Bible Cross References
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Psalm 105:24
The LORD gave many children to his people and made them stronger than their enemies.
Proverbs 21:30
Human wisdom, brilliance, insight---they are of no help if the LORD is against you.
Romans 8:28
We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.
Hebrews 12:6-11
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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.
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Exodus 1:9
He said to his people, "These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us.
Job 5:2
To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.
Proverbs 27:4
Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.
John 12:19
The Pharisees then said to one another, "You see, we are not succeeding at all! Look, the whole world is following him!"
Acts 4:2-4
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They were annoyed because the two apostles were teaching the people that Jesus had risen from death, which proved that the dead will rise to life.
3
So they arrested them and put them in jail until the next day, since it was already late.
4
But many who heard the message believed; and the number grew to about five thousand.
Acts 5:28-33
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"We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!"
29
Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men.
30
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.
31
God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.
32
We are witnesses to these things---we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him."
33
When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.