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Acts 4:17
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Acts 4:17
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17 But to keep it from spreading further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”
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Acts 4:17
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Acts 4:17
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17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
Acts 5:28
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Acts 5:28
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28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,[a] yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.”(A)
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- 5.28 Other ancient authorities read Did we not give you strict orders not to teach in this name?
Acts 5:28
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Acts 5:28
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28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,”(A) he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”(B)
1 Thessalonians 1:8
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
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8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
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8 The Lord’s message(A) rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.(B) Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,
Romans 15:18-22
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Romans 15:18-22
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18 For I will not be so bold as to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to win obedience from the gentiles, by word and deed, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit,[a] so that from Jerusalem and as far around as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(A) 20 Thus I make it my ambition to proclaim the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on someone else’s foundation,(B) 21 but as it is written,
“Those who have never been told of him shall see,
and those who have never heard of him shall understand.”(C)
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22 This is the reason that I have so often been hindered from coming to you.
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- 15.19 Other ancient authorities read the Spirit of God or the Holy Spirit
Romans 15:18-22
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Romans 15:18-22
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18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(A) to obey God(B) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(C) through the power of the Spirit of God.(D) So from Jerusalem(E) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(F) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(G) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(H) 21 Rather, as it is written:
22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(J)
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- Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)
Acts 5:24
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Acts 5:24
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24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were perplexed about them, wondering what might be going on.(A)
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24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests(A) were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets[a] and drove us out; they displease God and oppose everyone(A) 16 by hindering us from speaking to the gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they have constantly been filling up the measure of their sins, but wrath[b] has overtaken them at last.[c](B)
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[a]
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully
Romans 10:16-18
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Romans 10:16-18
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16 But not all have obeyed the good news,[a] for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed[b] our message?”(A) 17 So faith[c] comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.[d]
18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have:
“Their voice has gone out to all the earth
and their words to the ends of the world.”(B)
Romans 10:16-18
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Romans 10:16-18
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16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.(A) For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”[a](B) 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,(C) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.(D) 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
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- Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1
- Romans 10:18 Psalm 19:4
Acts 5:39-40
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Acts 5:39-40
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39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!”
They were convinced by him,(A) 40 and when they had called in the apostles, they had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and let them go.(B)
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Acts 5:39-40
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Acts 5:39-40
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39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”(A)
40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged.(B) Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts 4:29-30
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Acts 4:29-30
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29 And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,(A) 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant[a] Jesus.”(B)
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- 4.30 Or child
Acts 4:29-30
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Acts 4:29-30
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29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(A) 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders(B) through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”(C)
Acts 4:21
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Acts 4:21
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21 After threatening them again, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, for all of them praised God for what had happened.(A)
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21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people(A) were praising God(B) for what had happened.
John 11:47-48
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John 11:47-48
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47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.(A) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place[a] and our nation.”
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- 11.48 Or our temple; Gk our place
John 11:47-48
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John 11:47-48
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47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(A) called a meeting(B) of the Sanhedrin.(C)
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(D) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”
Matthew 27:64
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Matthew 27:64
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64 Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise, his disciples may go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception would be worse than the first.”
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Matthew 27:64
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Matthew 27:64
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64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body(A) and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
Micah 2:6-7
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Micah 2:6-7
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6 “Do not preach”—thus they preach—
“one should not preach of such things;
disgrace will not overtake us.”(A)
7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
Is the Lord’s patience exhausted?
Are these his doings?
Do not my words do good
to one who walks uprightly?
Micah 2:6-7
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Micah 2:6-7
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False Prophets
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- Micah 2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord
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