Bible Cross References
Ebed-melech
Jeremiah 39:16-18
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to tell Ebedmelech the Ethiopian that the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, had said, "Just as I said I would, I am going to bring upon this city destruction and not prosperity. And when this happens, you will be there to see it.
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But I, the LORD, will protect you, and you will not be handed over to the people you are afraid of.
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I will keep you safe, and you will not be put to death. You will escape with your life because you have put your trust in me. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Ethiopian
Jeremiah 13:23
Can people change the color of their skin, or a leopard remove its spots? If they could, then you that do nothing but evil could learn to do what is right.
Psalm 68:31
Ambassadors will come from Egypt; the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God.
Matthew 8:11
I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 8:12
But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness, where they will cry and gnash their teeth."
Matthew 20:16
And Jesus concluded, "So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last."
Luke 10:30-36
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Jesus answered, "There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead.
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It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side.
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In the same way a Levite also came there, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by on the other side.
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But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with pity.
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He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
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The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Take care of him,' he told the innkeeper, 'and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.' "
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And Jesus concluded, "In your opinion, which one of these three acted like a neighbor toward the man attacked by the robbers?"
Luke 13:29
People will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God.
Luke 13:30
Then those who are now last will be first, and those who are now first will be last."
Acts 8:27-39
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So Philip got ready and went. Now an Ethiopian eunuch, who was an important official in charge of the treasury of the queen of Ethiopia, was on his way home. He had been to Jerusalem to worship God and was going back home in his carriage. As he rode along, he was reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
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The Holy Spirit said to Philip, "Go over to that carriage and stay close to it."
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Philip ran over and heard him reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. He asked him, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
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The official replied, "How can I understand unless someone explains it to me?" And he invited Philip to climb up and sit in the carriage with him.
32
The passage of scripture which he was reading was this: "He was like a sheep that is taken to be slaughtered, like a lamb that makes no sound when its wool is cut off. He did not say a word.
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He was humiliated, and justice was denied him. No one will be able to tell about his descendants, because his life on earth has come to an end."
34
The official asked Philip, "Tell me, of whom is the prophet saying this? Of himself or of someone else?"
35
Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus.
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As they traveled down the road, they came to a place where there was some water, and the official said, "Here is some water. What is to keep me from being baptized?"
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The official ordered the carriage to stop, and both Philip and the official went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The official did not see him again, but continued on his way, full of joy.
eunuchs
Jeremiah 29:2
I wrote it after King Jehoiachin, his mother, the palace officials, the leaders of Judah and of Jerusalem, the engravers, and the skilled workers had been taken into exile.
Jeremiah 34:19
2 Kings 24:15
Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as a prisoner, together with Jehoiachin's mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of Judah.
the king
Jeremiah 37:13
But when I reached the Benjamin Gate, the officer in charge of the soldiers on duty there, a man by the name of Irijah, the son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah, stopped me and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"
Deuteronomy 21:19
His parents are to take him before the leaders of the town where he lives and make him stand trial.
Job 29:7-17
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Whenever the city elders met and I took my place among them,
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young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.
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The leaders of the people would stop talking;
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even the most important men kept silent.
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Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.
12
When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.
13
People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.
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I have always acted justly and fairly.
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I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.
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I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
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I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims.
Amos 5:10
You people hate anyone who challenges injustice and speaks the whole truth in court.