Matthew 13:27 Cross References - MNT

²⁷ "The slaves of the owner went to him and said: "'Was it not good seed, sir, that you sowed in your field? From whence then, do you get tares?'

¹⁷ I exhort you, brothers, to keep watch of those who are causing the divisions among you, and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the teaching which you have learned.

¹¹ For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you. ¹² I mean by this that one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul"; another, "I of Apollos"; another, "I of Cephas"; another, "I of Christ." ¹³ Has Christ been divided? Paul, was he crucified for you? or was it into the name of Paul that you were baptized?

⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Just ministers through whom you have believed, and each doing the work that the Lord gave him. ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God made the seed grow. ⁷ So neither is he who planted anything, nor he who watered, but God alone, who is making the seed grow. ⁸ Now, though he who plants and he who waters are one, each will receive his own reward, according to his own service. ⁹ For we are God's fellow workers; and you are God's field, you are God's building.

²⁸ And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues." ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? teachers? workers of miracles?

¹² If then, we are preaching Christ, that he rose from the dead, how are some of you saying that there is no resurrection from the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection from the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; ¹⁴ and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and vain also is your faith. ¹⁵ More than that, we are detected in bearing false witness against God; because we testified of God that he raised Christ from the dead, whom he did not raise, if indeed the dead rise not. ¹⁶ For if the dead rise not, neither has Christ arisen; ¹⁷ and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain, you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ More than that, those who are sleeping in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all mankind most pitiable. ²⁰ But now, now, Christ is risen from the dead, the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹ For since by man came to death, by man came also the resurrection from the dead. ²² For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. ²³ But each in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, then those who belong to Christ at his appearing. ²⁴ And then the end, when he shall hand over his kingdom to God his Father, after he has abolished all rule and authority and power. ²⁵ For he must rule until he has put all his enemies under his feet. ²⁶ The last enemy that will be destroyed is Death. ²⁷ For He hast put all things under his feet, but in that quotation All things are put under him, it is evident that God is excepted, who put all things under Him. ²⁸ For when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself shall subject himself to Him who made them subject, that God may be all in all. ²⁹ Else what shall they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are really not raised, why are they baptized for them? ³⁰ Yes, and why am I myself exposed to danger every hour? ³¹ Every day I am facing death, my brothers, I affirm it by that pride in you which I have through Christ Jesus our Lord. ³² If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what good does it do me? If the dead do not rise, Let us eat and drink, For we shall be dead tomorrow. ³³ Do not deceive yourselves. Evil companions ruin good morals. ³⁴ Wake up, do justly, cease from sin; for I say to your shame that some of you have no acquaintance with God.

¹⁰ If Timothy come, see to it that he is among you without trepidation; for he is doing the Lord's work, as I am, so let no one disparage him.

¹⁸ And all this is from God, who through Christ reconciled me to himself, and gave me the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ how that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to men their trespasses; and that to me he has entrusted the message of that reconciliation. ²⁰ On Christ's behalf, then, I come as ambassador. It is as though God was entreating you, through me, on Christ's behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God.

¹ As a worker with him I beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

⁴ but in every way I am striving to commend myself as God's minister by stedfast endurance, by afflictions, by troubles, by distresses,

¹ O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you? You, before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was placarded as crucified! ² Answer me this one question. "When you received the Spirit, was it from doing what the Law commands or from believing the message heard?" ³ Are you so without sense? After beginning with the Spirit, will you now end with the flesh?

¹¹ It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, ¹² in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ—

¹⁵ Such wisdom is not that which is descending from on high, but is earthly, sensual, demonlike. ¹⁶ For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed.

⁴ You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.