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'Receive' in the Bible

He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming BelieversReward For WorksRewardChristmas Treefriendliness

the blind receive [their] sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed [by healing] and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Verse ConceptsDeafnessBlindness, HealingsdiseasesHearingKingdom Of God, Entry IntoLamenessNewsPoverty, Remedies ForWalkingDisabled PersonsNatural DeafnessThe Healed WalkingThe Deaf HearingHealing LepersThose Helping The PoorBlindness

And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistAcceptance, Of Jesus ChristWho Is John The Baptist?People WillingEthicsIdentity In ChristThe Second Coming

But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom [the capacity to receive] it has been given.

Verse ConceptsBachelorsThose To Whom God GivesBeing Single

Then Peter answered Him, saying, “Look, we have given up everything and followed You [becoming Your disciples and accepting You as Teacher and Lord]; what then will there be for us?”

Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimPeter, The DiscipleSelf DenialSaints, As PilgrimsPilgrims, Examples OfNever Giving Upfollowing

[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you swallow up widows’ houses, and to cover it up you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation.]

Verse ConceptsLegalismHypocrites, Description OfProfessingAge DiscriminationNot Helping WidowsToo Many WordsHypocritesHypocrisy

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