Clean And Unclean

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing <FI>is<Fi> unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean--to that one <FI>it is<Fi> unclean;

wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I--I will receive you, — read the full passage →

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day the same, and to the ages;

because every creature of God <FI>is<Fi> good, and nothing <FI>is<Fi> to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law--the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved <FI>you<Fi> to do, and those not to neglect.

And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'

and he did cry in might--a great voice, saying, `Fall, fall did Babylon the great, and she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird,

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian, — read the full passage →

This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me; — read the full passage →

in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance, — read the full passage →

that I may manifest it, as it behoveth me to speak; — read the full passage →

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren--`If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;' — read the full passage →

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, — read the full passage →

according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,

For finding fault, He saith to them, `Lo, days come, saith the Lord, and I will complete with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, a new covenant,

for the priesthood being changed, of necessity also, of the law a change doth come,

If indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood--for the people under it had received law--what further need, according to the order of Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron? — read the full passage →

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit--to sanctification, and the end life age-during; — read the full passage →

and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time entered into my mouth;

there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.

and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil; — read the full passage →

Here is endurance of the saints: here <FI>are<Fi> those keeping the commands of God, and the faith of Jesus.'

in the saying `new,' He hath made the first old, and what doth become obsolete and is old <FI>is<Fi> nigh disappearing.

Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you? — read the full passage →

Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, <FI>are<Fi> pure, but evil <FI>is<Fi> to the man who is eating through stumbling. — read the full passage →

that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;

and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'

according as Thou didst give to him authority over all flesh, that--all that Thou hast given to him--he may give to them life age-during; — read the full passage →

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

and now he hath obtained a more excellent service, how much also of a better covenant is he mediator, which on better promises hath been sanctioned,

for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, — read the full passage →

and there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord;

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Have ye not known that your bodies are members of Christ? having taken, then, the members of the Christ, shall I make <FI>them<Fi> members of an harlot? let it be not! — read the full passage →

And Peter having opened his mouth, said, `Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, — read the full passage →

and he said unto the woman, `Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called.

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you? — read the full passage →

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

And he said unto them, `Ye know how it is unlawful for a man, a Jew, to keep company with, or to come unto, one of another race, but to me God did shew to call no man common or unclean;

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God. — read the full passage →