Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ambition » Leads to strife and contention
What causes wars and fighting among you? Is the cause of fighting your sensual lusts for pleasure that battle within you? You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
Desires » Evil
Wine is treacherous and never allows an arrogant man to rest. He never stays home. He has a large appetite like the grave. Like death he is never satisfied. He gathers all nations and collects all the people.
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We all once lived in the lust of our flesh, indulging the desires (lusts) of the flesh and of the mind. We were by nature children of anger and violent passion, like everyone else.
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Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for other kinds of food. Even the Israelites cried again and said: If only we had meat to eat!
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The wicked person desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
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The leach has two daughters. Each cry: Give, Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, yes; even four things never say: It is enough!
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but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts for other things enter in and choke the word. So it becomes unfruitful.
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Now these things were examples for us. They teach us not to lust after evil things like they did.
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You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
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The entire world, the desire of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of material wealth, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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Evil » Results of » Desires
Wine is treacherous and never allows an arrogant man to rest. He never stays home. He has a large appetite like the grave. Like death he is never satisfied. He gathers all nations and collects all the people.
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We all once lived in the lust of our flesh, indulging the desires (lusts) of the flesh and of the mind. We were by nature children of anger and violent passion, like everyone else.
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Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for other kinds of food. Even the Israelites cried again and said: If only we had meat to eat!
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The wicked person desires evil. His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
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The leach has two daughters. Each cry: Give, Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, yes; even four things never say: It is enough!
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but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts for other things enter in and choke the word. So it becomes unfruitful.
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Now these things were examples for us. They teach us not to lust after evil things like they did.
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You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
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The entire world, the desire of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of material wealth, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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Lust » What comes out of lust
What causes wars and fighting among you? Is the cause of fighting your sensual lusts for pleasure that battle within you? You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly (with bad motives) that you may spend it on your pleasures.
Prayer » Morning » Neglect of
As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this evil has come upon us. Yet we have not earnestly requested the favor of Jehovah our God. We should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth.
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The same for those who have turned back from following Jehovah, and those who have not sought Jehovah or inquired of Him.
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Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread. They have not called upon God.
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No one calls on your name or tries to hold on to you. You have hidden your face from us. You allowed us be ruined by our sins.
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You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
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Jacob, you have not prayed to me. Israel, you have grown tired of me.
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The shepherds are foolish. They do not look to Jehovah for help. That is why they will not succeed and all their flocks will be scattered.
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They are all as hot as an oven. They consume their rulers like a fire. All their kings die in battle, and none of them calls to me.
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War/weapons » Where wars come from
What causes wars and fighting among you? Is the cause of fighting your sensual lusts for pleasure that battle within you? You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly (with bad motives) that you may spend it on your pleasures.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rapacity of
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour (consume).
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The hired man owns no sheep. He is not the shepherd. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep. The wolf snatches them, and scatters them.
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I know that after my departing grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
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The Lord said: You Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter. Yet your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
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But if you continue to bite and devour one another, take care that you do not consume one another.
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You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
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They devour widows' houses. They offer long prayers to show off in front of others. They shall receive great condemnation.
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When the renters saw him they reasoned that this is the heir, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
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