Bible Cross References
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
2 Corinthians 13:10
That is why I write this while I am away from you; it is so that when I arrive I will not have to deal harshly with you in using the authority that the Lord has given me---authority to build you up, not to tear you down.
2 Corinthians 10:8
For I am not ashamed, even if I have boasted somewhat too much about the authority that the Lord has given us---authority to build you up, not to tear you down.
Numbers 16:28-35
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Moses said to the people, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it is not by my own choice that I have done them.
29
If these men die a natural death without some punishment from God, then the LORD did not send me.
30
But if the LORD does something unheard of, and the earth opens up and swallows them with all they own, so that they go down alive to the world of the dead, you will know that these men have rejected the LORD."
31
As soon as he had finished speaking, the ground under Dathan and Abiram split open
32
and swallowed them and their families, together with all of Korah's followers and their possessions.
33
So they went down alive to the world of the dead, with their possessions. The earth closed over them, and they vanished.
34
All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, "Run! The earth might swallow us too!"
35
Then the LORD sent a fire that blazed out and burned up the 250 men who had presented the incense.
1 Kings 22:28
"If you return safely," Micaiah exclaimed, "then the LORD has not spoken through me!" And he added, "Listen, everyone, to what I have said!"
2 Kings 1:9-13
9
Then he sent an officer with fifty men to get Elijah. The officer found him sitting on a hill and said to him, "Man of God, the king orders you to come down."
10
"If I am a man of God," Elijah answered, "may fire come down from heaven and kill you and your men!" At once fire came down and killed the officer and his men.
11
The king sent another officer with fifty men, who went up and said to Elijah, "Man of God, the king orders you to come down at once!"
12
"If I am a man of God," Elijah answered, "may fire come down from heaven and kill you and your men!" At once the fire of God came down and killed the officer and his men.
13
Once more the king sent an officer with fifty men. He went up the hill, fell on his knees in front of Elijah, and pleaded, "Man of God, be merciful to me and my men. Spare our lives!
2 Kings 2:23-25
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Elisha left Jericho to go to Bethel, and on the way some boys came out of a town and made fun of him. "Get out of here, baldy!" they shouted.
24
Elisha turned around, glared at them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.
25
Elisha went on to Mount Carmel and later returned to Samaria.
Proverbs 21:30
Human wisdom, brilliance, insight---they are of no help if the LORD is against you.
Proverbs 26:2
Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
Mark 9:39
"Do not try to stop him," Jesus told them, "because no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say evil things about me.
Mark 16:17-19
17
Believers will be given the power to perform miracles: they will drive out demons in my name; they will speak in strange tongues;
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if they pick up snakes or drink any poison, they will not be harmed; they will place their hands on sick people, and these will get well."
19
After the Lord Jesus had talked with them, he was taken up to heaven and sat at the right side of God.
Luke 9:49-56
49
John spoke up, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group."
50
"Do not try to stop him," Jesus said to him and to the other disciples, "because whoever is not against you is for you."
51
As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind and set out on his way to Jerusalem.
52
He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him.
53
But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem.
54
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"
55
Jesus turned and rebuked them.
56
Then Jesus and his disciples went on to another village.
Acts 4:28-30
28
They gathered to do everything that you by your power and will had already decided would happen.
29
And now, Lord, take notice of the threats they have made, and allow us, your servants, to speak your message with all boldness.
30
Reach out your hand to heal, and grant that wonders and miracles may be performed through the name of your holy Servant Jesus."
Acts 5:1-11
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But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some property that belonged to them.
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But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.
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Peter said to him, "Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?
4
Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people---you have lied to God!"
5
As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified.
6
The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.
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About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
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Peter asked her, "Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received for your property?" "Yes," she answered, "the full amount."
9
So Peter said to her, "Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and they will carry you out too!"
10
At once she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in and saw that she was dead, so they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
11
The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.
Acts 13:3-12
3
They fasted and prayed, placed their hands on them, and sent them off.
4
Having been sent by the Holy Spirit, Barnabas and Saul went to Seleucia and sailed from there to the island of Cyprus.
5
When they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues. They had John Mark with them to help in the work.
6
They went all the way across the island to Paphos, where they met a certain magician named Bar-Jesus, a Jew who claimed to be a prophet.
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He was a friend of the governor of the island, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor called Barnabas and Saul before him because he wanted to hear the word of God.
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But they were opposed by the magician Elymas (that is his name in Greek), who tried to turn the governor away from the faith.
9
Then Saul---also known as Paul---was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician
10
and said, "You son of the Devil! You are the enemy of everything that is good. You are full of all kinds of evil tricks, and you always keep trying to turn the Lord's truths into lies!
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The Lord's hand will come down on you now; you will be blind and will not see the light of day for a time." At once Elymas felt a dark mist cover his eyes, and he walked around trying to find someone to lead him by the hand.
12
When the governor saw what had happened, he believed; for he was greatly amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
Acts 19:11-17
11
God was performing unusual miracles through Paul.
12
Even handkerchiefs and aprons he had used were taken to the sick, and their diseases were driven away, and the evil spirits would go out of them.
13
Some Jews who traveled around and drove out evil spirits also tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to do this. They said to the evil spirits, "I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches."
14
Seven brothers, who were the sons of a Jewish High Priest named Sceva, were doing this.
15
But the evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul; but you---who are you?"
16
The man who had the evil spirit in him attacked them with such violence that he overpowered them all. They ran away from his house, wounded and with their clothes torn off.
17
All the Jews and Gentiles who lived in Ephesus heard about this; they were all filled with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was given greater honor.
1 Corinthians 5:4
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 Timothy 1:20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have punished by handing them over to the power of Satan; this will teach them to stop their blasphemy.
Hebrews 2:3
How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? The Lord himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true.
Hebrews 2:4
At the same time God added his witness to theirs by performing all kinds of miracles and wonders and by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his will.