Bible Cross References
to perform the service
Numbers 4:3
and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the LORD's presence.
Isaiah 63:1-4
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"Who is this coming from the city of Bozrah in Edom? Who is this so splendidly dressed in red, marching along in power and strength?" It is the LORD, powerful to save, coming to announce his victory.
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"Why is his clothing so red, like that of someone who tramples grapes to make wine?"
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The LORD answers, "I have trampled the nations like grapes, and no one came to help me. I trampled them in my anger, and their blood has stained all my clothing.
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I decided that the time to save my people had come; it was time to punish their enemies.
Romans 7:14-24
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We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am a mortal, sold as a slave to sin.
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I do not understand what I do; for I don't do what I would like to do, but instead I do what I hate.
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Since what I do is what I don't want to do, this shows that I agree that the Law is right.
17
So I am not really the one who does this thing; rather it is the sin that lives in me.
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I know that good does not live in me---that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.
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I don't do the good I want to do; instead, I do the evil that I do not want to do.
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If I do what I don't want to do, this means that I am no longer the one who does it; instead, it is the sin that lives in me.
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So I find that this law is at work: when I want to do what is good, what is evil is the only choice I have.
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My inner being delights in the law of God.
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But I see a different law at work in my body---a law that fights against the law which my mind approves of. It makes me a prisoner to the law of sin which is at work in my body.
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What an unhappy man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death?
1 Corinthians 9:7
What soldiers ever have to pay their own expenses in the army? What farmers do not eat the grapes from their own vineyard? What shepherds do not use the milk from their own sheep?
2 Corinthians 6:7
by our message of truth, and by the power of God. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
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It is true that we live in the world, but we do not fight from worldly motives.
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The weapons we use in our fight are not the world's weapons but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments;
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we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.
Ephesians 6:10-19
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Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power.
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Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks.
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For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age.
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So put on God's armor now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.
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So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate,
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and as your shoes the readiness to announce the Good News of peace.
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At all times carry faith as a shield; for with it you will be able to put out all the burning arrows shot by the Evil One.
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And accept salvation as a helmet, and the word of God as the sword which the Spirit gives you.
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Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.
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And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel's secret.
Galatians 5:17
For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do.
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires.
1 Timothy 1:18
Timothy, my child, I entrust to you this command, which is in accordance with the words of prophecy spoken in the past about you. Use those words as weapons in order to fight well,
2 Timothy 2:3
Take your part in suffering, as a loyal soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:4
A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.