Thematic Bible: Worldly
Thematic Bible
Dancing » Worldly
The daughter of Herodias went in and danced to them, and Herod and his guests were so delighted that the king said to the girl, "Ask anything you like and I will give you it."
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Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
What would it avail me that, humanly speaking, I 'fought with wild beasts' at Ephesus? If dead men do not rise, let us eat and drink, for we will be dead to-morrow!
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Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also came across him. Some said, "Whatever does the fellow mean with his scraps of learning'?" Others said, "He looks like a herald of foreign deities" (this was because he preached 'Jesus' and 'the Resurrection').
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Worldly » Host » A great host » Against
While he was still speaking, there came a mob headed by the man called Judas, one of the twelve. He approached in order to kiss Jesus,
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Worldly » Labour » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him."
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Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Luxurious living, examples of
There was a rich man, clad in purple and fine linen, who lived sumptuously every day.
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Worldly » Care, folly of » Dilemma
The factor said to himself, 'What am I to do, now that my master is taking the factorship away from me? I am too weak to dig, I am ashamed to beg.
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Then Jesus said to them, "The Light will shine among you for a little longer yet; walk while you have the Light, that the darkness may not overtake you. He who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.
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Pilate said, "Then what am I to do with Jesus the so-called 'Christ'?" They all said, "Have him crucified!"
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So he debated, 'What am I to do? I have no room to store my crops.'
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Worldly » Ambition » Adonijah
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
Not many days later, the younger son sold off everything and went abroad to a distant land, where he squandered his means in loose living.
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But as soon as this son of yours arrives, after having wasted your means with harlots, you kill the fatted calf for him!'
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Worldly » Ambition » Builders
And he said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my granaries and build larger ones, where I can store all my produce and my goods.
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He who has listened and has not obeyed is like a man who built a house on the earth with no foundation; the river dashed against it and it collapsed at once, and the ruin of that house was great."
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Worldly » Fulness » Spiritual watchmen
Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.
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Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
they will be treacherous, reckless and conceited, preferring pleasure to God ??5 for though they keep up a form of religion, they will have nothing to do with it as a force. Avoid all such.
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For we ourselves were once senseless, disobedient, astray, enslaved to all manner of passions and pleasures; we spent our days in malice and envy, we were hateful, and we hated one another.
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You have revelled on earth and plunged into dissipation; you have fattened yourselves as for the Day of slaughter;
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whereas the widow who plunges into dissipation is dead before ever she dies.
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Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Wantonness
By talking arrogant futilities they beguile with the sensual lure of fleshly passion those who are just escaping from the company of misconduct ??19 promising them freedom, when they are themselves enslaved to corruption (for a man is the slave of whatever overpowers him).
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You have revelled on earth and plunged into dissipation; you have fattened yourselves as for the Day of slaughter;
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But as soon as this son of yours arrives, after having wasted your means with harlots, you kill the fatted calf for him!'
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Worldly » Care, folly of » The sinners' portion
Worldly » Ambition » The jews
How can you believe, you who accept credit from one another instead of aiming at the credit which comes from the only God?
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the adversary who vaunts himself above and against every so-called god or object of worship, actually seating himself in the temple of God with the proclamation that he himself is God.
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Worldly » Ambition » Absalom
Worldly » Care, folly of » Profitless
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Poverty
Worldly » Care, folly of » Chokes the "word"
As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.
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Some other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
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Worldly » Ambition » The mother of james and john
He said to her, "What do you want?" She said, "Give orders that my two sons are to sit at your right hand and at your left in your Realm."
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Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.
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Worldly » Care, folly of » Drives away sleep
Worldly » Care, folly of » Indicates a distrust of providence
Do not be troubled, then, and cry, 'What are we to eat?' or 'what are we to drink?' or 'how are we to be clothed?' (pagans make all that their aim in life) for your heavenly Father knows quite well you need all that.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Desire for incessant revelry
done out of the profits of their evil-doing. Pleasure for them is revelling in open daylight ??spots and blots, with their dissipated revelling, as they carouse in your midst! ??14 their eyes are full of harlotry, insatiable for sin; their own hearts trained to lust, they beguile unsteady souls. Accursed generation!
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Worldly » Ambition » Men after the flood
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Presumption
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample stores laid up for many a year; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'
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Worldly » Care, folly of » Mars the peace of home
Now Martha was so busy attending to them that she grew worried; she came up and said, "Lord, is it all one to you that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Come, tell her to lend me a hand."
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Worldly » Ambition » The disciples
A quarrel also rose among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest.
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Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual barrenness
As for the seed that fell among thorns, that means people who hear but who go and get choked with worries and money and the pleasures of life, so that they never ripen.
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Related Topics
- Affluence
- Ambition, negative aspects of
- Amusements, Evil Results
- Being Happy And Enjoying Life
- Busyness
- Care
- Choking
- Covetousness, Nature of
- Dancing
- Eating And Drinking
- Eating Drinking And Rejoicing
- Enjoying Life
- Excess
- Extravagance
- Food
- Fun
- Futility
- Gluttony
- Hedonism
- Leisure, And Pastimes
- Leisure, Nature And Purpose Of
- Loss
- Love, Abuse Of
- Many Combatants
- Physical Labour
- Pleasure
- Pleasure Seekers
- Pleasure, Worldly
- Presumptuous Plans
- Rich, The
- Riches, Dangers Of
- Seeking Honour
- Self Indulgence
- Shame Of Bad Conduct
- Short Time Till The End
- Soliloquy
- Success And Hard Work
- Sun