Hebrews 10:25 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

²⁵ And let us not, as some do, cease to meet together; but, on the contrary, let us encourage one another, and all the more, now that you see the Day drawing near.

²⁰ For where two or three have come together in my Name, I am present with them."

³³ And so may you, as soon as you see all these things, know that he is at your doors. ³⁴ I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, till all these things have taken place.

²⁹ And so may you, as soon as you see these things happening, know that he is at your doors. ³⁰ I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.

¹⁹ In the evening of the same day--the first day of the week-- after the doors of the room, in which the disciples were, had been shut for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said: "Peace be with you"; ²⁰ After which he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Master. ²¹ Again Jesus said to them: "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me as his Messenger, so I am sending you." ²² After saying this, he breathed on them, and said: "Receive the Holy Spirit; ²³ If you remit any one's sins, they have been remitted; and, if you retain them, they have been retained." ²⁴ But Thomas, one of the Twelve, called 'The Twin,' was not with them when Jesus came; ²⁵ So the rest of the disciples said to him: "We have seen the Master!" "Unless I see the marks of the nails in his hands," he exclaimed, "and put my finger into the marks, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." ²⁶ A week later the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas with them. After the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." ²⁷ Then he said to Thomas: "Place your finger here, and look at my hands; and place your hand here, and put it into my side; and do not refuse to believe, but believe." ²⁸ And Thomas exclaimed: "My Master, and my God!" ²⁹ "Is it because you have seen me that you have believed?" said Jesus. "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed!"

¹³ When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. ¹⁴ They all united in devoting themselves to Prayer, and so did some women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

¹ In the course of the Festival at the close of the Harvest the disciples had all met together,

⁴² They devoted themselves to the teaching of the Apostles and to the Common Life of the Church, to the Breaking of the Bread and to the Prayers.

¹⁶ One day, as we were on our way to the Place of Prayer, we were met by a girl possessed by a divining spirit, who made large profits for her masters by fortune-telling.

⁷ On the first day of the week, when we had met for the Breaking of Bread, Paul, who was intending to leave the next day, began to address those who were present, and prolonged his address till midnight.

⁸ The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.

¹¹ This I say, because you know the crisis that we have reached, for the time has already come for you to rouse yourselves from sleep; our Salvation is nearer now than when we accepted the Faith. ¹² The night is almost gone; the day is near. Therefore let us have done with the deeds of Darkness, and arm ourselves with the weapons of Light. ¹³ Being in the light of Day, let us live becomingly, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lust and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.

¹³ The quality of each man's work will become known, for the Day will make it plain; because that Day is to be ushered in with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of every man's work.

⁴ I have decided-having been present in spirit at your meetings, when the power of the Lord Jesus was with us-

¹⁷ In giving directions on the next subject, I cannot praise you; because your meetings do more harm than good. ¹⁸ To begin with, I hear you and, to some extent, I believe it.

²⁰ When you meet together, as I understand, it is not possible to eat the Lord's Supper;

³ But he who preaches is speaking to his fellow men words that will build up faith, and give them comfort and encouragement.

²³ So, when the whole Church meets, if all present use the gift of 'tongues,' and some men who are without the gift, or who are unbelievers, come in, will not they say that you are mad?

⁵ Let your forbearing spirit be plain to every one. The Lord is near.

¹⁸ Therefore, comfort one another with what I have told you.

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another, and try to build up one another's characters, as indeed you are doing.

¹³ Rather encourage one another daily--while there is a 'To-day'--to prevent any one among you from being hardened by the deceitfulness of Sin.

²⁴ Let us vie with one another in a rivalry of love and noble actions.

⁸ And you must be patient also, and not be discouraged; for the Lord's Coming is near.

⁷ But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, that you may be able to pray.

⁹ The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise, as some count slowness; but he is forbearing with you, as it is not his will that any of you should perish, but that all should be brought to repentance.

¹¹ Now, since all these things are in the process of dissolution, think what you yourselves ought to be--what holy and pious lives you ought to lead,

¹⁴ Therefore, dear friends, in expectation of these things, make every effort to be found by him spotless, blameless, and at peace.

¹⁹ These are the people--animal and unspiritual--who cause divisions.