Bible Cross References
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Acts 6:1-3
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Some time later, as the number of disciples kept growing, there was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of funds.
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So the twelve apostles called the whole group of believers together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of God's word in order to handle finances.
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So then, friends, choose seven men among you who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and we will put them in charge of this matter.
Acts 15:6
The apostles and the elders met together to consider this question.
Acts 15:7
After a long debate Peter stood up and said, "My friends, you know that a long time ago God chose me from among you to preach the Good News to the Gentiles, so that they could hear and believe.
1 Corinthians 5:4
(SEE 5:3)
1 Corinthians 5:5
you are to hand this man over to Satan for his body to be destroyed, so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:1-4
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If any of you have a dispute with another Christian, how dare you go before heathen judges instead of letting God's people settle the matter?
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Don't you know that God's people will judge the world? Well, then, if you are to judge the world, aren't you capable of judging small matters?
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Do you not know that we shall judge the angels? How much more, then, the things of this life!
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If such matters come up, are you going to take them to be settled by people who have no standing in the church?
2 Corinthians 2:6
It is enough that this person has been punished in this way by most of you.
2 Corinthians 2:7
Now, however, you should forgive him and encourage him, in order to keep him from becoming so sad as to give up completely.
3 John 1:9
I wrote a short letter to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to be their leader, will not pay any attention to what I say.
3 John 1:10
When I come, then, I will bring up everything he has done: the terrible things he says about us and the lies he tells! But that is not enough for him; he will not receive the Christians when they come, and even stops those who want to receive them and tries to drive them out of the church!
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Romans 16:17
I urge you, my friends: watch out for those who cause divisions and upset people's faith and go against the teaching which you have received. Keep away from them!
Romans 16:18
For those who do such things are not serving Christ our Lord, but their own appetites. By their fine words and flattering speech they deceive innocent people.
1 Corinthians 5:3-5
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And even though I am far away from you in body, still I am there with you in spirit; and as though I were there with you, I have in the name of our Lord Jesus already passed judgment on the man who has done this terrible thing. As you meet together, and I meet with you in my spirit, by the power of our Lord Jesus present with us,
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(SEE 5:3)
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you are to hand this man over to Satan for his body to be destroyed, so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
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In the letter that I wrote you I told you not to associate with immoral people.
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Now I did not mean pagans who are immoral or greedy or are thieves, or who worship idols. To avoid them you would have to get out of the world completely.
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What I meant was that you should not associate with a person who calls himself a believer but is immoral or greedy or worships idols or is a slanderer or a drunkard or a thief. Don't even sit down to eat with such a person.
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After all, it is none of my business to judge outsiders. God will judge them. But should you not judge the members of your own fellowship? As the scripture says, "Remove the evil person from your group."
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(SEE 5:12)
2 Thessalonians 3:6
Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.
2 Thessalonians 3:14
It may be that some there will not obey the message we send you in this letter. If so, take note of them and have nothing to do with them, so that they will be ashamed.
2 Thessalonians 3:15
But do not treat them as enemies; instead, warn them as believers.
1 Timothy 6:5
and constant arguments from people whose minds do not function and who no longer have the truth. They think that religion is a way to become rich.
2 John 1:10
So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in your homes; do not even say, "Peace be with you."
2 John 1:11
For anyone who wishes them peace becomes their partner in the evil things they do.
an heathen
Matthew 6:7
"When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long.
Ezra 6:21
The sacrifices were eaten by all the Israelites who had returned from exile and by all those who had given up the pagan ways of the other people who were living in the land and who had come to worship the LORD God of Israel.
Ezekiel 11:12
You will know that I am the LORD and that while you were keeping the laws of the neighboring nations, you were breaking my laws and disobeying my commands."
2 Corinthians 6:14-17
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Do not try to work together as equals with unbelievers, for it cannot be done. How can right and wrong be partners? How can light and darkness live together?
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How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, "I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
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And so the Lord says, "You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you.
Ephesians 4:17-19
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In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless
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and whose minds are in the dark. They have no part in the life that God gives, for they are completely ignorant and stubborn.
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They have lost all feeling of shame; they give themselves over to vice and do all sorts of indecent things without restraint.
Ephesians 5:11
Have nothing to do with the worthless things that people do, things that belong to the darkness. Instead, bring them out to the light.
Ephesians 5:12
(It is really too shameful even to talk about the things they do in secret.)
a publican
Matthew 5:46
Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!
Matthew 11:19
When the Son of Man came, he ate and drank, and everyone said, 'Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!' God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by its results."
Matthew 21:31
Which one of the two did what his father wanted?" "The older one," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.
Matthew 21:32
For John the Baptist came to you showing you the right path to take, and you would not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Even when you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
Luke 15:1
One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus,
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, 'I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there.
Luke 19:2
There was a chief tax collector there named Zacchaeus, who was rich.
Luke 19:3
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was a little man and could not see Jesus because of the crowd.