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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 » FALSE » Called seers
Religious » Dues of » Food of
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
When the high priests and attendants saw Him, they shouted, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I can find no ground for a charge against Him."
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And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,
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But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead.
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But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.
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Religious » Heal persecution of » Divinely appointed
So, because I hold a place in this ministry and that because I have had God's mercy shown me, I never give up.
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for which I was called to serve in accordance with the gift of God's unmerited favor which was bestowed on me by the exercise of His power--
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if indeed you continue well grounded and firm in faith and never shift from the hope inspired by the good news you heard, which has been preached all over the world, and of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.
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He has qualified even me as a minister of the new covenant, which is not a written but a spiritual covenant. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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Of this good news I have been appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
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I am always thanking Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me strength for it, for thinking me trustworthy and putting me into the ministry,
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This has all originated with God, for He through Christ has reconciled me to Himself and has given me the ministry of reconciliation.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Affliction of
This is why the good news was preached to the dead too, that they may be judged in their physical nature as men are, but live in the Spirit as God does.
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yes, he continued to preach to them the kingdom of God, and to teach them about the Lord Jesus Christ, and that with perfect, unfettered freedom of speech.
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Then they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept on working with them and confirming their message by the signs that attended it.
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In those days John the Baptist appeared, and kept preaching in the desert of Judea,
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Then I saw another angel flying in mid-air, with eternal good news to tell to the inhabitants of the earth, to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
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in which He went and preached to the spirits in prison,
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Jesus kept visiting all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing every sort of sickness and ailment.
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And so they set out and went from village to village, telling the good news and curing people everywhere.
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When He came, He brought the good news of peace for you who were far away and for you who were near;
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Religious » Elders » Governmental
Religious » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » False teachers, warnings against
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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If anyone teaches different doctrines and refuses to agree with the wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the teaching that is in accordance with true religion,
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through the pretensions of false teachers, men with seared consciences,
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They want to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand the words they use or the things about which they make such confident assertions.
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For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching so to be tickled,
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whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain.
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Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Their worship of me is an empty show; the things they teach are only men's precepts.'"
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Religious » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come.
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The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel; I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to talk with you and to tell you this good news.
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There appeared a man named John, sent from God.
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Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Some, indeed, are actually preaching Christ because they are moved by jealousy and partisanship, but others are doing so from the motive of good will;
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Religious » priests » Should be holy
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Idols put away
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Christ the theme of
because they were very much disturbed over their continuing to teach the people and to declare in the case of Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
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So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans.
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Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.
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and at once he began to preach in their synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
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He has sent His message to the descendants of Israel, by telling them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all.
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explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ."
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we are preaching the Christ who was crucified -- a message that is a trap-stick to the Jews and nonsense to the Greeks,
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For I am not proclaiming myself but Christ Jesus as Lord, and myself a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.
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Religious » Support of » Self-support as practised by paul
and as they all had the same trade, they proceeded to work together.
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You remember, brothers, our hard labor and toil. We kept up our habit of working night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you when we preached to you.
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You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
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I did not eat any man's bread without paying for it, but with toil and hard labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you.
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So Paul for two whole years lived in a rented house of his own; he continued to welcome everybody who came to see him;
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But I myself have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this just to make it so in my case, for I had rather die than do that. No one shall rob me of this ground of boasting.
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Religious » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel
Religious » priests » General references to
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Encouraged
Then He said to them, "You must go all over the world and preach the good news to all the creation.
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What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops.
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And as you go continue to preach, 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
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preach the message, stay at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people with perfect patience as a teacher.
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Then He answered him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you go on and continue to spread the good news of the kingdom of God."
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and then He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
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"Go and take your stand in the temple square and continue to tell the people the message of this new life."
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Religious » priests » Laws in regard to
Religious » Support of » In the Christian church
For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain," and, "The workman deserves his pay."
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and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor any shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his support.
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Just so the Lord has issued orders that those who preach the good news shall get their living out of it.
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Those who are taught the truth should share all their goods with the man who teaches them.
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But you did me a kindness to share my sorrow with me.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » As shepherds to feed the flock
Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.
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For the third time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you really tenderly love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus the third time asked him, "Do you really tenderly love me?" So he answered Him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I do tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep.
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be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though you had to but of your own free will, not from the motive of personal profit but freely,
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Religious » FALSE » Prophets in the Christian church
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who is called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen who was an intimate friend of the governor, and Saul.
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And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as prophets, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then people with power to cure the sick, helpers, managers, ecstatic speakers.
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And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
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At that time some prophets from Jerusalem came down to Antioch,
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Let two or three prophets speak, and the rest consider carefully what is said;
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » As teachers of the word
and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."
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So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;
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Those who have Christian masters must not pay them less respect because they are brothers; they must serve them all the better, because those who get the benefit of their service are believers and so are dear to them. These are the things that you must continue to teach and urge them to do.
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Continue to give these orders and to teach these truths.
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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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Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
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to the one a deadly perfume that leads to death, to the other a living perfume that leads to life.
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Many of you, my brothers, should avoid becoming teachers, because you know that we teachers are going to be judged with stricter judgment than other people.
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Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » The temple cleansed
And Jesus went into the temple and drove out all the buyers and sellers, and turned the money-changers' tables and the dove-dealers' seats upside down,
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So He made a lash out of cords, and drove them all, together with the sheep and cattle, out of the temple court, scattered the money-changers' coins and upset their tables.
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Religious » Dues of » High priests
but into the second or inner part nobody but the high priest may go, and he only once a year, and never without blood which he offers for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people.
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So Christ too did not take upon Himself the glory of being appointed High Priest, but it was God who said: "You are my Son; I have today become your Father,"
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Religious » FALSE » Schools of
Religious » Apostles » Call of to special work
And as He was passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting in the tax-collector's office, and He said to him, "Follow me." Then he got up and followed Him.
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So Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishermen for catching men."
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He at once called them. They left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went after Him.
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When day came, He called His disciples to Him, and selected from them twelve whom He also named apostles:
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The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
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Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am to send you out and far away among the heathen.'"
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Religious » Elders » Jewish
The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.
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"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals."
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And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
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As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.
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as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
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Religious » FALSE » Incognito
Religious » Solemn charges given » Paul to timothy
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.
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Before God who preserves the life of all His creatures and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made His good profession, I solemnly charge you
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I solemnly charge you, before God and Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom,
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Religious » Apostles » Names of
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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Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John,
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Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
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The Twelve whom He appointed were: Peter, the name which He gave to Simon,
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Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » The incorruptibility of, in refusing gifts
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » The incorruptibility of, in refusing gifts
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Manasseh
Religious » Solemn charges given » Moses to joshua
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Iddo
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Shemaiah
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Jehoshaphat
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » hezekiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » moses
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Obed
Religious » Solemn charges given » Jehoshaphat to leaders of judah
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Insentiate and pleasure-loving
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Nehemiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Hananiah
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Asa
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Lead the sheep astray
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Scatter the flock
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Jehoiada
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Jehu
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Micaiah before king ahab
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Nathan before king david
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elijah before king ahab
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Micaiah before king ahab
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Nathan before king david
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elijah before king ahab
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Zechariah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Ahijah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Joshua
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Elijah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Elisha
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » samuel
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Daniel
"So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place" -- let the reader take notice --
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » David
to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in stories, I will utter truths concealed since creation."
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Eldad
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Medad
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Gad
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Josiah
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of Him, for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod
for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."
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Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elisha before king jehoram
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of Him, for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod
for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."
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Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Elisha before king jehoram
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Jeremiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Micaiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Abraham
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Isaiah
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Nathan
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » balaam
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Jehu
Religious » Solemn charges given » Christ to the disciples
Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them the following charge: "Do not go to the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,
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Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Daniel before king belshazzar
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Daniel before king belshazzar
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Ezekiel
Religious » Solemn charges given » David to solomon
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Hirelings forsake the sheep
The hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf carries off some of the sheep and scatters the flock.
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Agabus
While we were spending some days here, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
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Religious » Solemn charges given » Paul to the ephesian elders
Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, so as to continue to be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.
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Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » -ezra
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
"You people, stubborn in will, heathenish in hearts and ears, you are always resisting the Holy Spirit, as your forefathers did, too.
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Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
"You people, stubborn in will, heathenish in hearts and ears, you are always resisting the Holy Spirit, as your forefathers did, too.
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » John the baptist
"I tell you, of all men born of women there is not one greater than John; and yet the one who is of least importance in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Zacharias
Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he uttered the following prophecy:
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