1 Kings 20:35
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A Prophet Condemns Ben-hadad's Release
35 And a certain man of (A)the sons of the prophets said to his fellow (B)at the command of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” But the man refused to strike him.
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2 Kings 2:15
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Elisha Succeeds Elijah
15 Now when (A)the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him opposite them, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.
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1 Kings 13:17-18
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17 for it was said to me (A)by the word of the Lord, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.’” 18 And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.
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Matthew 16:24
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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him (A)deny himself and (B)take up his cross and follow me.
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Amos 7:14
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14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (A)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (B)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.
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- Amos 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse
Ezekiel 4:3
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3 And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; (A)and set your face toward it, (B)and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is (C)a sign for the house of Israel.
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Jeremiah 27:2-3
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2 Thus the Lord said to me: (A)“Make yourself straps and (B)yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. 3 Send word[a] to the king of (C)Edom, the king of (D)Moab, the king of the sons of (E)Ammon, the king of (F)Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
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- Jeremiah 27:3 Hebrew Send them
Isaiah 20:2-3
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2 at that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he did so, walking (A)naked and barefoot.
3 Then the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years (B)as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,[a]
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- Isaiah 20:3 Probably Nubia
Isaiah 8:18
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18 (A)Behold, I and (B)the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
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2 Kings 4:38
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2 Kings 4:1
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Elisha and the Widow's Oil
4 Now the wife of one of the (A)sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, (B)but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”
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2 Kings 2:3-7
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3 And (A)the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, (B)please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to (C)Jericho.” But he said, (D)“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. 5 (E)The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
6 Then Elijah said to him, (F)“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of (G)the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.
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1 Kings 20:37-38
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37 Then he found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him—struck him and wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, (A)disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
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1 Kings 13:1-2
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A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam
13 And behold, (A)a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar (B)to make offerings. 2 (C)And the man cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, (D)Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”
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1 Samuel 10:12
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12 And a man of the place answered, (A)“And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, (B)“Is Saul also among the prophets?”
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