Thematic Bible: Should be
Thematic Bible
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.
Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged {by human standards} in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit {by God's standards}.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.
Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies [as] a living sacrifice, holy [and] pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service.
Verse Concepts
Acceptance, From GodGiving, Of OneselfAbundant LifeAcceptance, divineCoolPersonal ConsecrationFalse Worshipethics, incentives towardsencouragement, examples ofAcceptance, Of WorshipDevotion To GodSurrenderingDedication In NtAromasBodyGrowthHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfHonorMercy, Response To God'sMind, Of GodPleasing GodPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesResponseSacrifice, Nt Fulfilment OfSanctification, Nature And Basis
Self DenialServanthood, And Worship Of GodTypesWork, And RedemptionWorship, Acceptable AttitudesBeing DevoutOfferings, FigurativeSpiritual Life, Described ByThe Human BodyMan's Conduct Towards GodDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsUnworldlinessEnthusiasmProvision For The BodyThat Which Is SpiritualAltarsHow To Worship GodLiving OnRight SacrificesEating DisordersServiceSurrenderSacrificeCall To ActiontransitionChristians Being Called Brothers
Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death.
For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live [or] whether we die, we are the Lord's.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that [you] obey its desires, and do not present your members to sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God [as] instruments of righteousness.
in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for the will of God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
" 'You will not delay the fullness of your harvest and the juice from your press; you will give me the firstborn of your sons.
Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.
Verse Concepts
In the [same] way, therefore, every [one] of you who does not renounce all his own possessions {cannot be} my disciple.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
But Jesus said, "No one who puts [his] hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!"
[that] we, being rescued from the hand of [our] enemies, could serve him without fear
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you and appeal to [you] in the Lord Jesus that, just as you have received from us how it is necessary for you to live and to please God, just as indeed you are living, that you progress even more.
Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Verse Concepts
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
TeachersInstruction Of ChildrenParents Duty To ChildrenAnger Of Man, CauseProvokingDealing With Rebellious ChildrenChildrearingControlling ParentsCaring For ChildrenParental LoveAbusive ParentsChild AbuseFathers And SonsExamples Of Fathers' LoveFathers Loving CareFamily UnityTraining ChildrenparentingDadsRaising ChildrenBeing A Good FatherKidsParents LoveRespecting ParentsDiscipline ChildParents Being WrongLoving Your ParentsLoving Childrentrainingwrathparenthood
Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy; [the] rod of discipline will drive it from him.
Discipline your children, and they will give you rest, and they will give delight to your soul.
Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little children and your aliens that are in your {towns}, so that they may hear and so that they may learn and they may revere Yahweh your God, and {they shall diligently observe} all the words of this law. And [then] their children, who have not known, they [too] may hear, and they may learn to revere Yahweh their God all the days {that you live} on the land that you [are] crossing the Jordan {to get there} to take possession of it."
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
Then she brought him up with her when she had weaned him, [along] with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of Yahweh at Shiloh while the boy [was still] young.
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. But [when] Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it." read more.
And [after] taking [them] into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
And [after] taking [them] into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If your enemy [is] hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.
But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him [something] to drink; for [by] doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head."
Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Then Saul said, "I have sinned! Come back, David my son, for I will not harm you again, because my life [was] precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted like a fool and {have made a terrible mistake}."
Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who 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 falling to [his] knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" And [after he] said this, he fell asleep.
Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
May your heart not envy the sinners, but [live] in fear of Yahweh {all day}.
And you shall eat {before} Yahweh your God in the place that he will choose to make to dwell his name there the tithe of your grain, your wine and your olive oil and the firstling of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to revere Yahweh your God {always}.
so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh [is] strong, so that you may fear Yahweh your God {forever}."
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
but set Christ apart [as] Lord in your hearts, always ready to [make] a defense to anyone who asks you [for] an accounting concerning the hope [that is] in you.
Verse Concepts
Acknowledge, Faith In ChristAbsolute TruthAgnosticismCoolApologeticsDesires For HolinessFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsWhat Christian Should Do Alwaysevangelists, identity ofequipping, spiritualAskingHope, As ConfidenceHope, Results OfOpportunities, And SalvationReadinessReasonSensitivitySpeech, Power And Significance OfSpeech, Positive Aspects OfWatchfulness, Of BelieversWitnessing, Approaches To
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, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, [that] I may walk in your truth. Unite my heart to fear your name.
The Heart » Should be » Single
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
So teach [us] to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
[in order] to incline your ear toward wisdom, [then] you shall apply your heart to understanding.
The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
The Heart » Should be » Given to God
My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.
The Heart » Should be » Tender
Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ 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 to all the house of Israel, saying, "If with all your heart you [are] turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of [the] Philistines."
The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
Let your heart be completely with Yahweh our God by walking in his statutes, by keeping his commands as 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
They told the king, "Nathan the prophet is here." He came into the presence of the king and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
Then David got up afterward and went out of the cave and called after Saul, "My lord the king!" When Saul looked after him, David knelt down [with his] face to the ground and bowed down.
It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be [considered as] sinners."
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for [there] is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
Verse Concepts
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 [it is] necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king as having supreme authority,
Kings » Should be » Honored
Honor all [people], love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Verse Concepts
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!
Pay to everyone [what is] owed: [pay] taxes to whom taxes [are due]; [pay] customs duties to whom customs duties [are due]; [pay] respect to whom respect [is due]; [pay] honor to whom honor [is due].
Kings » Should be » Prayed for
Therefore, I urge first of all [that] petitions, prayers, requests, [and] thanksgiving be made on behalf of all people, on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Kings » Should be » Feared
Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love [is] strong as death; passion [is] fierce as Sheol; its flashes [are] flashes of fire; [it is] a blazing flame.
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul replied, "What are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus!"
And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives until death.
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, [you] whom my {heart} loves, where do you pasture your flock, where do your sheep lie down at the noon? {For why should I be like} one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house {for love}, he would be utterly scorned.
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace [be] with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruptibility.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Verse Concepts
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
{For this reason} I tell you, her sins--[which were] many--have been forgiven, for she loved much. But [the one] to whom little is forgiven loves little."
God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your loyal love, because of your faithfulness.
Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he [is] good; his loyal love [is] everlasting.
Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever. Let Israel say, "His loyal love [is] forever." Let the house of Aaron say, "His loyal love [is] forever." read more.
Let [those who] fear Yahweh say, "His loyal love [is] forever."
Let [those who] fear Yahweh say, "His loyal love [is] forever."
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And all those who follow this rule, peace and mercy [be] on them and on the Israel of God.
May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And how much he served [me] in Ephesus you know very well.
to Timothy, [my] true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Remember your compassion, O Yahweh, and your acts of loyal love, because they [are] from of old.
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I will exult and rejoice in your loyal love. Because you have seen my misery, you know the distresses of my life.
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.
Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who walk in this way, just as you have us [as] an example.
not that we do not have the right, but so that we may give ourselves [as] an example to you, so that [you] may imitate us.
Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Verse Concepts
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
and not as lording it over {those under your care}, but being examples for the flock.
Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.
just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, [since] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you are sharers of grace with me.
just as you know how [we treated] each one of you, like a father his own children,
Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Behold, this third [time] I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden [to you]. For I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
nor seeking glory from people, neither from you nor from others.
Ministers » Should be » Holy
They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God, because they are bringing near the offerings made by fire to Yahweh--their God's food--and they shall be holy.
"And you will make a pure gold rosette, and you will engrave on it with seal engravings: "A holy object for Yahweh."
but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,
Ministers » Should be » Gentle
And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
{Although we could have insisted on our own importance} as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
Ministers » Should be » Patient
but commending ourselves as servants of God in every [way], in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,
And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But I consider [my] life [as] worth {nothing} to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify [to] the gospel of the grace of God.
Verse Concepts
according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,
always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy,
Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Practice these [things]. Be [diligent] in these [things], in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.
Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
managing his own household well, having children in submission with all dignity
Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing [their] children and their own households well.
Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
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
And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
Ministers » Should be » Pure
Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience,
Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
"You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to [the] tent of assembly, so that you will not die--[it is] a lasting statute for your generations--
but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,
Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For it is necessary [for] the overseer to be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
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
Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
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 hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,
Ministers » Should be » Willing
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,
Verse Concepts
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
Then I heard [the] voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "I [am] here! Send me!"
Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
But I discipline my body and subjugate [it], lest somehow [after] preaching to others, myself should become disqualified.
Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these [things] without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.
Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
You, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace [that is] in Christ Jesus,
Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews--
Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
"And it will happen [that] if you listen carefully to my commandments that I [am] commanding you {today}, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all [of] your heart and with all [of] your soul,
But thanks [be] to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,
Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
If you are willing and you are obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
And you [shall] not turn aside from {any of} the words that I [am] commanding you {today} [to the] right or left by going after other gods to serve them.
Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
Therefore my dear friends, just 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 he said to them, "You have observed all that Moses Yahweh's servant commanded you, and you have listened to my voice in all that I have commanded you; you have not forsaken your kinsmen these many days, up to this day, and you have observed the obligation of the command of Yahweh your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
To you, O Yahweh, [is] the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, [is] the kingdom and exaltation over all as head!
[You who are] far away, hear what I have done; and [you who are] near, know my might!"
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Verse Concepts
Do you not revere me?" {declares} Yahweh, "Do you not tremble {before me}? For I have placed [the] sand [as] a boundary for the sea, {as an everlasting limit}, and it cannot pass over it, and they rise and fall loudly, but they cannot prevail, and its waves roar, but they cannot pass over it.
God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your {power}, spare [the] children [appointed to] death.
God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, [be] glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and now and for all eternity. Amen.
Be exalted, O Yahweh, in your strength, and we sing and praise your power.
The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
He read from it facing the public square before the Water Gate from dawn until noon that day, opposite the men, women, and those with understanding. The ears of all the people [were attentive] to the book of the law.
So you must go and you shall read aloud from the scroll that you have written from my mouth the words of Yahweh in the hearing of the people [in] the temple of Yahweh on a day of fast, and also you shall read aloud in the hearing of all those of Judah who came from their towns.
So after the reading from the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent [word] to them, saying, "Men [and] brothers, if there is any message of exhortation by you for the people, say [it]."
{when all Israel comes to appear before} Yahweh their God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel {in their hearing}. Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little children and your aliens that are in your {towns}, so that they may hear and so that they may learn and they may revere Yahweh your God, and {they shall diligently observe} all the words of this law. And [then] their children, who have not known, they [too] may hear, and they may learn to revere Yahweh their God all the days {that you live} on the land that you [are] crossing the Jordan {to get there} to take possession of it."
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at [the time of] your living in your house and at [the time of] your going on the road and at [the time of] your lying down and at [the time of] your rising [up].
And you shall teach them to your children by talking about them when you sit in your house and when you travel on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.
and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able [to make] you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Verse Concepts
The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answered [and] said, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God."
Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan, for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand it is written, 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"
The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he said, "On the contrary, blessed [are] those who hear the word of God and follow [it]!"
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
But be doers of the message and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; and with them the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah; and with them the priests Elisham and Joram. And they taught in Judah, and the scroll of the law of Yahweh [was] with them when they went around in all the cities of Judah, and they taught the people.
And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were teaching the people from the law while the people were in their places. So they read the book from the law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that they could understand the reading.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
"And you shall put these, my words, on your heart and on your inner self, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be as an emblem between your eyes.
The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
so that, just as it is written, "The one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."
for it is written, "You will be holy, because I [am] holy."
The scriptures » Should be » Read
And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to revere Yahweh your God by {diligently observing} all the word of this law and these rules,
Seek from the book of Yahweh and {read}; none of these shall be missing; none shall miss her mate. For my mouth {is the one that} has commanded, and his spirit {is the one that} has gathered them.
The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
The scriptures » Should be » Searched
You search the scriptures because you think that you have eternal life in them, and it is these that testify about me.
They answered and said to him, "You are not also from Galilee, [are you]? Investigate and see that a prophet does not arise from Galilee!" [[
The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
but we have renounced shameful hidden things, not behaving with craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person's conscience before God.
The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at [the time of] your living in your house and at [the time of] your going on the road and at [the time of] your lying down and at [the time of] your rising [up].
The scriptures » Should be » Known
and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able [to make] you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.
The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.
The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. {They} accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day [to see] if these [things] were so.
The scriptures » Should be » Believed
So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Now set your heart and mind to seek Yahweh your Go, and arise and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, that the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God might be brought into the house built for the name of Yahweh.
But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God and will find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
Now without faith [it is] impossible to please [him], for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek Yahweh {while he lets himself be found}; call him {while he is} near.
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Sow for yourselves righteousness; {reap loyal love}. Break up for yourself fallow ground; [it is] time to seek Yahweh so he will come and rain righteousness upon you.
Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Make supplication to Yahweh and his might; seek his face continually.
Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
In the day I [have] trouble, I seek the Lord. At night my hand stretches out {continually}; my soul refuses to be comforted.
Sin » Should be » Hated
The fear of Yahweh [is] hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.
Hate evil and love good and establish justice in the gate; perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious [to] the remnant of Joseph.
You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He protects the lives of his faithful; he delivers them from [the] hand of [the] wicked.
Sin » Should be » Departed from
However, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must abstain from unrighteousness."
Sin » Should be » Mortified
For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Therefore put to death {what is earthly in you}: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, 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 my iniquity I confess; I am anxious because of my sin.
"A voice [is] heard on [the] barren heights, the weeping of the pleas for mercy of the children of Israel, because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God.
Sin » Should be » Confessed
He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
"He will sing to men, and he will say, 'I have sinned and have perverted [what is] right, and it was not paid back to me.
Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah
I said, "I will guard my ways {that I may not sin} with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as [the] wicked [are] before me."
Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Abstain from every form of evil.
Sin » Should be » Striven against
You have not yet resisted to the point of [shedding your] blood [as you] struggle against sin.
Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what [is] evil; be attached to what [is] good,
Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with [him], in order that the body of sin may be done away with, [that] we may no longer be enslaved to sin.
Sin » Should be » Put away
if iniquity [is] in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents--
national Sins » Should be » Confessed
and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you {today}, [both] you and your children, with all your heart and with all your inner self,
Then the {Israelites} cried out to Yahweh, saying, "We have sinned against you; we have abandoned our God and served the Baals."
" 'But when they confess their guilt and the guilt of their ancestors in their infidelity that they displayed against me, and moreover that they went against me in hostility--
and then they return their heart in the land where they have been taken captive and they return and plead to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned and we did wrong. We acted wickedly,' if they return to you with all of their heart and with all of their soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive and they pray to you toward their land which you gave to their ancestors, the city that you have chosen and the house that you built for your name,
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Wash! Make yourselves clean! Remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes! Cease to do evil!
Return to Yahweh your God, Israel, for you have stumbled because of your sin. Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Say to him, "Take away all guilt; accept good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth--from the greatest of them {to the least important}.
But [if] that nation turns back from its evil that I have threatened against it, then I will relent concerning the disaster that I planned to do to it.
national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
"And even now," {declares} Yahweh, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing."
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
And I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will await him.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and from men of bloodshed save me. For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not [because of] my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh. read more.
Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see. And you, Yahweh, God [of] hosts, [are] the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any [who] treacherously plot evil. Selah They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl [the] city. Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?" But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all [the] nations. O my strength, I will watch for you, because [you], O God, [are] my (high) stronghold.
Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see. And you, Yahweh, God [of] hosts, [are] the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any [who] treacherously plot evil. Selah They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl [the] city. Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?" But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all [the] nations. O my strength, I will watch for you, because [you], O God, [are] my (high) stronghold.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
I waited patiently for Yahweh, And he inclined to me and heard my cry for help.
Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds [in] his way, about a man making plots.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope [is] from him.
Only for God my soul [waits in] silence. From him [is] my salvation.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
[It is] good to wait in silence for the salvation of Yahweh.
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Surely we wait for you [in] the path of your judgments, Yahweh, for your name and renown [are the] desire of [the] soul.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I await Yahweh; my soul awaits, and I wait for his word.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
My soul [waits] for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. Yes, [more than] watchmen for the morning.
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me, because you [are] the God of my salvation. I await you {all day long}.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
But [as for] me, I will look to Yahweh; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
Now the end of all [things] draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for [your] prayers.
So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.
Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
with all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and to this [end] being alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
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Baptism Of The Holy SpiritAlertFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsBoldness, Comes FromImportunity, Towards GodPersecution, Attitudes ToPerseverancePrayer, For OthersPrayer, In The ChurchPrayer, Persistence InSleep, SpiritualSpiritual Warfare, ArmourSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictWatchfulness, Of BelieversPrayer, Offered WithIntercessory PrayerUnceasingAll Believers Are SaintsAlways PrayingPrayer LanguageOpportunityExamples of secret prayerDiligent Prayer
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
But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these [things] [that] are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act courageously, 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
Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving,
Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Happy [is the] person who listens to me, [in order] to keep watch at my doors day by day, [in order] to guard the frames of my entrances.
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!
Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
And [so] the Levite may come, because there is no plot of ground for him or an inheritance with you, and the alien [also may come] and the orphan and the widow that [are] in your {towns}, and {they may eat their fill}, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all [of] the work of your hand that you undertake."
And you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite that [is] in your {towns} and the alien and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst in the place that Yahweh your God will choose to let his name dwell there.
"When you reap your harvest in your field and you forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to get it, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat off the fruit of your olive trees you shall not search through the branches afterward, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow. When you harvest [grapes], you shall not glean your vineyards {again}; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of 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 believing woman has widows, she must help them, and the church must not be burdened, in order that it may help those [who are] truly widows.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
Now in these days, [as] the disciples were increasing [in number], a complaint arose by the {Greek-speaking Jews} against the {Hebraic Jews} because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution [of food].
Let a widow be put on the list [if she] is not less than sixty years [old], the wife of one husband,
Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honor widows [who are] truly widows.
Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Learn to do good! Seek justice! Rescue [the] oppressed! Defend [the] orphan! Plead for [the] widow!
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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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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