Acts 24:25 Cross References - WPNT

²⁵ But as he expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have occasion I will summon you”.

⁵ And although he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they counted him as a prophet. ⁶ But while Herod’s birthday was being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and she pleased Herod. ⁷ So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. ⁸ So she, having been prompted by her mother, she says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist!” ⁹ And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and those who were reclining at the table with him, he commanded it to be given. ¹⁰ So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

⁵ Now the indifferent ones just took off—one to his own field, another to his business.

¹ “Then the kingdom of the heavens will be like ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom. ² Now five of them were prudent and five foolish. ³ Those who were foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them, ⁴ but the prudent ones took oil in their vessels along with their lamps. ⁵ Now while the bridegroom delayed they all dozed and slept, ⁶ but at midnight there was a shout: ‘Attention! The bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him.’ ⁷ Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish ones said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out’. ⁹ But the prudent ones answered saying, ‘No, in case there not be enough for you and us; instead, go to those who sell and buy for yourselves’. ¹⁰ But while they went to buy, the bridegroom arrived, and the ones who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast—and the door was shut!

³¹ “When the Son of the Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on His throne of glory. ³² And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ And the sheep He will place on His right, but the goats on His left. ³⁴ Then the King will say to those on His right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you at the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; ³⁶ I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer Him saying: ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ Or when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ ⁴⁰ And in answer the King will say to them, ‘Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ ⁴¹ “Then He will also say to those on His left: ‘Go away from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry and you did not give me food; I was thirsty and you did not give me drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not take me in; I was naked and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will answer them saying, ‘Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to me’. ⁴⁶ And they will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

¹⁸ —John had kept saying to Herod, “It isn’t lawful for you to have your brother’s wife”. ¹⁹ So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him; but she couldn’t, ²⁰ because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a just and holy man. And consulting him he would do many things; indeed, he would hear him with pleasure. ²¹ Then an opportune day came when on his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his courtiers, the military commanders, and the chief men of Galilee. ²² When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those reclining with him, the king said, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you”. ²³ He even swore to her, “Whatever you may ask me I will give you, up to half of my kingdom!” ²⁴ So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”

²⁴ “Exert yourselves to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will try to enter and not manage it. ²⁵ When once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ and in answer he will say to you, ‘I don’t know you; where are you from?’

²⁶ Also, just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man. ²⁷ They were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. ²⁸ Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building— ²⁹ but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

⁸ “Now when He comes he will convict the world about sin and about righteousness and about judgment:

³⁷ Now upon hearing this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?!”

⁶ but get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

⁴² And He ordered us to proclaim to the people, that is to testify that He is the One who has been ordained by God as Judge of living and dead.

²⁹ So calling for a light he ran in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. ³⁰ He then brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” ³¹ So they said, “Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household”. ³² Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. ³³ In that same hour of the night he took them aside and washed their wounds, and thereupon he and all his family were baptized. ³⁴ Then he brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he was really rejoicing, having believed in God with his whole family.

² So Paul, as was his custom, went in to them and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

¹³ But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was also being proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came too, agitating the crowds.

³² Well when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some started scoffing, while others said, “We will hear you again about this”.

¹⁵ having hope in God, which these themselves also look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both the just and unjust.

²⁶ At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, that he might release him; so he frequently summoned and conversed with him.

²⁸ So Agrippa said to Paul, “You will soon persuade me to become a Christian!”

¹⁶ in the day when God, according to my Gospel, will judge people’s secrets by Jesus Christ.

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world become accountable to God. ²⁰ It follows that no flesh will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

¹ Now then, brothers, I exhort you, in view of God’s compassions, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, satisfying to God—your intelligent duty.

¹² So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and expose the motives of the hearts. At that time the praise that comes to each will be from God.

²⁴ But if everyone is prophesying, and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is reproved by all, he is examined by all. ²⁵ And thus the secrets of his heart are exposed, and so, falling on his face he will worship God, affirming, “Truly God is among you.”

¹⁰ Because we must all be exposed before Christ’s Judgment Seat, that each one may receive his due for the things he did while in the body, whether good or bad.

² for He says: “At a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I aided you.” Well, right now is a really favorable time; indeed, the day of salvation is now!

²² But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

²³ gentleness, self-control—against such things there is no law.

⁷ and rest (along with us) to you who are being afflicted, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels in blazing fire, ⁸ inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁹ who will pay a penalty: everlasting ruin, away from the face of the Lord and from the glory of His might, ¹⁰ whenever He comes to be glorified by His saints, yes to be marveled at by all who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed); in that Day.

¹ Now then, in the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge both living and dead with a view to His appearing and His Kingdom, I give you this charge:

¹¹ For the saving grace of God has appeared for all men, ¹² teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live prudently, righteously and godly in this present age,

⁷ Therefore—just as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you would hear His voice, ⁸ do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, during the time of the testing in the desert,

¹³ rather, exhort yourselves every day, while it is called ‘today’, so that none of you be hardened through sin’s deceitfulness.

¹ Therefore we should fear, since a promise of entering His rest still stands, lest any one of you should expect to have come short of it.

¹¹ Therefore, let us take pains to enter into that rest so that no one may fall through the same pattern of disobedience. ¹² Because the Word of God is living and efficient, and sharper than any two-edged sword, actually penetrating to the point of separating soul and spirit, joints and marrow; in fact, it is able to evaluate a heart’s reflections and intentions.

² of teaching about baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

²⁷ Also, inasmuch as men are destined to die but once, after which the judgment,

²¹ and the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling!”);

¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder!)

¹³ Come now, you who say, “Today and tomorrow let us travel to that certain city, spend a year there, do business and make a profit;” ¹⁴ whereas you don’t know anything about the morrow. For what is our life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time but then vanishes away.

¹⁵ Rather, sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready with an answer for everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and respect;

⁴ in regard to which they are disagreeably surprised at your not running with them into the same flood of debauchery, reviling you; ⁵ they will give an account to Him who is ready to judge living and dead

⁶ and to the knowledge self-control, and to the self-control perseverance, and to the perseverance godliness,

⁷ Dear children, let no one mislead you; he who keeps doing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

¹⁰ In this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: whoever isn’t doing righteousness is not of God, also whoever isn’t loving his brother.

¹¹ Then I saw a tremendous white throne and the One who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the sky fled away; and no place was found for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne; and books were opened. And another Book was opened, namely, of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things that were written in the books. ¹³ The ocean gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged each one according to their works. ¹⁴ And Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death, the Lake of Fire. ¹⁵ And if anyone was not found written in the Book of Life he was thrown into the Lake of Fire.