Bible Cross References
a messenger
Judges 2:1
The angel of the LORD went from Gilgal to Bochim and said to the Israelites, "I took you out of Egypt and brought you to the land that I promised to your ancestors. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you.
2 Chronicles 36:15
The LORD, the God of their ancestors, had continued to send prophets to warn his people, because he wanted to spare them and the Temple.
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they made fun of God's messengers, ignoring his words and laughing at his prophets, until at last the LORD's anger against his people was so great that there was no escape.
Haggai 1:13
Then Haggai gave the LORD's message to the people: "I will be with you---that is my promise."
Malachi 2:7
It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:1
The LORD Almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant."
2 Corinthians 5:20
Here we are, then, speaking for Christ, as though God himself were making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf: let God change you from enemies into his friends!
an interpreter
Job 34:32
Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil?
Psalm 94:12
LORD, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law!
Isaiah 61:1-3
1
The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.
2
He has sent me to proclaim That the time has come When the LORD will save his people And defeat their enemies. He has sent me to comfort all who mourn,
3
To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
Acts 8:30
Philip ran over and heard him reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. He asked him, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
1 Corinthians 11:30-32
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That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died.
31
If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment.
32
But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.
Hebrews 12:5-12
5
Have you forgotten the encouraging words which God speaks to you as his children? "My child, pay attention when the Lord corrects you, and do not be discouraged when he rebukes you.
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Because the Lord corrects everyone he loves, and punishes everyone he accepts as a child."
7
Endure what you suffer as being a father's punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father?
8
If you are not punished, as all his children are, it means you are not real children, but bastards.
9
In the case of our human fathers, they punished us and we respected them. How much more, then, should we submit to our spiritual Father and live!
10
Our human fathers punished us for a short time, as it seemed right to them; but God does it for our own good, so that we may share his holiness.
11
When we are punished, it seems to us at the time something to make us sad, not glad. Later, however, those who have been disciplined by such punishment reap the peaceful reward of a righteous life.
12
Lift up your tired hands, then, and strengthen your trembling knees!
one
Job 9:3
How can anyone argue with him? He can ask a thousand questions that no one could ever answer.
Ecclesiastes 7:28
I have looked for other answers but have found none. I found one man in a thousand that I could respect, but not one woman.
Romans 11:13
I am speaking now to you Gentiles: As long as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I will take pride in my work.
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Job 11:6
He would tell you there are many sides to wisdom; there are things too deep for human knowledge. God is punishing you less than you deserve.
Job 34:10
Listen to me, you men who understand! Will Almighty God do what is wrong?
Job 34:12
Almighty God does not do evil; he is never unjust to anyone.
Job 35:14
Job, you say you can't see God; but wait patiently---your case is before him.
Job 36:3
My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know to show that God, my Creator, is just.
Job 36:8-13
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But if people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have done,
9
God shows them their sins and their pride.
10
He makes them listen to his warning to turn away from evil.
11
If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.
12
But if not, they will die in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead.
13
Those who are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray for help.
Job 37:23
God's power is so great that we cannot come near him; he is righteous and just in his dealings with us.
Nehemiah 9:33
You have done right to punish us; you have been faithful, even though we have sinned.
Psalm 119:75
I know that your judgments are righteous, LORD, and that you punished me because you are faithful.
Lamentations 3:22
The LORD's unfailing love and mercy still continue,
Lamentations 3:23
Fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.
Lamentations 3:32
He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong.
Lamentations 3:39-41
39
Why should we ever complain when we are punished for our sin?
40
Let us examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.
41
Let us open our hearts to God in heaven and pray,
Ezekiel 18:25-28
25
"But you say, 'What the Lord does isn't right.' Listen to me, you Israelites. Do you think my way of doing things isn't right? It is your way that isn't right.
26
When a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing evil and then dies, he dies because of the evil he has done.
27
When someone evil stops sinning and does what is right and good, he saves his life.
28
He realizes what he is doing and stops sinning, so he will certainly not die, but go on living.
Daniel 9:14
You, O LORD our God, were prepared to punish us, and you did, because you always do what is right, and we did not listen to you.