure in person, that you should practice abstinence from sexual immorality,
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Astronomy » Moon » General references to
Atheism » General references to
Who is the notorious liar, if it is not the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the real Antichrist, the man who disowns the Father and the Son.
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Attributes of God » Power of God » General references to
To Him who can make you strong in accordance with the good news I bring and in accordance with the message preached about Jesus Christ, in accordance with the uncovering of the secret which for ages past had not been told,
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to the one wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, became a believer in the Lord, and so did all his family, and from time to time many of the Corinthians heard, believed, and were baptized.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
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So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
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So the crowds were asking him this question, "What then ought we to do?"
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Many of the Samaritans in that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did."
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As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.
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Then all the people who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and so they turned to the Lord.
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The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed,
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And many who became believers kept coming and confessing and uncovering their former practices.
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Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » General references to
religious Awakenings » General references to
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, became a believer in the Lord, and so did all his family, and from time to time many of the Corinthians heard, believed, and were baptized.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
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So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
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So the crowds were asking him this question, "What then ought we to do?"
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Many of the Samaritans in that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did."
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As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.
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Then all the people who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and so they turned to the Lord.
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The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed,
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And many who became believers kept coming and confessing and uncovering their former practices.
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Babylon » General references to
Your sister-church in Babylon, chosen along with you, and Mark my son, wish to be remembered to you.
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balaam » General references to
They have left the straight road and gone astray. They have followed the road that Balaam, the son of Beor, trod, who fell in love with the profits of wrongdoing
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Beggars » General references to
Birds » General references to
Boldness » Boldness, holy » General references to
By union with Him and through faith in Him we have a free and confidential introduction to God.
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Since then, my brothers, we have free access to the real sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,
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So let us continue coming with courage to the throne of God's unmerited favor to obtain His mercy and to find His spiritual strength to help us when we need it.
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For those who render good service win a good standing for themselves in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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Our love attains perfection through our having perfect confidence about the day of judgment, because here in this world we are living as He did.
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physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
suddenly there was an earthquake so great that it shook the very foundations of the jail, the doors all flew open, and every prisoner's chains were unfastened.
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Bread » General references to
Give us today our daily bread for the day.
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What human father among you, when his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
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Brotherly love » General references to
This is the command that we get from Him, that whoever loves God loves his brother too.
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If I could speak the languages of men, of angels too, and have no love, I am only a rattling pan or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, were called to freedom; only you must not let your freedom be an excuse for the gratification of your lower nature, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may overflow still more and more, directed by fuller knowledge and keener insight,
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Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above everything else keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers up a multitude of sins.
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Whoever continues to love his brother is always in the light, and he is no hindrance to others.
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Cain » General references to
By faith Abel offered a sacrifice more acceptable to God than Cain did, for by it he was approved as an upright man, since God approved him for the offering he made; and by it he still continues to speak, though dead.
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We must not be like Cain who belonged to the evil one and butchered his brother. And why did he butcher him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's upright.
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Alas for them, because they have trod the road that Cain did; for gain they have rushed into Balaam's error and have perished in rebellion like that of Korah!
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Christ » Denial of » General references to
For whoever is ashamed of me and my teaching in this unfaithful, sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when He comes back in His Father's splendor with the holy angels."
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Who is the notorious liar, if it is not the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the real Antichrist, the man who disowns the Father and the Son.
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Yes, you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked a murderer to be pardoned as a favor to you,
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Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a 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 detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.
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but anyone who disowns me before men I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a waiting girl came up to him, and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean." But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not understand what you mean."
"If we patiently endure, we will reign with Him too. If we disown Him, He will disown us too.
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Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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Christ » Name, wonderful » General references to
This is why God has highly exalted Him, and given Him the name that is above every other name, so that in the name of Jesus everyone should kneel, in heaven, on earth, and in the underworld, and everyone should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the praise of God the Father.
On His garment and on His thigh He has this title written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
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thus proving Himself to be as much superior to angels as the title He has inherited is superior to theirs.
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Listen! You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name Him Jesus.
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His eyes were like coals of fire. On His head were many diadems, and on Him a name was written which no one knew but Himself.
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Christ » Humility of » General references to
Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel which was around His waist.
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Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,
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For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.
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Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.
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Christ » Humanity of Christ » General references to
For there is but one God and one intermediary between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
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The family tree of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, a descendant of Abraham.
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Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.
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but when the proper time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to law,
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Christ » Humanity of » General references to
For there is but one God and one intermediary between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
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The family tree of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, a descendant of Abraham.
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Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.
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but when the proper time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to law,
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Christ » Prescience of » General references to
After this, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, "I am thirsty."
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Before the Passover feast started, Jesus knew that His time had come for Him to leave the world and go to the Father, and as He had loved His own in the world He loved them to the last.
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But there are some of you who do not trust in me." For Jesus knew from the start who they were that did not trust in Him, and who it was that was going to betray Him.
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For He knew who was going to betray Him; this is why He said, "You are not all clean."
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Then Jesus, as He knew everything that was going to befall Him, came forward and asked them, "Who is it that you are looking for?"
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Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
After this, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, "I am thirsty."
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Before the Passover feast started, Jesus knew that His time had come for Him to leave the world and go to the Father, and as He had loved His own in the world He loved them to the last.
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But there are some of you who do not trust in me." For Jesus knew from the start who they were that did not trust in Him, and who it was that was going to betray Him.
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For He knew who was going to betray Him; this is why He said, "You are not all clean."
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Then Jesus, as He knew everything that was going to befall Him, came forward and asked them, "Who is it that you are looking for?"
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Church » Security of » General references to
So we can confidently say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?"
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And who is it that will harm you if you are enthusiastic to do right?
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Church » Foundation of furnishes perfect security » General references to
It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame."
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"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.
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for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone.
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for no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ Himself.
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in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
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But God's foundation stands unshaken, with these inscriptions: "The Lord knows the people who belong to Him" and "Everyone who bears the name of the Lord must abstain from evil."
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Church » Enemies of » General references to
Church » Head of, Christ the » General references to
Yes, He is the Head of the church as His body. For He is the beginning, the first-born among the dead, so that He alone should stand first in everything.
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And so He has put all things under His feet and made Him the supreme Head of the church,
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But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head.
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for a husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the Head of the church, His body, and Saviour of it.
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Such a person is not continuing in connection with the Head, from which the whole body, when supplied and united through its joints and sinews, grows with a growth that God produces.
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Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
Because I know that after I have gone violent wolves will break in among you and will not spare the flock.
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Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.
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Church » Flock, God's » General references to
Because I know that after I have gone violent wolves will break in among you and will not spare the flock.
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Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.
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Circumcision » General references to
Some people came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom that Moses handed down, you cannot be saved."
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Paul wanted this man to join him in his journey; so on account of the Jews in that district he took him and had him circumcised, for everybody knew that his father was a Greek.
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Has a man been called after he was circumcised? He must not try to change it. Has a man been called without being circumcised? He must not be circumcised.
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But they did not even try to compel my companion, Titus, although he was a Greek, to be circumcised --
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Here is what I am saying to you: If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do you no good.
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These men who are trying to force you to let yourselves be circumcised simply want to make a fine outward show, only to keep you from being persecuted for the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Cities » General references to
duties of Citizens » General references to
but still, that we may not influence them to do anything wrong, go down to the sea and throw over a hook. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."
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They answered, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay Caesar, therefore, what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God."
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Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,
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Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,
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For the Lord's sake submit to all human authority; to the emperor as supreme, and to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do evil and to reward those who do right.
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but still, that we may not influence them to do anything wrong, go down to the sea and throw over a hook. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."
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They answered, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay Caesar, therefore, what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God."
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Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,
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Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,
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For the Lord's sake submit to all human authority; to the emperor as supreme, and to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do evil and to reward those who do right.
Civil strife » General references to
But when you hear of wars and rumors of war, stop getting alarmed. They have to come, but the end is not yet.
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Then He continued to say to them, "One nation will go to war with another, and one kingdom with another. There will be great earthquakes and pestilences and famines in various places, and there will be dreadful portents and awful signs in the sky.
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This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.
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And in His teaching He continued to say: "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, to be saluted with honor in public places,
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So Peter at once got up and went with them. When he reached there, they took him to the room upstairs, and all the widows took their stand around him, crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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and you pay special attention to the man who wears the fine clothes, and say to him, "Sit here in this fine place," and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit there on the floor at my feet,"
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Commandments » General references to
For love to God means this, to practice obedience to His commands, and His commands are not burdensome,
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But He answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of the rules that have been handed down to you?
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This is the greatest command, and is first in importance.
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Condemnation » General references to
If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring on you judgment. I will settle in detail the matters that remain, when I come.
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And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.
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So, as through one offense there resulted condemnation for all men, just so through one act of uprightness there resulted right standing involving life for all men.
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He must not be a new convert, or else becoming conceited he may incur the doom the devil met.
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for you may be sure that such a man is crooked and sinful, even self-condemned.
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Above all, my brothers, stop swearing, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else. Let your "Yes" mean Yes, and your "No," No, so as to keep from falling under condemnation.
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Congregation » General references to
Conscience » General references to
let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;
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how much more surely will the blood of Christ, who with an eternal Spirit gave Himself a spotless offering to God, purify your consciences from works that mean mere death, to serve the ever living God?
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Paul fixed his eyes upon the council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty to God up to this very day."
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for they show that the deeds the law demands are written on their hearts, because their consciences will testify for them, and their inner thoughts will either accuse or defend them,
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Therefore, you must obey them, not only for the sake of escaping punishment, but also for conscience' sake;
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But it is not in all of you that such knowledge is found. Some, because of their past habits with idols, even down to the present moment, still eat such food as was really sacrificed to an idol, and so their consciences, because they are overscrupulous, are contaminated.
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As a rule eat anything that is sold in the meat market without raising any question about it for conscience' sake,
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So, since I know what the fear of God can do, I am trying to win men. My inner self is perfectly known to God, and I hope, to your consciences too.
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Conversion » General references to » Joyful believers used as instruments in
Conversion » General references to » The supreme task of the church
My brothers, if any one of you has wandered away from the truth, and someone brings him back, you may be sure that whoever brings a sinner back from his evil ways will save the man's soul from death, and cover up a multitude of sins.
Conversion » General references to » Essential to entrance into God's kingdom
and said: "I solemnly say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you can never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.
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Conversion » General references to » Prepares for Christian service
but I have prayed especially for you that your own faith may not utterly fail. And you yourself, after you have turned, must strengthen your brothers."
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Conversion » General references to » The divine law the agent in
Conversion » General references to » Encouraged upon all men
So now repent and turn to Him, to have your sins wiped out, that times of revival may come from the presence of the Lord,
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Courtesy » General references to
Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,
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Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.
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The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius kindly permitted Paul to visit his friends and enjoy their attentions.
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The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island, and he welcomed us and entertained us with hearty hospitality for three days.
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Cruelty » General references to
Cursing » General references to
Their mouths are full of bitter cursing.
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With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in God's likeness.
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Daniel » General references to
Days » of the Lord » General references to
to turn such a man as this over to Satan for the destruction of his lower nature, in order that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
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that is, to understand that you have grounds for boasting of me just as I have for boasting of you, on the day of our Lord Jesus.
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for you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord is coming like a thief in the night.
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The day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a roar, the heavenly bodies will be destroyed by being burned up, and the earth with all its works will melt away.
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The Dead » Mourning for » General references to
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » General references to
Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died. They washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.
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For in putting this perfume on my body she has done it to prepare me for my burial.
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Then out came the dead man, his feet and hands tied with wrappings, and his face tied up with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go."
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The Dead » General references to
Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died. They washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.
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For in putting this perfume on my body she has done it to prepare me for my burial.
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Then out came the dead man, his feet and hands tied with wrappings, and his face tied up with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go."
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Deborah » General references to
Denial of Christ » General references to
For whoever is ashamed of me and my teaching in this unfaithful, sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when He comes back in His Father's splendor with the holy angels."
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Who is the notorious liar, if it is not the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the real Antichrist, the man who disowns the Father and the Son.
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Yes, you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked a murderer to be pardoned as a favor to you,
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Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a 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 detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.
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but anyone who disowns me before men I will disown before my Father in heaven.
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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a waiting girl came up to him, and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean." But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not understand what you mean."
"If we patiently endure, we will reign with Him too. If we disown Him, He will disown us too.
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Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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Deserts » General references to
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south by the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is the desert road."
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Now the apostles returned and told Jesus all that they had done. Then He took them and privately retired to a town called Bethsaida.
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So they got off in their boat to be by themselves in a quiet place.
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Now the child continued to grow and to gain strength in the Spirit, and he lived in the desert until the day when he announced himself to Israel.
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As day broke He left the house and went to a lonely spot, and the crowds continued to look for Him; they overtook Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them.
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Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
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Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!
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Desires » General references to
And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to Him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."
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Desolation of the wicked » General references to
Now your house is abandoned by me!
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Despair » General references to
In those days people will look for death but will not find it, they will long to die but death will flee from them.
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For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage, until at last all hope of being saved was now vanishing,
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Discretion » General references to
So Jesus said to him, as He saw that he had answered thoughtfully, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one ventured to ask Him any more questions.
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spiritual Disease » General references to
Jesus heard it, and said to them, "Not well but sick people have to send for the doctor. It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite."
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new Dispensation » General references to
for the law had never made anything perfect -- and so a better hope is brought to us, through which we have approach to God.
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But, as the case with Him now stands, He has entered upon a priestly service as much superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is the Mediator is superior to theirs, superior because it has been enacted upon superior promises.
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But you have come to Mount Zion, even to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless hosts of angels,
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So, on the one hand, the copies of the original things in heaven had to be purified with such sacrifices; but on the other hand, the original things themselves in heaven with better sacrifices than these.
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but now His promise is, "Once more I will make not only the earth but heaven itself tremble." Now that expression, "Once more," signifies the final removal of the things that can be shaken, to let remain the things that cannot be shaken.
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for God had provided something still better for us, that they, apart from us might not attain perfection.
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Display » General references to
"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and love to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, and to occupy the places of honor at banquets --
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So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with splendid pomp and went into the audience-room, attended by the colonels and the leading citizens of the town, and at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
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Divine Requirements » General references to
And He answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is perfectly good. But if you want to get into that life, you must practice keeping the commandments."
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Dreams » General references to
Dress » Clothing » General references to
This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.
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And in His teaching He continued to say: "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, to be saluted with honor in public places,
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So Peter at once got up and went with them. When he reached there, they took him to the room upstairs, and all the widows took their stand around him, crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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and you pay special attention to the man who wears the fine clothes, and say to him, "Sit here in this fine place," and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit there on the floor at my feet,"
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Duties » Of citizens » General references to
but still, that we may not influence them to do anything wrong, go down to the sea and throw over a hook. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."
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They answered, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay Caesar, therefore, what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God."
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Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,
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Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,
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For the Lord's sake submit to all human authority; to the emperor as supreme, and to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do evil and to reward those who do right.
Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
Effeminacy » General references to
Encouragement » General references to
And all at once some men were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a couch. And because He saw their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Cheer up, my child, your sins are forgiven."
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But he said to them, "You must not be so astounded; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See! Here is the spot where they laid Him.
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Then Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Get up and do not be so afraid."
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But that same night the Lord stood by Paul's side and said, "Courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, you must testify for me in Rome, too."
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Then Jesus at once spoke to them, "Be men of courage! It is I; stop being afraid."
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Even now I beg you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.
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Enoch » General references to
It was about such men also that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied when he said: "See! The Lord comes with myriads of His people
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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maleleel, the son of Cainan,
By faith Enoch was transplanted from earth, so that he did not experience dying; and he could not be found, because God had transplanted him from earth. For before he was transplanted from earth evidence was given him that he pleased God;
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Esau » General references to
some immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.
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As the Scripture says, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."
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By faith Isaac put his blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.
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Estrangement » From God » General references to
with darkened understanding, estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and because of the stubbornness of their hearts;
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At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.
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"'This people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far, far away from me;
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Evil » Women evil women » General references to
But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the guests. Herod was fascinated by her,
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Evil » Devices » General references to
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Their throats are just like open graves, with their tongues they have spoken treachery; the poison of asps is under their lips.
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And the tongue is a fire, and takes its place among the parts of our bodies as a world of evil; it soils the whole body and sets on fire the circle of man's nature, and itself is set on fire by hell.
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You brood of vipers! How can you, wicked as you are, say anything that is good? For the mouth talks about the things that fill the heart.
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Evil » Way » General references to
"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.
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Evil » Activity » General references to
Their feet are swift for shedding blood,
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Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.
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Evil » Slander » General references to
Experience (knowledge experimental) » General references to
Fasting » General references to
Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn, can they, as long as they have the bridegroom with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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Feasts » General references to
So they picked them up and filled twelve baskets with the pieces that were left from the five barley loaves, which were more than the eaters wanted.
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So they gave a dinner there in honor of Jesus, and Martha was waiting on them, but Lazarus was one of the guests with Jesus.
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Then Levi gave a great reception for Him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.
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When a holiday came and Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to his state officials, his military officers, and other leading men of Galilee,
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Then He said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the manager of the feast." So they took him some.
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Fervour » Christ's zeal » General references to
Then He said to them, "Why is it that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
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His disciples recalled that the Scriptures say, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"
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Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work.
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We must continue to do the works of Him who sent me while it is daylight. Night is coming when no one can do any work.
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how God consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and then He went about doing good and curing all who were overpowered by the devil, because God was with Him.
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Fetters » General references to
for he had often been fastened with fetters and chains but had snapped the chains and broken the fetters, and no one was strong enough to overpower him.
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Fish » General references to
Then He said to them, "Set your net on the right side of the boat, and you will catch them." They did so, and they could not drag it in for the big catch of fish.
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God's Flock » General references to
Because I know that after I have gone violent wolves will break in among you and will not spare the flock.
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Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.
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Folly » Of men » General references to
Spiritual food » General references to
I am the door myself. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
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Let everyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give to him who conquers some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone with a new name written on it which no one knows except the man who receives it."'"
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Let everyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give to him who conquers the privilege of eating the fruit of the tree of life that stands in the paradise of God."'"
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I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my own flesh."
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and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink -- for they continued to drink the water from the spiritual Rock which accompanied them, and that Rock was the Christ --
Forsaking God » General references to
They have left the straight road and gone astray. They have followed the road that Balaam, the son of Beor, trod, who fell in love with the profits of wrongdoing
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Spiritual foundation » General references to
It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame."
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"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.
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for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone.
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for no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ Himself.
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in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
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But God's foundation stands unshaken, with these inscriptions: "The Lord knows the people who belong to Him" and "Everyone who bears the name of the Lord must abstain from evil."
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Friendship » General references to » Examples of true
May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often cheered me and was not ashamed of the chains I wore.
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But I think it proper now to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-laborer, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger to minister to my needs,
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I had no rest of spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
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Friendship » General references to » Among believers
And as they were talking, and discussing these things, Jesus Himself came up near to them and continued to walk with them,
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But if we continue to live in the light, just as He is in the light, we have unbroken fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son continues to cleanse us from every sin.
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And they devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship with one another, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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in other words, that we may be mutually encouraged, while I am with you, by one another's faith, yours and mine.
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Every time I remember you I thank my God,
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for your cooperation in spreading the good news, from the first day you heard it until now.
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Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
and so the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham put his faith in God, and it was credited to him for uprightness, and he was called God's friend."
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's
One of the disciples, whom Jesus specially loved, was sitting very close to Jesus at His right.
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Now Jesus held in loving esteem Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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Jesus burst into tears. So the Jews said, "See how tenderly He loved him!"
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing; I now call you friends, because I have told you everything that I have learned from my Father.
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Friendship » General references to » Mary magdalene and other women
Now several women were there looking on from a distance, who accompanied Jesus from Galilee to care for Him, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to get a look at the tomb.
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Friendship » General references to » Jonathan
Friendship » General references to » Profitable
Friendship » General references to » Examples of constancy
Friendship » General references to » The desire for many friends, perilous
Friendship » General references to » Old friends to be cherished
Friendship » General references to » True, is unchangeable
Friendship » General references to » Stimulating
Friendship » General references to » Onesiphorus
May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often cheered me and was not ashamed of the chains I wore.
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Friendship » General references to » Christ's pre-eminent
No one can show greater love than this, the giving of his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you keep on doing what I command you to do.
Friendship » General references to » Priscilla and aquila
who once risked their very necks for my life. I am so thankful to them; not only I but also all the churches among the heathen thank them.
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Friendship » General references to » Elisha
Friendship » General references to » Thomas
Then Thomas the Twin said to his fellow-disciples, "Let us go too, and die with Him."
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Friendship » General references to » Christ
Before the Passover feast started, Jesus knew that His time had come for Him to leave the world and go to the Father, and as He had loved His own in the world He loved them to the last.
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natural Fruit » General references to
At the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect his part of the grape crop.
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As He saw a fig tree by the roadside, He came to it but found on it nothing but leaves, and said to it, "Never again shall a fig grow on you!" And the fig tree at once withered up.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Without defect
men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
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for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Many varieties of
But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Produced in all periods of life
Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Perennial
Fruit, spiritual » General references to » Grown only upon good ground
And some fell in rich soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty-fold.
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Fruit, spiritual » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.
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Gentleness » General references to
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
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not addicted to strong drink, not pugnacious, gentle and not contentious, not avaricious,
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Instead we were little children among you; we were like a mother nursing her children.
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to stop abusing anyone, to be peaceable, fair-minded, showing perfect gentleness to everybody.
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gideon » General references to
God » Judgments of » General references to
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
For you do not have a sense of servitude to fill you with dread again, but the consciousness of adopted sons by which we cry, "Abba," that is, "Father."
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And if you address as Father, Him who judges everyone impartially in accordance with what he does, you must live reverently all your fleeting stay on earth,
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So this is the way you must pray: Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered.
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So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who keep on asking Him?
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God » Works of » General references to
And they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are your works, Lord God, Almighty One; upright and true your ways, O King of the ages.
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God » Wisdom of » General references to
take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.
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This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.
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Jesus said to them, "Does not this prove that you are wrong in your views, because you do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?
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God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of
Elijah was a man with feelings just like ours, and yet he earnestly prayed for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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God » Providence of » General references to
Take a good look at the wild birds, for they do not sow or reap, or store up food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps on feeding them. Are you not worth more than they?
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Do not sparrows sell for a cent apiece? And yet not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father's notice.
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to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.
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God's Judgments » General references to
God's Judgments » Plagues » General references to
Gospel » General references to
in a flame of fire, who will take vengeance on those who do not know God, that is, those who will not listen to the good news of our Lord Jesus.
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But now I count as nothing the sacrifice of my life, if only I can finish my race and render the service entrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of faithfully telling the good news of God's favor.
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for our preaching of the good news came to you not entirely in words but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with absolute certainty (for you know the kind of men we were among you for your own sakes).
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Then He went all over Galilee, as He continued teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or malady among the people.
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Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.
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If others share this right with you, have we not a stronger claim? Yet, we have never used this right; no, we keep on bearing everything, to keep from hindering the progress of the good news of Christ.
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If the meaning of the good news I preach is covered up at all, it is so only in the case of those who are on the way to destruction.
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and for me that a message may be given me when I open my lips, so that I may boldly make known the open secret of the good news,
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greed » General references to
For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some men in reaching after riches have wandered from the faith and pierced their hearts with many a pang.
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Happiness » General references to
If you know all this, happy are you if you practice it.
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Harlots » General references to
Heathen » General references to
And whenever you pray, you must not keep on repeating set phrases, as the heathen do, for they suppose that they will be heard in accordance with the length of their prayers,
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Heavenly » Father » General references to
For you do not have a sense of servitude to fill you with dread again, but the consciousness of adopted sons by which we cry, "Abba," that is, "Father."
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And if you address as Father, Him who judges everyone impartially in accordance with what he does, you must live reverently all your fleeting stay on earth,
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So this is the way you must pray: Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered.
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So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who keep on asking Him?
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Heredity » General references to
hezekiah » General references to
Holiness » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
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so that He may strengthen your hearts to be faultless in purity in the sight of God, when our Lord Jesus comes back with all His consecrated ones.
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For they disciplined us only a short time, as it seemed proper to them, but He does it for our good, in order that we may share His holy character.
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Holy » General references to » Ambition
"You must struggle on to get in through the narrow door, for I tell you, many will try to get in, but will not succeed,
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Do you not know that in a race the runners all run, but only one can get the prize? You must run in such a way that you can get the prize.
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But you must earnestly continue to cultivate your higher spiritual gifts. And yet I will show you a way that is better by far:
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Keep on pursuing love, but still keep cultivating your spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophesying.
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So, as you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, you must keep trying to excel for the upbuilding of the church.
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Brothers, I do not think that I have captured it yet, but here is my one aspiration, so forgetting what is behind me and reaching out for what is ahead of me, I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.
Do your best to present yourself to God an approved workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, who properly presents the message of truth.
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Home » General references to
However, He did not let him, but said to him, "Go home to your folks, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and has taken pity on you."
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But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in the treatment of their own families, and to pay the debt they owe their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable to God.
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Then He said to His disciple, "There is your mother." And from that very hour His disciple took her to his own home.
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to be serious, pure, home keepers, kind, and subordinate to their husbands, so as not to cause God's message to suffer reproach.
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Home » Home Religion » Maternal and paternal love » General references to
Humility of Christ » General references to
For there is but one God and one intermediary between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
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The family tree of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, a descendant of Abraham.
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Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.
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but when the proper time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to law,
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Humility » Of Christ » General references to
Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel which was around His waist.
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Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,
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For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.
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Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.
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Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
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Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!
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Hypocrisy » General references to
Meanwhile as the people had gathered in tens of thousands, so that they were trampling upon one another, He began to say, first of all, to His disciples: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown Him; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.
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through the pretensions of false teachers, men with seared consciences,
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So you, too, on the outside seem to people to be upright, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
with darkened understanding, estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and because of the stubbornness of their hearts;
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As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better,
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For they were ignorant of God's way of right standing and were trying to set up one of their own, and so would not surrender to God's way of right standing.
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Images » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that when you were heathen you were in the habit of going off, wherever you might be led, after idols that could not speak.
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But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist,
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For even if there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth -- as there are, indeed, a vast number of gods and lords --
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Immortality » General references to
For they cannot die again. They are like the angels, and since they are reborn in the resurrection, are children of God.
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and no person who continues to live and believe in me will ever die at all. Do you believe this?"
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For I know that if this earthly tent in which I live is taken down, I have a building in heaven which comes from God, a house not built by human hands but eternal.
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but has only recently been made known through the appearance of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who through the good news has put a stop to the power of death, and brought life and immortality to light.
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then those of us who are still living will be caught up along with them on clouds in the air to meet the Lord, and so we shall be with the Lord forever.
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I most solemnly say to you, if anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death."
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But here is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat it and never die.
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eternal life to those who patiently continue doing good and striving for glory, honor, and immortality,
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For this decaying part of us must put on the body that can never decay, and this part once capable of dying must put on the body that can never die.
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Impurity » General references to
Marriage must be held in honor by all, and the marriage relations kept sacred. Persons who are sexually vicious and immoral God will punish.
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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman so as to have an evil desire for her at once has already committed adultery with her in his heart,
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So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
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especially those who satisfy their lower nature by indulging in its evil passions which defile them, and who despise authority. Daring, headstrong men! They do not tremble when they abuse persons of majesty,
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for in their recklessness they have abandoned themselves to sensuality which leads to excessive practices of all sorts of immorality.
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For God did not call us to a life of immorality, but to one of personal purity.
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But sexual vice and any form of immorality or sensual greed must not so much as be mentioned among you, as that is the only course becoming in God's people;
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I am speaking in familiar human terms because of the frailty of your nature. For just as you formerly offered the parts of your bodies in slavery to impurity and to ever increasing lawlessness, so now you must once for all offer them in slavery to right-doing, which leads to consecration.
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So God has given them up to sexual impurity, in the evil trend of their heart's desires, so that they degrade their own bodies with one another,
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Inheritance » Earthly » General references to
The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' So he divided his property between them.
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Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
And anyone who listens to my words and does not practice their teaching, will be like an imprudent man who built his house on sand. And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and the wreck of it was complete."
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Be quick to come to terms with your opponent while you are on the road to court with him, so that he may not turn you over to the judge and the judge turn you over to the officer, and you be put in prison.
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"Once there was in a city a judge who had no reverence for God nor respect for men.
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Jerubbaal » General references to
Jerusalem » General references to
Jewels » General references to
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Be miserable, mourn ... and weep aloud. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your joy to gloom.
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Judges of israel » General references to
Be quick to come to terms with your opponent while you are on the road to court with him, so that he may not turn you over to the judge and the judge turn you over to the officer, and you be put in prison.
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"Once there was in a city a judge who had no reverence for God nor respect for men.
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Judgment » Last, the » General references to
surely, then, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from trial and to keep wrongdoers under punishment for the day of judgment,
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It was about such men also that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied when he said: "See! The Lord comes with myriads of His people to execute judgment upon all, to convict all the godless of their godless deeds which in their godlessness they have committed, and of all the harsh things that godless sinners have said against Him."
Our love attains perfection through our having perfect confidence about the day of judgment, because here in this world we are living as He did.
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I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened; it was the book of life, And the dead were judged by what was written in the books in accordance with what they had done.
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For we must all appear before the judgment-bar of Christ, that each may get his pay for what he has done, whether it be good or bad.
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Indeed, just as men must die but once and after that be judged,
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But by the same command the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire and are kept for the day when godless men are to be doomed and destroyed.
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"When the Son of Man comes in His splendor, and all the angels with Him, He will take His seat on His splendid throne, and all the nations will be gathered before him, and He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,
spiritual Kingdom » General references to
Jesus answered, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever get into the kingdom of God, unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
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Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."
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But this I tell you, brothers: Our physical bodies cannot take part in the kingdom of God; what is decaying will never take part in what is immortal.
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For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;
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for the kingdom of God does not consist in talking but in doing.
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and so people will not say, 'Look! Here it is,' nor, 'There it is,' for the kingdom of God is within you."
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Knowledge » Knowledge, experimental » General references to
experimental Knowledge » General references to
Leaders » Garments of prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!
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And so they found a cause for stumbling over Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never fails to be honored except in his native neighborhood and in his own home." And so
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Leaders » Religious priests » General references to
Life » Eternal » General references to
Then these will go away to everlasting punishment, but the upright to everlasting life."
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But now, since you have been freed from sin and have become the slaves of God, the immediate result is consecration, and the final destiny is eternal life.
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and I give to them eternal life, and they shall never get lost, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
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in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
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you must keep yourselves in the love of God and continue to wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.
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Stop toiling for the food that perishes, but toil for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has given Him authority to do so."
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in the hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago
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And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.
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eternal life to those who patiently continue doing good and striving for glory, honor, and immortality,
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Eternal life » General references to
Then these will go away to everlasting punishment, but the upright to everlasting life."
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But now, since you have been freed from sin and have become the slaves of God, the immediate result is consecration, and the final destiny is eternal life.
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and I give to them eternal life, and they shall never get lost, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
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in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
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you must keep yourselves in the love of God and continue to wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.
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Stop toiling for the food that perishes, but toil for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has given Him authority to do so."
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in the hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago
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And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.
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eternal life to those who patiently continue doing good and striving for glory, honor, and immortality,
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Light, spiritual » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
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to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
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Lions » General references to
Living water » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » General references to
Love » Brotherly » General references to
This is the command that we get from Him, that whoever loves God loves his brother too.
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If I could speak the languages of men, of angels too, and have no love, I am only a rattling pan or a clashing cymbal.
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For you, brothers, were called to freedom; only you must not let your freedom be an excuse for the gratification of your lower nature, but in love be slaves to one another.
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And it is my prayer that your love may overflow still more and more, directed by fuller knowledge and keener insight,
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Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
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Above everything else keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers up a multitude of sins.
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Whoever continues to love his brother is always in the light, and he is no hindrance to others.
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Man's » Immortality » General references to
For they cannot die again. They are like the angels, and since they are reborn in the resurrection, are children of God.
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and no person who continues to live and believe in me will ever die at all. Do you believe this?"
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For I know that if this earthly tent in which I live is taken down, I have a building in heaven which comes from God, a house not built by human hands but eternal.
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but has only recently been made known through the appearance of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who through the good news has put a stop to the power of death, and brought life and immortality to light.
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then those of us who are still living will be caught up along with them on clouds in the air to meet the Lord, and so we shall be with the Lord forever.
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I most solemnly say to you, if anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death."
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But here is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat it and never die.
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eternal life to those who patiently continue doing good and striving for glory, honor, and immortality,
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For this decaying part of us must put on the body that can never decay, and this part once capable of dying must put on the body that can never die.
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Meekness » General references to » Promises concerning
"Blessed are the lowly in mind, for they will possess the land.
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Meekness » General references to » A fruit of the Spirit
Brothers, if anybody is caught in the very act of doing wrong, you who are spiritual, in the spirit of gentleness, must set him right; each of you continuing to think of yourself, for you may be tempted too.
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with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, lovingly bearing with one another,
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But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
Meekness » General references to » Essential in teaching
to stop abusing anyone, to be peaceable, fair-minded, showing perfect gentleness to everybody.
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With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,
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Meekness » General references to » Essential in hearing
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show by his noble living that his good deeds are done in humility, which wisdom prompts.
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So strip yourselves of everything impure and all the evils prevailing around you, and in humble spirit welcome the message which when rooted in your hearts 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 they must be of an internal nature, the character concealed in the heart, in the imperishable quality of a quiet and gentle spirit, which is of great value in the sight of God.
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Meekness » General references to » Non-resistance a mark of
To the man who strikes you on one cheek, offer him the other too; and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either,
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Mephibosheth » General references to
Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Mocking » General references to
because they said to you, "In the last times there will be mockers who will live to satisfy their own 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
so that they might search for God, possibly they might grope for Him, and find Him, though He is really not far from any of us.
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the Needy » General references to
for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
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Old age » General references to » Devoid of pleasure
Old age » General references to » Of the righteous, honourable
Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
Old age » General references to » Rules of conduct for
the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible, healthy in faith, in love, and in steadfastness; the older women, too, to be reverent in their deportment, and not to be slanderers or slaves to heavy drinking, but to be teachers of what is right,
Old age » General references to » Divine presence in
Old age » General references to » Prayer concerning
Ornaments » Jewels » General references to
Ostentation » In dress » General references to
"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and love to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, and to occupy the places of honor at banquets --
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So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with splendid pomp and went into the audience-room, attended by the colonels and the leading citizens of the town, and at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
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Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Parsimony » General references to
"Why was this perfume not sold for sixty dollars and the money given to the poor?"
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a woman with an alabaster bottle of very costly perfume came up to Him while He was at table and poured it upon His head. When the disciples saw it, they were very indignant, and said, "Why such waste?
Passover » General references to
You must clean out the old yeast, that you may be a fresh lump, as you are to be free from the old yeast. For our Passover Lamb, Christ, has already been sacrificed.
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On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the usual time for killing the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Where do you want us to go and get the Passover supper ready for you to eat?"
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Pathway of sin » General references to
"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.
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God's People » General references to » Called the "chosen ones"
For consider, brothers, the way God called you; that not many of you, in accordance with human standards, were wise, not many influential, not many of high birth.
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Through Him He picked us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in His sight in love.
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Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
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Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once His mercy had not been shown you, but now it has.
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God's People » General references to » Spoken of as the elect
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His chosen people from the four points of the compass, from one end of the sky to the other.
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the people chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: spiritual blessing and peace to you in increasing abundance.
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Who can bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who declared them in right standing;
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And will not God give justice and protection to His chosen people who continue to cry to Him day and night, since He is so patient with them?
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For this reason I am bearing anything for the sake of His chosen people, so that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
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And if those days had not been cut short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of God's chosen people those days will be cut short.
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God's People » General references to » Exalted above all nations
God's People » General references to » The law written upon their hearts
Then I heard a loud voice from the throne say: "See! God's dwelling place is with men, and He will live with them,
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'For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel in those days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. And nevermore will each one need to teach his fellow-citizen,
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For this reason I am bearing anything for the sake of His chosen people, so that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
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God's People » General references to » Guided like a flock
God's People » General references to » Prepared for service
He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."
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Symeon has told how God at first graciously visited the heathen 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
who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.
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Persecution » General references to
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Plotting » General references to
The poor » General references to
for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
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Poverty » General references to
Power » Power power of God » General references to
To Him who can make you strong in accordance with the good news I bring and in accordance with the message preached about Jesus Christ, in accordance with the uncovering of the secret which for ages past had not been told,
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to the one wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Prayer » General references to » Universal need of
So He said to them, "Whenever you pray, say: 'Father, Your name be revered; Your kingdom come;
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Prayer » General references to » Ascends as incense before God
Then another angel with a censer of gold came and stood at the altar, and a great quantity of incense was given to him to mingle with the prayers of all God's people, on the altar of gold that stood before the throne. So the smoke of the incense went up from the angel's hand to the presence of God for the prayers of His people.
Prayer » General references to » Prayers of the saints precious
When He took it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp, and golden bowls that were full of incense, which represent the prayers of God's people.
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Prayer » General references to » The holy spirit aids in
In the same way the Spirit, too, is helping us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself pleads for us with unspeakable yearnings, and He who searches our hearts knows what the Spirit thinks, for He pleads for His people in accordance with God's will.
Prayer » General references to » First mentioned
Precious stones » General references to
cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones, fine linen, silk, and scarlet, all kinds of citron wood, all kinds of goods in ivory and costly woods, bronze, iron, and marble,
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and it continued to retain the glory of God. The luster of it was like a very precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal.
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And whether one puts into the building on the foundation gold or silver or costly stones, or wood or hay or straw,
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Prisons » General references to
suddenly there was an earthquake so great that it shook the very foundations of the jail, the doors all flew open, and every prisoner's chains were unfastened.
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Prodigality » General references to
Not many days after that, the younger son got together all he had and went away to a distant country, and there he squandered all his property by living in dissipation.
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But when this son of yours arrives, who has eaten up your property with immoral women, you have killed for him the fattening calf.'
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Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have turned over to Satan to be so disciplined that they will stop their abusive speech.
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Then I stood on the sand of the seashore, and I saw a wild beast coming up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous titles on his heads.
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and cursed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and sores, but they would not repent of what they had done.
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But as they opposed and abused him, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads! I am not to blame for it myself. Hereafter I am going to the heathen."
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Are not they the ones who scoff at the beautiful name you bear?
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But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were completely overcome by their jealousy and began to contradict the statements made by Paul, and even to abuse him.
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Prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!
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And so they found a cause for stumbling over Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never fails to be honored except in his native neighborhood and in his own home." And so
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The Proud » General references to
he is a conceited ignoramus with a morbid appetite for discussions and controversies which lead to envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,
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But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."
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divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
Take a good look at the wild birds, for they do not sow or reap, or store up food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps on feeding them. Are you not worth more than they?
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Do not sparrows sell for a cent apiece? And yet not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father's notice.
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to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.
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Quietness » General references to
Rebekah » General references to
Spiritual receptivity » General references to
So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
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And what was sown in rich soil illustrates the man who hears the message and understands it, and yields fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, another thirty-fold."
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The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.
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For another reason too, we, as far as we are concerned, are constantly giving thanks to God; that is, when you received the message you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which keeps on working in you who believe.
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Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
Meanwhile as the people had gathered in tens of thousands, so that they were trampling upon one another, He began to say, first of all, to His disciples: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown Him; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.
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through the pretensions of false teachers, men with seared consciences,
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So you, too, on the outside seem to people to be upright, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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Religious » Garments of prophets » General references to
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!
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And so they found a cause for stumbling over Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never fails to be honored except in his native neighborhood and in his own home." And so
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Religious » General references to
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, became a believer in the Lord, and so did all his family, and from time to time many of the Corinthians heard, believed, and were baptized.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
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So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
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So the crowds were asking him this question, "What then ought we to do?"
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Many of the Samaritans in that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did."
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As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.
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Then all the people who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and so they turned to the Lord.
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The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed,
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And many who became believers kept coming and confessing and uncovering their former practices.
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Religious » priests » General references to
divine Remembrance » General references to
Returning to God » General references to
for once you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of Your souls.
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So he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and his heart was moved with pity for him, and he ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him affectionately.
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Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Examples of
sad but always glad, poor but making many people rich, penniless but really possessing everything.
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"I know your pressing trouble and poverty, but still you are rich; I know how you are abused by those who claim to be Jews although they are not, but are only a synagogue of Satan.
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For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.
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because you have in everything been richly blessed through union with Him, with perfect expression and fullness of knowledge.
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Discovered by spiritual vision
by having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, so that you may know what the hope is to which He calls you, how glorious rich God's portion in His people is,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » God's blessing the source of
Riches, spiritual » General references to » More precious than earthly
and thought the reproach endured for the Christ was greater wealth than all the treasures in Egypt, for he kept his eye upon the reward.
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » Unsearchable
yes, on me, the very least of all His people, this unmerited favor was bestowed -- that I might preach as good news to the heathen the boundless riches of Christ,
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Riches, spiritual » General references to » A paradox
Riches, spiritual » General references to » Enduring
Riches, spiritual » General references to » The inheritance of God's elect
Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
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Ridicule » General references to
because they said to you, "In the last times there will be mockers who will live to satisfy their own godless passions."
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Sabbath » General references to
For somewhere He speaks of the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all His works";
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For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath."
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At that time Jesus walked one sabbath through the wheat fields, and His disciples became hungry, and began to pull the heads of wheat and eat them.
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Then He said to them, "The Sabbath was made to serve man and not man to keep the Sabbath.
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Salt » General references to
Security » Of the saints » General references to
So we can confidently say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?"
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And who is it that will harm you if you are enthusiastic to do right?
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Shame » General references to
Shechem » General references to
Christ Shepherd » General references to » As guardian of the flock
This is why I am suffering so, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am absolutely sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
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Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in His glorious presence faultless and full of triumphant joy,
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But the Lord is to be trusted, and He will give you strength and guard you from the evil one.
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Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Crowing the faithful
and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown that never fades.
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because the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Risen
May God, who gives us peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, who through the blood by which He ratified the everlasting covenant, is now the Great Shepherd of the sheep,
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Christ Shepherd » General references to » Welcoming the wanderers
for once you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer 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 myself. The good shepherd gives his own life for his sheep.
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Silence » Value of » General references to
Silver » General references to
Simplicity » General references to
At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children.
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I solemnly say to you, Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child does, will never get into it at all."
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But I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts may be turned aside from single-hearted devotion to Christ.
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Yes, your obedience has been told to everybody; so I am delighted about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is bad.
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For my boast is this, to which my conscience testifies, that before the world, but especially before you, I have acted from pure motives and in sincerity before God, not depending on worldly wisdom but on God's unmerited favor.
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Slander » General references to
Snares laid » General references to
Snow » General references to
Social duties » Temperance pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."
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Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.
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knowledge with self-control, self-control with patient endurance, patient endurance with piety,
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the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible, healthy in faith, in love, and in steadfastness;
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gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
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Social life » Social functions » General references to
So they picked them up and filled twelve baskets with the pieces that were left from the five barley loaves, which were more than the eaters wanted.
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So they gave a dinner there in honor of Jesus, and Martha was waiting on them, but Lazarus was one of the guests with Jesus.
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Then Levi gave a great reception for Him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.
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When a holiday came and Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to his state officials, his military officers, and other leading men of Galilee,
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Then He said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the manager of the feast." So they took him some.
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Sorrow » General references to
but sorrow has taken complete possession of your hearts, because I have told you these things.
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Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throats are just like open graves, with their tongues they have spoken treachery; the poison of asps is under their lips.
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And the tongue is a fire, and takes its place among the parts of our bodies as a world of evil; it soils the whole body and sets on fire the circle of man's nature, and itself is set on fire by hell.
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You brood of vipers! How can you, wicked as you are, say anything that is good? For the mouth talks about the things that fill the heart.
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Spiritual » Foundation » General references to
It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame."
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"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.
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for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone.
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for no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ Himself.
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in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
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But God's foundation stands unshaken, with these inscriptions: "The Lord knows the people who belong to Him" and "Everyone who bears the name of the Lord must abstain from evil."
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Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
with darkened understanding, estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and because of the stubbornness of their hearts;
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As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better,
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For they were ignorant of God's way of right standing and were trying to set up one of their own, and so would not surrender to God's way of right standing.
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Spiritual » Temple » General references to
And what agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live in them and walk in them, and I will be their God and they will be my people."
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Are you not conscious that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God has His permanent home in you?
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Or, are you not conscious that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit that is in you, whom you have as a gift from God? Furthermore, you are not your own,
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and keep on building yourselves up, as living stones, into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, to offer up, through Jesus Christ, spiritual sacrifices that will be acceptable to God.
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for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone. In union with Him the whole building is harmoniously fitted together and continues to grow into a temple, sacred through its union with the Lord, and you yourselves, in union with Him, in fellowship with one another, are being built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.
but Christ as a Son set over the house of God was faithful; and we are that house, if we keep up our courage and the joy that hope inspires to the very end.
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Spiritual » Kingdom » General references to
Jesus answered, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever get into the kingdom of God, unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
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Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."
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But this I tell you, brothers: Our physical bodies cannot take part in the kingdom of God; what is decaying will never take part in what is immortal.
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For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;
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for the kingdom of God does not consist in talking but in doing.
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and so people will not say, 'Look! Here it is,' nor, 'There it is,' for the kingdom of God is within you."
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Spiritual » Light » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
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to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
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Spiritual » Receptivity » General references to
So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
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And what was sown in rich soil illustrates the man who hears the message and understands it, and yields fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, another thirty-fold."
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The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.
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For another reason too, we, as far as we are concerned, are constantly giving thanks to God; that is, when you received the message you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which keeps on working in you who believe.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Without defect
men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
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for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Many varieties of
But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Produced in all periods of life
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Perennial
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Grown only upon good ground
And some fell in rich soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty-fold.
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Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts 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
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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If I should dole out everything I have for charity, and give my body up to torture in mere boasting pride, but have no love, I get from it no good at all.
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Then I saw thrones and those who were seated on them, and permission was granted them to pass judgment, even those who had been beheaded for bearing testimony to Jesus and for preaching the word of God, who refused to worship the wild beast and his statue, and would not let his mark be stamped upon their foreheads and upon their hands. They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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One brother will turn another over to death, and a father his child, and children will take a stand against their parents, and will have them put to death.
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When He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for being faithful to God's message and for the testimony they bore to it.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » Of the jews smiting of the righteous » General references to
At this the high priest Ananias ordered the people standing near him to strike him on the mouth.
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And they spit on Him, and took the stick and kept hitting Him on the head.
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After He had said this, one of the attendants standing by slapped Jesus in the face, and said, "Is this the way you answer the high priest?"
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The sun » General references to
and on the road at noon, your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, flash around me and my fellow-travelers.
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Superiority of the new dispensation » General references to
for the law had never made anything perfect -- and so a better hope is brought to us, through which we have approach to God.
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But, as the case with Him now stands, He has entered upon a priestly service as much superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is the Mediator is superior to theirs, superior because it has been enacted upon superior promises.
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But you have come to Mount Zion, even to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless hosts of angels,
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So, on the one hand, the copies of the original things in heaven had to be purified with such sacrifices; but on the other hand, the original things themselves in heaven with better sacrifices than these.
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but now His promise is, "Once more I will make not only the earth but heaven itself tremble." Now that expression, "Once more," signifies the final removal of the things that can be shaken, to let remain the things that cannot be shaken.
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for God had provided something still better for us, that they, apart from us might not attain perfection.
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or shechem Sychar » General references to
Synagogues » General references to
Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,
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I had them punished and tried to force them to use abusive language; in my extreme fury against them I continued to pursue them even into distant towns.
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Be on your guard against men, for they will turn you over to the courts and will flog you in their synagogues,
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Men will turn you out of their synagogues. Yes, indeed, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think that he is rendering a religious service to God.
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His parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone owned Jesus as the Christ, he should be shut out of the synagogues.
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Taxes » General references to
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your Teacher pay the temple tax?"
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for this is the reason why you pay your taxes, for the civil authorities are God's official servants faithfully devoting themselves to this very end.
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So give us your opinion on the question: Is it right to pay Caesar the poll-tax, or not?"
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Temperance » Pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."
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Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.
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knowledge with self-control, self-control with patient endurance, patient endurance with piety,
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the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible, healthy in faith, in love, and in steadfastness;
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gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
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Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to
Temple » General references to
Peter and John were on their way up to the temple at the three o'clock hour of prayer,
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Then the devil took Him into the holy city, and had Him stand on the tip-top turret of the temple,
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spiritual Temple » General references to
And what agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live in them and walk in them, and I will be their God and they will be my people."
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Are you not conscious that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God has His permanent home in you?
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Or, are you not conscious that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit that is in you, whom you have as a gift from God? Furthermore, you are not your own,
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and keep on building yourselves up, as living stones, into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, to offer up, through Jesus Christ, spiritual sacrifices that will be acceptable to God.
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for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone. In union with Him the whole building is harmoniously fitted together and continues to grow into a temple, sacred through its union with the Lord, and you yourselves, in union with Him, in fellowship with one another, are being built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.
but Christ as a Son set over the house of God was faithful; and we are that house, if we keep up our courage and the joy that hope inspires to the very end.
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religious Testimony » General references to
For it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.
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It will furnish you an opportunity to testify.
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The bible » Statutes contained in » General references to
The bible » Commandments contained in » General references to
For love to God means this, to practice obedience to His commands, and His commands are not burdensome,
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But He answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of the rules that have been handed down to you?
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This is the greatest command, and is first in importance.
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the future » The last judgment » General references to
surely, then, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from trial and to keep wrongdoers under punishment for the day of judgment,
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It was about such men also that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied when he said: "See! The Lord comes with myriads of His people to execute judgment upon all, to convict all the godless of their godless deeds which in their godlessness they have committed, and of all the harsh things that godless sinners have said against Him."
Our love attains perfection through our having perfect confidence about the day of judgment, because here in this world we are living as He did.
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I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened; it was the book of life, And the dead were judged by what was written in the books in accordance with what they had done.
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For we must all appear before the judgment-bar of Christ, that each may get his pay for what he has done, whether it be good or bad.
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Indeed, just as men must die but once and after that be judged,
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But by the same command the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire and are kept for the day when godless men are to be doomed and destroyed.
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"When the Son of Man comes in His splendor, and all the angels with Him, He will take His seat on His splendid throne, and all the nations will be gathered before him, and He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » General references to
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your Teacher pay the temple tax?"
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for this is the reason why you pay your taxes, for the civil authorities are God's official servants faithfully devoting themselves to this very end.
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So give us your opinion on the question: Is it right to pay Caesar the poll-tax, or not?"
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Trials » General references to
For I consider all that we suffer in this present life is nothing to be compared with the glory which by-and-by is to be uncovered for us.
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On every side I am ever hard-pressed, but never hemmed in; always perplexed, but never to the point of despair;
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Tribute » General references to
When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your Teacher pay the temple tax?"
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for this is the reason why you pay your taxes, for the civil authorities are God's official servants faithfully devoting themselves to this very end.
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So give us your opinion on the question: Is it right to pay Caesar the poll-tax, or not?"
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false Trusts » General references to
Unfruitfulness » General references to
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
War » General references to
And another horse came forth, as red as fire, and power was given to its rider to take peace away from the earth, and to make men slaughter one another; a great sword was given to him.
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You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be scared out of your wits. They have to come, but that is not the end yet.
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Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » General references to
water of Life » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Whirlwind » General references to
The wicked » Devices of » General references to
Women » Jezebel » General references to
Women » Harlots » General references to
Women » Deborah » General references to
Wonderful » Works of God » General references to
And they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are your works, Lord God, Almighty One; upright and true your ways, O King of the ages.
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Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.
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This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.
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Jesus said to them, "Does not this prove that you are wrong in your views, because you do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?
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Worship » Temples » General references to
Peter and John were on their way up to the temple at the three o'clock hour of prayer,
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Then the devil took Him into the holy city, and had Him stand on the tip-top turret of the temple,
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Worship » Family » General references to » Home, the best place to show piety
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in the treatment of their own families, and to pay the debt they owe their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable to God.
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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
Even at that time of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he and all the members of his household at once were baptized.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Mary sits at jesus' feet in her home
She had a sister named Mary who took her seat at the Lord's feet, and remained listening to His message.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Lydia and her household converted
When she and her household were baptized, she begged us by continuing to say, "If you have made up your mind that I am a real believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she continued to insist that we do so.
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Worship » Family » General references to » The entire family of the nobleman accept Christ
Then the father knew that that was the very hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son is going to live." So he and his whole household believed in Jesus.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Andrew leads his brother to Christ
He first found his brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means, the Christ).
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Worship » Family » General references to » Healing of » Witness for Christ
"Go back to your home, and continue to tell what great things God has done for you." But he went off and told all over the town what great things Jesus had done for him.
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Worship » Family » General references to » Job sanctifies his children
false Worship » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that when you were heathen you were in the habit of going off, wherever you might be led, after idols that could not speak.
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But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist,
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For even if there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth -- as there are, indeed, a vast number of 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
Then He said to the pigeon-dealers, "Take these things out of here! Stop using my Father's house as a market place!"
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and He said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers."
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Zeal » Christ's » General references to
Then He said to them, "Why is it that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
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His disciples recalled that the Scriptures say, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"
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Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work.
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We must continue to do the works of Him who sent me while it is daylight. Night is coming when no one can do any work.
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how God consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and then He went about doing good and curing all who were overpowered by the devil, because God was with Him.
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FALSE » False gods and Goddesses » General references to
You know that when you were heathen you were in the habit of going off, wherever you might be led, after idols that could not speak.
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But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist,
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For even if there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth -- as there are, indeed, a vast number of gods and lords --
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FALSE » Trusts » General references to
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- Beauty And Self Worth
- Beggars
- Being A Friend
- Being A Good Father
- Being Afraid
- Being Beautiful
- Being Gay
- Being Happy And Enjoying Life
- Being Humble
- Being Lost
- Being Loved
- Being Patient
- Being Scared
- Best Friends
- Best friend
- Betrayal
- Bible, Given For
- Birds
- Blasphemy
- Blasphemy, Examples Of
- Blessings And Prosperity
- Blessings Of The Poor
- Blood
- Boldness
- Bravery
- Bread
- Bread, As Food
- Broken Hearts
- Bronze Items For The Tabernacle
- Brotherly Love
- Brothers Love
- Building Relationships
- Business Ethics
- Care
- Changing Yourself
- Character Of Saints
- Character Of Wicked
- Chastity
- Choices
- Chosen Ones
- Christ And His Sheep
- Christ Telling The Truth
- Christ, Character Of
- Christ, Names For
- Church, Titles Of
- Citizenship
- Civic Duties
- Civil authorities
- Cloth
- Cold Weather
- Comforting
- Commands, in OT
- Commendation
- Communication In Marriage
- Competition
- Confidence
- Confidence And Self Esteem
- Conflict
- Confrontation
- Consciences, Description Of
- Consider Your Call To Salvation
- Counseling
- Covetousness
- Covetousness, Nature of
- Crops
- Cultivation
- Death
- Denying Christ
- Destruction
- Dinner
- Displaying
- Divine Friendship
- Divine Remembrance
- End Of Days
- Endurance
- Estrangement
- Eternal Judgment
- Eternal life
- Ethics
- Evil Devices
- Evil Plans
- Evil Speaking
- Evil Ways
- Excellence
- Exercise
- Experimental Knowledge
- Face Of God
- Faith, Nature Of
- Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
- Faithlessness, As Disobedience
- False Accusations
- False Confidence
- Family And Friends
- Family Death
- Farmers
- Farming
- Fasting
- Fathers Birthday
- Faults
- Fear And Worry
- Fearing God
- Feeding Animals
- Feeding The Poor
- Feeling Lost
- Feet
- Fellowship, In The Gospel
- Fervour
- Finances
- Fish
- Folly, Effects Of
- Fools
- Fools, Characteristics Of
- Foreknowledge
- Foreknowledge Of Christ
- Forgiving Yourself
- Forsaking God
- Foundations
- Freed From Fear
- Freedom
- Friends
- Friendship Among Believers
- Friendship And Love
- Friendship And Trust
- Friendship Kjv
- Friendship, Examples Of
- Fruitfulness, Spiritual
- Fruits Of Righteousness
- Future
- Generosity, God's
- Gentleness
- Gestures
- Giving Money To The Church
- Giving, Of Oneself
- Giving, Of Time
- Gluttony
- Goals
- God Giving Light
- God Killing
- God Teaching
- God our Shepherd
- God's Creation
- God's Hand
- God's Intervention
- God's Love For Us
- God's Salvation Made Known
- God's Things Concealed
- God's Things Revealed
- God's Truth
- God's Voice
- God's Ways
- God's Word Gives Wisdom
- God's Word Is Righteous
- God, Activity Of
- God, All knowing
- God, As Savior
- God, Fatherhood Of
- God, Goodness Of
- God, Living And Self sustaining
- God, Perfection Of
- God, Power Of
- God, Present Everywhere
- God, Purpose Of
- God, Revelation Of
- God, Righteousness Of
- God, The Lord
- God, The Provider
- God, Unity Of
- Gods Love
- Going To Church
- Gold
- Good Friends
- Grace
- Grandmothers
- Greed
- Growth
- Guardians
- Guests
- Hand Of God
- Hard Work And Perseverance
- Hardship
- Head As Chief
- Healing
- Healing A Broken Heart
- Heart, And Holy Spirit
- Heart, Divine
- Heart, Fallen And Redeemed
- Heart, Human
- Heartache
- Heathen
- Heaven, Redeemed Community
- Heirs
- Helping The Poor
- History
- Holiness
- Holiness, As Set Apart For God
- Holiness, Believers' Growth In
- Holiness, Purpose Of
- Holy Ambition
- Hope And Healing
- Hope, Results Of Its Absence
- House Of God
- Houses
- Human Authority, Christian Response
- Humble Yourself
- Humility
- Humility And Pride
- Humility Of Christ
- Hurricanes
- Hurt
- Hypocrisy
- Idolatry
- Illness
- Immortality, In Nt
- Imprisonments
- Impurity
- Infidelity
- Infidelity To God
- Injury
- Inner Beauty
- Intelligence
- Intimacy
- Irreverence
- Jesus As Food
- Jewellery
- Jewels
- Judgement
- Judgement Day
- Judges
- Keep The Commandments!
- Killing Prophets
- Kindness
- Kingdom Of God
- Kingdom Of God, Entry Into
- Knowing God, Effects Of
- Last Judgment
- Last Things
- Leaders
- Leisure, Nature And Purpose Of
- Life After Death
- Life, Human
- Light, Natural
- Lips
- Living For God
- Longing For God
- Lordship, Human And Divine
- Loss
- Love
- Love Fellow Christians!
- Love For God
- Love, For One Another
- Love, In Relationships
- Love, Nature Of
- Loving One Another
- Loving Yourself
- Loyalty
- Magistrates
- Making Mistakes
- Man Trapping
- Man's Conduct Towards God
- Man's Function
- Man, Creation Of
- Markets
- Meekness
- Memories
- Messianic Prophecies
- Metaphorical Springs
- Mischief
- Misers
- Money Blessings
- Money, Attitudes To
- Morality
- Moses, Significance Of
- Motherhood
- Mourning The Death Of Others
- Names And Titles For Christ
- Names And Titles For The Christian
- Names And Titles For The Church
- Nature
- Nearness To God
- Necessity Of Circumcision
- Nets
- Night
- No Decay
- Not Dying
- Obedience
- Occupations
- Ointment
- Old Age, Attainment Of
- One Hundred
- Optimism
- Ornaments
- Our Father In Heaven
- Outer Garments
- Overcoming Adversity
- Parents Being Wrong
- Parents Sin
- Participation, In Christ
- Passion
- Passover lamb
- Paths
- Pathways Of Sin
- Peace And Comfort
- Peace And Strength
- People Of God, In Nt
- People Of God, In Ot
- Persecution
- Persecution, Attitudes To
- Persecution, Forms Of
- Persecution, Nature Of
- Persistence
- Pessimism
- Plans
- Plotting
- Poor Or Rich
- Poverty, Causes Of
- Poverty, Spiritual
- Power
- Power, Human
- Precious Stones
- Pride
- Pride, Evil Of
- Pride, Results Of
- Principles Of War
- Prisoners
- Prisons
- Promises
- Prophecies Concerning Christ
- Prophecy
- Proverbs
- Punishment
- Purity
- Purity, Moral And Spiritual
- Quietness
- Race
- Rain
- Readiness
- Receptiveness
- Rejection Of God
- Rejection Of God, Results Of
- Relationships
- Religious Awakenings
- Renewed Heart
- Repentance, Importance Of
- Repentance, Nature Of
- Respect
- Respecting Authority
- Respecting Your Body
- Responsibility, For God's World
- Rest, Physical
- Retirement
- Returning To God
- Revival, Corporate
- Rich, The
- Riches
- Riches, Dangers Of
- Riches, Spiritual
- Righteousness, As Faith
- Rights
- Rivers
- Royal Priesthood
- Saints
- Same Sex Marriage
- Sanctification
- Sanctification, Means And Results
- Sanctification, Nature And Basis
- Satan
- Sea
- Seals
- Seasons Changing
- Seeking God
- Seeking Honour
- Self Confidence
- Self Control
- Self Esteem
- Self Image
- Self Indulgence
- Self Worth
- Sex Before Marriage
- Sexual Chastity
- Sexual Immorality
- Sexual Purity
- Sexual Sin, Nature Of
- Sexuality
- Shame
- Sheep
- Short Time Till The End
- Showing Hypocrisy
- Sibling Love
- Siblings
- Silence
- Sin Produces Death
- Sin, Deliverance From God
- Sin, Universality Of
- Sincereity
- Sins Of The Fathers
- Slander
- Slaves Of God
- Sleeping Peacefully
- Smiting
- Smiting Of The Righteous
- Snares Laid for People
- Snow
- Sourness
- Speech
- Speech, Positive Aspects Of
- Spiritual Food
- Spiritual Foundations
- Spiritual Gifts
- Spiritual Growth
- Spiritual Ignorance
- Spiritual Vitality
- Spiritual Warfare, Enemies In
- Spiritual crowns
- Staying Strong And Not Giving Up
- Strength, Human
- Stress And Hard Times
- Submission
- Success And Hard Work
- Suffering
- Sun
- Sun Moon And Stars Before God
- Sunshine
- Surrender
- Taking Care Of The Earth
- Tears
- Telling The Truth
- Tents
- Thank You
- The Almighty
- The Blood Of Jesus
- The Cave Of Machpelah
- The Effects Of Faith
- The Father
- The First Temple
- The Gentleness Of God's People
- The Holy Spirit In The Church
- The Insecurity Of The Wicked
- The Moon
- The Power Of Words
- The Proud
- The Sun
- The Tongue
- The poor
- Thirst
- Those Who Believed In Christ
- Thought
- Thrift
- Tilling The Soil
- Tongue
- Trap
- Treasure
- Tributes
- True Love
- Trust
- Trust In Relationships
- Trust, Lack Of
- Trusting God And Not Worrying
- Trusting God's Plan
- Trusting Others
- Trustworthiness
- Types
- Unconditional Love
- Understanding
- Unfaithfulness, To God
- Ungodly Cursing
- Uniqueness
- Unity, Of God's People
- Universalism
- Unkindness
- Value
- Virtue
- Waiting For God's Timing
- Walking
- Wantonness
- War
- Wealth And Prosperity
- Weather In The Last Days
- Weeping
- What Heaven Will Be Like
- Whirlwinds
- Wisdom, Human Importance
- Wisdom, Source Of Human
- Without Hope
- Wives
- Word Of God
- Words
- Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
- Worrying About The Future
- Worship, Acceptable Attitudes
- Worth
- Worthiness
- Accusations
- Acting
- Adultry
- Artists
- Atheism
- Branding
- Childbearing
- Conscience
- Construction
- Crowns
- Deeds
- Denial
- Desires
- Diligence
- Disabilities
- Discipleship, nature of
- Diseases
- Drought, physical
- Drunkards
- Eagerness
- Effort
- Emptiness
- End times prophecy
- Enemies, of believers
- Enlightenment
- Eternal life, experience of
- Eternal life, nature of
- Eternity
- Ethics, and grace
- Ethics, incentives towards
- Ethics, personal
- Ethics, social
- Evangelism, kinds of
- Evil, origins of
- Evil, warnings against
- Fearless
- Football
- Gays
- Gideon
- Grieving
- Groups
- Heartbroken
- Holy Boldness
- Honour
- Humanity
- Humble
- Humbleness
- Ignorance
- Jezebel
- Loving
- Moms
- Movement
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Partnership
- Patient
- Patients
- Peter
- Piety
- Prophets
- Relaxation
- Rumors
- Sex
- Sonship
- Springtime
- Statues
- Striving
- Tenderheartedness
- Vocation
- Wickedness
- Zealots
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