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περὶ — 332x G4012 περί
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Occurrences: 332 times in 305 verses
Speech: Preposition
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:8 - He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:4 - John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 - “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:18 - When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - As John's disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:10 - This is the one about whom it is written: “ ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:36 - But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:7 - You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:11 - How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:13 - Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:3 - “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:5 - So they went. “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:6 - About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:9 - “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:24 - When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:45 - When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew he was talking about them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:16 - They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:31 - But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:42 - “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:36 - “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[fn] but only the Father.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24 - The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:28 - This is my blood of the[fn] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:46 - About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,[fn] lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:6 - John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:30 - Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:44 - “See that you don't tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:8 - When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:34 - Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:10 - When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:19 - but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:16 - Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:27 - When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 - He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:6 - He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:25 - In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:30 - Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:14 - When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 - “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:10 - When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:41 - When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 - They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax[fn] to Caesar or not?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:26 - Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'[fn]?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:32 - “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21 - The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:20 - Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:1 - Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[fn] among us,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:4 - so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:17 - When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:18 - and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:27 - Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:33 - The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:38 - Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:15 - The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 - But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:10 - For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:14 - Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:37 - And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:38 - Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:14 - Then Jesus ordered him, “Don't tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:15 - Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:28 - bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 - The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:17 - This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:18 - John's disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:27 - This is the one about whom it is written: “ ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:9 - But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:11 - but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:41 - “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:53 - When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26 - Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:1 - Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:8 - “ ‘Sir,' the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:2 - So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:5 - Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:32 - But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors'[fn]; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:49 - When Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 - When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:4 - While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:14 - They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:19 - “What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:27 - And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:44 - He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:7 - He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:8 - He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:15 - (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' ”)
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:22 - Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:47 - When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 - But the temple he had spoken of was his body.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:25 - He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:25 - An argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:31 - “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:32 - There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:36 - “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:37 - And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:39 - You study[fn] the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:46 - If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41 - At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:61 - Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:7 - The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:12 - Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:13 - But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:17 - Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:32 - The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:39 - By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:13 - The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:18 - I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:26 - “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:46 - Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:17 - Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 - They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:21 - But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don't know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:13 - The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:25 - Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:41 - and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:13 - Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:19 - and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6 - He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:41 - Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:18 - “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned[fn] against me.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:22 - His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:24 - Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:22 - If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:26 - “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:8 - When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:9 - about sin, because people do not believe in me;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:10 - about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me'?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:25 - “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9 - I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20 - “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:19 - Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 - “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:34 - “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:24 - “Let's not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let's decide by lot who will get it.” This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, “They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.”[fn] So this is what the soldiers did.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:24 - This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:1 - In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:3 - After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - and said, “Brothers and sisters,[fn] the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 - “Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:31 - Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:24 - On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:52 - Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:12 - But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:34 - The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 - “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:9 - About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:19 - While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three[fn] men are looking for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:22 - News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 - So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:13 - From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:29 - When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6 - The apostles and elders met to consider this question.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:32 - When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15 - But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:25 - He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor[fn] and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:8 - Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:23 - About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:25 - He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:40 - As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:21 - They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:24 - Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:25 - As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 - “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:10 - “ ‘What shall I do, Lord?' I asked. “ ‘Get up,' the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:18 - and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!' he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:6 - Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 - The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20 - He said: “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:29 - I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:8 - By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 - When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: “I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:13 - And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:21 - unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.' ”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:22 - Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:24 - Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:25 - As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:9 - Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:15 - When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:16 - “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:18 - When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:19 - Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:20 - I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:26 - But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 - Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:2 - “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:7 - This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:7 - There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:15 - The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:22 - But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:23 - They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:31 - He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:3 - regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[fn] was a descendant of David,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:8 - First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:3 - For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[fn] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.[fn] And so he condemned sin in the flesh,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:12 - So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:14 - I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:21 - Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:4 - I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:11 - My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:1 - Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:1 - Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:4 - So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:1 - Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:1 - Now about the collection for the Lord's people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 - Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:1 - There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord's people.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:8 - So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:22 - I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:27 - Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit,[fn] striving together as one for the faith of the gospel
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:19 - I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:20 - I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:23 - I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:3 - We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:8 - I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our[fn] circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 - My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:2 - We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:9 - How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:6 - and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.[fn] The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:9 - Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:13 - Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:1 - Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:25 - Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:3 - We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters,[fn] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:11 - With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:13 - But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[fn] to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:1 - As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:7 - They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:19 - holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:21 - which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith. Grace be with you all.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:3 - I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:18 - who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:8 - Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:7 - In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:8 - and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:8 - This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:10 - that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus,[fn] who became my son while I was in chains.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:5 - It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:4 - For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:8 - For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:3 - This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:11 - We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:9 - Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:14 - For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:5 - Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:6 - with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.' ”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:8 - First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:18 - And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:26 - If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:7 - By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:20 - By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22 - By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:32 - And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:40 - since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:11 - The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:18 - Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:10 - Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:15 - But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:18 - For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:7 - Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:12 - So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:16 - He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:1 - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:2 - He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:26 - I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:27 - As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:10 - This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:9 - We accept human testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:10 - Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:16 - If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.
Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:2 - Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:3 - Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:7 - In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:15 - to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests.
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