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Found: AAA @ Alexander Nevski


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Found: AAA @ Alexander I


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Found: AAA @ Alexander II


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Found: AAA @ Alexander III


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Found: AAA @ Alexander IV


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Found: AAA @ Alexander V


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Found: AAA @ Alexander VI


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Found: AAA @ Alexandria, School of


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Found: AAA @ Alexis, Man of God


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Found: CCC @ Catechetical School of Alexandria


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Found: CCC @ Catherine of Alexandria


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Found: CCC @ Clement of Alexandria


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Found: CCC @ Cyril of Alexandria


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Found: PPP @ Philo of Alexandria


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Found: TTT @ Theophilus of Alexandria


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Found: AAA @ Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria


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Found: CCC @ Clement of Alexandria


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Found: CCC @ Contextualization


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Found: DDD @ de Tocqueville, Alexis


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Found: 2 May 373 @ Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Theologian, Doctor


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Found: 27 Jun 444 @ Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Theologian


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Found: 10 Sep 1898 @ Alexander Crummell, Priest, Missionary, Educator


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Found: 21 Nov 265 @ Dionysius of Alexandria, Bishop and Scholar


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Found: 25 Nov NT @ Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr


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Found: 5 Dec 213? @ Clement of Alexandria, Teacher and Apologist


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Found: CCC @ Clement of Alexandria (? – ca. 211/216)


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Found: CCC @ Cyril of Alexandria


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Found: CCC @ First Vatican Council (1869–1870)


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Found: CCC @ Second Council of Constantinople (553)


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Found: CCC @ Second Vatican Council (1962–1965)


WEBCHURCHHISTORY.txt
Found: MMM @ The Jesus Movement (1971)


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Found: RRR @ The Azusa Street Revival (1906)


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Found: RRR @ The East African Revival (1929)


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Found: RRR @ The Prayer Revival (1857)


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Found: RRR @ The Welsh Revival (1904)


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Found: Wikipedia @ William Tyndale (c. 1494–1536), first published use of the term evangelical in English (1531)


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Found: Wikipedia @ William Mitchell Ramsay (1851–1939), archaeologist known for his expertise in Asia Minor


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Found: Wikipedia @ William F. Albright (1891–1971), ceramics expert, founder of the biblical archaeology movement


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Found: Wikipedia @ D.P. Thomson (1896-1974), Scottish evangelist, exponent of visitation and lay evangelism, Warden of the St Ninian's Training Centre, Crieff


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Found: Wikipedia @ Alexander Henderson


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Found: Wikipedia @ Richard Heyrick


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Found: Wikipedia @ Gasper Hickes


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Found: Wikipedia @ Alexander Leighton


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Found: Wikipedia @ Payton Murphy


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Found: 592 A.D. @ Concilium Quinisextum or second Trullan council (Orthodox Church)


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Found: 692 A.D. @ Quinisext


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Found: 1148 A.D. @ Cremona - excommunicated Arnold of Brescia


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpalexander.html @ Charles M. Alexander (1867-1920) American evangelistic gospel song leader.


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpchalmers.html @ James Chalmers (1841-1901). Scottish missionary-explorer to the S. Pacific Islands.


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpexcell.html @ Edwin O. Excell (1851-1921) American composer of hymns and music director.


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorplivingstone.html @ David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and explorer to Africa.


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpmackay.html @ Alexander Mackay (1849-1890) Pioneer Scottish missionary to Uganda, Africa.


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpmackintosh.html @ Charles H. Mackintosh (1820-1896) Irish preacher, Bible expositor, and author.


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Found: http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorppierson.html @ Arthur T. Pierson (1837-1911) American pastor, Bible expositor, editor.


WEBCHRISTIANITYSTUDY.txt
Found: RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS @ The modern 24-7 Prayer Movement: a movement spanning denominations focusing on the pursuit of God as the focus of one's life. The International House of Prayer in Kansas City, MO is a visible example of this concept.


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Found: RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS @ Holiness movement: A Wesleyan movement beginning in the 19th century which emphasized a personal experience of holiness, and which gave rise to Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement.


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Found: RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS @ The House Church or Simple Church movement is a worldwide shift of Christian expression in small groups rather than in formal institutionalized buildings.


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Found: RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS @ Neo-orthodoxy: emphasis on the transcendence of God, the reality of sin, and an existentialist encounter with the word of God.


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Found: POLITICAL MOVEMENTS @ Liberation theology: an important and controversial school movement in the theology and praxis of the Roman Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council, it has been officially condemned. It had broad influence in Latin America and explores the relationship between Christian theology and political activism, particularly in areas of social justice, poverty, and human rights. It gave priority to the economically poor and oppressed of the human community. See also Black theology, Dalit theology, Feminist theology, Minjung theology & Queer theology.


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Found: POLITICAL MOVEMENTS @ Rexism A Belgian fascist movement derived from the Roman Catholic social teachings concerning Christus Rex, and it was also the title of a conservative Catholic journal


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Found: PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS @ Christian existentialism: a school of thought founded by the 19th-century Danish philosopher and father of existentialism, Søren Kierkegaard, which emphasizes subjectivity and deep reflection on purpose, the apparent absurdity of life and the cosmos, the inevitable despair of an awakened existence, and finding authenticity of self by faith in God.


WEBCHRISTIANITYSTUDY.txt
Found: THEOLOGY SUBDIVISION @ Biblical theology : interpretation of the Bible, often with particular emphasis on links between biblical texts and the topics of systematic or dogmatic theology^[6]


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Found: THEOLOGY SUBDIVISION @ Moral theology : explores the moral and ethical dimensions of the religious life


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Found: THEOLOGY SUBDIVISION @ Spiritual theology—studying theology as a means to orthopraxy : Scripture and tradition are both used as guides for spiritual growth and discipline


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Found: THEOLOGY MAJOR TOPICS @ Bible - the nature and means of its inspiration, etc.; including hermeneutics (the development and study of theories of the interpretation and understanding of texts and the topic of Biblical law in Christianity)


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Found: THEOLOGY MAJOR TOPICS @ Theology Proper : the study of God's attributes, nature, and relation to the world. May include: Theodicy : attempts at reconciling the existence of evil and suffering in the world with the nature and justice of God; Apophatic theology : negative theology which seeks to describe God by negation (e.g., immutable, impassible ). It is the discussion of what God is not, or the investigation of how language about God breaks down (see the nature of God in Western theology). Apophatic theology often is contrasted with "Cataphatic theology."


WEBCHRISTIANITYSTUDY.txt
Found: THEOLOGY TRADITIONAL-SYSTEMATIC @ The existence of God


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Found: THEOLOGY POST-REFORMATION @ Deism : The general doctrine that no faith is necessary for justified belief in God's existence and/or the doctrine that God does not intervene in earthly affairs (contrasts with Fideism).


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Found: THEOLOGY POST-REFORMATION @ Fideism : The doctrine that faith is irrational, that God's existence transcends logic, and that all knowledge of God is on the basis of faith (contrasts with Deism).


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Found: THEOLOGY POST-REFORMATION @ Open Theism : A rejection of the exhaustive foreknowledge of God, by attributing it to Greek philosophy.


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Found: THEOLOGY POST-REFORMATION @ Unitarianism : Rejects a holy "Trinity" and also the divinity of Christ, with some exceptions (see modalism).


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Exodus:1

@ EXODUS - The name means "going out" or departure". While it refers to one of the most important events of the book, the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, other highly significant events are also found here, such as the oppression of the Chosen People in Egypt, the flight and call of Moses, and God’s covenant with the nation Israel at Sinai - an experience climaxed by His giving of the moral law (Ten Commandments) through Moses to the people. A code of secular laws is also included, and the latter part of the book contains an elaborate description of the sacred Ark of the Covenant and its ten (tabernacle), God’s place of dwelling among His people.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Joshua:1

@ JOSHUA - This book serves as the connecting link between the Pentateuch and the later historical books; it name is derived from the principal character, Joshua. Chapters 1 to 23 describe the conquest of the land and it division among the tribes of Israel. In the final chapters ( Joshua:23-24 ), Joshua, somewhat after the fashion of Moses, exhorts the people in a series of farewell addresses "to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses," and solemnly challenges them to the renewal of their covenant commitment to God.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@1Samuel:1

@ 1SAMUEL - These books were named after Samuel, not only because he is the principal figure in the first part, but also because he anointed the two other principal characters, Saul and David. Originally a single book which was divided when translated into Greek, the books of Samuel cover a period of time in Israel’s history from the birth of Samuel to the close of the reign of David. First Samuel presents the transition from Israel’s judges to the monarchy. Second Samuel deals almost exclusively with the history of David and presents a vivid picture of the theocratic monarchy in which the king represents God’s rule over the people.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@2Samuel:1

@ 2SAMUEL - These books were named after Samuel, not only because he is the principal figure in the first part, but also because he anointed the two other principal characters, Saul and David. Originally a single book which was divided when translated into Greek, the books of Samuel cover a period of time in Israel’s history from the birth of Samuel to the close of the reign of David. First Samuel presents the transition from Israel’s judges to the monarchy. Second Samuel deals almost exclusively with the history of David and presents a vivid picture of the theocratic monarchy in which the king represents God’s rule over the people.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Ezra:1

@ EZRA - NEHEMIAH - Written originally as one book, these two books describe the return of the Jewish exiles after more than a half-century of bondage in Babylon, and the subsequent restoration of Jerusalem, its Temple and it walls. Ezra and Nehemiah are of special importance, since they contain nearly all of the direct information known of the post-Exilic period of Hebrew history.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Nehemiah:1

@ EZRA - NEHEMIAH - Written originally as one book, these two books describe the return of the Jewish exiles after more than a half-century of bondage in Babylon, and the subsequent restoration of Jerusalem, its Temple and it walls. Ezra and Nehemiah are of special importance, since they contain nearly all of the direct information known of the post-Exilic period of Hebrew history.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Esther:1

@ ESTHER - The Book of Esther, in the form of a short story similar to the Book of Ruth, has its setting in the palace of Shushan, or Susa, one of the three capitals of the Persian Empire. The story gives us a vivid picture of the Jews in exile, of the hostility of their non-Jewish enemies in Persia, and of how Esther became the queen of Ahasuerus (Xerxes), subsequently risking her life in order to save her people, the Jews, from total destruction. God’s providential care of His people is magnified throughout, though the word "God" never appears in the book.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Proverbs:1

@ PROVERBS - This book is a compendium of proverb collections. Although Solomon inspired the development of the book, its entire content did not derive from him. A proverb is a short, pithy saying with practical implications. The ones included here cover a variety of subjects, for example, chastity, control of the tongue, laziness, knowledge, relations with others, justice. Perhaps above everything else in Proverbs there is the reiterated assertion that the source of true wisdom is "the fear of the Lord".


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Ecclesiastes:1

@ ECCLESIASTES - In English, the title means "Preacher". Traditionally held to have been written by Solomon, this book is now almost universally recognized as about him rather than by him. The author’s purpose is to prove the vanity of everything "under the sun". This truth is first announced a fact, then proved from the "Preacher’s" experience and observations. Finally, the author shows that the fullness of life is found only in the recognition of things "above the sun", things spiritual as well as material.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Isaiah:1

@ ISAIAH - This book, as is true of all the prophetical books, derives its name from the prophet whose messages it records. The unity of Isaiah, a problem related to authorship and contents, has been the subject of much debate. The message of the book is twofold: judgment upon Judah for her sins (1-39), and comfort and hope for an exiled people (40-66). In these messages of encouragement are found some of the most graphic portrayals of the Messiah in the Old Testament.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Lamentations:1

@ LAMENTATIONS - Entitled in most English versions The Lamentations of Jeremiah, this book is placed immediately after Jeremiah in the Septuagint, Vulgate and English Bible. In the Hebrew text it is found among the "Writings". In spite of the ancient tradition that Jeremiah was the author, present scholarship is reluctant to accept this view. The book is composed of five poems, lamenting the siege and destruction of Jerusalem (586 B.C.). The poet also makes sincere confession of sin on behalf of the people and leaders, acknowledges complete submission to the will of God, and finally prays that God will once again smile upon His people and restore them to their homeland.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Ezekiel:1

@ EZEKIEL - Ezekiel was carried into exile in Babylon, where he received his call and exercised his prophetic ministry. His dual role of prophet-priest and his position as "watchman" over his people make Ezekiel unique among the prophets and may account for the uniqueness of his message and his methods of delivery. The book contains 48 chapters, divided at the halfway point by the fall of Jerusalem. Ezekiel’s prophecies before this event are chiefly messages of condemnation upon Judah for her sin; following the city’s fall, the prophet speaks to helpless people of the hope and certainty of restoration to their homeland and of worship again in the Temple.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Daniel:1

@ DANIEL - Traditionally considered as the work of the Prophet Daniel in exile in Babylon during the 6th century B.C., many modern scholars classify the book as an "apocalypse" that was the product of a pious Jew living under the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.). In a series of events and visions, the author presents a view of history in which God rules and prevails over men and nations to achieve ultimate victory for the "saints" of God.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Hosea:1

@ HOSEA - Sometimes called the "Prophet of Divine Love," Hosea was a native of Israel and was called to be God’s spokesman during that kingdom’s darkest hour. The apostasy of his own people was enough to break Hosea’s heart, but he also bore a heavy cross in his own life - his wife had proved unfaithful. In this bitter experience Hosea came to fathom God’s love for his erring children and pleads with his people to repent and avail themselves of God’s divine compassion and a love that will not let Israel go.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Zephaniah:1

@ ZEPHANIAH - This book, though brief, is comprehensive, embracing the two great themes of prophetic teaching: judgment and salvation - both extending to all nations. In some great catastrophe of his day, perhaps the Scythian invasion (c. 626 B.C.), Zephaniah sees God’s terrible judgment upon the nations, including Judah. He exhorts the people to repent and assures them that God will dwell in the midst of a righteous remnant following repentance.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Haggai:1

@ HAGGAI - This book, the first among the writings of the post-Exilic prophets, consists of four prophecies delivered within the space of 4 months, some 15 years after the return of the first exiles to Jerusalem. Work on the second Temple has begun shortly after the exiles’ arrival, but had been delayed for almost two decades. Haggai comes forward with a series of timely and vigorous messages challenging the people to respond wholeheartedly to a noble task - rebuilding the House of God.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Malachi:1

@ MALACHI - The name of the last book of the Old Testament and of the Prophet whose oracles it contains. Malachi ( from Hebrew meaning "my messenger") is an invaluable source concerning the Judaean Jews during the Persian period. Two themes are predomination: the sin and apostasy of Israel ( Malachi:1-2 ); and the coming judgment upon the faithless, with blessings promised for those who repent ( Malachi:3-4 ). The growing Messianic expectation in the Old Testament is apparent in Malachi by the announcement of God’s "messenger of the covenant", by whose coming Israel will be purified and judged; and of the return of the Prophet Elijah who will proclaim the Day of the Lord.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Luke:1

@ LUKE - There is almost universal agreement that Luke, the "beloved physician" ( kjv@Colossians:4:14 ) who accompanied Paul on his missionary travels, was the author of the third Gospel. Luke wrote to present Jesus as the Universal Savior, the compassionate healer and teacher. His careful historical approach is revealed in the preface, which states that the author has traced "all things from the very first". Unlike Mark, this author includes an account of the Virgin Birth, and unlike Matthew he extensively describes the Perean Ministry (Chapters Luke:9-18 ).


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@John:1

@ JOHN - The Gospel of John endeavors to explain the mystery of the Person of Christ by the use of the term "logos" (word) and was written to confirm Christians in the belief that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God. Its purpose is evangelical and is so stated in kjv@John:20:31. John not only records events as do the other Gospels but also uniquely interprets the events by giving them spiritual meaning. The author makes significant use of such words as light, water, life, love, and bread. Traditionally the author of this Gospel is considered to have been John, the Beloved Disciple.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Acts:1

@ ACTS - Addressed to a certain Theophilus, about whom nothing is known ( kjv@Acts:1:1 ), the Book of Acts records the early history of the Apostolic Church. Beginning with the Ascension of Jesus to heaven, it traces the growth of Christianity in Palestine and its spread to Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, and eventually to Rome. The leading figure in the first chapters is Peter, who delivered the stirring sermon on the day of Pentecost ( Acts:2 ). The greater part of the book, however, is devoted to the experiences of Paul and his companions during their missionary endeavors. The Book of Acts provides a useful background for study of the Pauline Epistles. The introduction ( kjv@Acts:1:1 ) attests to a Lukan authorship.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Galatians:1

@ GALATIANS - Paul’s letter addressed to the churches in Galatia is the great letter on Christian freedom; in it Paul attacks the Christians who wished to exalt the law. Galatians’ emphasis is similar to the theme of Paul’s letter to the Romans. The doctrinal section, as is typical of the Pauline format, is followed by an intensely practical section in Chapters five and six.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Ephesians:1

@ EPHESIANS - The Ephesian letter is one of Paul’s four "Imprisonment Letters" - Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon being the others. Although addressed to the church in Ephesus, this letter is generally believed to have been a circular discussing the believers’ exalted position through Christ, the Church as the body of Christ, her relationship to God, and practical implications of the Gospel.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Philipians:1

@ PHILIPIANS - In this letter, which is a message of joy, Paul expresses his gratitude for the Philippians’ love and material assistance. The Epistle is uniquely significant because of its presentation of the humility of Jesus. Its practicality is also observed in Paul’s advice to Euodia and Syntyche.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@1Timothy:1

@ 1TIMOTHY - Along with the letter to Titus, these writings are defined as "pastoral epistles", which approach the material from the perspective of the minister, not of the Church. The letters to Timothy discuss such matters as the duties and qualifications of church officers, the inspirations of Scripture, the treatment of widows, and the expectation of a future reward.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@2Timothy:1

@ 2TIMOTHY - Along with the letter to Titus, these writings are defined as "pastoral epistles", which approach the material from the perspective of the minister, not of the Church. The letters to Timothy discuss such matters as the duties and qualifications of church officers, the inspirations of Scripture, the treatment of widows, and the expectation of a future reward.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@1Peter:1

@ 1PETER - The author describes himself as "Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ", and there is no overriding reason to doubt the truth of his claim, although the beautiful Greek style employed has led some scholars to believe that the actual writing may have been done by an associate (probably a secretary). The contents breathe the spirit of Peter. His speeches recorded in Acts indicate a similar attitude toward persecution and suffering. The letter here reflects a time of suffering and trial. No doubt the widespread persecution of the Christians by the Roman authorities was the occasion of the "fiery trial" ( kjv@1Peter:4:12 ). The writer admonishes his readers to a life of purity, of godly living, and exhorts them to steadfastness and faithfulness.


BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY.txt
Found: rwp@Revelation:1

@ REVELATION - This last book of the Bible identifies itself as "the revelation of Jesus Christ", and its author is designated "his servant John" who was exiled to the Greek island of Patmos because of his faith. Traditionally, John is identified with the author of the Fourth Gospel. Addressed to seven historical churches in Asia Minor, the Book of Revelation was written to warn against spiritual indifference and to elicit courage under persecution. Because of the extensive use of symbolism and picturesque imagery, its interpretation has posed many problem for the student of the Bible. While recognizing the historical situation (Roman persecution) that elicited this writing, many interpreters look upon it as a prophecy depicting events that were to take place at the end of the age. The ultimate victory of Christ is the dominant theme of this book.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: JANUARY31 AM @ If ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; . . . those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.-rwp@Numbers:33:55@6:12. rwp@2Corinthians:10:4-5 rwp@Romans:8:12-13 rwp@Galatians:5:17. rwp@Romans:7:23. rwp@Romans:8:37.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: FEBRUARY6 AM @ The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.-- rwp@1Timothy:. 1:14 rwp@2Corinthians:8:9. rwp@Romans:5:20 rwp@Ephesians:2:7-9. rwp@Galatians:2:16. rwp@Titus:3:5-6.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: APRIL5 AM @ I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.-rwp@Genesis:32:26. rwp@Isaiah:27:5 rwp@Matthew:15:28. rwp@Matthew:9:29. rwp@James:1:6-7 rwp@Luke:24:28-29-31-32. rwp@Exodus:33:13. rwp@Exodus:33:14.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: APRIL16 PM @ He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him.-rwp@Psalms:91:15@! And God granted him that which he requested.--Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said unto God, . . . Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people.--And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore rwp@1Chronicles:4:10. rwp@2Chronicles:1:7-8-10. - rwp@1Kings:4:29 rwp@2Chronicles:14:11-12 rwp@Psalms:65:2.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: MAY17 PM @ I have exalted one chosen out of the people.-rwp@Psalms:89:19 rwp@Hebrews:2:16-17. rwp@Ezekiel:1:26. rwp@John:3:13. rwp@Luke:24:39 rwp@Philippians:2:7-10. rwp@Revelation:3:2.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: JUNE21 AM @ Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps.-rwp@1Peter:2:21 rwp@Mark:10:45. rwp@Mark:10:44 rwp@Acts:10:38. rwp@Galatians:6:2 rwp@2Corinthians:10:1. rwp@Philippians:2:3 rwp@Luke:23:34. rwp@Ephesians:4:32 rwp@1John:2:6. rwp@Hebrews:12:2.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: JUNE28 PM @ The Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits.-- rwp@1Timothy:. kjv@4:1. rwp@Luke:8:18. rwp@Colossians:3:16. rwp@Ephesians:6:16 rwp@Psalms:119:165 rwp@Psalms:119:103-104 rwp@Psalms:119:105. rwp@Psalms:119:99 rwp@2Corinthians:11:14. rwp@Galatians:1:8.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: AUGUST16 AM @ The house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical.-rwp@1Chronicles:22:5 rwp@1Peter:2:5. rwp@1Corinthians:3:16-17. rwp@1Corinthians:6:19-20. rwp@2Corinthians:6:16. rwp@Ephesians:2:19-22.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: SEPTEMBER27 AM @ Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.-rwp@1Peter:5:6 rwp@Proverbs:16:5 rwp@Isaiah:64:8-9. rwp@Jeremiah:31:18-19. rwp@Lamentations:3:27 rwp@Job:5:6-7.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: OCTOBER17 AM @ In thy name shall they rejoice all the day; and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.-rwp@Psalms:89:16 rwp@Isaiah:45:24-25. rwp@Psalms:32:11 rwp@Romans:3:21-22 rwp@Romans:3:26 rwp@Philippians:4:4. rwp@1Peter:1:8.


DAILYLIGHT.txt
Found: NOVEMBER9 AM @ I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.-rwp@Psalms:89:19 rwp@Isaiah:43:11. - rwp@1Timothy:. kjv@2:5. rwp@Acts:4:12 rwp@Isaiah:9:6. rwp@Philippians:2:7-9. rwp@Hebrews:2:9. rwp@Hebrews:2:14.


BIBLEATLAS.txt
Found: SMITH @
"Alexander the Great - 325BC"


BIBLETHINGS.txt
Found: rwp@Exodus:3:2 @ Most likely Rubus sanctus blackberry bush Abraham's Bush (Vitex agnus-castus L.; Lamiaceae) - BiblePlants


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Found: rwp@2Chronicles:2:8 @ Algum Tree traditionally red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus)white sandalwood - (Santalum album) scandal wood, a few claim it is juniper (Juniperus excelsa [Heb., ’al·gum·mim? ( - BiblePlants


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Found: rwp@2Chronicles:9:10-11 @ Algum Tree traditionally red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus)white sandalwood - (Santalum album) scandal wood, a few claim it is juniper (Juniperus excelsa [Heb., ’al·gum·mim? (’al·mug·gim? - BiblePlants


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Found: rwp@1Kings:10:11-12 Algum @ Tree traditionally red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus)white sandalwood - (Santalum album) scandal wood, a few claim it is juniper (Juniperus excelsa [Heb., ’al·gum·mim? ( - BiblePlants


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Found: rwp@Proverbs:25:11 @ Apple (Malus domestica.) [Heb., tap·pu?ach]. Arabic is tuffah. To change a p to Letter f in Hebrew there's a dot changed The word itself indicates that which is distinguished by its fragrance, or scent. It comes from the root na·phach?, meaning "blow; pant; struggle for breath." (Genesis:2:7; kjv@Job:31:39; kjv@Jeremiah:15:9) Regarding this, M. C. Fisher wrote: "Relationship [to na·phach?] seems at first semantically strained, but the ideas of ‘breathe’ and ‘exhale an odor’ are related. The by-form puah means both ‘blow’ (of wind) and ‘exhale a pleasant odor, be fragrant.’"- - BiblePlants


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Found: rwp@Job:30:4 @ Mallow (Atriplex halimus L.) - BiblePlants


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Found: bde @ Texte épuré et révisé de la Bible Ostervald, la seule et vraie King James Française.http://christobible.org/bible_epee_2009/preface_2009.html


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Found: biblehebr @ TITLE: Biblia hebraica DESCRIPTION: Bible Hébraïque,2° édition en cours, priorité au Codex de Leningrad, B19a,,Texte vocalisé en révision, texte cantilé en version Bêta Texte établi et édité par Didier Stadelmann et Jacques Laporte Anastésontai, CH Crissier, le Dimanche 29 Mars 2000 RIGTHS: Transcrire la bible hébraïque pour permettre l'affichage sur Internet, représente un très gros travail Vous êtes autorisé à copier librement le texte biblique et à l'utiliser selon vos besoins, en tant qu'exemple ou citation, y compris dans une publication commerciale ; mais elle ne doit pas contenir uniquement le texte biblique. Merci de veiller à une transmission du texte sans corruption. ; et au besoin de le corriger.Vous n'êtes pas autorisé à VENDRE une édition du texte biblique ou d'une partie de ce texte.


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Found: bwe @ TITLE: Bible in Worldwide English NT DESCRIPTION: The Bible in Worldwide English (BWE)\par This New Testament was originally prepared by Annie Cressman, who died in 1993. She was a Canadian Bible teacher in Liberia in West Africa. Whilst teaching students in a Bible School where the language used was English, she found that she was spending more time explaining the meaning of the English than she was teaching the Bible itself. So she decided to write this simple version in easy English so that her students could easily understand.\par\par In 1959 the Full Gospel Publishing House in Toronto, Canada, printed a trial edition of the Gospel of Mark. A further edition was published in 1962 by the American Bible Society. The whole New Testament was first published by SOON Publications in India in 1969 in hardback form. This was assisted by Operation Mobilisation (OM) and was reprinted in 1971.\par\par The vision to reprint a new edition of the whole New Testament has now been carried out by SOON in conjunction with EPH and OM. Where a change to more modern words has been made, this has been kept in line with the the Authorised Version. RIGTHS: unknown PUBLISHER: freedom for bible ORG


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Found: cebuano_ang_biblia_pinadayag @ TITLE: Cebuano Ang Biblia (Pinadayag Version) DESCRIPTION: Cebuano is the second most widely spoken native language of the Philippines. The complete Cebuano Bible was first published in 1917. This Bible is published today as the Ang Biblia, Cebuano by the Philippine Bible Society. Two separate versions are available: The 'Bugna' version contains the original New Testament from 1917. The 'Pinadayag' version contains a completely revised New Testament which follows a Critical Greek Text. Both versions share the same Old Testament text. The 'Pinadayag' designation is derived from the Cebuano name given to the book of Revelation. Converted from Online Bible. Comparison was made with the printed edition, resulting in some minor corrections. - Version 1.0.8 RIGTHS: We believe that this Bible is found in the Public Domain. PUBLISHER: LIA


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Found: emtv @ TITLE: English Majority Text Version DESCRIPTION: Welcome to the third edition of The English Majority Text Version (EMTV) of the Holy Bible. This latest edition has Greek explanatory notes throughout the Bible, to aid the reader in understanding the meanings in some select places of the original Koine Greek. Also, the third edition finds itself closer to the Robinson/Pierpoint printed edition of the Byzantine majority text, rather than the Hodges/Farstad text, which the EMTV was translated from. You will notice these differences in John 7:53-8:11, as well as the entire book of Revelation. The English Majority Text Version draws from the work of both Dr.’s Hodges and Farstad, and their text, “The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text,” as well as from Dr. Wilbur Pickering, ThM. PhD., and the EMTV has incorporated his hard work in the field of producing evidence of just what does constitute a majority reading, and, as a result of his work, and the work of others, John 7:53-8:11, and the book of Revelation reflect these variant readings. This is one of the great things about having a Bible that is translated from the majority of the trustworthy Byzantine manuscripts that are in existence—the much greater probability of accuracy. On the other side of the fence, most modern Bibles are translated from a few scant manuscripts (literally), and more often than not they do not even agree with each other. Not so with a Bible that is translated out of the majority! The experts in linguistics who have put these readings together, and diligently compared the manuscripts, had hundreds and hundreds of manuscripts to compare. It is my prayer that this work will bring honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to our God and Father; because all of this, all that we do, we do to know Him better, and to better understand His word, which He has given to mankind. “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar. (Prove 30:5,6). Peace of Christ to you all. In His service, Paul W Esposito Stauros Ministries RIGTHS: Paul W Esposito President, Stauros Ministries PO Box 3004 Cocoa, Fl. 32924 (321) 403-5782 PUBLISHER:


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Found: frebbb @ BROKEN LINK TITLE: French Bible Bovet Bonnet (1900) DESCRIPTION: Version Bible Bovet Bonnet, from the Annotated Bible 1900 (BBB) (c) Claude Royerehttp://epelorient.free.fr - Lorient - France FreBBB Version 1.0 (june 2008) EN: This Sword Bible module provides the french translation of the OT by Félix Bovet (1824-1903), and of the NT by Louis Bonnet (1805-1892). They both are extracted from a well known commentary in France and Switzerland, still very appreciated today : "La Bible annotée". For practical reasons the verses reference have been modified to match the KJV one. FR: Ce module Sword FreBBB est composé de la traduction française de Félix Bovet (1824-1903) pour l'Ancien Testament, et de Louis Bonnet pour le Nouveau. Elles sont extraites de l'ouvrage bien connu : "La Bible annotée". Toutes les deux réunissent des qualités d'exactitude et d'expression qui les rendent agréables à lire par elles-mêmes, indépendamment de leurs notes. Afin de faciliter l'intégration aux logiciels bibliques, la numération des versets est celle de la King James. Claude Royère claude.royere@gmail.comhttp://epelorient.free.fr RIGTHS: Copyrighted; Free non-commercial distribution PUBLISHER:


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Found: jub @ TITLE: English Jubilee 2000 Bible DESCRIPTION: Translated from the Original Texts in Hebrew and Greek into Spanish by Casiodoro de Reina (1569) and compared with the revision of Cipriano de Valera (1602). Based on the New Testament of Francisco de Enzinas (1543) and on the New Testament (1556) with the Psalms (1557) of Juan Perez de Pineda.\par This material was translated from Spanish into English by Russell M. Stendal and compared with the Old English Translation of William Tyndale (Pentateuch of 1530, Ploughboy Edition New Testament of 1534, Joshua to 2 Chronicles of 1537, and Jonah). It was also compared word for word with the Authorized Version (by King James) of 1611. RIGTHS: Copyright 2000, 2001 Russell Martin Stendal May be quoted in other works.  May be used freely in all non-profit, non-commercial Bible distribution endeavors provided the content is not altered. For all commercial reproduction express written permission from the publisher is required. PUBLISHER: DarkBibleORG


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Found: lont @ TITLE: Living Oracles NT DESCRIPTION: Alexander Campbell's Living Oracles RIGTHS: We believe that this Bible is found in the Public Domain. PUBLISHER: FREE BIBLE SOFTWARE GROUP


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Found: mnt @ TITLE: Montgomery New Testament DESCRIPTION: Montgomery New Testament (1924) by Helen Barrett Montgomery\par This is the only modem speech translation of the New Testament produced by a woman. Helen Barrett Montgomery's translation is marked by a conversational style, with the text arranged into paragraphs. RIGTHS: Public Domain PUBLISHER: SnowBall


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Found: nkjv @ The New King James Version was conceived by Arthur Farstad in an effort to translate into everyday English the literal context of the scriptures, just as the King James Version did in the 16th century.


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Found: rwp @ TITLE: Robertson Word Pictures NT DESCRIPTION: WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT BY ARCHIBALD THOMAS ROBERTSON A.M., D.D., LL.D., Litt.D. (c) 1932 (through 2006) (c) 1933 (through 2007) (c) 1930 expired and now Public Domain (c) 1932 Renewal 1960 Broadman Press. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Public Domain Dec 31, 2006 + 2007


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Found: sf_bzy2000 @ Info] @ TITLE: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) RIGTHS: public domain PUBLISHER: Olymp


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Found: sf_bzy2000_str @ BROKEN LINK TITLE: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) w/ Strong's Numbers RIGTHS: public domain PUBLISHER: FREE BIBLE SOFTWARE GROUP


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Found: sf_deje @ TITLE: La Bible de Jérusalem DESCRIPTION: C'est une traduction catholique, réalisée par 33 traducteurs assistés d'une centaine d'exégètes. Cette Bible est généralement très appréciée en raison de la rigueur de sa traduction et de la vigueur de son style ; son vocabulaire est assez recherché. RIGTHS: Editeur : Le Cerf PUBLISHER: FreeBibleSoftwareGroup


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Found: sf_textbibel_1906_nt_at @ TITLE: Textbibel DESCRIPTION: A.T: Emil Kautzsch (AT), *4.9.1841 Plauen (Sachsen),?7.5.1910 Halle, prot., Deutscher, ab 1875 Ehrenbürger von Basel. Sohn des Karl Friedrich, Lehrers und Pfarrers. ? 1866 Helene Michaelis. K. studierte 1859-63 Theologie und oriental. Sprachen in Leipzig (1863 Dr. phil., 1868 lic. theol.), wo er 1869 PD und 1871 ao. Professor wurde. Ab 1872 arbeitete er als o. Prof. für Altes Testament in Basel (hier auch Universitätsrektor). In Basel gehörte er ferner dem Kirchenrat an. 1880 wechselte er an die Univ. Tübingen, 1888 an die Univ. Halle. K. wirkte als Herausgeber einer wissenschaftlich kommentierten Übersetzung des Alten Testaments sowie der alttestamentl. Apokryphen und Pseudepigraphen. - N.T: Zu besonderer Freude gereicht es mir endlich, daß D. Weizsäcker (? 1899) behufs Herstellung einer Vollbibel die Beifügung seiner Übersetzung des Neuen Testaments (nach dem Manuscript der neunten Auflage) gestattet hat, in der die Aufgabe einer den heutigen Ansprüchen genügenden Verdeutschung lange vor unserer Bearbeitung des Alten Testaments zu allgemeiner Befriedigung gelöst war. E. Kautzsch. RIGTHS: We believe that this Bible is found in the Public Domain. PUBLISHER: 1906 Verlag von J.C.B.Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Tübingen


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Found: sf_tischendorf @ TITLE: Greek NT Tischendorf 8th Ed DESCRIPTION: The Greek Text corresponds to the printed text found in,Tischendorf, Constantinus, Novum Testamentum Graece, editio octava critica major Vol. I, 1869; Vol. II 1872, Leipzig:Giesecke and Devrient. Vol 3, Prolegomena, ed. by Caspar Rene' Gregory, Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1894. The text contains no accents or diacritical marks. This text was prepared from the Westcott-Hort-Nestle Aland text found in the Greek text prepared by Dr. Maurice Robinson. The text was compared to the printed edition of Tischendorf's. Changes were made in the text to make it correspond to the printed edition. The text was proofed against the Tischendorf text. According to J. Harold Greenleem, His 'eighth major edition' (1869-72) contains a critical apparatus which has never been equaled in comprehensiveness of citation of Greek mss., versions, and patristic evidence. A century later it is still indispensable for serious work in the text of the N.T. RIGTHS: The Greek text is released as a public domain text. PUBLISHER: FreeBibleSoftwareGroup


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Found: sf_zuercher_1931 @ TITLE: Zürcher Bibel 1931 DESCRIPTION: Die Ursprünge der Zürcher Bibel gehen auf die Reformation in Zürich unter Ulrich Zwingli zurück (1531). Die Zürcher Bibel von 1931 gehört zu den strukturtreuen Übersetzungen und legt dabei grossen Wert auf philologische Genauigkeit. Bezüglich Texttreue wird sie bei Vergleichen von Bibelübersetzungen meist nahe bei der Elberfelder Bibel gesehen und oft etwas lesbarer als diese beschrieben. RIGTHS: PUBLISHER:


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Found: strkjv @ TITLE: The King James Version with Strongs Greek/Hebrew index number


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Found: vw @ TITLE: VW-Edition 2006 DESCRIPTION: English translation of the Bible from the Masoretic and Textus Receptus Hebrew/Greek texts. A 'literal' translation with the readability of a NKJV or MKJV. In print: www.a-voice.org/bible-vw/print.htm "About this Edition" www.a-voice.org/bible-vw/preface.htm RIGTHS: This module is not to be sold. Do not modify or reconfigure for other software without authorization from publisher PUBLISHER: A Voice in the Wilderness, POBox 9531, Spokane, WA 99209, USA (http://www.a-voice.org)


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Found: 1Clement:2:3 <1CLEMENT>@ and, being full of holy counsel, in excellent zeal and with a pious confidence ye stretched out your hands to Almighty God, supplicating Him to be propitious, if unwillingly ye had committed any sin.


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Found: 1Clement:4:3 <1CLEMENT>@ And Cain sorrowed exceedingly, and his countenance fell.


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Found: 1Clement:5:1 <1CLEMENT>@ But, to pass from the examples of ancient days, let us come to those champions who lived nearest to our time. Let us set before us the noble examples which belong to our generation.


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Found: 1Clement:5:5 <1CLEMENT>@ By reason of jealousy and strife Paul by his example pointed out the prize of patient endurance. After that he had been seven times in bonds, had been driven into exile, had been stoned, had preached in the East and in the West, he won the noble renown which was the reward of his faith,


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Found: 1Clement:6:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Unto these men of holy lives was gathered a vast multitude of the elect, who through many indignities and tortures, being the victims of jealousy, set a brave example among ourselves.


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Found: 1Clement:8:5 <1CLEMENT>@ And in another place He saith on this wise, Wash, be ye clean. Put away your iniquities from your souls out of My sight. Cease from your iniquities; learn to do good; seek out judgment; defend him that is wronged: give judgment for the orphan, and execute righteousness for the widow; and come and let us reason together, saith He; and though your sins be as crimson, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool. And if ye be willing and will hearken unto Me, ye shall eat the good things of the earth; but if ye be not willing, neither hearken unto Me, a sword shall devour you; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken these things.


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Found: 1Clement:9:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Wherefore let us be obedient unto His excellent and glorious will; and presenting ourselves as suppliants of His mercy and goodness, let us fall down before Him and betake ourselves unto His compassions, forsaking the vain toil and the strife and the jealousy which leadeth unto death.


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Found: 1Clement:9:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Let us fix our eyes on them that ministered perfectly unto His excellent glory.


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Found: 1Clement:14:5 <1CLEMENT>@ And again He saith I saw the ungodly lifted up on high and exalted as the cedars of Lebanon. And I passed by, and behold he was not; and sought out his place, and I found it not. Keep innocence and behold uprightness; for there is a remnant for the peaceful man.


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Found: 1Clement:16:1 <1CLEMENT>@ For Christ is with them that are lowly of mind, not with them that exalt themselves over the flock.


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Found: 1Clement:17:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Abraham obtained an exceeding good report and was called the friend of God; and looking steadfastly on the glory of God, he saith in lowliness of mind, But I am dust and ashes.


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Found: 1Clement:19:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Seeing then that we have been partakers of many great and glorious doings, let us hasten to return unto the goal of peace which hath been handed down to us from the beginning, and let us look steadfastly unto the Father and Maker of the whole world, and cleave unto His splendid and excellent gifts of peace and benefits.


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Found: 1Clement:21:5 <1CLEMENT>@ Let us rather give offense to foolish and senseless men who exalt themselves and boast in the arrogance of their words, than to God.


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Found: 1Clement:23:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Therefore let us not be double-minded, neither let our soul indulge in idle humors respecting His exceeding and glorious gifts.


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Found: 1Clement:23:5 <1CLEMENT>@ Of a truth quickly and suddenly shall His will be accomplished, the scripture also bearing witness to it, saying He shall come quickly and shall not tarry; and the Lord shall come suddenly into His temple, even the Holy One, whom ye expect.


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Found: 1Clement:25:5 <1CLEMENT>@ So the priests examine the registers of the times, and they find that it hath come when the five hundredth year is completed.


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Found: 1Clement:33:3 <1CLEMENT>@ For by His exceeding great might He established the heavens, and in His incomprehensible wisdom He set them in order. And the earth He separated from the water that surroundeth it, and He set it firm on the sure foundation of His own will; and the living creatures which walk upon it He commanded to exist by His ordinance. Having before created the sea and the living creatures therein, He enclosed it by His own power.


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Found: 1Clement:33:4 <1CLEMENT>@ Above all, as the most excellent and exceeding great work of His intelligence, with His sacred and faultless hands He formed man in the impress of His own image.


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Found: 1Clement:34:4 <1CLEMENT>@ He exhorteth us therefore to believe on Him with our whole heart, and to be not idle nor careless unto every good work.


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Found: 1Clement:36:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Through Him let us look steadfastly unto the heights of the heavens; through Him we behold as in a mirror His faultless and most excellent visage; through Him the eyes of our hearts were opened; through Him our foolish and darkened mind springeth up unto the light; through Him the Master willed that we should taste of the immortal knowledge Who being the brightness of His majesty is so much greater than angels, as He hath inherited a more excellent name.


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Found: 1Clement:37:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Let us mark the soldiers that are enlisted under our rulers, how exactly, how readily, how submissively, they execute the orders given them.


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Found: 1Clement:37:3 <1CLEMENT>@ All are not prefects, nor rulers of thousands, nor rulers of hundreds, nor rulers of fifties, and so forth; but each man in his own rank executeth the orders given by the king and the governors.


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Found: 1Clement:37:4 <1CLEMENT>@ The great without the small cannot exist, neither the small without the great. There is a certain mixture in all things, and therein is utility.


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Found: 1Clement:37:5 <1CLEMENT>@ Let us take our body as an example. The head without the feet is nothing; so likewise the feet without the head are nothing: even the smallest limbs of our body are necessary and useful for the whole body: but all the members conspire and unite in subjection, that the whole body maybe saved.


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Found: 1Clement:39:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Senseless and stupid and foolish and ignorant men jeer and mock at us, desiring that they themselves should be exalted in their imaginations.


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Found: 1Clement:41:4 <1CLEMENT>@ Ye see, brethren, in proportion as greater knowledge hath been vouchsafed unto us, so much the more are we exposed to danger.


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Found: 1Clement:45:7 <1CLEMENT>@ Or were Ananias and Azarias and Misael shut up in the furnace of fire by them that professed the excellent and glorious worship of the Most High? Far be this from our thoughts. Who then were they that did these things? Abominable men and full of all wickedness were stirred up to such a pitch of wrath, as to bring cruel suffering upon them that served God in a holy and blameless purpose, not knowing that the Most High is the champion and protector of them that in a pure conscience serve His excellent Name: unto whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.


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Found: 1Clement:45:8 <1CLEMENT>@ But they that endured patiently in confidence inherited glory and honor; they were exalted, and had their names recorded by God in their memorial for ever and ever. Amen.


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Found: 1Clement:46:1 <1CLEMENT>@ To such examples as these therefore, brethren, we also ought to cleave.


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Found: 1Clement:48:5 <1CLEMENT>@ Let a man be faithful, let him be able to expound a deep saying, let him be wise in the discernment of words, let him be strenuous in deeds, let him be pure;


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Found: 1Clement:49:4 <1CLEMENT>@ The height, where unto love exalteth, is unspeakable.


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Found: 1Clement:55:1 <1CLEMENT>@ But, to bring forward examples of Gentiles also; many kings and rulers, when some season of pestilence pressed upon them, being taught by oracles have delivered themselves over to death, that they might rescue their fellow citizens through their own blood. Many have retired from their own cities, that they might have no more seditions.


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Found: 1Clement:55:5 <1CLEMENT>@ So she exposed herself to peril and went forth for love of her country and of her people which were beleaguered; and the Lord delivered Holophernes into the hand of a woman.


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Found: 1Clement:55:6 <1CLEMENT>@ To no less peril did Esther also, who was perfect in faith, expose herself, that she might deliver the twelve tribes of Israel, when they were on the point to perish. For through her fasting and her humiliation she entreated the all seeing Master, the God of the ages; and He, seeing the humility of her soul, delivered the people for whose sake she encountered the peril.


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Found: 1Clement:56:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Let us accept chastisement, whereat no man ought to be vexed, dearly beloved. The admonition which we give one to another is good and exceeding useful; for it joineth us unto the will of God.


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Found: 1Clement:57:2 <1CLEMENT>@ Learn to submit yourselves, laying aside the arrogant and proud stubbornness of your tongue. For it is better for you to be found little in the flock of Christ and to have your name on God's roll, than to be had in exceeding honor and yet be cast out from the hope of Him.


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Found: 1Clement:60:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Thou through Thine operations didst make manifest the everlasting fabric of the world. Thou, Lord, didst create the earth. Thou that art faithful throughout all generations, righteous in Thy judgments, marvelous in strength and excellence, Thou that art wise in creating and prudent in establishing that which Thou hast made, that art good in the things which are seen and faithful with them that trust on Thee, pitiful and compassionate, forgive us our iniquities and our unrighteousnesses and our transgressions and shortcomings.


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Found: 1Clement:60:4 <1CLEMENT>@ Give concord and peace to us and to all that dwell on the earth, as Thou gavest to our fathers, when they called on Thee in faith and truth with holiness, that we may be saved, while we render obedience to Thine almighty and most excellent Name, and to our rulers and governors upon the earth.


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Found: 1Clement:61:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Thou, Lord and Master, hast given them the power of sovereignty through Thine excellent and unspeakable might, that we knowing the glory and honor which Thou hast given them may submit ourselves unto them, in nothing resisting Thy will. Grant unto them therefore, O Lord, health peace, concord, stability, that they may administer the government which Thou hast given them without failure.


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Found: 1Clement:61:3 <1CLEMENT>@ O Thou, who alone art able to do these things and things far more exceeding good than these for us, we praise Thee through the High priest and Guardian of our souls, Jesus Christ, through whom be the glory and the majesty unto Thee both now and for all generations and for ever and ever. Amen.


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Found: 1Clement:63:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Therefore it is right for us to give heed to so great and so many examples and to submit the neck and occupying the place of obedience to take our side with them that are the leaders of our souls, that ceasing from this foolish dissension we may attain unto the goal which lieth before us in truthfulness, keeping aloof from every fault.


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Found: 1Clement:64:1 <1CLEMENT>@ Finally may the All seeing God and Master of spirits and Lord of all flesh, who chose the Lord Jesus Christ, and us through Him for a peculiar people, grant unto every soul that is called after His excellent and holy Name faith, fear, peace, patience, long-suffering, temperance, chastity and soberness, that they may be well pleasing unto His Name through our High priest and Guardian Jesus Christ, through whom unto Him be glory and majesty, might and honor, both now and for ever and ever. Amen.


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Found: 2Clement:1:2 <2CLEMENT>@ And we ought not to think mean things of our Salvation: for when we think mean things of Him, we expect also to receive mean things. And they that listen as concerning mean things do wrong; and we ourselves do wrong, not knowing whence and by whom and unto what place we were called, and how many things Jesus Christ endured to suffer for our sakes.


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Found: 2Clement:13:4 <2CLEMENT>@ For when they here from us that God saith, It is no thank unto you, if ye love them that love you, but this is thank unto you, if ye love your enemies and them that hate you; when they hear these things, I say, they marvel at their exceeding goodness; but when they see that we not only do not love us, they laugh us to scorn, and the Name is blasphemed.


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Found: 2Clement:14:2 <2CLEMENT>@ And I do not suppose ye are ignorant that the living Church is the body of Christ: for the scripture saith, God made man, male and female. The male is Christ and the female is the Church. And the Books and the Apostles plainly declare that the Church existeth not now for the first time, but hath been from the beginning: for she was spiritual, as our Jesus also was spiritual, but was manifested in the last days that He might save us.


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Found: 2Clement:14:5 <2CLEMENT>@ So excellent is the life and immortality which this flesh can receive as its portion, if the Holy Spirit be joined to it. No man can declare or tell those things which the Lord hath prepared for His elect.


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Found: 2Clement:19:1 <2CLEMENT>@ Therefore, brothers and sisters, after the God of truth hath been heard, I read unto you an exhortation to the end that ye may give heed to the things which are written, for that ye may save both yourselves and him that readeth in the midst of you. For I ask of you as a reward that ye repent with your whole heart, and give salvation and life to yourselves. For doing this we shall set a goal for all the young who desire to toil in the study of piety and of the goodness of God.


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Found: 2Clement:19:2 <2CLEMENT>@ And let is not be displeased and vexed, fools that we are, whensoever any one admonish us and turneth us aside from unrighteousness unto righteousness. For sometimes while we do evil things, we perceive it not by reason of the double-mindedness and unbelief which is in our breasts, and we are darkened in our understanding by our vain lusts.


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Found: Barnabas:1:2 @ Seeing that the ordinances of God are great and rich unto you, I rejoice with an exceeding great and overflowing joy at your blessed and glorious spirits; so innate is the grace of the spiritual gift that ye have received.


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Found: Barnabas:1:6 @ Well then, there are three ordinances of the Lord; *the hope of life, which is the beginning and end of our faith; and righteousness, which is the beginning and end of judgment; love shown in gladness and exultation, the testimony of works of righteousness.*


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Found: Barnabas:4:5 @ In like manner Daniel speaketh concerning the same; And I saw the forth beast to be wicked and strong and more intractable than all the beasts of the earth, and how there arose from him ten horns, and from these a little horn and excrescence, and how that it abased under one three of the great horns.


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Found: Barnabas:4:11 @ For the scripture saith; Woe unto them that are wise for themselves, and understanding in their own sight. Let us become spiritual, let us become a temple perfect unto God. As far as in us lies, let us exercise ourselves in the fear of God, and let us strive to keep His commandments, that we may rejoice in His ordinances.


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Found: Barnabas:5:7 @ that at the same time He might redeem the promise made to the fathers, and by preparing the new people for Himself might show, while He was on earth, that having brought about the resurrection He will Himself exercise judgment.


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Found: Barnabas:5:8 @ Yea and further, He preached teaching Israel and performing so many wonders and miracles, and He loved him exceedingly.


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Found: Barnabas:7:2 @ If then the Son of God, being Lord and future Judge of quick and dead, suffered that His wound might give us life, let us believe that the Son of God could not suffer except for our sakes.


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Found: Barnabas:11:10 @ Next what saith He? And there was a river streaming from the right hand, and beautiful trees rose up from it; and whosoever shall eat of them shall live forever.


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Found: Barnabas:19:3 @ Thou shalt not exalt thyself, but shalt be lowly minded in all things. Thou shalt not assume glory to thyself. Thou shalt not entertain a wicked design against thy neighbor; thou shalt not admit boldness into thy soul.


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Found: Barnabas:19:10 @ Thou shalt remember the day of judgment night and day, and thou shalt seek out day by day the persons of the saints, either laboring by word and going to exhort them and meditating how thou mayest save souls by thy word, or thou shalt work with thy hands for a ransom for thy sins.


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Found: Barnabas:20:1 @ But the way of the Black One is crooked and full of a curse. For it is a way of eternal death with punishment wherein are the things that destroy men's souls--idolatry, boldness, exhalation of power, hypocrisy, doubleness of heart, adultery, murder, plundering, pride, transgression, treachery, malice, stubbornness, witchcraft, magic, covetousness, absence of the fear of God;


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Found: Didache:1:5 @ To every man that asketh of thee give, and ask not back for the Father desireth that gifts be given to all from His own bounties. Blessed is he that giveth according to the commandment; for he is guiltless. Woe to him that receiveth; for, if a man receiveth having need, he is guiltless; but he that hath no need shall give satisfaction why and wherefore he received and being put in confinement he shall be examined concerning the deeds that he hath done, and he shall not come out thence until he hath given back the last farthing.


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Found: Didache:3:9 @ Thou shalt not exalt thyself, neither shalt thou admit boldness into thy soul. Thy soul shall not cleave together with the lofty, but with the righteous and humble shalt thou walk.


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Found: Didache:5:1 @ But the way of death is this. First of all, it is evil and full of a curse; murders, adulteries, lusts, fornications, thefts, idolatries, magical arts, witchcrafts, plunderings, false witnessings, hypocrisies, doubleness of heart, treachery, pride, malice, stubbornness, covetousness, foul--speaking, jealousy, boldness, exaltation, boastfulness;


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Found: Diognetus:1:1 @ Since I see, most excellent Diognetus, that thou art exceedingly anxious to understand the religion of the Christians, and that thy enquiries respecting them are distinctly and carefully made, as to what God they trust and how they worship Him, that they all disregard the world and despise death, and take no account of those who are regarded as gods by the Greeks, neither observe the superstition of the Jews, and as to the nature of the affection which they entertain one to another, and of this new development or interest, which has entered into men's lives now and not before: I gladly welcome this zeal in thee, and I ask of God, Who supplieth both the speaking and the hearing to us, that it may be granted to myself to speak in such a way that thou mayest be made better by the hearing, and to thee that thou mayest so listen that I the speaker may not be disappointed.


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Found: Diognetus:3:1 @ In the next place, I fancy that thou art chiefly anxious to hear about their not practicing their religion in the same way as the Jews.


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Found: Diognetus:3:3 @ For whereas the Greeks, by offering these things to senseless and deaf images, make an exhibition of stupidity, the Jews considering that they are presenting them to God, as if He were in need of them, ought in all reason to count it folly and not religious worship.


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Found: Diognetus:4:5 @ And to watch the stars and the moon and to keep the observance of months and of days, and to distinguish the arrangements of God and the changes of the seasons according to their own impulses, making some into festivals and others into times of mourning, who would regard this as an exhibition of godliness and not much more of folly?


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Found: Diognetus:4:6 @ That the Christians are right therefore in holding aloof from the common silliness and error of the Jews and from their excessive fussiness and pride, I consider that thou hast been sufficiently instructed; but as regards the mystery of their own religion, expect not that thou canst be instructed by man.


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Found: Diognetus:5:2 @ For they dwell not somewhere in cities of their own, neither do they use some different language, nor practice an extraordinary kind of life.


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Found: Diognetus:5:4 @ But while they dwell in cities of Greeks and barbarians as the lot of each is cast, and follow the native customs in dress and food and the other arrangements of life, yet the constitution of their own citizenship, which they set forth, is marvelous, and confessedly contradicts expectation.


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Found: Diognetus:5:9 @ Their existence is on earth, but their citizenship is in heaven.


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Found: Diognetus:8:11 @ But when He revealed it through His beloved Son, and manifested the purpose which He had prepared from the beginning, He gave us all these gifts at once, participation in His benefits, and sight and understanding of (mysteries) which none of us ever would have expected.


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Found: Diognetus:9:2 @ And when our iniquity had been fully accomplished, and it had been made perfectly manifest that punishment and death were expected as its recompense, and the season came which God had ordained, when henceforth He should manifest His goodness and power (O the exceeding great kindness and love of God), He hated us not, neither rejected us, nor bore us malice, but was long-suffering and patient, and in pity for us took upon Himself our sins, and Himself parted with His own Son as a ransom for us, the holy for the lawless, the guileless for the evil, the just for the unjust, the incorruptible for the corruptible, the immortal for the mortal.


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Found: Diognetus:9:5 @ O the sweet exchange, O the inscrutable creation, O the unexpected benefits; that the iniquity of many should be concealed in One Righteous Man, and the righteousness of One should justify many that are iniquitous!


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Found: Diognetus:11:6 @ Whereupon the fear of the law is sung, and the grace of the prophets is recognized, and the faith of the gospels is established, and the tradition of the apostles is preserved, and the joy of the Church exults.


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Found: Diognetus:12:5 @ Discerning the force of this and blaming the knowledge which is exercised apart from the truth of the injunction which leads to life, the apostle says, Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.


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Found: Diognetus:12:6 @ For the man who supposes that he knows anything without the true knowledge which is testified by the life, is ignorant, he is deceived by the serpent, because he loved not life--whereas he who with fear recognizes and desires life plants in hope expecting fruit.


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Found: Hermas:2:3 @ And she said to me "Why so gloomy, Hermas, thou that art patient and good-tempered and art always smiling? Why so downcast in thy looks, and far from cheerful?" And I said to her, "Because of an excellent lady's saying that I had sinned against her."


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Found: Hermas:48:1 @ Now, brethren, a revelation was made unto me in my sleep by a youth of exceeding fair form, who said to me, "Whom thinkest thou the aged woman, from whom thou receivedst the book, to be?" I say, "The Sibyl" "Thou art wrong," saith he, "she is not." "Who then is she?" I say. "The Church," saith he. I said unto him, "Wherefore then is she aged?" "Because," saith he, "she was created before all things; therefore is she aged; and for her sake the world was framed."


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Found: Hermas:513:1 @ "Hear now concerning the stones that go to the building The stones that are squared and white, and that fit together in their joints, these are the apostles and bishops and teachers and deacons, who walked after the holiness of God, and exercised their office of bishop and teacher and deacon in purity and sanctity for the elect of God, some of them already fallen on sleep, and others still living. And because they always agreed with one another, they both had peace among themselves and listened one to another. Therefore their joinings fit together in the building of the tower."


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Found: Hermas:5[13^:1 @ But wouldst thou know about them that are broken in pieces, and cast away far from the tower? These are the sons of lawlessness. They received the faith in hypocrisy, and no wickedness was absent from them. Therefore they have not salvation, for they are not useful for building by reason of their wickednesses. Therefore they were broken up and thrown far away by reason of the wrath of the Lord, for they excited Him to wrath.


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Found: Hermas:715:4 @ So she finished the explanation of the tower.


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Found: Hermas:816:5 @ "And the others, lady, who be they?" "They are daughters one of the other. The name of the one is Simplicity, of the next, Knowledge, of the next, Guilelessness, of the next, Reverence, of the next, Love. When then thou shalt do all the works of their mother, thou canst live."


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Found: Hermas:917:4 @ This exclusiveness therefore is hurtful to you that have and do not share with them that are in want.


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Found: Hermas:917:6 @ Look ye therefore, ye that exult in your wealth, lest they that are in want shall moan, and their moaning shall go up unto the Lord, and ye with your [abundance of good things be shut outside the door of the tower.


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Found: Hermas:1018:5 @ But in the third vision she was altogether youthful and of exceeding great beauty, and her hair alone was aged; and she was gladsome exceedingly and seated on a couch. Touching these things I was very greatly anxious to learn this revelation.


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Found: Hermas:1119:3 @ For as aged people, having no longer hope of renewing their youth, expect nothing else but to fall asleep, so ye also, being weakened with the affairs of this world gave yourselves over to repining, and cast not your cares on the Lord; but your spirit was broken, and ye were aged by your sorrows."


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Found: Hermas:1220:2 @ "Imagine an old man, who has now lost all hope of himself by reason of his weakness and his poverty, and expecteth nothing else save the last day of his life. Suddenly an inheritance is left him. He heareth the news, riseth up and full of joy clothes himself with strength, and no longer lieth down, but standeth up, and his spirit, which was now broken by reason of his former circumstances, is renewed again, and he no longer sitteth, but taketh courage; so also was it with you, when you heard the revelation which the Lord revealed unto you.


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Found: Hermas:126:1 @ "First of all, believe that God is One, even He who created all things and set them in order, and brought all things from non-existence into being, Who comprehendeth all things, being alone incomprehensible.


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Found: Hermas:126:2 @ Believe Him therefore, and fear Him, and in this fear be continent. Keep these things, and thou shalt cast off all wickedness from thyself, and shalt clothe thyself with every excellence of righteousness, and shalt live unto God, if thou keep this commandment."


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Found: Hermas:129:11 @ I," said he, "am not giving an excuse that this matter should be concluded thus, but to the end that the sinner should sin no more. But as concerning his former sin, there is One Who is able to give healing; it is He Who hath authority over all things."


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Found: Hermas:331:3 @ But, since thou enquirest all things accurately, I will declare unto thee this also, so as to give no excuse to those who shall hereafter believe or those who have already believed, on the Lord. For they that have already believed, or shall hereafter believe, have not repentance for sins, but have only remission of their former sins.


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Found: Hermas:432:2 @ "He sinneth not," saith he, "but if he remain single, he investeth himself with more exceeding honor and with great glory before the Lord; yet even if he should marry, he sinneth not.


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Found: Hermas:234:2 @ For when it seeth such men in prosperity it insinuates itself into the heart of the man, and for no cause whatever the man or the woman is embittered on account of worldly matters, either about meats, or some triviality, or about some friend, or about giving or receiving, or about follies of this kind. For all these things are foolish and vain and senseless and inexpedient for the servants of God.


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Found: Hermas:234:3 @ But long-suffering is great and strong, and has a mighty and vigorous power, and is prosperous in great enlargement, gladsome, exultant, free from care, glorifying the Lord at every season, having no bitterness in itself, remaining always gentle and tranquil. This long-suffering therefore dwelleth with those whose faith is perfect.


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Found: Hermas:135:4 @ But those who walk in the straight way walk on the level and without stumbling: for it is neither rough nor thorny. Thou seest then that it is more expedient to walk in this way."


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Found: Hermas:236:6 @ Do thou therefore, recognizing his works, stand aloof from him, and trust him in nothing, for his works are evil and inexpedient for the servants of God. Here then thou hast the workings of both the angels. Understand them, and trust the angel of righteousness.


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Found: Hermas:236:8 @ And if again a man or a woman be exceedingly wicked, and the works of the angel of righteousness come into that man's heart, he must of necessity do something good.


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Found: Hermas:138:6 @ Thinkest thou not that these things are wrong, yea, very wrong," saith he, "for the servants of God? In all these things he that serveth God must exercise temperance. Be thou temperate, therefore, and refrain from all these things, that thou mayest live unto God, and be enrolled among those who exercise self-restraint in them. These then are the things from which thou shouldest restrain thyself


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Found: Hermas:138:7 @ Now hear," saith he, "the things, in which thou shouldest not exercise self restraint, but do them. Exercise no self-restraint in that which is good, but do it."


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Found: Hermas:138:8 @ "Sir," say I, "show me the power of the good also, that I may walk in them and serve them, that doing them it may be possible for me to be saved." "Hear," saith he, "the works of the good likewise, which thou must do, and towards which thou must exercise no self-restraint.


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Found: Hermas:138:9 @ First of all, there is faith, fear of the Lord, love, concord, words of righteousness, truth, patience; nothing is better than these in the life of men. If a man keep these, and exercise not self-restraint from them, he becomes blessed in his life.


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Found: Hermas:138:10 @ Hear now what follow upon these; to minister to widows, to visit the orphans and the needy, to ransom the servants of God from their afflictions, to be hospitable (for in hospitality benevolence from time to time has a place), to resist no man, to be tranquil, to show yourself more submissive than all men, to reverence the aged, to practice righteousness, to observe brotherly feeling, to endure injury, to be long-suffering, to bear no grudge, to exhort those who are sick at soul, not to cast away those that have stumbled from the faith, but to convert them and to put courage Into them, to reprove sinners, not to oppress debtors and indigent persons, and whatsoever actions are like these.


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Found: Hermas:139:2 @ Reason not thus, but turn to the Lord with thy whole heart, and ask of Him nothing wavering, and thou shalt know His exceeding compassion, that He will surely not abandon thee, but will fulfill the petition of thy soul.


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Found: Hermas:143:12 @ In the first place, that man who seemeth to have a spirit exalteth himself, and desireth to have a chief place, and straight-way he is impudent and shameless and talkative and conversant in many luxuries and in many other deceits and receiveth money for his prophesying, and if he receiveth not, he prophesieth not. Now can a divine Spirit receive money and prophesy? It is not possible for a prophet of God to do this, but the spirit of such prophets is earthly.


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Found: Hermas:143:13 @ In the next place, it never approacheth an assembly of righteous men; but avoideth them, and cleaveth to the doubtful-minded and empty, and prophesieth to them in corners, and deceiveth them, speaking all things in emptiness to gratify their desires; for they too are empty whom it answereth. For the empty vessel placed together with the empty is not broken, but they agree one with the other.


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Found: Hermas:245:1 @ "Before all is desire for the wife or husband of another, and for extravagance of wealth, and for many needless dainties, and for drinks and other luxuries, many and foolish. For even luxury is foolish and vain for the servants of God.


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Found: Hermas:346:2 @ So he completed the twelve commandments, and he saith to me; Thou hast these commandments; walk in them, and exhort thy hearers that their repentance may become pure for the rest of the days of their life.


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Found: Hermas:447:1 @ And these things he said to me very angrily, so that I was confounded, and feared him exceedingly; for his form was changed, so that a man could not endure his anger.


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Found: Hermas:548:3 @ When a man has filled amply sufficient jars with good wine, and among these jars a few are quite empty, he comes to the jars, and does not examine the full ones, for he knows that they are full; but he examineth the empty ones, fearing lest they have turned sour. For empty jars soon turn sour, and the taste of the wine is spoilt.


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Found: Hermas:548:4 @ So also the devil cometh to all the servants of God tempting them. As many then as are complete in the faith, oppose him mightily, and he departeth from them, not having a place where he can find an entrance. So he cometh next to the empty ones, and finding a place goeth into them, and further he doeth what he willeth in them, and they become submissive slaves to him.


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Found: Hermas:150:1 @ He saith to me; "Ye know that ye, who are the servants of God, are dwelling in a foreign land; for your city is far from this city. If then ye know your city, in which ye shall dwell, why do ye here prepare fields and expensive displays and buildings and dwelling-chambers which are superfluous?


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Found: Hermas:150:5 @ What then shalt thou do, who art under law in thine own city? For the sake of thy fields and the rest of thy possessions wilt thou altogether repudiate thy law, and walk according to the law of this city? Take heed, lest it be inexpedient to repudiate the law; for if thou shouldest desire to return again to thy city, thou shall surely not be received because thou didst repudiate the law of the city, and shalt be shut out from it.


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Found: Hermas:150:10 @ This lavish expenditure is beautiful and joyous, not bringing sadness or fear, but bringing joy. The expenditure of the heathen then practice not ye; for it is not convenient for you the servants of God.


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Found: Hermas:150:11 @ But practice your own expenditure, in which ye can rejoice; and do not corrupt, neither touch that which is another man's, nor lust after it for it is wicked to lust after other men's possessions. But perform thine own task, and thou shalt be saved."


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Found: Hermas:151:1 @ As I walked in the field, and noticed an elm and a vine, and was distinguishing them and their fruits, the shepherd appeareth to me and saith; "What art thou meditating within thyself?" "I am thinking, Sir," say I, "about the elm and the vine, that they are excellently suited the one to the other."


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Found: Hermas:151:3 @ "This vine," saith he, "beareth fruit, but the elm is an unfruitful stock. Yet this vine, except it climb up the elm, cannot bear much fruit when it is spread on the ground; and such fruit as it beareth is rotten, because it is not suspended upon the elm. When then the vine is attached to the elm, it beareth fruit both from itself and from the elm.


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Found: Hermas:255:4 @ So he reasoned within himself, saying, "This command of my lord I have carried out I will next dig this vineyard, and it shall be neater when it is digged; and when it hath no weeds it will yield more fruit, because not choked by the weeds." He took and digged the vineyard, and all the weeds that were in the vineyard he plucked up. And that vineyard became very neat and flourishing, when it had no weeds to choke it.


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Found: Hermas:255:5 @ After a time the master of the servant and of the estate came, and he went into the vineyard. And seeing the vineyard fenced neatly, and digged as well, and all the weeds plucked up, and the vines flourishing, he rejoiced exceedingly at what his servant had done.


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Found: Hermas:356:1 @ I say, "Sir, I understand not these parables, neither can I apprehend them, unless thou explain them for me."


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Found: Hermas:356:2 @ "I will explain everything to thee," saith he; "and will show thee whatsoever things I shall speak with thee. Keep the commandments of the Lord, and thou shalt be well-pleasing to God, and shalt be enrolled among the number of them that keep His commandments.


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Found: Hermas:356:3 @ But if thou do any good thing outside the commandment of God, thou shalt win for thyself more exceeding glory, and shalt be more glorious in the sight of God than thou wouldest otherwise have been. If then, while thou keepest the commandments of God, thou add these services likewise, thou shalt rejoice, if thou observe them according to my commandment."


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Found: Hermas:356:7 @ And thus shalt thou do. Having fulfilled what is written, on that day on which thou fastest thou shalt taste nothing but bread and water; and from thy meats, which thou wouldest have eaten, thou shalt reckon up the amount of that day's expenditure, which thou wouldest have incurred, and shalt give it to a widow, or an orphan, or to one in want, and so shalt thou humble thy soul, that he that hath received from thy humiliation may satisfy his own soul, and may pray for thee to the Lord.


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Found: Hermas:457:2 @ But he answered and said unto me; "Thou art exceedingly importunate in enquiries. Thou oughtest not," saith he, "to make any enquiry at all; for if it be right that a thing be explained unto thee, it shall be explained." I say to him; "Sir, whatsoever things thou showest unto me and dost not explain, I shall have seen them in vain, and without understanding what they are. In like manner also, if thou speak parables to me and interpret them not, I shall have heard a thing in vain from thee."


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Found: Hermas:558:4 @ I say to him; "Sir, great and marvelous are all things and all things are glorious; was it likely then," say I, "that I could have apprehended them?" "Nay, nor can any other man, though he be full of understanding, apprehend them." "Yet again, Sir," say I, "explain to me what I am about to enquire of thee."


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Found: Hermas:659:5 @ The Holy Pre-existent Spirit. Which created the whole creation, God made to dwell in flesh that He desired. This flesh, therefore, in which the Holy Spirit dwelt, was subject unto the Spirit, walking honorably in holiness and purity, without in any way defiling the Spirit.


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Found: Hermas:161:4 @ Ye then that repent, cast away the evil doings of this world which crush you; and, by putting on every excellence of righteousness, ye shall be able to observe these commandments, and to add no more to your sins. If then ye add no further sin at all, ye will depart from your former sins. Walk then in these my commandments, and ye shall live unto God. These things have all been told you from me."


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Found: Hermas:161:6 @ and he was feeding a great number of sheep, and these sheep were, as it were, well fed and very frisky, and were gladsome as they skipped about hither and thither; and the shepherd himself was all gladsome over his flock; and the very visage of the shepherd was exceedingly gladsome; and he ran about among the sheep.


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Found: Hermas:363:1 @ When then I saw them so lashed with the whip and vexed, I was sorry for their sakes, because they were so tortured and had no rest at all.


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Found: Hermas:565:7 @ But there are habits of self-indulgence like-wise which save men; for many are self-indulgent in doing good, being carried away by the pleasure it gives to themselves. This self-indulgence then is expedient for the servants of God, and bringeth life to a man of this disposition; but the harmful self-indulgences afore-mentioned bring to men torments and punishments; and if they continue in them and repent not, they bring death upon themselves."


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Found: Hermas:166:5 @ And this (will God do), if in any way He perceive the heart of the penitent pure from every evil thing. But it is expedient for thee and for thy house that thou shouldest be afflicted now. But why speak I many words to thee? Thou must be afflicted as the angel of the Lord commanded, even he that delivered thee unto me; and for this give thanks to the Lord, in that He deemed thee worthy that I should reveal unto thee beforehand the affliction, that foreknowing it thou might endure it with fortitude."


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Found: Hermas:167:5 @ The angel who gave the rods to the people demanded them back from them again, and according as they had received them, so also they were summoned to him, and each of them returned the several rods. But the angel of the Lord took them, and examined them.


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Found: Hermas:167:14 @ And others came bringing their rods green, as they received them from the angel; and the most part of the multitude gave up their rods in this state; and the angel rejoiced exceedingly at these; these also stood apart.


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Found: Hermas:167:15 @ And others gave up their rods green and with shoots, these also stood apart; and at these again the angel rejoiced exceedingly.


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Found: Hermas:167:16 @ And others gave up their rods green and with shoots; and their shoots had, as it were, a kind of fruit. And those men were exceeding gladsome, whose rods were found in this state. And over them the angel exulted, and the shepherd was very gladsome over them.


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Found: Hermas:268:5 @ After the angel had finished these things, he saith to the shepherd; "I go away; but these thou shalt send away to (their places within) the walls, according as each deserveth to dwell; but examine their rods carefully), and so send them away. But be careful in examining them. Take heed lest any escape thee," saith he. "Still if any escape thee, I will test them at the altar." When he had thus spoken to the shepherd, he departed.


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Found: Hermas:369:1 @ I say to him; "Sir, inform me what this tree is. For I am perplexed herewith, because, though so many branches were cut off, the tree is sound, and nothing appears to have been cut from it; I am therefore perplexed thereat."


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Found: Hermas:369:8 @ But they that gave them up green just as they received them, are sober and righteous men, who walked altogether in a pure heart and have kept the commandments of the Lord. But all else thou shalt know, when I have examined these rods that have been planted and watered."


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Found: Hermas:672:1 @ After the shepherd had examined the rods of all, he saith to me, "I told thee that this tree clingeth to life. Seest thou," saith he, "how many repented and were saved?" "I see, Sir," say I. "It is," saith he, that thou mayest see the abundant compassion of the Lord, how great and glorious it is, and He hath given (His) Spirit to those that are worthy of repentance."


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Found: Hermas:1076:1 @ "But they that gave up their rods green, yet with the extreme ends withered and with cracks; these were found at all times good and faithful and glorious in the sight of God, but they sinned to a very slight degree by reason of little desires and because they had somewhat against one another. But, when they heard my words, the greater part quickly repented, and their dwelling was assigned within the tower.


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Found: Hermas:1076:3 @ But they that gave up their rods withered, yet with a very small part green, these are they that believed, but practiced the works of lawlessness. Still they never separated from God, but bore the Name gladly, and gladly received into their houses the servants of God. So hearing of this repentance they repented without wavering, and they practice all excellence and righteousness.


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Found: Hermas:279:5 @ After I had seen these things, I marvelled in myself at the greatness and the glory of what I was seeing And again I was perplexed concerning the virgins, that delicate as they were they stood up like men, as if they intended to carry the whole heaven.


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Found: Hermas:279:6 @ And the shepherd saith unto me; "Why questionest thou within thyself and art perplexed, and bringest sadness on thyself? For whatsoever things thou canst not comprehend, attempt them not, if thou art prudent; but entreat the Lord, that thou mayest receive understanding to comprehend them.


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Found: Hermas:279:7 @ What is behind thee thou canst not see, but what is before thee thou beholdest. The things therefore which thou canst not see, let alone, and trouble not thyself (about them; but the things which thou seest, these master, and be not over curious about the rest; but I will explain unto thee all things whatsoever I shall show thee. Have an eye therefore to what remaineth."


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Found: Hermas:582:4 @ and wherefore ten stones were first placed in the foundations, then twenty-five, then thirty-five, then forty, and concerning the stones that had gone to the building and were removed again and put away in their own place--concerning all these things set my soul at rest, Sir, and explain them to me."


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Found: Hermas:986:4 @ But the rest, which remained over, were taken up, and put aside into the plain whence they were brought; they were not however cast away, "Because," saith he, there remaineth still a little of the tower to be builded. And the master of the tower is exceedingly anxious that these stones be fitted into the building, for they are very bright."


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Found: Hermas:986:7 @ And when the shepherd saw that the tower was very comely in the building, he was exceedingly glad; for the tower was so well builded, that when I saw it I coveted the building of it; for it was builded, as it were, of one stone, having one fitting in it. And the stone-work appeared as if hewn out of the rock; for it seemed to me to be all a single stone.


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Found: Hermas:1087:5 @ But I caught hold of his wallet, and began to adjure him by the Lord that he would explain to me all what he had showed me. He saith to me; "I am busy for a little while, and then I will explain everything to thee. Await me here till I come."


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Found: Hermas:1188:9 @ "Now," saith he, "what wouldest thou hear first?" "In the order as thou showedst to me, Sir, from the beginning," say I; "I request thee, Sir, to explain to me exactly in the order that I shall enquire of thee." According as thou desirest," saith he, "even so will I interpret to thee, and I will conceal nothing whatever from thee."


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Found: Hermas:1289:1 @ "First of all, Sir," say I, "explain this to me. The rock and the gate, what is it?" "This rock," saith he, "and gate is the Son of God." "How, Sir," say I, "is the rock ancient, but the gate recent?" "Listen," saith he, "and understand, foolish man.


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Found: Hermas:1289:4 @ Didst thou see," saith he, "that the stones which came through the gate have gone to the building of the tower, but those which came not through it were cast away again to their own place?" "I saw, Sir," say I. "Thus," saith he, "no one shall enter into the kingdom of God, except he receive the name of His Son.


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Found: Hermas:1289:5 @ For if thou wishest to enter into any city, and that city is walled all round and has one gate only, canst thou enter into that city except through the gate which it hath?" "Why, how, Sir," say I, "is it possible otherwise?" "If then thou canst not enter into the city except through the gate itself, even so," saith he, "a man cannot enter into the kingdom of God except by the name of His Son that is beloved by Him.


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Found: Hermas:15[92^:2 @ "It was necessary for them," saith he, "to rise up through water, that they might be made alive; for otherwise they could not enter into the kingdom of God, except they had put aside the deadness of their former life.


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Found: Hermas:1794:1 @ "Now then, Sir, explain to me concerning the mountains. Wherefore are their forms diverse the one from the other, and various?" "Listen," saith he. "These twelve mountains are twelve tribes that inhabit the whole world. To these (tribes) then the Son of God was preached by the Apostles."


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Found: Hermas:1794:2 @ But explain to me, Sir, why they are various--these mountains--and each has a different appearance." "Listen," saith he. "These twelve tribes which inhabit the whole world are twelve nations; and they are various in understanding and in mind. As various, then, as thou sawest these mountains to be, such also are the varieties in the mind of these nations, and such their understanding. And I will show unto thee the conduct of each."


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Found: Hermas:2299:3 @ Owing then to this pride of heart many, while they exalted themselves, have been made empty; for a mighty demon is stubbornness and vain confidence. Of these then many were cast away, but some repented and believed, and submitted themselves to those that had understanding, having learnt their own senselessness.


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Found: Hermas:26103:2 @ they that have the spots are deacons that exercised their office ill, and plundered the livelihood of widows and orphans, and made gain for themselves from the ministrations which they had received to perform. If then they abide in the same evil desire, they are dead and there is no hope of life for them; but if they turn again and fulfill their ministrations in purity, it shall be possible for them to live.


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Found: Hermas:27[104_:4 @ After he had finished the parables of the mountains, I say unto him, "Sir, now explain to me concerning the stones that were taken from the plain and placed in the building in the room of the stoes that were taken from the tower, and concerning the round (stones) which were placed in the building, and concerning those that were still round".


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Found: Hermas:32109:4 @ If therefore thou art thus vexed in the matter of thy garment, and complainest because thou receivest it not back whole, what thinkest thou the Lord will do to thee, He, Who gave thee the spirit whole, and thou hast made it absolutely useless, so that it cannot be of any use at all to its Lord? For its use began to be useless, when it was corrupted by thee. Will not therefore the Lord of this spirit for this thy deed punish thee with death?"


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Found: Hermas:32109:5 @ "Certainly," I said, "all those, whomsoever He shall find continuing to bear malice, He will punish." "Trample not," said he, "upon His mercy, but rather glorify Him, because He is so long-suffering with your sins, and is not like unto you. Practice then repentance which is expedient for you.


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Found: IgnatiusEphesians:3:2 @ But, since love doth not suffer me to be silent concerning you, therefore was I forward to exhort you, that ye run in harmony with the mind of God: for Jesus Christ also, our inseparable life, is the mind of the Father, even as the bishops that are settled in the farthest parts of the earth are in the mind of Jesus Christ.


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Found: IgnatiusEphesians:19:2 @ A star shone forth in the heaven above all the stars; and its light was unutterable, and its strangeness caused amazement; and all the rest of the constellations with the sun and moon formed themselves into a chorus about the star; but the star itself far outshone them all; and there was perplexity to know whence came this strange appearance which was so unlike them.


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Found: IgnatiusMagnesians:1:1 @ When I learned the exceeding good order of your love in the ways of God, I was gladdened and I determined to address you in the faith of Jesus Christ.


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Found: IgnatiusMagnesians:9:2 @ if this be so, how shall we be able to live apart from Him? seeing that even the prophets, being His disciples, were expecting Him as their teacher through the Spirit. And for this cause He whom they rightly awaited, when He one, raised them from the dead.


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Found: IgnatiusMagnesians:14:1 @ Knowing that ye are full of God, I have exhorted you briefly. Remember me in your prayers, that I may attain unto God; and remember also the church which is in Syria, whereof I am not worthy to be called a member. For I have need of your united prayer and love in God, that it may be granted to the church which is in Syria to be refreshed by the dew of your fervent supplication.


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Found: IgnatiusPolycarp:1:1 @ Welcoming thy godly mind which is grounded as it were on an immovable rock, I give exceeding glory that it hath been vouchsafed me to see thy blameless face,


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Found: IgnatiusPolycarp:1:2 @ whereof I would fain have joy in God. I exhort thee in the grace wherewith thou art clothed to press forward in thy course and to exhort all men that they may be saved. Vindicate thine office in all diligence of flesh and of spirit. Have a care for union, than which there is nothing better. Bear all men, as the Lord also beareth thee. Suffer all men in love, as also thou doest.


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Found: IgnatiusPolycarp:7:3 @ A Christian hath no authority over himself, but giveth his time to God. This is God's work, and yours also, when ye shall complete it: for I trust in the Divine grace, that ye are ready for an act of well doing which is meet for God. Knowing the fervor of your sincerity, I have exhorted you in a short letter.


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Found: IgnatiusRomans:4:1 @ I write to all the churches, and I bid all men know, that of my own free will I die for God unless Ye should hinder me. I exhort you, be ye not an unseasonable kindness to me. Let me be given to the wild beasts, for through them I can attain unto God. I am God's wheat, and I am ground by the teeth of wild beasts that I may be found pure bread of Christ.


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Found: IgnatiusRomans:5:3 @ Bear with me. I know what is expedient for me. Now am I beginning to be a disciple. May naught of things visible and things invisible envy me; that I may attain unto Jesus Christ. Come fire and cross and grapplings with wild beasts, cuttings and manglings, wrenching of bones, hacking of limbs, crushings of my whole body, come cruel tortures of the devil to assail me. Only be it mine to attain unto Jesus Christ.


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Found: IgnatiusSmyrneans:7:1 @ They therefore that gainsay the good gift of God perish by their questionings. But it were expedient for them to have love, that they may also rise again.


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Found: MartyrdomPolycarp:1:1 @ We write unto you, brethren, an account of what befell those that suffered martyrdom and especially the blessed Polycarp, who stayed the persecution, having as it were set his seal upon it by his martyrdom. For nearly all the foregoing events came to pass that the Lord might show us once more an example of martyrdom which is conformable to the Gospel


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Found: MartyrdomPolycarp:11:1 @ Whereupon the proconsul said; 'I have wild beasts here and I will throw thee to them, except thou repent' But he said, 'Call for them: for the repentance from better to worse is a change not permitted to us; but it is a noble thing to change from untowardness to righteousness'


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Found: MartyrdomPolycarp:16:1 @ So at length the lawless men, seeing that his body could not be consumed by the fire, ordered an executioner to go up to him and stab him with a dagger. And when he had done this, there came forth a dove and a quantity of blood, so that it extinguished the fire; and all the multitude marvelled that there should be so great a difference between the unbelievers and the elect.


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Found: MartyrdomPolycarp:22:2 @ This account Gaius copied from the papers of Irenaeus. The same lived with Irenaeus who had been a disciple of the holy Polycarp. For this Irenaeus, being in Rome at the time of the martyrdom of the bishop Polycarp, instructed many; and many most excellent and orthodox treatises by him are in circulation. In these he makes mention of Polycarp, saying that he was taught by him. And he ably refuted every heresy, and handed down the catholic rule of the Church just as he had received it from the saint. He mentions this fact also, that when Marcion, after whom the Marcionites are called, met the holy Polycarp on one occasion, and said 'Recognize us, Polycarp,' he said in reply to Marcion, 'Yes indeed, I recognize the firstborn of Satan.' The following statement also is made in the writings of Irenaeus, that on the very day and hour when Polycarp was martyred in Smyrna Irenaeus being in the city of the Romans heard a voice as of a trumpet saying, ' Polycarp is martyred.'


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Found: Polycarp:8:2 @ Let us therefore become imitators of His endurance; and if we should suffer for His name's sake, let us glorify Him. For He gave this example to us in His own person, and we believed this.


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Found: Polycarp:9:1 @ I exhort you all therefore to be obedient unto the word of righteousness and to practice all endurance, which also ye saw with your own eyes in the blessed Ignatius and Zosimus and Rufus, yea and in others also who came from among yourselves, as well as in Paul himself and the rest of the Apostles;


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Found: Polycarp:10:1 @ Stand fast therefore in these things and follow the example of the Lord, being firm in the faith and immovable, in love of the brotherhood kindly affectioned one to another, partners with the truth, forestalling one another in the gentleness of the Lord, despising no man.


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Found: Polycarp:11:1 @ I was exceedingly grieved for Valens, who aforetime was a presbyter among you, because he is so ignorant of the office which was given unto him. I warn you therefore that ye refrain from covetousness, and that ye be pure and truthful. Refrain from all evil.


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Found: Polycarp:11:4 @ Therefore I am exceedingly grieved for him and for his wife, unto whom may the Lord grant true repentance. Be ye therefore yourselves also sober herein, and hold not such as enemies but restore them as frail and erring members, that ye may save the whole body of you. For so doing, ye do edify one another.


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Found: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp @ The unedited full-text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia - BIBLE RESEARCH


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Found: http://www.captivefaith.org @ Captive Faith prison experience in Christian history - CHURCH


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