Bible Cross References
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Psalm 106:12-14
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Then his people believed his promises and sang praises to him.
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But they quickly forgot what he had done and acted without waiting for his advice.
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They were filled with craving in the desert and put God to the test;
Isaiah 58:2
They worship me every day, claiming that they are eager to know my ways and obey my laws. They say they want me to give them just laws and that they take pleasure in worshiping me."
Ezekiel 33:32
To them you are nothing more than an entertainer singing love songs or playing a harp. They listen to all your words and don't obey a single one of them.
Matthew 13:20
The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it.
Matthew 13:21
But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
Mark 4:16
Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.
Mark 4:17
But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
Mark 6:20
Herod was afraid of John because he knew that John was a good and holy man, and so he kept him safe. He liked to listen to him, even though he became greatly disturbed every time he heard him.
John 5:35
John was like a lamp, burning and shining, and you were willing for a while to enjoy his light.
Galatians 3:1
You foolish Galatians! Who put a spell on you? Before your very eyes you had a clear description of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross!
Galatians 3:4
Did all your experience mean nothing at all? Surely it meant something!
Galatians 4:15-20
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You were so happy! What has happened? I myself can say that you would have taken out your own eyes, if you could, and given them to me.
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Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Those other people show a deep interest in you, but their intentions are not good. All they want is to separate you from me, so that you will have the same interest in them as they have in you.
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Now, it is good to have such a deep interest if the purpose is good---this is true always, and not merely when I am with you.
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My dear children! Once again, just like a mother in childbirth, I feel the same kind of pain for you until Christ's nature is formed in you.
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How I wish I were with you now, so that I could take a different attitude toward you. I am so worried about you!
and these
Job 19:28
"How can we torment him?" You looked for some excuse to attack me.
Proverbs 12:3
Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.
Proverbs 12:12
All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.
Ephesians 3:17
and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love,
Colossians 2:7
Keep your roots deep in him, build your lives on him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were taught. And be filled with thanksgiving.
Jude 1:12
With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead.
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Luke 22:31
"Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff.
Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers."
Hosea 6:4
But the LORD says, "Israel and Judah, what am I going to do with you? Your love for me disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like dew, that vanishes early in the day.
John 2:23-25
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While Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival, many believed in him as they saw the miracles he performed.
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But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all.
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There was no need for anyone to tell him about them, because he himself knew what was in their hearts.
John 8:30-32
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Many who heard Jesus say these things believed in him.
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So Jesus said to those who believed in him, "If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples;
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you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 12:42
Even then, many Jewish authorities believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees they did not talk about it openly, so as not to be expelled from the synagogue.
John 12:43
They loved human approval rather than the approval of God.
John 15:2
He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit.
John 15:6
Those who do not remain in me are thrown out like a branch and dry up; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, where they are burned.
Acts 8:13-23
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Simon himself also believed; and after being baptized, he stayed close to Philip and was astounded when he saw the great wonders and miracles that were being performed.
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The apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had received the word of God, so they sent Peter and John to them.
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When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
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For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered money to Peter and John,
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and said, "Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit."
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But Peter answered him, "May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!
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You have no part or share in our work, because your heart is not right in God's sight.
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Repent, then, of this evil plan of yours, and pray to the Lord that he will forgive you for thinking such a thing as this.
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For I see that you are full of bitter envy and are a prisoner of sin."
1 Corinthians 13:2
I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains---but if I have no love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 15:2
That is the gospel, the message that I preached to you. You are saved by the gospel if you hold firmly to it---unless it was for nothing that you believed.
Colossians 1:23
You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant---this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
That is why I had to send Timothy. I could not bear it any longer, so I sent him to find out about your faith. Surely it could not be that the Devil had tempted you and all our work had been for nothing!
1 Timothy 1:19
and keep your faith and a clear conscience. Some people have not listened to their conscience and have made a ruin of their faith.
2 Timothy 2:18
They have left the way of truth and are upsetting the faith of some believers by saying that our resurrection has already taken place.
2 Timothy 2:19
But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Those who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing."
Hebrews 10:39
We are not people who turn back and are lost. Instead, we have faith and are saved.
James 2:26
So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, also faith without actions is dead.
2 Peter 2:20
If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in worse condition at the end than they were at the beginning.
2 Peter 2:22
What happened to them shows that the proverbs are true: "A dog goes back to what it has vomited" and "A pig that has been washed goes back to roll in the mud."
1 John 2:19
These people really did not belong to our fellowship, and that is why they left us; if they had belonged to our fellowship, they would have stayed with us. But they left so that it might be clear that none of them really belonged to us.