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'Order' in the Bible

Nay, we had, as we still have, the sentence of death within our own selves, in order that our confidence may repose, not on ourselves, but on God who raised the dead to life.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAfflicted SaintsSuffering, HardshipUnreliabilityFalse ConfidenceTrusting YourselfThe Dead Are RaisedHope In Hard TimesTrusting God In Difficult TimesTrusting OthersDespairFamily Deathpressure

And I write this to you in order that when I come I may not receive pain from those who ought to give me joy, confident as I am as to all of you that my joy is the joy of you all.

Verse ConceptsJoy, Of The ChurchOptimism

For with many tears I write to you, and in deep suffering and depression of spirit, not in order to grieve you, but in the hope of showing you how brimful my heart is with love for you.

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartAffection, ExpressingBeing Earnest For The ChurchdepthLove, For One AnotherPaul, Life OfWeepingAnguish, CauseI Am SadLove Exists Between PeopleFathers Loving CareGrieving With HopeNervousnesspressure

But we have this treasure in a fragile vase of clay, in order that the surpassing greatness of the power may be seen to belong to God, and not to originate in us.

Verse ConceptsClayPower Through GodGod, Power OfPower, HumanRiches, SpiritualTreasureSpiritual TreasuresNot MeExcellencegreatnesspot

For everything is for your sakes, in order that grace, being more richly bestowed because of the thanksgivings of the increased number, may more and more promote the glory of God.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualThanksgivingThanking God For BenefitsThe Grace Given To MenFor The Sake Of God's PeopleGod's GraceThank YouThankfulness To OthersEverything Happening For A ReasonThanksgiving And GratitudeRenewal

Therefore, though I wrote to you, it was not to punish the offender, nor to secure justice for him who had suffered the wrong, but it was chiefly in order that your earnest feeling on our behalf might become manifest to yourselves in the sight of God.

And now complete the doing also, in order that, just as there was then the eagerness in desiring, there may now be the accomplishment in proportion to your means.

Verse ConceptsCollectionseagernessdiligenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityRight DesiresPeople WillingMan's Work FinishedStaying StrongFinishing Strongaccomplishmentsaccomplishmentperformancefinishing

I do not urge you to give in order that others may have relief while you are unduly pressed,

Verse ConceptsHelping OthersHard WorkHardshipHelping Others In Needfairnessrelaxation

Still I send the brethren in order that in this matter our boast about you may not turn out to have been an idle one; so that, as I have said, you may be ready;

Verse ConceptsUseless LabourPeople Sending PeoplePaul's Boasting

Is it a sin that I abased myself in order for you to be exalted, in that I proclaimed God's Good News to you without fee or reward?

Verse ConceptsFree Of ChargeHumbling OneselfWhat Sin?Humble Yourselfpreachingordermyself

But I will persist in the same line of conduct in order to cut the ground from under the feet of those who desire an opportunity of getting themselves recognized as being on a level with us in the matters about which they boast.

Verse ConceptsUnceasingAlways Being ActivePersistencerecognition

To return to what I was saying. Let no one suppose that I am foolish. Or if you must, at any rate make allowance for me as being foolish, in order that I, as well as they, may boast a little.

Verse ConceptsFoolish PeoplePaul's BoastingBoasting

In Damascus the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the gates of the city in order to apprehend me,

Verse ConceptsGovernorsdamascus

And our prayer to God is that you may do nothing wrong; not in order that our sincerity may be demonstrated, but that you may do what is right, even though our sincerity may seem to be doubtful.

Verse ConceptsCauses of failure inPraying For Othersexams

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