Bible Cross References
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Jeremiah 23:29
My message is like a fire and like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces.
Matthew 7:28
When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowd was amazed at the way he taught.
Matthew 7:29
He wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.
Matthew 13:54
and went back to his hometown. He taught in the synagogue, and those who heard him were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they asked. "And what about his miracles?
Luke 4:32
They were all amazed at the way he taught, because he spoke with authority.
Luke 21:15
because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say.
John 7:46
The guards answered, "Nobody has ever talked the way this man does!"
Acts 6:10
But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him.
Acts 9:21
All who heard him were amazed and asked, "Isn't he the one who in Jerusalem was killing those who worship that man Jesus? And didn't he come here for the very purpose of arresting those people and taking them back to the chief priests?"
Acts 9:22
But Saul's preaching became even more powerful, and his proofs that Jesus was the Messiah were so convincing that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not answer him.
2 Corinthians 4:2
We put aside all secret and shameful deeds; we do not act with deceit, nor do we falsify the word of God. In the full light of truth we live in God's sight and try to commend ourselves to everyone's good conscience.
Hebrews 4:12
The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13
There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves.
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Mark 7:3-13
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(For the Pharisees, as well as the rest of the Jews, follow the teaching they received from their ancestors: they do not eat unless they wash their hands in the proper way;
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nor do they eat anything that comes from the market unless they wash it first. And they follow many other rules which they have received, such as the proper way to wash cups, pots, copper bowls, and beds. )
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So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law asked Jesus, "Why is it that your disciples do not follow the teaching handed down by our ancestors, but instead eat with ritually unclean hands?"
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Jesus answered them, "How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you! You are hypocrites, just as he wrote: 'These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me.
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It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!'
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"You put aside God's command and obey human teachings."
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And Jesus continued, "You have a clever way of rejecting God's law in order to uphold your own teaching.
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For Moses commanded, 'Respect your father and your mother,' and, 'If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death.'
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But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, 'This is Corban' (which means, it belongs to God),
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they are excused from helping their father or mother.
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In this way the teaching you pass on to others cancels out the word of God. And there are many other things like this that you do."
Matthew 23:16-24
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"How terrible for you, blind guides! You teach, 'If someone swears by the Temple, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
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Blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
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You also teach, 'If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
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How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?
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So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;
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and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;
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and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
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"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
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Blind guides! You strain a fly out of your drink, but swallow a camel!