Thematic Bible: Should be
Thematic Bible
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
For ye are dearly bought. Therefore glorify ye God in your bodies and in your spirits, for they are God's.
For unto this purpose, verily, was the gospel preached unto the dead; that they should be condemned of men in the flesh, but should live before God in the spirit.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
For ye are dearly bought. Therefore glorify ye God in your bodies and in your spirits, for they are God's.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a living sacrifice: holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable serving of God.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death.
If we live, we live to be at the Lord's will. And if we die, we die at the Lord's will.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Let not sin reign therefore in your mortal bodies, that ye should thereunto obey in the lusts of it. Neither give ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: But give yourselves unto God, as they that are alive from death. And give your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
that he henceforward should live as much time as remaineth in the flesh, not after the lusts of men: but after the will of God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
Thy fruits, whether they be dry or moist, see thou keep not back. Thy firstborn son thou shalt give me:
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstlings of all thine increase:
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Verse Concepts
So likewise, none of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, can be my disciple.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
Jesus said unto him, "No man that putteth his hand to the plough, and looketh back, is apt to the kingdom of God."
That we, delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear:
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Furthermore, we beseech you brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that ye increase more and more, even as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God.
Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information 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 sticketh in the heart of the lad; but the rod of correction driveth it away.
Nurture thy son with correction, and he shall comfort thee; yea, he shall do the good at thine heart.
Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Gather the people together: both men, women and children and the strangers that are in thy cities, that they may hear, learn and fear the LORD your God, and be diligent to keep all the words of this law, and that their children which know nothing may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
And then she took him with her, when she had weaned him, with three bullocks and an ephah of flour and a bottle of wine, and brought him into the house of the LORD in Shiloh, how be it the child was yet young.
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And they brought children to him that he should touch them. And his disciples rebuked those that brought them. When Jesus saw that, he was displeased, and said to them, "Suffer the children to come unto me and forbid them not. For of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, he shall not enter therein." read more.
And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Then said Saul, "I have sinned. Come again, my son David, for I will do thee no more harm; because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have erred exceeding much."
Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;
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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. For they know not what they do." And when he had thus spoken he fell asleep.
Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Let not thine heart be jealous to follow sinners; but keep thee still in the fear of the LORD all the day long:
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he hath chosen to make his name dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine and of thine oil, and the firstborn of thine oxen and of thy flock that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
that all the people of the world may know the hand of the LORD how mighty it is, and that ye might fear the LORD your God forever."
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: 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. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that 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, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
Lead me in thy way, O LORD, that I may walk in thy truth: O let my heart delight in fearing thy name.
The Heart » Should be » Single
Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God.
Servants, be obedient unto your carnal masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ:
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
O teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding.
The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
The Heart » Should be » Given to God
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes have pleasure in my ways.
The Heart » Should be » Tender
Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave 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 spake unto all Israel, saying, "If ye be come again unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods from among you, and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD and serve him alone; and so shall he rid you out of the hands of the Philistines."
The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
And I pray God that your hearts may be sound with the LORD our God, to walk in his ordinances and to keep his laws as we do this day."
The Heart » Should be » Purified
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.
Kings » Should be » Reverenced
And they told the king, saying, "Here cometh Nathan the prophet." And when he was come before the king, he made obeisance unto the king upon his face unto the ground,
And when Saul was up out of the cave and gone away, David arose and went out of the cave and cried after Saul, saying, "My lord king!" And Saul looked behind him. And David stooped to the earth and bowed himself,
For else when my lord the king is laid to rest with his fathers, I and my son Solomon shall be sinners."
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of 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
Wherefore ye must needs obey, not for fear of vengeance only: but also because of conscience.
Submit yourselves unto all manner ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be unto the King as unto the chief head;
Kings » Should be » Honored
See that ye honour all men. Love brotherly fellowship, fear God, and honour 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!
Give to every man therefore his duty: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: Honour to whom honour pertaineth.
Kings » Should be » Prayed for
I exhort therefore that above all things, prayers, supplications, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be had for all men: for kings, and for all that are in authority that we may live a quiet and a peaceable life, in all godliness and honesty.
Kings » Should be » Feared
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and keep no company with them that slide back from his fear:
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
O set me as a seal upon thine heart, and as a seal upon thine arm: for love is mighty as the death, and jealousy as the hell. Her coals are of fire, and a very flame of the LORD:
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul answered, and said, "What do ye weeping, and breaking mine heart? 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 the death.
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest the sheep, where thou maketh the rest at the noon day: for why shall I be like him that goeth wrong about the flocks of thy companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
so that many waters are not able to quench love, neither may the streams drown it. Yea, if a man would give all the good of his house for love, he should count it nothing.
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all them which love our Lord Jesus Christ in pureness. Amen. {Sent from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.}
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.
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Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love."
God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise, for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Thank the LORD for he is good, and his mercy lasteth ever!
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever. Let Israel now confess, that his mercy endureth forever. Let the house of Aaron now confess, that his mercy endureth forever. read more.
Yea, let them now that fear the LORD confess, that his mercy endureth forever.
Yea, let them now that fear the LORD confess, that his mercy endureth 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 Israel that pertaineth to God.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy with the Lord at that day. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well.
Unto Timothy, his natural son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God our father, and from Lord Jesus Christ, our Lord.
God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
{To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.
Call to remembrance, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old.
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
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 vexed.
Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Brethren, be followers of me, and look on them which walk even so, as ye have us for an example.
not but that we had authority: but to make ourselves an example unto you, to follow us.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.
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Not as though ye were lords over the parishes: but that ye be an example to the flock.
Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
so was our affection toward you. Our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
as it becometh me so to judge of you all, because I have you in my heart, and have you also every one companions of grace with me, even in my bonds as I defend, and establish the gospel.
as ye know how that we exhorted and comforted, and besought every one of you, as a father his children,
Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Behold now, the third time, I am ready to come unto you, and yet will I not be grievous unto you. For I seek not yours, but you. Also the children ought not to lay up for the fathers and mothers: but the fathers and mothers for the children.
neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.
Ministers » Should be » Holy
They shall be holy unto their God, and not pollute the name of their God, for the sacrifices of the LORD and the bread of their God they do offer: therefore they must be holy.
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave thereon, as signets are graven, 'The holiness of the LORD,'
but harborous, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate,
Ministers » Should be » Gentle
But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,
But were tender among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children,
Ministers » Should be » Patient
but in all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God. In much patience, in afflictions, in necessity, in anguish,
But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,
Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But none of those things move me. Neither is my life dear unto myself; that I might fulfill my course with joy, and the ministration which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Verse Concepts
as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death. For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness,
Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
These things exercise, and give thyself unto them, that it may be seen how thou profitest in all things.
Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
and one that ruleth his own house honestly, having children under obedience, with all honesty.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife and such as rule their children well, and their own households.
Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, 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
But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,
Ministers » Should be » Pure
Away, away, get you out from thence and touch no unclean thing. Go out from among such. And be clean ye that bear the vessel of the LORD.
but having the mystery of the faith in pure conscience.
Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
"Drink no wine nor strong drink - neither thou nor thy sons with thee - when ye go into the tabernacle of witness, lest ye die. And let it be a law forever unto your children after you:
but harborous, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate,
Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God; not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:
Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, 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
Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, 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
but harborous, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate,
Ministers » Should be » Willing
see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good 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
After this I heard the voice of the LORD, taking advisement on this manner, "Whom shall I send, and who will be our messenger?" Then I said, "Here am I, send me."
Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I testify before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without hasty judgment, and do nothing partially.
Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
Thou, therefore, my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But watch thou in all things, and suffer adversity, and do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thine office unto the utmost.
Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humbleness of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which happened unto me by the layings wait of the Jews,
Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
If thou shalt hearken therefore unto my commandments which I command you this day, that ye love the LORD your God and serve him with all your hearts and with all your souls;
God be thanked, that though ye were once the servants of sin, ye have yet obeyed with your heart unto the form of doctrine where unto ye were delivered.
Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
If ye will agree and hearken, ye shall eat the best of the land, saith the LORD God.
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me, but the strange children dissemble with me. {TYNDALE: And the aliens crouched unto me, and obeyed me at a word.}
Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
And see that thou bow not from any of these words which I command thee this day, either to the righthand or to the left, that thou wouldest go after strange gods to serve them.
Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed - not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence - even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
and said unto them, "Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: ye have not left your brethren of a long season unto this day but have kept the commandment of the LORD your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, power and glory, victory and praise: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine, and thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art lifted up a head above all.
Now hearken to, ye that are far off, how I do with them; and consider my glory, ye that be at hand.
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.
Verse Concepts
Fear ye not me, sayeth the LORD? Are ye not ashamed, to look me in the face? Which bind the sea with the sand, so that it cannot pass his bounds: for though it rage, yet can it do nothing; and though the waves thereof do swell, yet may they not go over.
God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
Lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.
O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee; and according unto the power of thy arm, preserve those that are appointed to die.
God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
that is to say, to God our saviour which only is wise; be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the General Epistle of Jude}
Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power.
The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
And read therein in the street that is before the Watergate, from the morning until the noon day before men and women, and such as could understand it: and the ears of all the people were inclined unto the book of the law.
therefore go thou thither, and read the book, that thou hast written at my mouth: Namely, the words of the LORD, and read them in the LORD's house upon the fasting day: that the people, whole Judah, and all they that come out of the cities, may hear.
And after the law and the prophets were read, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them saying, "Ye men and brethren, if ye have any sermon to exhort the people, say on."
when all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God, in the place which he hath chosen: see that thou read this law before all Israel in their ears. Gather the people together: both men, women and children and the strangers that are in thy cities, that they may hear, learn and fear the LORD your God, and be diligent to keep all the words of this law, and that their children which know nothing may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
And thou shalt whet them on thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house and as thou walkest by the way; and when thou liest down and when thou risest up.
and teach them your children: so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up:
And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Verse Concepts
The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"
Then said Jesus unto him, "Depart, Satan: For it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve.'"
And Jesus said to him, "It is written also, 'Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord God.'"
The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he said, "Yea, happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
"Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock:
And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
And the third year of his reign he sent, of his lords: Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah: and with them, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, Levites: and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to give heed unto the law, and the people stood in their place. And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly, so that men understood the thing that was read.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
Put up, therefore, these my words in your hearts and in your souls, and bind them for a sign unto your hands, and let them be as papers of remembrance between your eyes,
The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
That according, as it is written, "He which rejoiceth, should rejoice in the Lord."
because it is written, "Be ye holy, for I am holy."
The scriptures » Should be » Read
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all days of his life that he may learn to fear the LORD his God for to keep all the words of this law and these ordinances for to do them:
Seek through the scripture of the LORD and read it: There shall none of these things be left out, there shall not one, nor such like, fail. For what his mouth commandeth, that same doth his spirit gather together or fulfill.
The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because that when ye received of us the word, wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man: but even as it was, indeed, the word of God; which worketh in you that believe.
The scriptures » Should be » Searched
Search the scriptures: for in them, ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.
They answered, and said unto him, "Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look, for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet."
The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
but have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in open truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
And thou shalt whet them on thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house and as thou walkest by the way; and when thou liest down and when thou risest up.
The scriptures » Should be » Known
And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If any man speak, let him talk as though he spake the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God ministereth unto him. That God, in all things, may be glorified through Jesus Christ: to whom be praise and dominion forever and while the world standeth. Amen.
The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, all superfluity of maliciousness, and receive with meekness the word that is grafted in you, which is able to save your souls:
The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
These were the noblest of birth among them of Thessalonica, which received the word with all diligence of mind, and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were even so.
The scriptures » Should be » Believed
As soon, therefore, as he was risen from death again, his disciples remembered that he thus said unto them. And they believed the scripture, and the words which Jesus had said.
Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Now therefore set your hearts and your souls to seek the LORD your God. And up, and build ye the temple of the LORD God, to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God into the house so built for the name of the LORD."
Neverthelater, ye shall seek the LORD your God even there, and shalt find him if thou seek him with all thine heart and with all thy soul.
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
But without faith it is impossible to please him: For he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him.
Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek the LORD, while he may be found, and call upon him while he is nigh.
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
that they might sow unto righteousness, and reap the fruits of well doing: that they might plow up their fresh land and seek the LORD, till he came, and learned them righteousness.
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 time of my trouble I sought the LORD, I held up mine hands to him in the night season, for my soul refused all other comfort.
Sin » Should be » Hated
With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.
Hate the evil, and love the good. Set up right again in the port and, no doubt, the LORD God of hosts shall be merciful unto the remnant of Joseph.
O ye that love the LORD, see that ye hate the thing which is evil. The LORD preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.
Sin » Should be » Departed from
But the sure ground of God remaineth, and hath this seal: the Lord knoweth them that are his, and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.
Sin » Should be » Mortified
For if ye live after the flesh, ye must die. But if ye mortify the deeds of the body, by the help of the spirit, ye shall live,
Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:
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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 confess my wickedness, and be sorry for my sin.
And therefore the voice of the children of Israel was heard on every side, weeping and wailing: for they have defiled their way, and forgotten God their LORD.
Sin » Should be » Confessed
He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper; but who so knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall have mercy.
Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.
Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.
{To the Chanter, for praising, a Psalm of David} I said, "I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue. I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my sight."
Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Abstain from all suspicious things.
Sin » Should be » Striven against
Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.
Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
This we must remember, that our old man is crucified with him also, that the body of sin might utterly be destroyed; that henceforth we should not be servants of sin.
Sin » Should be » Put away
if thou wouldst put away the wickedness which thou hast in hand, so that no ungodliness dwelt in thy house;
national Sins » Should be » Confessed
and come again unto the LORD thy God and hearken unto his voice according to all that I command thee this day - both thou and thy children with all thine heart and all thy soul -
Then the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee: for we have forsaken our own God, and have served Baalim."
And they shall confess their misdeeds and the misdeeds of their fathers; in their trespasses which they have trespassed against me, and for that also that they have walked contrary unto me.
yet if they turn again unto their hearts in the land where they be in captivity, and return and pray unto thee in the land of them that hold them captive, saying, 'We have sinned and have done wickedly and have trespassed,' and so turn again unto thee with all their hearts and all their souls in the land of their enemies which hold them captive, and pray unto thee, toward the land which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Thus saith the LORD God: Wash and be clean; put away the wickedness of your imaginations out of my sight. Cease to do evil and learn to do well.
Turn Israel unto the LORD thy God: For thou art fallen for thy wickednesses' sake. Take words with you and turn unto the Lord. And say unto him, "Remit all wickedness and given things, and we will pay thee openly
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
And the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed fasting, and arrayed themselves in sackcloth, as well the great as the small of them.
if that people against whom I have thus devised convert from their wickedness: Immediately, I repent of the plague, that I devised to bring upon them.
national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
And now therefore saith the LORD: Turn to me with all your hearts, in fasting and lamentation.
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
Thus I wait upon the LORD that hath turned his face from the house of Jacob, and I look unto him.
{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, Michtam of David, when Saul sent to watch the house, to the intent to kill him} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, and defend me from them that rise up against me. O deliver me from the wicked doers, and save me from the bloodthirsty men. For lo, they lie in waiting for my soul; the mighty men are gathered together against me, without any offense or fault of me, O LORD. read more.
They run and prepare themselves, without my fault; Arise thou therefore to help me, and behold. Stand up, O LORD God of Hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit all Heathen; be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. Selah. Let them go to and fro, and run about the city, howling like dogs. Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them? But thou, O LORD, shalt have them in derision, thou shalt laugh all the Heathen to scorn. My strength will I ascribe unto thee; for thou art the God of my refuge.
They run and prepare themselves, without my fault; Arise thou therefore to help me, and behold. Stand up, O LORD God of Hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit all Heathen; be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. Selah. Let them go to and fro, and run about the city, howling like dogs. Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them? But thou, O LORD, shalt have them in derision, thou shalt laugh all the Heathen to scorn. My strength will I ascribe unto thee; for thou art the God of my refuge.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
{To the chanter, a Psalm of David} I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me, and heard my calling.
Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
Nevertheless, my soul abideth only upon God, for he is my God.
{To the Chanter, for by Jeduthun, a Psalm of David} My soul truly waiteth still upon God; for of him cometh my salvation.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
O how good is it, with stillness, to wait and tarry for the health of the LORD?
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Therefore, LORD, we have a respect unto the way of thy judgments; thy name and thy remembrance rejoice the soul.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him, and in his word is my trust.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
My soul fleeth unto the LORD before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
Then turn to thy God, keep mercy and equity, and hope still in thy God.
Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me. For thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
Nevertheless, I will look up unto the LORD; I will patiently abide God my saviour: my God shall hear me.
Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
The end of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore discreet, and sober, that ye may be apt to prayers.
Therefore let us not sleep as do others: but let us watch and be sober.
Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
and pray always with all manner prayer and supplication - and that in the spirit - and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication for all saints,
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Watch therefore continually and pray, that ye may obtain grace to fly all this that shall come. And that ye may stand before the son of man."
Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, and be strong.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving,
Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, and giving attendance at the posts of my doors.
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But watch thou in all things, and suffer adversity, and do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thine office unto the utmost.
Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take heed: watch, and pray, for ye know not when the time is:
Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
and the Levite shall come because he hath neither part nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow which are within thy city, and shall eat and fill themselves: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the works of thine hand which thou doest.
And rejoice before the LORD thy God: both thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to make his name dwell there.
When thou cuttest down thine harvest in the field and hast forgotten a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again and fetch it: But it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand. When thou beatest down thine olive trees thou shalt not make clean riddance after thee: but it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow. And when thou gatherest thy vineyard, thou shalt not gather clean after thee: but it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.
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Caring For ParentsLove Between RelativesHonouring ParentsPeople ProvidingChildren, responsibilities to GodFamiliesparentingRaising ChildrenWomen's RolesResponsibilityFamily FirstMotherhoodParenting ResponsibilitiesRespecting ParentsGrandmothersLeaving Parents For SpouseFathers Responsibilitiesparenthoodpiety
And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that it may have sufficient for them that are widows indeed.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
In those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministration.
Let no widow be chosen under sixty years old, and such a one as was the wife of one man,
Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honour widows which are true widows.
Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Study to do righteously, and help the oppressed. Avenge the fatherless and defend the cause of widows. Come, let us show each his grief to other and make an atonement, saith the LORD.
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure devotion, and undefiled before God the father, is this: To visit the friendless, and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world.
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