Bible Cross References
as it were
Exodus 39:28
and the turban, the caps, the linen shorts,
2 Chronicles 26:14
Uzziah supplied the army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and arrows, and stones for slinging.
Nehemiah 4:16
From then on half of my men worked and half stood guard, wearing coats of armor and armed with spears, shields, and bows. And our leaders gave their full support to the people
Job 41:26
There is no sword that can wound him; no spear or arrow or lance that can harm him.
that it be not rent
John 19:23
After the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. They also took the robe, which was made of one piece of woven cloth without any seams in it.
John 19:24
The soldiers said to one another, "Let's not tear it; let's throw dice to see who will get it." This happened in order to make the scripture come true: "They divided my clothes among themselves and gambled for my robe." And this is what the soldiers did.
Ephesians 4:3-16
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Do your best to preserve the unity which the Spirit gives by means of the peace that binds you together.
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as there is one hope to which God has called you.
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There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
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there is one God and Father of all people, who is Lord of all, works through all, and is in all.
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Each one of us has received a special gift in proportion to what Christ has given.
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As the scripture says, "When he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him; he gave gifts to people."
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Now, what does "he went up" mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.
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So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence.
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It was he who "gave gifts to people"; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.
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He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.
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And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature.
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Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent.
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Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.
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Under his control all the different parts of the body fit together, and the whole body is held together by every joint with which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love.