Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Belly » Used figuratively for the seat of the affections
A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.
One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Verse Concepts
“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard]
And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?
“They conceive mischief and bring forth wickedness,
And their inmost soul prepares deceit and fraud.”
“Because he knew no quietness or calm within him [because of his greed],
He does not retain anything he desires.
For our life has melted away into the dust;
Our body clings to the ground.
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Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being.
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
I heard and my whole inner self trembled;
My lips quivered at the sound.
Decay and rottenness enter my bones,
And I tremble in my place.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade and attack us.
Chastisement » What chastening does
For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose].
Verse Concepts
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.
The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
Cleanness » What cleanses
but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].
Verse Concepts
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit. You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you [the teachings I have discussed with you].
Do you not know that the unrighteous and the wrongdoers will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (misled): neither the impure and immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who participate in homosexuality, Nor cheats (swindlers and thieves), nor greedy graspers, nor drunkards, nor foulmouthed revilers and slanderers, nor extortioners and robbers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God. And such some of you were [once]. But you were washed clean (purified by a complete atonement for sin and made free from the guilt of sin), and you were consecrated (set apart, hallowed), and you were justified [pronounced righteous, by trusting] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God.
As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,
Disease » Instances of » Remedies used
Go up to Gilead and obtain [healing] balm,
O Virgin Daughter of Egypt!
In vain you use many medicines;
For you there is no healing or remedy.
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
Now Isaiah had said, “Have them take a cake of figs and rub it [as an ointment] on the inflamed spot, that he may recover.”
Verse Concepts
A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
‘There is no one to plead your cause;
No [device to close and allow the] healing of your wound,
No recovery for you.
Evil » What cleanses away evil
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
Punishment » Minor offenses » Punishable by » Scourging
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of [thickheaded] fools.
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified.
Verse Concepts
the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, stating that he was to be interrogated with a whip in order to learn why the people were shouting against him that way.
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So those who were about to interrogate him by torture immediately let him go; and the commander was also afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman and he had put him in chains.
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‘Now if a man has intimate relations with a woman who is a slave acquired for [marriage to] another man, but who has not been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment [after an investigation]; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free;
Verse Concepts
So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified.
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So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped).
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Then the elders of that city shall take the man and reprimand him,
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Then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a certain number of stripes according to his offense. Forty stripes may be given him but not more, lest, if he should be beaten with many stripes, your brother should [be treated like a beast and] seem low and worthless to you.
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A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit
Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit
Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him.”
Verse Concepts
Wounds » Treatment of
From the sole of the foot even to the head
There is nothing healthy in the nation’s body,
Only bruises, welts, and raw wounds,
Not pressed out or bandaged,
Nor softened with oil [as a remedy].
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.