Thematic Bible: Should be
Thematic Bible
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
for ye were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
for for this also to dead men was good news proclaimed, that they may be judged, indeed, according to men in the flesh, and may live according to God in the spirit.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
for ye were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service;
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,
for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's;
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Let not then the sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires; neither present ye your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;
no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
'Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;
Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.
Verse Concepts
'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
and Jesus said unto him, 'No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'
To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,
Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
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AngerInfantsBaby dedicationBad ParentsAdmonition, Of ParentsBad ChildrenFathers, Responsibilities OfBad AttitudeFamily, Worship InBecoming A Parentevangelists, identity ofBeing A DadBeing A KidBeing A ParentBeing A TeacherEducation, At HomeChildren, needs ofdiscipline, in the familyParental DisciplineAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstHeads Of The FamilyGuidance, From Godly PeopleInexperienceInjustice, Examples OfLove, And The WorldNurtureNeglecting DutiesRespect, For Human BeingsResponsibility, For God's WorldRightsSubmission
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 youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law; and their sons, who have not known, do hear, and have learned to fear Jehovah your God all the days which ye are living on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
and she causeth him to go up with her when she hath weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she bringeth him into the house of Jehovah at Shiloh, and the youth is but a youth.
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them, and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, 'Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God; verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;' read more.
and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.
and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;
Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
And Saul saith, 'I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.'
Enemies » Should be » Loved
but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting 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 having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.
Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
and thou hast eaten before Jehovah thy God, in the place where He doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle, the tithe of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd, and of thy flock, so that thou dost learn to fear Jehovah thy God all the days.
so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And be ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
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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 ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name.
The Heart » Should be » Single
The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
To number our days aright let us know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.
The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
The Heart » Should be » Given to God
Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
The Heart » Should be » Tender
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive 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 speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, 'If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'
The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as at this day.'
The Heart » Should be » Purified
draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!
Kings » Should be » Reverenced
and they declare to the king, saying, 'Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.
and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, 'My lord, O king!' And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance.
and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon -- reckoned sinners.'
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by 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 it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,
Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,
Kings » Should be » Honored
to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
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Loving Your MotherCommitment, to God's peopleethics, socialChristiansBelieversAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLove, For One AnotherRespect, For Human BeingsReverence, And Social BehaviourTributesLove, Of Fellow ManCitizens, Christian DutiesBrotherhoodBrotherly LoveReverence To GodAttitudes Towards KingsHonour The HonourableLove Fellow Christians!Fear God!
render, therefore, to all their dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.
Kings » Should be » Prayed for
I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,
Kings » Should be » Feared
Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings are burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
and Paul answered, 'What do ye -- weeping, and crushing mine heart? for I, not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, am ready, for the name of the Lord Jesus;'
and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;
Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down -- they tread upon it.
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ -- undecayingly! Amen.
Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
'He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,
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daughtersLoving Your MotherFathers, Responsibilities Ofdiscipleship, cost ofMothers, Responsibilities OfSelf SacrificeSonsHeart, Affections OfLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfLove Towards Christ, Shown ByLove For GodUnworthinessMore ThanNot Honouring ParentsThe Need To Love ChristMothersmomsLoving YourselfSelf Worth
Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'
God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, But to Thy name give honour, For Thy kindness, for Thy truth.
Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, is His kindness,
Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age is His kindness. I pray you, let Israel say, That, to the age is His kindness. I pray you, let the house of Aaron say, That, to the age is His kindness. read more.
I pray you, let those fearing Jehovah say, That, to the age is His kindness.
I pray you, let those fearing Jehovah say, That, to the age is His kindness.
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
and as many as by this rule do walk -- peace upon them, and kindness, and on the Israel of God!
may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.
to Timotheus -- genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,
God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Favour me, O Jehovah, for I am weak, Heal me, O Jehovah, For troubled have been my bones,
Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us -- a pattern;
not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;
let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;
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Back to schoolAdultsAdventureFaith, Nature OfFaith, Growth InBecoming An AdultExamplesBelieversHoliness Of MinistersInexperienceInferiorityShynessYouthDuties Of Christian ServantsYoung MenLoving OthersMinisters, Should BeLove To OthersNames And Titles For The ChristianAgape LoveAge DiscriminationExample Of Believers
neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,
Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,
according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.
even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,
Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,
nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.
Ministers » Should be » Holy
they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.
And thou hast made a flower of pure gold, and hast opened on it -- openings of a signet -- 'Holy to Jehovah;'
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,
Ministers » Should be » Gentle
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,
Ministers » Should be » Patient
but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
Ministers » Should be » Devoted
but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.
Verse Concepts
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death, for to me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,
Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;
Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,
Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,
Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
Verse Concepts
FaultsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefselders, in the churchBlamelessness, Church MinistersChurch Authority, Of EldarsReproachTeachersLove, In RelationshipsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleMinistry, In The ChurchMonogamyPolygamyPreaching, Importance OfSelf ControlWatchfulness, Of LeadersConduct, ProperMaterialism
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
Ministers » Should be » Pure
Turn aside, turn aside, go out thence, The unclean touch not, go out from her midst, Be ye pure, who are bearing the weapons of Jehovah.
having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
Wine and strong drink thou dost not drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, in your going in unto the tent of meeting, and ye die not -- a statute age-during to your generations;
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,
Ministers » Should be » Blameless
for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
Verse Concepts
FaultsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefselders, in the churchBlamelessness, Church MinistersChurch Authority, Of EldarsReproachTeachersLove, In RelationshipsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleMinistry, In The ChurchMonogamyPolygamyPreaching, Importance OfSelf ControlWatchfulness, Of LeadersConduct, ProperMaterialism
Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
Verse Concepts
FaultsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefselders, in the churchBlamelessness, Church MinistersChurch Authority, Of EldarsReproachTeachersLove, In RelationshipsHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleMinistry, In The ChurchMonogamyPolygamyPreaching, Importance OfSelf ControlWatchfulness, Of LeadersConduct, ProperMaterialism
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,
Ministers » Should be » Willing
feed the flock of God that is among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,
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God, As ShepherdCovetingChurch Authority, Of EldarsEnthusiasmeagernessdiligenceBishops, Dutiesdefence, humanGreed, Believers' Response ToGuardsHiringMinistry, In The ChurchMoney, Attitudes ToResponsibility, For God's WorldShepherds, As Church LeaderUnselfishnessWatchfulness, Of LeadersMaterialismMoneyPastors
And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: 'Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, 'Here am I, send me.'
Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
but I chastise my body, and bring it into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.
Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.
Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
Ministers » Should be » Watchful
And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me;
Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
And it hath been -- if thou hearken diligently unto My commands which I am commanding you to-day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve Him with all your heart, and with all your soul --
and thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and -- were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;
Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,
At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day -- right or left -- to go after other gods, to serve them.
Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,
Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
and saith unto them, 'Ye -- ye have kept the whole of that which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, and ye hearken to my voice, to all that I have commanded you; ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and have kept the charge -- the command of Jehovah your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
To Thee, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the honour, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to Thee, O Jehovah, is the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head;
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
Verse Concepts
Me do ye not fear, an affirmation of Jehovah? From My presence are ye not pained? Who hath made sand the border of the sea, A limit age-during, and it passeth not over it, They shake themselves, and they are not able, Yea, sounded have its billows, and they pass not over.
God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory -- to the ages. Amen.
Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only wise God our Saviour, is glory and greatness, power and authority, both now and to all the ages! Amen.
Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!
The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
and he readeth in it before the broad place that is before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people are unto the book of the law.
but thou hast entered -- and thou hast read in the roll that thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah, in the ears of the people, in the house of Jehovah, in the day of the fast, and also in the ears of all Judah who are coming in from their cities thou dost read them;
and after the reading of the law and of the prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, 'Men, brethren, if there be a word in you of exhortation unto the people -- say on.'
in the coming in of all Israel to see the face of Jehovah in the place which He chooseth, thou dost proclaim this law before all Israel, in their ears. Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who is within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law; and their sons, who have not known, do hear, and have learned to fear Jehovah your God all the days which ye are living on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,
and ye have taught them to your sons, by speaking of them in thy sitting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,
and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus;
Verse Concepts
The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'
'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
And in the third year of his reign he hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah, and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath, and Tob-Adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. And they teach in Judah, and with them is the Book of the Law of Jehovah, and they go round about into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.
And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, are on their station, and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining -- so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
'And ye have placed these my words on your heart, and on your soul, and have bound them for a sign on your hand, and they have been for frontlets between your eyes;
The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
that, according as it hath been written, 'He who is glorying -- in the Lord let him glory.'
because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;'
The scriptures » Should be » Read
and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them;
Seek out of the book of Jehovah, and read, One of these hath not been lacking, None hath missed its companion, For My mouth -- it hath commanded, And His spirit -- He hath gathered them.
The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;
The scriptures » Should be » Searched
'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;
They answered and said to him, 'Art thou also out of Galilee? search and see, that a prophet out of Galilee hath not risen;'
The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;
The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,
The scriptures » Should be » Known
and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus;
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
if any one doth speak -- 'as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister -- 'as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power -- to the ages of the ages. Amen.
The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;
The scriptures » Should be » Believed
when, then, he was raised out of the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this to them, and they believed the Writing, and the word that Jesus said.
Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
'Now, give your heart and your soul to seek to Jehovah your God, and rise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, to the house that is built to the name of Jehovah.'
And -- ye have sought from thence Jehovah thy God, and hast found, when thou seekest Him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.
Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.
Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.
Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
In a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.
Sin » Should be » Hated
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.
Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.
Sin » Should be » Departed from
sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, 'The Lord hath known those who are His,' and 'Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ.'
Sin » Should be » Mortified
for if according to the flesh ye do live, ye are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body ye put to death, ye shall live;
Put to death, then, your members that are upon the earth -- whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry --
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GluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousness
Sexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity
Sin » Should be » Mourned over
For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
A voice on high places is heard -- weeping, Supplications of the sons of Israel, For they have made perverse their way, They have forgotten Jehovah their God.
Sin » Should be » Confessed
Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.
To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'
Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
from all appearance of evil abstain ye;
Sin » Should be » Striven against
Sin » Should be » Abhorred
The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;
Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;
Sin » Should be » Put away
If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.
national Sins » Should be » Confessed
and hast turned back unto Jehovah thy God, and hearkened to His voice, according to all that I am commanding thee to-day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul --
And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, saying, 'We have sinned against Thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and serve the Baalim.'
And -- they have confessed their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they have trespassed against Me, and also, that they have walked with Me, in opposition,
and they have turned it back unto their heart in the land whither they have been taken captive, and have turned back, and made supplication unto Thee, in the land of their captors, saying, We have sinned and done perversely -- we have done wickedly; yea, they have turned back unto Thee, with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and have prayed unto Thee the way of their land, which Thou gavest to their fathers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have builded for Thy name:
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
Turn back, O Israel, unto Jehovah thy God, For thou hast stumbled by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah, Say ye unto Him: 'Take away all iniquity, and give good, And we do render the fruit of our lips.
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,
And that nation hath turned from its evil, Because I have spoken against it, Then I have repented of the evil that I thought to do to it.
national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
And also now -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Turn ye back unto Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, And with lamentation.
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.
To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high. Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me. For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah. read more.
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see. And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah. They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city. Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?' And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations. O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God is my tower -- the God of my kindness.
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see. And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah. They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city. Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?' And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations. O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God is my tower -- the God of my kindness.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,
Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope.
To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Also, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I hoped for Jehovah -- hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.
Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
And I -- in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.
Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,
so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints --
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faith in hard timesEndurancePraying For OthersSpiritual WarfareStaying Strong And Not Giving UpOvercoming Hard TimesStaying Strong During Hard TimesPatience In Hard TimesNever Giving UpPrayer During Hard TimesPrayingOvercoming AdversityGuidance And StrengthPersistenceGod Answering PrayersHard Work And PerseveranceResolving Conflictperserverancevocationperseveringsupplicationpetition
watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;
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AlertFaithfulness, To GodFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsBeing PreparedBeing A Man Of GodBeing AfraidGuardsSpiritual VitalitySpiritual Warfare, As ConflictStabilityStandingWatchfulness, Of BelieversWeakness, SpiritualDependabilityVigilanceStrength Of PeopleStanding FirmBe Courageous!Be Strong!Not Giving UpCourage
Masculinityfaith in hard timesfaith and strengthFastingStaying StrongCourage And StrengthFaith KjvKeeping FaithStaying Strong And Not Giving UpHope And FaithFaith Hope And LoveHaving FaithStrength And FaithStaying PositiveHope And LoveNever Giving UpBelieving In YourselfStrength And LovepotentialwomanhoodGuarding Yourself
Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;
Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
and come in hath the Levite (for he hath no part and inheritance with thee), and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, and they have eaten, and been satisfied, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou dost.
And thou hast rejoiced before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are in thy midst, in the place which Jehovah thy God doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle there,
'When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in a field, thou dost not turn back to take it; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is; so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hands. 'When thou beatest thine olive, thou dost not examine the branch behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is. 'When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou dost not glean behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is;
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.
Verse Concepts
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 man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,
A widow -- let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,
Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
honour widows who are really widows;
Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive for the widow.
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation -- unspotted to keep himself from the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
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