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1 Corinthians 2:10-14

But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God. For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God. But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.read more.
And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit. For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

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Mark 5:19

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

Mark 3:8

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

Deuteronomy 10:21

He is your God, the God of your praise, your God who has done for you all these works of power which your eyes have seen.

More verses: Psalm 126:2

New » Man » Things

Isaiah 43:19

See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.

Isaiah 42:9

See, the things said before have come about, and now I give word of new things: before they come I give you news of them.

Isaiah 48:6

All this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge.

More verses: Revelation 21:5

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A Thousand Things

Isaiah 7:23

And it will be in that day that in every place where before there were a thousand vines valued at a thousand shekels of silver, there will be nothing but blackberries and thorns.

Abandoning Things

Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

Abolish, Temporary Things

2 Corinthians 3:13

And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things:

Abounding, Good Things

Romans 5:15

But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

Abuse, Of Spiritual Things

Numbers 20:10

Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock?

According To Things

Leviticus 27:16

And if a man gives to the Lord part of the field which is his property, then let your value be in relation to the seed which is planted in it; a measure of barley grain will be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

Back Of Things

Exodus 26:12

And the folded part which is over of the curtains of the tent, the half-curtain which is folded back, will be hanging down over the back of the House.

Base Of Things

Exodus 29:12

Then take some of the blood of the ox, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, draining out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Big Things

Ezekiel 24:9

For this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.

Broken Things

Acts 27:41

And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

Burning Idolatrous Things

Exodus 32:20

And he took the ox which they had made, burning it in the fire and crushing it to powder, and he put it in the water and made the children of Israel take a drink of it.

Camps, Unclean Things

Leviticus 13:46

While the disease is on him, he will be unclean. He is unclean: let him keep by himself, living outside the tent-circle.

Carrying Holy Things

Numbers 10:21

Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.

Choosing Things

2 Samuel 24:12

Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, and I will do it to you.

Christ Concealing Things

Mark 1:34

And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

Christ Knowing All Things

John 16:30

Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.

Clothed With Bad Things

Psalm 109:18

He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

Different Things

John 21:25

And Jesus did such a number of other things that, if every one was recorded, it is my opinion that even the world itself is not great enough for the books there would be.

Dimensions Of Other Things

Genesis 6:15

And this is the way you are to make it: it is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

Discerning God's Things

Deuteronomy 18:21

And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?

Dividing Into Three Things

Deuteronomy 19:3

You are to make ready a way, and see that the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, is marked out into three parts, to which any taker of life may go in flight.

Doing Things Twice

Deuteronomy 24:20

When you are shaking the fruit from your olive-trees, do not go over the branches a second time: let some be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.

Edge Of Other Things

1 Kings 7:26

It was as thick as a man's open hand, and was curved like the edge of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it would take two thousand baths.

Eight Things

Exodus 26:25

So there are to be eight boards, with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under every board.

Empty Things

1 Samuel 6:3

And they said, If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it without an offering, but send him a sin-offering with it: then you will have peace again, and it will be clear to you why the weight of his hand has not been lifted from you.

Enjoyment, Material Things

Deuteronomy 20:6

Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

Escaping, Spiritual Things

Genesis 39:10-12

And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

Fear Of Other Things

Genesis 42:4

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.

Five Things

Joshua 10:26

Then Joshua had them put to death, hanging them on five trees, where they were till evening.

For The Sake Of Things

Exodus 21:27

Or if the loss of a tooth is caused by his blow, he will let him go free on account of his tooth.

Forgetting Things

Genesis 27:45

Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day?

Forsaking God's Things

2 Chronicles 24:18

And they gave up the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and became worshippers of pillars of wood and of the images; and because of this sin of theirs, wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem.

Four Other Things

Exodus 28:17

And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;

God Drying Things Up

Joshua 2:10

For we have had news of how the Lord made the Red Sea dry before you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, on the other side of Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you gave up to the curse.

God Hating Things

Proverbs 6:16-19

Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

God's Things Concealed

Genesis 18:17

And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;

God's Things Revealed

Judges 13:23

But his wife said to him, If the Lord was purposing our death, he would not have taken our burned offering and our meal offering, or have given us such orders about the child.

Great Things

Exodus 18:22

And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

Half Of Things

Genesis 24:22

And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;

Hearing Things

Ezekiel 33:4

Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away.

Hidden Things

Genesis 35:4

Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem.

Hot Things

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: and he gave orders that the fire was to be heated up seven times more than it was generally heated.

Joining Things

Genesis 37:7

We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

Kinds Of Living Things

Ezekiel 47:10

And fishermen will take up their places by it: from En-gedi as far as En-eglaim will be a place for the stretching out of nets; the fish will be of every sort, like the fish of the Great Sea, a very great number.

Last Things

Job 30:23

For I am certain that you will send me back to death, and to the meeting-place ordered for all living.

Likening Things

Lamentations 2:13

What example am I to give you? what comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your destruction is great like the sea: who is able to make you well?

Loving God's Things

Psalm 40:16

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

Loving Other Things

Genesis 27:4

And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.

Moist Things

Luke 8:6

And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

Narrow Things

Leviticus 13:30

Then the priest is to see the diseased place: and if it seems to go deeper than the skin, and if there is thin yellow hair in it, then the priest will say that he is unclean: he has the mark of the leper's disease on his head or in the hair of his chin.

Not Like Things

Luke 5:36

And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.

Not Seeing Spiritual Things

Daniel 10:7

And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover.

Not Understanding God's Things

Micah 4:12

But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.

Old Things

Leviticus 26:10

And old stores long kept will be your food, and you will take out the old because of the new;

People Drying Things Up

2 Kings 3:19

And you are to put every walled town to destruction, cutting down every good tree, and stopping up every water-spring, and making all the good land rough with stones.

People Naming Things

Genesis 2:19-20

And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

People Possessing Other Things

Genesis 23:17-18

So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre, with the hollow in the rock and all the trees in the field and round it,

Persons With Things

Exodus 22:15

If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.

Profitable Things

1 Corinthians 10:23

We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

Pulling Things

2 Samuel 17:13

And if he has gone into some town, then let all Israel take strong cords to that town, and we will have it pulled into the valley, till not one small stone is to be seen there.

Putting Things Down

Ezekiel 21:26

This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be again: let that which is low be lifted up, and that which is high be made low.

Recognising Things

Genesis 38:26

Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.

Rejecting Things

Proverbs 1:29

For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

Restoring Things

Genesis 14:16

And he got back all the goods, and Lot, his brother's son, with his goods and the women and the people.

Salvation By Other Things

2 Kings 18:33

Has any one of the gods of the nations kept his land from falling into the hands of the king of Assyria?

Sealing Things

Matthew 27:66

So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

Secret Things

Luke 8:17

For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

Seeking For Abstract Things

Proverbs 11:27

He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

Seeking For Concrete Things

Leviticus 10:16

And Moses was looking for the goat of the sin-offering, but it was burned; and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron, who were still living, saying,

Seeking Things Above

Colossians 3:1-2

If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Seven Things

Genesis 41:5

But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem.

Sharing Material Things

Genesis 14:24

Give me nothing but the food which the fighting-men who went with me have had; but let Aner and Eshcol and Mamre have their part of the goods.

Six Things

Exodus 25:32

It is to have six branches coming out from its sides; three branches from one side and three from the other.

Small Things

1 Kings 8:64

The same day the king made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering there the burned offering and the meal offering and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar of the Lord for the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings.

Small Things God Uses

Exodus 4:2

And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.

Storing Other Things

Genesis 27:36

And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not kept a blessing for me?

Straight Things

Ezekiel 1:7

And their feet were straight feet; and the under sides of their feet were like the feet of oxen; and they were shining like polished brass.

Taking God's Things

Matthew 13:12

Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Things As Signs

Exodus 12:13

And the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are: when I see the blood I will go over you, and no evil will come on you for your destruction, when my hand is on the land of Egypt.

Things As Witnesses

Genesis 21:30

And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

Things Changed

Exodus 4:3

And he said, Put it down on the earth. And he put it down on the earth and it became a snake; and Moses went running from it.

Things Falling

Joshua 6:5

And at the sound of a long note on the horns, let all the people give a loud cry; and the wall of the town will come down flat, and all the people are to go straight forward.

Things Going Before

Numbers 10:33

So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;

Things Going Up

Ecclesiastes 1:5

The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.

Things Lifted Up

Genesis 7:17

And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth.

Things Like

Galatians 5:21

Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

Things Like Bronze

Deuteronomy 28:23

And the heaven over your heads will be brass, and the earth under you hard as iron.

Things Like Gold

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

Things Like Iron

Deuteronomy 28:23

And the heaven over your heads will be brass, and the earth under you hard as iron.

Things Like People

Judges 9:36

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like men.

Things Like Snakes

Micah 7:17

They will take dust as their food like a snake, like the things which go flat on the earth; they will come shaking with fear out of their secret places: they will come with fear to the Lord our God, full of fear because of you.

Things Manifest

1 Timothy 5:24

The sins of some men are clearly seen, going before them to be judged; but with others, their sins go after them.

Things On High

Ezekiel 21:26

This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be again: let that which is low be lifted up, and that which is high be made low.

Things Revealed

1 Samuel 9:15

Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

Things Shaking

Hebrews 12:27

And the words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.

Things Stopping

Exodus 9:29

And Moses said, When I am gone outside the town, my hands will be stretched out to the Lord; the thunders and the ice-storm will come to an end, so that you may see that the earth is the Lord's.

Things Stripped

Isaiah 22:6

And Elam was armed with arrows, and Aram came on horseback; and the breastplate of Kir was uncovered.

Things Stuck Together

Psalm 22:15

My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.

Things Surrounding

Genesis 2:11

The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.

Things Under

1 Corinthians 15:27

For, as it says, He has put all things under his feet. But when he says, All things are put under him, it is clear that it is not said about him who put all things under him.

Things Which Cannot Save

Lamentations 4:17

Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.

Top Of Things

1 Kings 7:16-20

And he made the two crowns to be put on the tops of the pillars, of brass made soft in the fire; the crowns were five cubits high.

Touching Holy Things

Leviticus 22:6

Any person touching any such unclean thing will be unclean till evening, and may not take of the holy food till his flesh has been bathed in water;

Touching Unclean Things

Leviticus 5:2-3

If anyone becomes unclean through touching unconsciously some unclean thing, such as the dead body of an unclean beast or of unclean cattle or of any unclean animal which goes flat on the earth, he will be responsible:

Twelve Things

Exodus 15:27

And they came to Elim where there were twelve water-springs and seventy palm-trees: and they put up their tents there by the waters.

Two Intangible Things

1 Kings 18:21

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.

Two Other Things

Genesis 1:16

And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

Unable To Do Other Things

Exodus 2:3

And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.

Unbearable Things

Acts 15:10

Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?

Uncertain Things

Deuteronomy 28:66

Your very life will be hanging in doubt before you, and day and night will be dark with fears, and nothing in life will be certain:

Uncertain, Things That Are

John 16:32

See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

Unclean Things

Leviticus 13:51

And he is to see the mark on the seventh day; if the mark is increased in the clothing, or in the threads of the material, or in the leather, whatever the leather is used for, it is the disease biting into it: it is unclean.

Unfitting Things

Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

Unimportant Things

Exodus 18:22

And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

Unique Things

Exodus 9:18

Truly, tomorrow about this time I will send down an ice-storm, such as never was in Egypt from its earliest days till now.

Unrelated Things

2 Kings 9:18

So a horseman went out to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? come after me. And the watchman gave them word, saying, The horseman went up to them, but has not come back.

Weights Of Other Things

Exodus 30:24

And of cassia, five hundred shekels' weight measured by the scale of the holy place, and of olive oil a hin:

Why God Did Things

Exodus 18:8

And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.

Worshipping Material Things

Exodus 32:8

Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

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