Topic
Inheritance
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will; — read the full passage →
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won’t be blessed in the end.
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →
Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” — read the full passage →
If a man has two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated; — read the full passage →
giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →
“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing. — read the full passage →
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.
This is the thing which Yahweh does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them be married to whom they think best; only they shall marry into the family of the tribe of their father. — read the full passage →
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to promise.
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your seed.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →
In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; — read the full passage →
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father. — read the full passage →
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: If the prince give a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. — read the full passage →
“Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →
In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
because Yahweh of Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”
Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.
They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn’t say, “To seeds”, as of many, but as of one, “To your seed”, which is Christ.
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. — read the full passage →
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. — read the full passage →
But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all; — read the full passage →
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. — read the full passage →
However what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth.”
Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where you walked shall be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have wholly followed Yahweh my God.’
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.
If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. This shall be a statute and ordinance for the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.’”
For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
For Yahweh’s portion is his people. Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his.
He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he still had no child.
Naboth said to Ahab, “May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”
The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel. — read the full passage →
Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.
Son of man, they who inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
(for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron);
Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of attestation in Israel. — read the full passage →
Your issue, whom you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, — read the full passage →
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Yahweh said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
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