Thematic Bible: Should be
Thematic Bible
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. Neither yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of the outflow of your presses: the firstborn of your sons shall you give unto me.
Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase:
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Verse Concepts
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received of us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.
Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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AngerInfantsBaby dedicationBad ParentsAdmonition, Of ParentsBad ChildrenFathers, Responsibilities OfBad AttitudeFamily, Worship InBecoming A Parentevangelists, identity ofBeing A DadBeing A KidBeing A ParentBeing A TeacherEducation, At HomeChildren, needs ofdiscipline, in the familyParental DisciplineAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstHeads Of The FamilyGuidance, From Godly PeopleInexperienceInjustice, Examples OfLove, And The WorldNurtureNeglecting DutiesRespect, For Human BeingsResponsibility, For God's WorldRightsSubmission
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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight unto your soul.
Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and your stranger that is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, who have not known anything, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land which you go over Jordan to possess.
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Allow the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. read more.
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.
Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do you harm, because my soul was precious in your eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Verse Concepts
Forgiveness, Application Ofevil, believers' responses toGrace, In Human RelationshipsMaliceOpposition, To Sin And EvilPersecution, Attitudes ToPrayer, For OthersReconciliation, Between BelieversSuffering SaintsIntercessory PrayerPersecution, Christian ResponseDuties To EnemiesDifferent TeachingsLove Your Neighbour!Praying For Sinners
Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Let not your heart envy sinners: but be in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks; that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that you might fear the LORD your God forever.
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye service, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
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Witnessing, Importance OfJesus Christ, LordMissionary WorkReasoningTestify On God's BehalfAccusations, Against Early ChristiansThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleAnswering PeopleReasons For Faith In ChristChrist Is LordReady To SpeakThe Hope Of The GospelHope For The RighteousRespectHope And FaithAnxiety And StressGentleness As A Fruit Of The SpiritHope Kjvanswersreverence
Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Come, you children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
Teach me your way, O LORD; I will walk in your truth: unite my heart to fear your name.
The Heart » Should be » Single
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye service, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
The Heart » Should be » Given to God
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
The Heart » Should be » Tender
And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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CompassionAbusive HusbandsGod, Compassion OfAbuse From a SpouseAsking for forgivenessGentlenessForgiveness, Application OfActs of KindnessImitating JesusBad ChildrenFaultsAdultsAffection, ExpressingCompassion, In ChristiansBeing A KidAttitudes, to other peopleGrace, In Human RelationshipsKindnessForgiving Ones EnemiesMercy, Response To God'sCaring For OthersReconciliation, Between BelieversResponseSensitivitySin, Accepting Forgiveness Of
UnforgivenessCharitable AttitudeForgive OthersLove To Others Shown InControlling AngerBrotherly LoveCaringDuties To NeighboursForgive One AnotherThe Need For MercyReciprocityForgivenessforgiving othersForgiving YourselfEncouraging One AnotherGod's ForgivenessLove And ForgivenessTreating OthersAnger And ForgivenessLoving One AnotherForgiveness Kjvempathyforgivingtenderheartednessothers
The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
The Heart » Should be » Prepared unto God
And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
The Heart » Should be » Purified
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Kings » Should be » Reverenced
And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
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ethics, socialethics, basis ofCivil authoritiesDeath penaltyHuman Authority, Nature OfAttitudes, to other peopleAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseGovernmentCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLeaders, PoliticalLoyaltyPower, HumanOrderliness In SocietySubmissionTaxationGod's Providential Control
Therefore you must be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience's sake.
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Kings » Should be » Honored
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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Loving Your MotherCommitment, to God's peopleethics, socialChristiansBelieversAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLove, For One AnotherRespect, For Human BeingsReverence, And Social BehaviourTributesLove, Of Fellow ManCitizens, Christian DutiesBrotherhoodBrotherly LoveReverence To GodAttitudes Towards KingsHonour The HonourableLove Fellow Christians!Fear God!
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Kings » Should be » Prayed for
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Kings » Should be » Feared
My son, fear the LORD and the king: and associate not with them that are given to change:
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm: for love is as strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame.
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul answered, What mean you to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, it would utterly be rejected.
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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daughtersLoving Your MotherFathers, Responsibilities Ofdiscipleship, cost ofMothers, Responsibilities OfSelf SacrificeSonsHeart, Affections OfLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfLove Towards Christ, Shown ByLove For GodUnworthinessMore ThanNot Honouring ParentsThe Need To Love ChristMothersmomsLoving YourselfSelf Worth
Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Therefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.
God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto your name give glory, for your mercy, and for your truth's sake.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endures forever. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endures forever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endures forever. read more.
Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endures forever.
Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endures forever.
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, you know very well.
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Remember, O LORD, your tender mercies and your lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I will be glad and rejoice in your mercy: for you have considered my trouble; you have known my soul in adversities;
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who so walk, since you have us for an example.
Not because we have not that right, but to make ourselves an example unto you to follow us.
Let no man despise your youth; but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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Back to schoolAdultsAdventureFaith, Nature OfFaith, Growth InBecoming An AdultExamplesBelieversHoliness Of MinistersInexperienceInferiorityShynessYouthDuties Of Christian ServantsYoung MenLoving OthersMinisters, Should BeLove To OthersNames And Titles For The ChristianAgape LoveAge DiscriminationExample Of Believers
Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.
Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear unto us.
Even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; since as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my grace.
As you know how we exhorted and encouraged and charged every one of you, as a father does his children,
Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
Ministers » Should be » Holy
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good, sensible, just, holy, temperate;
Ministers » Should be » Gentle
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:
Ministers » Should be » Patient
But in all things presenting ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Verse Concepts
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your progress may appear to all.
Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all respect;
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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FaultsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefselders, in the churchBlamelessness, Church MinistersChurch Authority, Of EldarsReproachTeachersLove, In RelationshipsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleMinistry, In The ChurchMonogamyPolygamyPreaching, Importance OfSelf ControlWatchfulness, Of LeadersConduct, ProperMaterialism
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Ministers » Should be » Pure
Depart you, depart you, go out from there, touch no unclean thing; go out of the midst of her; be you clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good, sensible, just, holy, temperate;
Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not given to dishonest gain;
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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FaultsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefselders, in the churchBlamelessness, Church MinistersChurch Authority, Of EldarsReproachTeachersLove, In RelationshipsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleMinistry, In The ChurchMonogamyPolygamyPreaching, Importance OfSelf ControlWatchfulness, Of LeadersConduct, ProperMaterialism
Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Verse Concepts
FaultsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefselders, in the churchBlamelessness, Church MinistersChurch Authority, Of EldarsReproachTeachersLove, In RelationshipsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleMinistry, In The ChurchMonogamyPolygamyPreaching, Importance OfSelf ControlWatchfulness, Of LeadersConduct, ProperMaterialism
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good, sensible, just, holy, temperate;
Ministers » Should be » Willing
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but of a ready mind;
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God, As ShepherdCovetingChurch Authority, Of EldarsEnthusiasmeagernessdiligenceBishops, Dutiesdefence, humanGreed, Believers' Response ToGuardsHiringMinistry, In The ChurchMoney, Attitudes ToResponsibility, For God's WorldShepherds, As Church LeaderUnselfishnessWatchfulness, Of LeadersMaterialismMoneyPastors
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
But I roughly treat my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
Ministers » Should be » Humble
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land:
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
And you shall not go aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
And said unto them, you have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: You have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.
Hear, you that are afar off, what I have done; and, you that are near, acknowledge my might.
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Verse Concepts
Fear you not me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, who has placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your power preserve you those that are appointed to die;
God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
Be exalted, LORD, in your own strength: so will we sing and praise your power.
The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
And he read in it facing the square that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
Therefore go you, and read in the scroll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house upon the fasting day: and also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, You men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
When all Israel has come to appear before the LORD your God in the place which he shall choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and your stranger that is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, who have not known anything, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land which you go over Jordan to possess.
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Verse Concepts
The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
Then said Jesus unto him, Begone, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, You shall not test the Lord your God.
The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his leaders, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethanel, and to Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
Therefore shall you lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
That, according as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.
Because it is written, You will be holy; for I am holy.
The scriptures » Should be » Read
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
Seek you from out of the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these shall fail, none shall lack her mate: for my mouth has commanded it, and his spirit has gathered them.
The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when you received the word of God which you heard of us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually works also in you that believe.
The scriptures » Should be » Searched
Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
They answered and said unto him, Are you also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee arises no prophet.
The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
The scriptures » Should be » Known
And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man ministers, let him do it as of the ability which God gives: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Therefore put away all filthiness and extreme wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
The scriptures » Should be » Believed
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build you the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.
Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
Sin » Should be » Hated
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
Sin » Should be » Departed from
Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows them that are his. And, Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Sin » Should be » Mortified
For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
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GluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousness
Sexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity
Sin » Should be » Mourned over
For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Sin » Should be » Confessed
He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
[To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.
Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Sin » Should be » Striven against
Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin.
Sin » Should be » Put away
If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tents.
national Sins » Should be » Confessed
And shall return unto the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul;
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against you, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
Yet if they shall come to themselves in the land where they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto you in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; And so return unto you with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto you toward their land, which you gave unto their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Wash you, make yourself clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;
O Israel, return unto the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we offer the sacrifices of our lips.
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
If that nation, against whom I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will change from the evil that I thought to do unto them.
national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
Therefore also now, says the LORD, turn you even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
[To the Chief Musician, altaschith. A michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] Deliver me from my enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloodthirsty men. For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. read more.
They run and prepare themselves apart from my fault: awake to help me, and behold. You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to punish all the nations: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. Behold, they bellow out with their mouths: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear? But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the nations in derision. Because of your strength will I wait upon you: for God is my defense.
They run and prepare themselves apart from my fault: awake to help me, and behold. You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to punish all the nations: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. Behold, they bellow out with their mouths: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear? But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the nations in derision. Because of your strength will I wait upon you: for God is my defense.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
My soul, wait you only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
[To the Chief Musician, to jeduthun. A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waits upon God: from him comes my salvation.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Yea, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
Therefore turn you to your God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on your God continually.
Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober minded, and watch unto prayer.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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faith in hard timesEndurancePraying For OthersSpiritual WarfareStaying Strong And Not Giving UpOvercoming Hard TimesStaying Strong During Hard TimesPatience In Hard TimesNever Giving UpPrayer During Hard TimesPrayingOvercoming AdversityGuidance And StrengthPersistenceGod Answering PrayersHard Work And PerseveranceResolving Conflictperserverancevocationperseveringsupplicationpetition
Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be men, be strong.
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AlertFaithfulness, To GodFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsBeing PreparedBeing A Man Of GodBeing AfraidGuardsSpiritual VitalitySpiritual Warfare, As ConflictStabilityStandingWatchfulness, Of BelieversWeakness, SpiritualDependabilityVigilanceStrength Of PeopleStanding FirmBe Courageous!Be Strong!Not Giving UpCourage
Masculinityfaith in hard timesfaith and strengthFastingStaying StrongCourage And StrengthFaith KjvKeeping FaithStaying Strong And Not Giving UpHope And FaithFaith Hope And LoveHaving FaithStrength And FaithStaying PositiveHope And LoveNever Giving UpBelieving In YourselfStrength And LovepotentialwomanhoodGuarding Yourself
Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Continue in prayer, and watch in it with thanksgiving;
Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Blessed is the man that hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take you heed, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is.
Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD your God has chosen to place his name there.
When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety at home, and so repay their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
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Acceptance, From GodFaithfulness, In Human Relationshipsethics, personaldiscipleship, nature ofLearning From Other PeopleGrandchildrenGrandparentsHomeLove, And The WorldParentsPleasing GodPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRightsSanctity Of LifeYouthChildren, attitudes towardsWidows, Should BeChildren, Duties OfCaring For Children
Caring For ParentsLove Between RelativesHonouring ParentsPeople ProvidingChildren, responsibilities to GodFamiliesparentingRaising ChildrenWomen's RolesResponsibilityFamily FirstMotherhoodParenting ResponsibilitiesRespecting ParentsGrandmothersLeaving Parents For SpouseFathers Responsibilitiesparenthoodpiety
If any man or woman that believes has widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
Let not a widow be put on the list under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honor widows that are widows indeed.
Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Learn to do good; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
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