'Things' in the Bible

Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

For as the woman is from the man, so the man is through the woman; but all things are from God.

But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.

When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.

For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played?

So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.

Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

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.

And when all things have been put under him, then will the Son himself be under him who put all things under him, so that God may be all in all.

For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

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:

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;

As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.

For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.

But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work:

Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.

So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

For if anyone comes preaching another Jesus from the one whose preachers we are, or if you have got a different spirit, or a different sort of good news from those which came to you, how well you put up with these things.

In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches.

If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.

For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.

For if I put up again those things which I gave to destruction, I am seen to be a wrongdoer.

Did you undergo such a number of things to no purpose? if it is in fact to no purpose.

For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

However, the holy Writings have put all things under sin, so that that for which God gave the undertaking, based on faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who have such faith.

But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?

Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.

For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

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.

But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.

And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.

For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.

But so that you may have knowledge of my business, and how I am, Tychicus, the well-loved brother and tested servant in the Lord, will give you news of all things:

So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.

Do all things without protests and arguments;

For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

For the rest, my brothers, be glad in the Lord. Writing the same things to you is no trouble to me, and for you it is safe.

But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

Whose end is destruction, whose god is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, whose minds are fixed on the things of the earth.

By whom this poor body of ours will be changed into the image of the body of his glory, in the measure of the working by which he is able to put all things under himself.

For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.

The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured; everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food; how to have wealth and how to be in need.

I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

Who is the image of the unseen God and existed before all living things;

For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;

He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's.

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.

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.

Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth.

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things.