Bible difficulties explainedHenry J. Tresidder, 1860 - 216 pages |
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according angels answer apostle appear Balaam baptism believe born of water breast-plate character children of Israel Christ Christian command contradiction countenance daughter David disciples Divine doctrine dust earth ecclesiastical eternal evangelists evident evil Exod faith Father fig-tree figs folly glory gospel harmony hath heart heaven Hebrew hence high priest Holy Spirit honour human influence inquiry Israel Jephthah Jesus Jewish Jews John the Baptist John xix Judah king kingdom Lord Luke Matt Matthew meaning Meribah mind miracles of Moses moral passages perfect Peter iii phrase piety prayer prediction present prophets rainbow recorded reference repent sacred Samuel Satan Saul Scripture sentence Septuagint serpent seven Spirits shalt sinner sins solemn sorrow soul teach thee things thou tion tribe tribe of Judah truth unbelief unto death Urim and Thummim uttered verb verity verse wine witch of Endor word writer xxxiii
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Page 124 - And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Page 71 - ... shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
Page 81 - Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Page 15 - There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Page 55 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 50 - Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, to bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
Page 136 - If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
Page 22 - Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.
Page 212 - And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Page 10 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.