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Matthew 23:34
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Matthew 23:34
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34 For this reason I send you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
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Matthew 23:34
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Matthew 23:34
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34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(A) others you will flog in your synagogues(B) and pursue from town to town.(C)
Matthew 10:16-17
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Matthew 10:16-17
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Coming Persecutions
16 “I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.(A) 17 Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues,
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Matthew 10:16-17
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Matthew 10:16-17
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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B) 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils(C) and be flogged in the synagogues.(D)
Matthew 13:52
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Matthew 13:52
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52 And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
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Matthew 13:52
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Matthew 13:52
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52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Colossians 1:28
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Colossians 1:28
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28 It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.[a](A)
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- 1.28 Other ancient authorities add Jesus
Colossians 1:28
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Colossians 1:28
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28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(A) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(B) so that we may present everyone fully mature(C) in Christ.
Acts 13:1
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Acts 13:1
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Barnabas and Saul Commissioned
13 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a childhood friend of Herod the ruler,[a] and Saul.(A)
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- 13.1 Gk tetrarch
Matthew 10:23
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Matthew 10:23
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23 When they persecute you in this town, flee to the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have finished going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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Matthew 10:23
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Matthew 10:23
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23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.(A)
Revelation 11:10
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Revelation 11:10
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10 and the inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and exchange presents, because these two prophets tormented the inhabitants of the earth.(A)
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Revelation 11:10
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Revelation 11:10
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10 The inhabitants of the earth(A) will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts,(B) because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
Hebrews 11:37
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Hebrews 11:37
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37 They were stoned to death; they were sawn in two;[a] they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented(A)—
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- 11.37 Other ancient authorities add they were tempted
Hebrews 11:37
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Hebrews 11:37
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37 They were put to death by stoning;[a](A) they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.(B) They went about in sheepskins and goatskins,(C) destitute, persecuted and mistreated—
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- Hebrews 11:37 Some early manuscripts stoning; they were put to the test;
Ephesians 4:8-12
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Ephesians 4:8-12
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8 Therefore it is said,
9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[b] into the lower parts of the earth?[c] 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) 11 He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers(B) 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,(C)
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Ephesians 4:8-12
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Ephesians 4:8-12
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8 This is why it[a] says:
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(C) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(D) 11 So Christ himself gave(E) the apostles,(F) the prophets,(G) the evangelists,(H) the pastors and teachers,(I) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(J) may be built up(K)
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- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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24 Five times I have received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.(A) 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked; for a night and a day I was adrift at sea;(B)
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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2 Corinthians 11:24-25
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24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes(A) minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods,(B) once I was pelted with stones,(C) three times I was shipwrecked,(D) I spent a night and a day in the open sea,
1 Corinthians 12:3-11
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1 Corinthians 12:3-11
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3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.(A)
4 Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit,(B) 5 and there are varieties of services but the same Lord,(C) 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.(D) 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,(E) 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,(F) 10 to another the working of powerful deeds, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.(G) 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.(H)
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1 Corinthians 12:3-11
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1 Corinthians 12:3-11
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3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,”(A) and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,”(B) except by the Holy Spirit.(C)
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(D) distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(E) it is the same God(F) at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.(G) 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(H) to another a message of knowledge(I) by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith(J) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(K) by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,(L) to another prophecy,(M) to another distinguishing between spirits,(N) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](O) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(P) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
1 Corinthians 3:10
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1 Corinthians 3:10
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10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Let each builder choose with care how to build on it.(A)
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1 Corinthians 3:10
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1 Corinthians 3:10
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10 By the grace God has given me,(A) I laid a foundation(B) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
1 Corinthians 2:6
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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The True Wisdom of God
6 Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are being destroyed.(A)
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(A) but not the wisdom of this age(B) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(C)
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