Thematic Bible: Reproves
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Christ » Reproves » Sacrifice of
For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.
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and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--
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No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.
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And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'
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Gave himself for our sins, in accordance with the will of God and Father,
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For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.
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For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty.
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for then Christ would have had to undergo death many times since the creation of the world. But now, once and for all, at the close of the age, he has appeared, in order to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself.
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We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.
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Christ » Reproves » Resurrection of
At that time Jesus Christ began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and undergo much suffering at the hands of the Councillors, and Chief Priests, and Teachers of the Law, and be put to death, and rise on the third day.
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And give him up to the Gentiles for them to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will rise."
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But, after I have risen, I shall go before you into Galilee."
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As they were going down the mountain-side, Jesus cautioned them not to relate what they had seen to any one, till after the Son of Man should have risen again from the dead.
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Yet, after I have risen, I shall go before you into Galilee."
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"Destroy this temple," was his answer, "and I will raise it in three days."
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However I have received help from God to this very day, and so stand here, and bear my testimony to high and low alike--without adding a word to what the Prophets, as well as Moses, declared should happen-- That the Christ must suffer, and that, by rising from the dead, he was destined to be the first to bring news of Light, not only to our nation, but also to the Gentiles."
Christ » Reproves » Retirement sought by
When the Apostles returned, they related to Jesus all that they had done. Then Jesus retired privately to a town called Bethsaida, taking the Apostles with him.
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After dismissing the crowds, he went up the hill by himself to pray; and, when evening fell, he was there alone.
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On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down., you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.
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Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, and the brothers James and John, and led them up a high mountain alone.
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When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples round him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way:
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"Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot," he said, "and rest for a while"--for there were so many people coming and going that they had not time even to eat.
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On leaving that place, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, and did not wish anyone to know it, but could not escape notice.
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Then he withdrew about a stone's throw, and knelt down and began to pray.
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Christ » Reproves » Rock of offence
Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?" This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;
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And blessed is the man who finds no hindrance in me."
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We are proclaiming Christ crucified!-to the Jews an obstacle, to the Gentiles mere folly,
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These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."
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And why? Because they looked to obedience, and not to faith, to secure it. They stumbled over 'the Stumbling-block.'
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and 'a stumbling-block, and a rock which shall prove a hindrance.' They stumble because they do not accept the Message. This was the fate destined for them.
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Christ » Reproves » Reverence for
For a woman, whose little daughter had a foul spirit in her, heard of him immediately, and came and threw herself at his feet--
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And he saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said: "Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."
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While Jesus was saying this, a President of a Synagogue came up and bowed to the ground before him. "My daughter," he said, "Has just died; but come and place your hand on her, and she will be restored to life."
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But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said: "Master, help me."
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Then the mother of Zebediah's sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.
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And one of the Presidents of the Synagogue, whose name was Jaeirus, came and, as soon as he saw Jesus, threw himself at his feet with repeated entreaties.
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"Then, Sir, I do believe," said the man, bowing to the ground before him;
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Christ » Reproves » Revelation of
Moses himself said--'The Lord your God will raise up from among your brothers a Prophet, as he raised me. To him you will listen whenever he speaks to you.
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For I have given them the teaching which thou gavest me, and they received it, and clearly understood that I came from thee, and they believed that thou has sent me as thy Messenger.
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"I have still much that concerns you to speak of and to pass judgment on; yet he who sent me may be trusted, and I speak to the world only of the things which I have heard from him."
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For I have not delivered it on my own authority; but the Father, who sent me, has himself given me his command as to what I should say, and what message I should deliver.
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Do not you believe that I am in union with the Father, and the Father with me? In giving you my teaching I am not speaking on my own authority; but the Father himself, always in union with me, does his own work.
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He who does not love me will not lay my Message to heart; and the Message to which you are listening is not my own, but that of the Father who sent me.
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Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
Then I saw that Heaven lay open. There appears a white horse; its rider is called 'Faithful' and 'True'; righteously does he judge and make war.
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Christ » Reproves » Of Christ, a central truth of the gospel
The Apostles continued with great power to bear their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God's blessing rested upon them all abundantly.
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We are ourselves, too, witnesses to all that he did in Judea and in Jerusalem; yet they put him to death by hanging him on a cross! This Jesus God raised on the third day, and enabled him to appear, Not indeed to every one, but to witnesses chosen beforehand by God--to us, who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.
But, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.
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He, I say, in accordance with God's definite plan and with his previous knowledge, was betrayed, and you, by the hands of lawless men, nailed him to a cross and put him to death. But God released him from the pangs of death and raised him to life, it being impossible for death to retain its hold upon him.
You, I say, disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for the release of a murderer! The very Guide to Life you put to death! But God raised him from the dead--and of that we are ourselves witnesses.
And, following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three Sabbaths addressed them, drawing his arguments from the Scriptures. He laid before them and explained that the Christ must undergo suffering and rise from the dead; and "It is this man," he declared, "who is the Christ--this Jesus about whom I am telling you."
Christ » Reproves » Some infallible proofs of
With abundant proofs, he showed himself to them, still living, after his death; appearing to them from time to time during forty days, and speaking of all that related to the Kingdom of God.
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So they went made the tomb secure, by sealing the stone, in presence of the guard.
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After which he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Master.
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Look at my hands and my feet, and you will know that it is I. Feel me, and look at me, for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see that I have."
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Christ » Reproves » Reviled
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said:
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"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the 'King of Israel,' come down from the cross now, that we may see it and believe." Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus reviled him.
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One of the criminals who were hanging beside Jesus railed at him. "Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us," he said.
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Christ » Reproves » Of Christ announced by angels
He is not here; for he has risen, as he said he would. Come, and see the place where he was lying;
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"Do not be dismayed; you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified; he has risen, he is not here! Look! Here is the place where they laid him.
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[He is not here; but he has risen.] Remember how he spoke to you before he left Galilee--
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Christ » Reproves » To those who criticised mary
'All whom I love I rebuke and discipline.' Therefore be in earnest and repent.
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"Let her alone," said Jesus, "that she may keep it till the day when my body is being prepared for burial.
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Christ » Reproves » To the disciples powerless to heal the demoniac
Then Jesus said to them: "O foolish men, slow to accept all that the Prophets have said!
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"O faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed; "how long must I be with you and have patience with you? Lead your son here."
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Christ » Reproves » To the eleven, disbelieving in his resurrection
Later on, he made himself known to the Eleven themselves as they were at a meal, and reproached them with their want of faith and their stubbornness, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen from the dead.
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Christ » Reproves » To the seekers after loaves and fishes
"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "it is not on account of the signs which you saw that you are looking for me, but because you had the bread to eat and were satisfied.
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Christ » Reproves » To peter
Jesus, however, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter. "Out of my sight, Satan!" he exclaimed. "For you look at things, not as God does, but as man does."
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Paul » Reproves » soothsayer
One day, as we were on our way to the Place of Prayer, we were met by a girl possessed by a divining spirit, who made large profits for her masters by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, calling: "These men are servants of the most high God, and they are bringing you news of a way to Salvation." She had been doing this for several days, when Paul, much vexed, turned and said to the spirit within her: "In the Name of Jesus Christ I command you to leave her." That very moment the spirit left her.
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