obedience
obedience. Primary meaning: obedience. Strong's: attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission. Lexical nuances: obedience (opp. to παρακοή );
to hear, listen, obey (The Shema)
to hear, listen, obey (The Shema). To hear attentively, pay heed, obey; opening imperative of Israel's confession: Shema Yisrael ('Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one', Deuteronomy 6:4).
to love, desire, delight in
to love, desire, delight in. To love, delight in; commanded in Shema ('love the LORD your God with all your heart', Deuteronomy 6:5) and neighbor love (Leviticus 19:18).
vto listen, attend, to answer, to attend to, submit to, obey
vto listen, attend, to answer, to attend to, submit to, obey. Primary meaning: vto listen, attend, to answer, to attend to, submit to, obey. Strong's: to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority. Lexical nuances: vto listen, attend , hence,
commandment, precept, charge
commandment, precept, charge. Commandment, precept, directive given by divine authority; specific stipulations of covenant law embodying the holy will of God.
to guard, keep, preserve, observe
to guard, keep, preserve, observe. To keep, watch over, guard; original charge to Adam in garden sanctuary ('cultivate and keep it', Genesis 2:15) and priestly tabernacle guard.
heart, inner man, mind, will
heart, inner man, mind, will. Inner core of personhood, seat of intellect, emotion, volition, and moral choice; fountain of spiritual life.
to fear, revere, stand in awe
to fear, revere, stand in awe. To fear, stand in reverent awe of God, dread divine majesty; foundation of covenant obedience and ethics.
Hebrews • Chapter 2 (18 verses)
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; How shall we escape, if we n... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham .
Ephesians • Chapter 6 (24 verses)
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
righteous, just, innocent
righteous, just, innocent. Righteous, just, in right relationship with God's law and covenant; attribute of God and of the person who lives in obedience.
2 Corinthians • Chapter 10 (18 verses)
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ , who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 8 (27 verses)
Then, indeed, vehemently swayed with passion, he commanded to bring others of the adult Hebrews , and if they would eat of the unclean thing, to let them go when they had eaten; but if they objected, to torment them more grievously. The tyrant having given this charge, seven breth...
Ephesians • Chapter 5 (33 verses)
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among y... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
plague, pestilence, divine blow
plague, pestilence, divine blow. Plague, fatal epidemic, divine judicial slaughter against covenant disobedience (Numbers 14:37, 16:48, 2 Samuel 24:21).
1 Peter • Chapter 1 (25 verses)
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ , to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , and Bithynia , Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grac... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , Bithynia .
Ephesians • Chapter 2 (22 verses)
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conv... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel .
Colossians • Chapter 3 (25 verses)
If ye then be risen with Christ , seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.
want of faith, unbelief
want of faith, unbelief. Primary meaning: want of faith, unbelief. Strong's: faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience). Lexical nuances: want of faith , unbelief : Mt 13:58 , Mk 6:6 9:24 16:14 , Ro 3:3 (but v.s. ἀπιστέω ) Ro 4:20 11:20 , 23 , I Ti 1:13 , He 3:12 , 19 ( DCG , ii, 775 a ; Cremer, 492).†
to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate
to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate. To treat sacred things as common, pollute the sanctuary, profane God's holy Name by disobedience, or break solemn covenant vows.
Titus • Chapter 2 (15 verses)
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good thin... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Romans • Chapter 1 (32 verses)
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ , called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, David , Rome .
a sinful deed, a sin
a sinful deed, a sin. Primary meaning: a sinful deed, a sin. Strong's: a sin (properly concrete). Lexical nuances: an act of disobedience to divine law (Lft., Notes , 273), a sinful deed , a sin : Mk 3:28 , 29 , Ro 3:25 , I Co 6:18 , II Pe 1:9 , WH, mg.; αἰώνιων ἁ. ( DCG , i, 788 a ), Mk 3:29 (for exx. from π. , v. MM, VGT , s.v.).†
to have understanding, to think, to be minded, to be of the same mind
to have understanding, to think, to be minded, to be of the same mind. Primary meaning: to have understanding, to think, to be minded, to be of the same mind, to have in mind, be mindful of, think of. Strong's: to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience). Lexical nuances: to have understanding (Hom., al.).
Hebrews • Chapter 5 (14 verses)
For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. An... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah .
The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 12 (20 verses)
When he, too, had undergone blessed martyrdom, and died in the caldron into which he had been thrown, the seventh, the youngest of all, came forward: whom the tyrant pitying, though he had been dreadfully reproached by his brethren, seeing him already encompassed with chains, had...
Philippians • Chapter 2 (30 verses)
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ , if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; b... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Proverbs • Chapter 25 (28 verses)
These are also proverbs of Solomon , which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. Mentions: Solomon , Hezekiah , Judah .
Acts • Chapter 6 (15 verses)
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews , because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not rea... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Antioch 1 , Jerusalem , Cilicia , Asia , Nazareth .
Exodus • Chapter 24 (18 verses)
And he said unto Moses , Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron , Nadab , and Abihu , and seventy of the elders of Israel ; and worship ye afar off. And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. And Moses came and told... Mentions: Moses, Aaron , Nadab , Abihu , Jacob/Israel , Sinai .
2 Corinthians • Chapter 2 (17 verses)
But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I oug... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Troas , Macedonia .
2 Esdras • Chapter 1 (40 verses)
THE second book of the prophet Esdras, Saraias, the son of Azaraias, the son of Helkias, the son of Salemas, the son of Sadoc, the son of Ahitob, the son of Achias, the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the son of Amarias, the son of Aziei, the son of Marimoth, the son of Arna, th... Mentions: Eleazar , Aaron , Levi , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Tyre , Sidon .
Old Testament • 1 Chapters
Obadiah (Old Testament, 1 chapters). Key figures: Obadiah, Esau ( Edom ), Teman , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Joseph . Key places: Edom, Esau, Teman , Jerusalem , Zion , Ephraim . Opens with: "The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the he..."