Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger urges him on.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.


“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
They beat me, but I didn’t know it!
When will I wake up?
I’ll look for another drink.”


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All man’s labor is for his stomach,
yet the appetite is never satisfied.

It will be like a hungry one who dreams he is eating,
then wakes and is still hungry;
and like a thirsty one who dreams he is drinking,
then wakes and is still thirsty, longing for water.
So it will be for all the many nations
who go to battle against Mount Zion.

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”


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Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.


But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!”

who says to a king, “Worthless man!”
and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?

A large population is a king’s splendor,
but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

A king favors a wise servant,
but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.


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When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.

Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash. For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our goddess. So if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. read more.
But if you want something else, it must be decided in a legal assembly.

As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, "Is it legal for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and is uncondemned?" When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commander, saying, "What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen." The commander came and said to him, "Tell me-are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. read more.
The commander replied, "I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money." "But I myself was born a citizen," Paul said. Therefore, those who were about to examine him withdrew from him at once. The commander too was alarmed when he realized Paul was a Roman citizen and he had bound him.

and while I was doing this, some Jews from the province of Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar. It is they who ought to be here before you to bring charges, if they have anything against me.

“Therefore,” he said, “let the men of authority among you go down with me and accuse him, if there is any wrong in this man.”

But Paul said: “I am standing at Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as even you can see very well.

I answered them that it’s not the Romans’ custom to give any man up before the accused confronts the accusers face to face and has an opportunity to give a defense concerning the charges.


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive. read more.
Don't wear yourself out to get rich; stop giving your attention to it. As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food, for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you. You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words.


Don't envy evil men or desire to be with them, for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive. read more.
Don't wear yourself out to get rich; stop giving your attention to it. As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food, for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you. You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words.

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.

ה HeThose who used to eat delicacies
are destitute in the streets;
those who were reared in purple garments
huddle in garbage heaps.

They lie on beds [inlaid with] ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.


Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;


Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.


When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.



Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;


Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.


When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.



and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.


and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite; don't desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.

Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great; for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience.

Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food, for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you. You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;
otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household.' If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don't be moving from house to house.

He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves: "When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host. The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, 'Give your place to this man,' and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place. read more.
"But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' You will then be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;

If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience.


We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger urges him on.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.


“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
They beat me, but I didn’t know it!
When will I wake up?
I’ll look for another drink.”


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All man’s labor is for his stomach,
yet the appetite is never satisfied.

It will be like a hungry one who dreams he is eating,
then wakes and is still hungry;
and like a thirsty one who dreams he is drinking,
then wakes and is still thirsty, longing for water.
So it will be for all the many nations
who go to battle against Mount Zion.

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”


>





When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.





gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.


Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;


Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.


When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.




When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.





gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.



Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.