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"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!
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So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."
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Religious » General references to
And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.
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The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.
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Those, therefore, who joyfully welcomed his Message were baptized; and on that one day about three thousand persons were added to them;
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The crowds repeatedly asked him, "What then are we to do?"
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Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."
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Crowds of people, with one accord, gave attention to what they heard from him, listening, and witnessing the signs which he did.
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And all the people of Lud and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.
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The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled the Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed.
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Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been,
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Religious » FALSE » Called seers
Religious » Dues of » Food of
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
As soon then as the High Priests and the officers saw Him, they shouted "To the cross! To the cross!" "Take him yourselves and crucify him," said Pilate; "for I, at any rate, find no crime in him."
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In like manner the High Priests also, together with the Scribes and the Elders, taunted Him.
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But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;
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The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus.
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Religious » Heal persecution of » Divinely appointed
Therefore, being engaged in this service and being mindful of the mercy which has been shown us, we are not cowards.
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in which I have been appointed to serve, in virtue of the work which God, in the exercise of His power within me, has graciously entrusted to me.
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if, indeed, you are still firmly holding to faith as your foundation, without ever shifting from your hope that rests on the Good News that you have heard, which has been proclaimed in the whole creation under Heaven, and in which I Paul have been appointed to serve.
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It is He also who has made us competent to serve Him in connexion with a new Covenant, which is not a written code but a Spirit; for the written code inflicts death, but the Spirit gives Life.
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of which I have been appointed a preacher, Apostle and teacher, to the Gentiles.
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I am thankful to Him who made me strong--even Christ Jesus our Lord--because He has judged me to be faithful and has put me into His service,
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And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and has appointed us to serve in the ministry of reconciliation.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Affliction of
For it is with this end in view that the Good News was proclaimed even to some who were dead, that they may be judged, as all mankind will be judged, in the body, but may be living a godly life in the spirit.
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He announced the coming of the Kingdom of God, and taught concerning the Lord Jesus Christ without let or hindrance.
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But they went out and made proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming their Message by the signs which accompanied it.
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About this time John the Baptist made his appearance, preaching in the Desert of Judaea.
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And I saw another angel flying across the sky, carrying the Good News of the Ages to tell to every nation, tribe, language and people, among those who live on the earth.
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in which He also went and proclaimed His Message to the spirits that were in prison,
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And Jesus continued His circuits through all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity.
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So they departed and visited village after village, spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere.
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So He came and proclaimed good news of peace to you who were so far away, and peace to those 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
But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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So teach and exhort. If any one is a teacher of any other kind of doctrine, and refuses assent to wholesome instructions--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and the teaching that harmonizes with true godliness,
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through the hypocrisy of men who teach falsely and have their own consciences seared as with a hot iron;
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They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions.
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For a time is coming when they will not tolerate wholesome instruction, but, wanting to have their ears tickled, they will find a multitude of teachers to satisfy their own fancies;
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You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.
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Whoever therefore breaks one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them, will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
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but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
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Religious » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.
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"I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God," answered the angel, "and I have been sent to talk with you and tell you this good news.
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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Some indeed actually preach Christ out of envy and contentiousness but there are also others who do it from 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
highly incensed at their teaching the people and proclaiming in the case of Jesus the Resurrection from among the dead.
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while Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ there.
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Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.
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And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God;
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The Message which He sent to the descendants of Israel, when He announced the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--that Message you cannot but know;
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which he clearly explained, pointing out that it had been necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise again from the dead, and insisting, "The Jesus whom I am announcing to you is the Christ."
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while we proclaim a Christ who has been crucified--to the Jews a stumbling-block, to Gentiles foolishness,
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(For we do not proclaim ourselves, but we proclaim Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bondservants for the sake of Jesus.)
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Religious » Support of » Self-support as practised by paul
and because he was of the same trade--that of tent-maker--he lodged with them and worked with them.
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For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: how, working night and day so as not to become a burden to any one of you, we came and proclaimed among you God's Good News.
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You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.
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nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it, but we laboured and toiled, working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.
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After this Paul lived for fully two years in a hired house of his own, receiving all who came to see him.
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But I, for my part, have not used, and do not use, my full rights in any of these things. Nor do I now write with that object so far as I myself am concerned, for I would rather die than have anybody make this boast of mine an empty one.
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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, "Go the whole world over, and proclaim the Good News to all mankind.
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What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what is whispered into your ear, proclaim upon the roofs of the houses.
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And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'
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proclaim God's message, be zealous in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, encourage, with the utmost patience as a teacher.
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"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."
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and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
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"Go and stand in the Temple, and go on proclaiming to the people all this Message of Life."
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Religious » priests » Laws in regard to
Religious » Support of » In the Christian church
For the Scripture says, "You are not to muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain;" and the workman deserves his pay.
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no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes, nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
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In the same way the Lord also directed those who proclaim the Good News to maintain themselves by the Good News.
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But let those who receive instruction in Christian truth share with their instructors all temporal blessings.
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Yet I thank you for taking your share in my troubles.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » As shepherds to feed the flock
"Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.
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A third time Jesus put the question: "Simon, son of John, am I dear to you?" It grieved Peter that Jesus asked him the third time, "Am I dear to you?" "Master," he replied, "you know everything, you can see that you are dear to me." "Then feed my much-loved sheep," said Jesus.
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Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;
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Religious » FALSE » Prophets in the Christian church
Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed 'the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother)
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And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'
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And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
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At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,
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But if there are Prophets, let two or three speak and let the rest judge.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » As teachers of the word
and teach them to obey every command which I have given you. And remember, I am with you always, day by day, until the Close of the Age."
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A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
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And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.
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Command this and teach this.
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He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth
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Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Obey your leaders and be submissive to them. For they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will have to give account; that they may do this with joy and not with lamentation. For that would be of no advantage to you.
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to the last-named an odor of death predictive of death, and to the others an odor of life predictive of life. And for such service as this who is competent?
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Do not be eager, my brethren, for many among you to become teachers; for you know that we teachers shall undergo severer judgement.
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Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » The temple cleansed
Entering the Temple, Jesus drove out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the money-changers' tables and the seats of the pigeon-dealers.
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So He plaited a whip of rushes, and drove all--both sheep and bullocks--out of the Temple. The small coin of the brokers He upset on the ground and overturned their tables.
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Religious » Dues of » High priests
But into the second, the High Priest goes only on one day of the year, and goes alone, taking with him blood, which he offers on his own behalf and on account of the sins which the people have ignorantly committed.
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So Christ also did not claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "My Son art Thou: I have to-day become Thy Father;"
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Religious » FALSE » Schools of
Religious » Apostles » Call of to special work
And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed Him.
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"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."
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They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.
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When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.
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The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
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"'Go,' He replied; 'I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"
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Religious » Elders » Jewish
But the officers who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the High Priest, at whose house the Scribes and the Elders had assembled.
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"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
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He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?"
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At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.
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as the High Priest also and all the Elders can bear me witness. It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled there, in chains to Jerusalem, to be punished.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Obey your leaders and be submissive to them. For they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will have to give account; that they may do this with joy and not with lamentation. For that would be of no advantage to you.
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Religious » FALSE » Incognito
Religious » Solemn charges given » Paul to timothy
I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.
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I charge you--as in the presence of God who gives life to all creatures, and of Christ Jesus who at the bar of Pontius Pilate made a noble profession of faith--
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I solemnly implore you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by His Appearing and His Kingship:
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Religious » Apostles » Names of
They entered the city, and they went up to the upper room which was now their fixed place for meeting. Their names were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
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Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;
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These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
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These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter)
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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
"When you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel)
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » David
in fulfilment of the saying of the Prophet, "I will open my mouth in figurative language, I will utter things kept hidden since the creation of all things."
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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 recalled the Apostles, and ordered them altogether to give up speaking or teaching in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, "Judge whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you instead of listening to God. As for us, what we have seen and heard we cannot help speaking about."
Religious » Reformers courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod
because John had persistently said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
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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 recalled the Apostles, and ordered them altogether to give up speaking or teaching in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, "Judge whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you instead of listening to God. As for us, what we have seen and heard we cannot help speaking about."
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » John the baptist before herod
because John had persistently said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
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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
These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no 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 servant--one who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep--no sooner sees the wolf coming than he leaves the sheep and runs away; and the wolf worries and scatters them.
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Agabus
and during our somewhat lengthy stay a Prophet of the name of Agabus came down from Judaea.
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Religious » Solemn charges given » Paul to the ephesian elders
"Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has 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
"O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit--just as your forefathers were.
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Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Stephen before the council
"O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit--just as your forefathers were.
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » John the baptist
"I tell you that among all of women born there is not one greater than John. Yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.
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Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Zacharias
And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise.
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