Thematic Bible: Reasons for
Thematic Bible
Attendance » Reasons for » The example of the apostles
And the apostles worshiped Jesus, then returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were there in the Temple [area] continually praising God [i.e., for the next ten days. See Acts 2].
But when the Festival was about half over, Jesus went up into the Temple and began teaching.
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And every day they continued to meet together in the Temple [i.e., for teaching and worship]. They were enjoying their meals and the close fellowship they shared in the various homes, and were
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Now Peter and John were going to the Temple at three o'clock one afternoon [Note: Jewish time calculations are employed here], during the regular [Jewish] prayer hour.
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Attendance » Reasons for » The divine command
Attendance » Reasons for » A refuge in times of trouble
Attendance » Reasons for » Blessing pronounced upon
Attendance » Reasons for » Christ, our example
Jesus then went to Nazareth where He had been brought up. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, according to His custom, and stood up to read [the Scriptures].
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"Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One of them was a Pharisee and the other one was a tax collector.
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Attendance » Reasons for » A comfort in old age
And there was a woman prophet named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher [i.e., she was a descendant of one of Jacob's son]. (She was very old, having lived with her husband for [only] seven years after being married, and has been a widow [all these years], and is now eighty-four years old.) She has never left the Temple, but worships [God] by fasting [i.e., going without food and/or water for religious reasons] and praying night and day.