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Ephesians 5:4-6. International Standard Version. 4 Obscene, flippant, or vulgar talk is totally inappropriate. Instead, let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you know very well that no immoral or impure person, or anyone who is greedy (that is, an idolater), has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah[a] and of God. Living in the Light.
MSG. Don’t allow love to turn into lust, setting off a downhill slide into sexual promiscuity, filthy practices, or bullying greed. Though some tongues just love the taste of gossip, those who follow Jesus have better uses for language than that. Don’t talk dirty or silly.
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus said, “You search the Scriptures” (John 5:39), the New Testament had not yet been written; the “Scriptures,” which in the original language is γραφας (graphas) and literally means “writings,” Jesus is referring to is just the Old Testament.
- 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 64 helpful votes. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
- John 5:39 ESV / 63 helpful votes. You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
- Acts 17:11 ESV / 61 helpful votes. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
- Matthew 22:29 ESV / 37 helpful votes. But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
He has heard about what Jesus has been doing, and he has sent his disciples to Jesus with a question: Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else? In short, John the Baptist was asking if Jesus was really the Messiah.
What does John 1:38 mean? Jesus has a habit of cutting right to the most important questions. In this case, His question is the same one God asks everyone who claims to seek Him: "what is it you are really, truly looking for?" The reasons a person seeks Jesus are just as important as what they find.
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