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Colossians 3:23-24

And all, whatever ye do, work ye from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men; Knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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Jude 1:7

As Sodom and Gomorrha and the cities about them, debauched in like manner to these, and having gone away after other flesh, are set before a sample of eternal fire, enduring punishment.

1 Corinthians 10:1-12

And I will not ye be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all immersed into Moses in the cloud, and in the sea; And they all ate the same spiritual food read more.
And all drank the same spiritual drink: for they drank of the spiritual Rock following; and the Rock was Christ. But God was not contented with the most of them: for they were overthrown in the desert. And these things were our types, that we be not eagerly desirous of evil things, as they also eagerly desired. Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as has been written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither should we commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and there fell in one day twenty-three thousand. Neither should we tempt Christ, as also some of them tempted, and were destroyed by serpents. Neither do ye murmur, as also some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. And all those happened types to them; and it was written for our reminding, to whom the ends of the times have arrived. Therefore let him seeming to stand see that he fall not.

2 Peter 2:1-6

And also were there false prophets among the people, as also among you shall be false teachers, who shall privately bring in doctrines of perdition, and denying the master having purchased them, having brought upon themselves swift destruction. (And many shall follow their licentiousness; by whom the way of truth shall be defamed.) And by covetousness with feigned words shall trade in you: to whom judgment since a long while is not inactive, and their perdition sleeps not. read more.
For if God spared not the angels having sinned, but delivered up, hurled into Tartarus, to cords of darkness, having been kept for judgment; And spared not the old world, but Noah the eighth, a herald of justice, he watched, having brought an inundation upon the world of the irreligious; And the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha having reduced to ashes, condemned with a catastrophe, a pattern set to them about to act irreligiously;

Examples » Jesus Christ being an example

1 Peter 2:21-23

For to this were ye called: for also Christ suffered for you, leaving behind to you an underwriting, that ye should follow upon his footsteps: Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth: Who, being reviled, reviled not back; suffering, he threatened not; and delivered to him judging justly;

John 13:10-15

Jesus says to him, He washed has no need but to have the feet washed, but is wholly clean: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew him delivering him up, therefore he said, Ye are not all clean. When therefore he washed their feet; and took his garments, going to recline again, he said to them, Knew ye what I have done to you? read more.
Ye call one Teacher and Lord: and ye say well; for I am. If therefore, I washed your feet, the Lord and Teacher; ye also ought to wash the feet of one another: For I have given you a pattern, as I have done to you, also should ye do.

Topics on Examples

Abasement, Examples Of

Daniel 4:33

In the same moment the word was added upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven out from men, and he shall eat the green herb as oxen, and from the dew of the heavens his body shall be wet till that his hair was increased as eagles, and his nails as birds'.

Abuse Of Authority, Examples Of

Genesis 16:6

And Abram will say to Sarai, Behold thy maid servant in thy hand; do to her the good in thine eyes. And Sarai shall afflict her, and she will flee from her face.

Accusations, False Examples

Genesis 31:26-30

And Laban will say to Jacob, What didst thou and thou didst steal my heart, and will carry away my daughters as captives of the sword?

Adoration, Examples Of

Exodus 15:1-2

Then will Moses sing, and the sons of Israel, this song to Jehovah; and they will speak, saying, I will sing to Jehovah, for exalting himself, he was exalted: the horse and his horsemen he threw into the sea.

Adulteress Examples

Genesis 38:13-24

And it will be announced to Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

Adultery, Examples Of

Genesis 19:31-38

And the first-born will say to the small, our father has become old, and not a man in the earth to come in to us according to the way of all the earth:

Afflicted Saints, Examples Of

Genesis 39:20-23

And Joseph's lord will take him and put him into the house of the fortress, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he shall be there in the house of the fortress.

Afflictions Of The Wicked, Examples Of

Exodus 9:14-15

For in this time I send all my plagues into thy heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people: so that thou shalt know that there is not as I in all the earth.

Anger, Justified Examples

Mark 3:5

And having looked round upon them with anger, grieved for the hardness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Anxiety, Examples Of

Genesis 20:7-9

And now turn back to the man the woman; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and do thou live: and if thou turn her not back, know that dying, thou shalt die, thou and all which are to thee.

Apostasy, Nt Examples

Matthew 26:14-16

Then one of the twelve having gone forth, he being called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests,

Apostasy, Ot Examples

Deuteronomy 13:1-11

When there shall arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he gave to thee a sign or a wonder,

Backsliding, Christian Examples

Genesis 19:1-22

And two messengers shall come to Sodom in the evening; and Lot will sit in the gate of Sodom; and Lot will see, and will rise up to meet them, and will bow himself with the face to the earth.

Bad Wives Examples

Judges 14:15-17

And it will be in the seventh day, and they will say to Samson's wife, Persuade thy man and he shall announce to us the enigma, lest we shall burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye not call to us to possess us?

Bitterness, Examples Of

Ruth 1:19-21

And they two will go till they came to the house of bread. And it will be as they came to the house of bread, and all the city will be moved at them, and they will say, Is this Naomi?

Blasphemy, Examples Of

Leviticus 24:11

And the son of the woman the Israelitess, will curse the name, and will vilify, and they will bring him to Moses: and his mother's name Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, to the tribe of Dan.

Boldness Examples Of

Genesis 33:18

And Jacob will go to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, in his going from Padan Aram; and he will encamp before the city.

Borrowing, Examples Of

Exodus 11:2

Speak now in the ears of the people; they shall ask each from his friend, and a woman from her friend, vessels of silver and vessels of gold.

Bribery, Examples Of

Numbers 22:17-18

For honoring, I will honor thee greatly, and all which thou shalt say to me I will do; and come, now, curse to me this people.

Business, Examples

Genesis 39:11

And it will be about this day, and he will come into the house to do his work: and no man from the men of the house there in the house.

Children, Bad Parental Examples

1 Kings 22:52

And he will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah and go in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin:

Children, Good Examples Of

Genesis 45:9

Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain.

Children, Good Parental Examples

1 Kings 9:4

And thou, if thou shalt go before me as David thy father went with integrity of heart and in uprightness to do according to all that I commanded thee, my law and my judgment thou shalt watch:

Compassion, Examples Of

1 Chronicles 7:22

And their father Ephraim will mourn many days, and his brethren will come to comfort him.

Condemnation, Examples Of

Revelation 20:11-15

And I saw a great white throne, and him sitting upon it, from the face of whom the earth and the heaven fled; and there was found no place for them.

Confession, Examples Of

Numbers 12:11

And Aaron will say to Moses, With leave, my lord, now thou shalt not put upon us the sin in which we were foolish, and in which we sinned.

Confusion, Examples Of

Genesis 11:9

Therefore its name was called confusion, for there Jehovah confounded the lip of all the earth: and from thence Jehovah dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

Consecration, Examples Of

Numbers 32:12

Except Caleb, son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua, son of Nun: for they filled up after Jehovah.

Contempt, Examples Of

1 Samuel 25:10

And Nabal will answer David's servants, and say, Who is David? and who the son of Jesse? this day there were many servants breaking away a man from the face of his lord.

Conversion, examples of

Acts 9:1-19

And Saul, yet breathing out threatening and murder against the disciples of the Lord, having come to the chief priest,

Courage, Examples Of

Joshua 14:12

And now thou shalt give to me this mountain which Jehovah spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day that the Anakims were there, and the cities great being fortified: if Jehovah be with me, and I drove them out, as Jehovah spake.

Cruelty, examples of

Psalm 71:4

My God, deliver me from the hand of the unjust one, from the hand of him transgressing, and the violent one.

Death Of The Saints, Examples Of

Genesis 25:8

And Abraham shall expire, and shall die in a good old age, and being. filled; and he shall be added to his people.

Death Of The Wicked, Examples Of

Numbers 16:32

And the earth shall open her mouth and shall swallow them and their houses, and all the men which to Korah, and all the possessions.

Delay, Examples Of

Exodus 14:24-25

And it will be in the watch of the morning, Jehovah will look forth to the camp of Egypt in the pillar of fire and the cloud, and he will disturb the camp of Egypt

Despondency, Examples Of

Exodus 14:15

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Why wilt thou cry to me? speak to the sons of Israel and they shall remove.

Diligence, Examples Of

2 Chronicles 15:15

And all Judah will rejoice at the oath: for with all their heart they sware, and with all their desire they sought him, and he will be found to them: and Jehovah will give rest to them from round about.

Disappointments, Examples Of

Ruth 1:20

And she will say to them, Ye shall not call to me Naomi; call to me, Mara: for the Almighty made bitter to me greatly.

Dishonesty, Examples Of

Genesis 21:25

And Abraham rebuked Abimelech on account of the well of waters which Abimelech's servants took away by force.

Divine Protection, Examples Of

Genesis 35:5

And they will remove; and the terror of God will be upon the cities which are surrounding them; and they pursued not after the sons of Jacob.

Dreams, Examples Of

Genesis 20:3

And God will come to Abimelech in a dream at night, and say to him, Behold, thou dead, for the woman which thou didst take, and she having married a husband.

Edification, Examples Of

Deuteronomy 3:28

And command Joshua and strengthen him, and make him firm, for he shall pass through before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

Employers, Bad Examples

Genesis 16:6

And Abram will say to Sarai, Behold thy maid servant in thy hand; do to her the good in thine eyes. And Sarai shall afflict her, and she will flee from her face.

encouragement, examples of

2 Chronicles 32:6-7

And he will give chiefs of the war over the people, and he will gather them together to him to the street of the gate of the city, and he will speak to their heart, saying,

Examples Of Bad Servants

2 Samuel 16:1-4

And David passed over a little from the head, and behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's boy, to his meeting, and a pair of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred of bread and a hundred bunches of dried grapes, and a hundred of fruits, and a flask of wine.

Examples Of Consecration

Genesis 4:4-7

And Abel, he also brought in the first-born of his sheep, and their fat. And Jehovah will look to Abel and to his gift

Examples Of Faith

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel brought near a greater sacrifice to God than Cain, by which he was testified of to be just, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaks.

Examples Of Following God

Deuteronomy 1:34-36

And Jehovah will hear the voice of your words, and he will be angry, and he will swear, saying,

Examples Of Love For Children

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham will rise early in the morning, and take food, and a leathern bottle of water, and give to Hagar (putting upon her shoulder), and the child, and will send her away: and she will go forth and wander in the desert to the well of the oath.

Examples Of Orphans

Genesis 11:27-28

And these the generations of Terah: Terah begetting Abram, Nahor, and Haran: and Haran begetting Lot

Examples Of Patriotism

Hebrews 11:13-16

According to faith died all these, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and been persuaded, and having embraced, and assented that they are strangers and newly arrived from a foreign country upon earth.

Examples Of Ungodly Men

2 Peter 2:6

And the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha having reduced to ashes, condemned with a catastrophe, a pattern set to them about to act irreligiously;

Examples, Bad

Joshua 7:20

And Achan will answer Joshua and will say, Truly, I sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and according to this, and according to this I did.

Examples, Good

Numbers 25:7-13

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, will see, and he will rise up from the midst of the assembly and will take a spear in his hand;

Examples, Purpose Of

2 Peter 2:6

And the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha having reduced to ashes, condemned with a catastrophe, a pattern set to them about to act irreligiously;

Extortion, Examples Of

1 Samuel 2:12-17

And the sons of Eli, sons of Beli-al; they knew not Jehovah.

Extra Marital Sex Examples

Genesis 35:22

And it will be in the dwelling of Israel in that land, and Reuben will go, and will lie with Bilhah, his father's concubine: and Israel will hear. And the sons of Jacob will be twelve.

Faithfulness, Examples Of

Nehemiah 9:7-8

Thou thyself Jehovah the God who chose in Abram, and thou broughtest him from Ur of the Chaldees, and didst set his name Abraham.

False Accusations, Examples Of

Genesis 39:7-20

And it will be after these words, and his lord's wife will lift up her eyes to Joseph, and she will say, Lie with me.

False Prophets, Examples Of

Revelation 2:20

But I have a few things against thee, for thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, calling herself a prophetess, to teach and to lead my servants astray to commit fornication, and to eat things offered to idols.

False Teachers, Examples Of

Revelation 2:14

But I have a few things against thee, for thou hast there them holding the teaching of Balsam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

False Witnesses,examples Of

1 Samuel 22:8-18

That ye were all bound together against me and none uncovering mine ear in my sons cutting out with the son of Jesse, and none of you was concerned for me and uncovered mine ear that my son raised up my servant against me to lie in wait as this day.

Famine, Examples Of

Genesis 12:10

And there shall be a famine in the land; and Abram will go down to Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was strong in the land.

Fatherless, Examples Of

Genesis 11:27-28

And these the generations of Terah: Terah begetting Abram, Nahor, and Haran: and Haran begetting Lot

Friendship, Examples Of

1 Samuel 18:1

And it will be as he finished to speak to Saul, and the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David, and Jonathan will love him as his soul.

Generous Giving Examples

Exodus 36:5

And they will say to Moses, saying, The people are multiplying to bring more than enough to the service for the work which Jehovah commanded to do it

Godly Fear, Examples Of

Genesis 22:12

And he will say, Thou shalt not put forth thy hand upon the boy, and thou shalt do nothing to him; for now I know that thou feared God, and thou didst not spare thy son thine only, from me.

Good Wives Examples

Judges 13:10

And the woman will hasten and run, and announce to her man, and will say to him, Behold, the man was seen to me who came in the day to me.

Guidance, Examples Of God's

Exodus 13:17-18

And it shall be in Pharaoh's sending forth the people, and God directed not the way of the land of the Philistines, for it is near; for God said, Lest the people shall grieve in their seeing war, and they turn back to Egypt

Hospitality, Examples Of

Genesis 18:2-5

And he shall lift up his eyes and shall see, and behold, three men stood by him: and he will see and will run to meet them from the door of the tent, and will bow himself to the earth.

Hunger, Examples Of

1 Samuel 21:3-6

And now what is under thy hand? five of bread thou shalt give into my hand, or that being found.

Hypocrisy, Examples Of

Genesis 27:6-35

And Rebekah spake to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,

Injustice, Examples Of

Mark 7:9-13

And he said to them, Well do ye abrogate the command of God, that ye might keep your tradition.

Integrity, Examples Of

Job 2:9-10

And his wife will say to him, Yet thou art holding fast upon thine integrity: praise God and die.

Intercession, Examples Of

Daniel 9:3-5

And I will give my face to Jehovah God to seek prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes:

Love to Others, Examples Of

Genesis 45:15

And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.

Magical Arts, Examples Of

Acts 8:9

And a certain man, Simon by name, was before in the city using magic, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be somebody great:

Mercy, Examples Of

1 Samuel 11:13

And Saul will say, A man shall not die in this day, for this day Jehovah made salvation in Israel.

Motives, Examples Of

Philippians 1:15-18

And some truly by envy and strife, and some also by kindness of disposition, proclaim Christ.

Oppression, Examples Of

Exodus 1:14

And they will embitter their lives by hard work in clay, and in bricks, and in all work in the field: all their work in which they made them serve by oppression.

Pilgrims, Examples Of

Genesis 23:4

I am a sojourner and stranger with you: give me the possession of a grave with you, and I will bury my dead from my face.

Praise, Examples Of

Genesis 14:18-20

And Melchise-dek, king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine: and he is priest of the most high God.

Responsibility, Examples Of

Genesis 6:13-14

And God will say to Noah, The end of all flesh came in to my face, for the earth was filled with violence from the face of them, and behold me destroying them from the earth.

Revenge, Examples Of

Luke 6:11

And they were filled with want,of understanding; and they discoursed with one another What they may do to Jesus.

Rising Early, Examples Of

Genesis 19:27

And Abraham will rise early in the morning to the place in which he stood there by the face of Jehovah.

Sexual Chastity Examples Of

Ruth 3:13

Lodge this night, and it being in the morning, if he will redeem thee, good; he shall redeem: and if he desire not to redeem thee, and I redeemed thee, Jehovah lives: lie down till morning.

Steadfastness, Examples Of

1 Kings 13:8

And the man of God will say to the king, If thou wilt give to me half thy house I will not go with thee, and I will not eat bread and I will not drink water in this place:

Unbelief, Examples Of

Genesis 3:4-6

And the serpent will say to the woman, Dying ye shall not die.

Warfare, Examples Of

Deuteronomy 7:1-2

When Jehovah thy God shall bring thee to the, land where thou goest there to possess it, and he cast out many nations from before thee, the Hittite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite and the Jebusite, seven nations many and strong above thee;

Worldly Ambition Examples

Genesis 3:5

For God is knowing in the day of your eating from it, and your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Zealousness, Examples Of

2 Kings 10:16

And he will say, Come with me, and see in my being zealous to Jehovah. And they caused him to ride with him in his chariot

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