Jonah 2:5-6

"The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit."

 

seaweed was wrapped around my head

Psalm 69:1-2  Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths.  

To the roots of the mountains I sank down 

Job 28:9  People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit 

Job 17:16  "Will it (my hope) go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?"

Job 33:14-18  "For God does speak--now one way, now another--though no one perceives it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword." 

Job 33:28  "God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life."

Psalm 30:3  You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.

Psalm 28:1  To you, LORD I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.

Psalm 69:15  Do not let the flood waters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.

Isaiah 38:17  Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back. (Hezekiah)

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Jonah 2:1-4 Part 2 of 2

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the deep realm of the dead I called for help and you listened to my cry. You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.' "

 

You hurled me into the depths

Psalm 88:6  You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

Psalm 30:1  I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

Psalm 69:15  Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.

 

all your waves and breakers swept over me 

2 Samuel 22:5  "The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

Psalm 69:14  Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.  

Psalm 42:7  Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.

Psalm 69:2  I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

I said, 'I have been banished from your sight' 

Psalm 31:22  In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.

Jeremiah 7:15  " 'I will thrust you from my presence, just as I did all  your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.' "

yet I will look again toward your holy temple 

Palm 5:7  But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.

Psalm 11:4  The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

 

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Jonah 2:1-4 Part 1 of 2

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the deep realm of the dead I called for help and you listened to my cry. You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.' "

 

In my distress I called to the LORD

Lamentations 3:55  I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.

Psalm 18:6  In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

Psalm 30:2  LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.

Psalm 99:6  Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who called on his name; they called on the LORD and he answered them.

Psalm 102:2  Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.

Psalm 120:1  I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help 

Psalm 86:13  For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

Psalm 16:9-10  Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

Psalm 56:13  For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

 

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Jonah 1:16-17

At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

 

At this the men greatly feared the LORD

Mark 4:39-41  He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"

 

and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him 

Numbers 30:2  "When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said."

Psalm 66:13-14  I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you--vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

Jonah 2:9  "But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, 'Salvation comes from the LORD!' "  

Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah

Jonah 4:6-8  Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy with the plant. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, "It would be better for me to die than to live."

 

and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights 

Matthew 12:40  "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

Matthew 16:4  "A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.

Luke 11:30  "For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation."

 

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Jonah 1:14-15

Then they cried out to the LORD, "Please, LORD, do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, LORD, have done as you pleased." Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.

 

Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man

Deuteronomy 21:7-9  ... and they shall declare: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done. Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, LORD, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person." Then the bloodshed will be atoned for, and you will have purged from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.  

for you, LORD, have done as you pleased 

Daniel 4:34-35  At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?"

Psalm 115:3  Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

Psalm 135:6  The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.

Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm 

Psalm 107:29-30  He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired destination.

Luke 8:23-25  As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are going to drown!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. "Where is your faith?" he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him."

 

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Jonah 1:11-13

The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"  "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you." Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.

 

I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you

2 Samuel 24:17  When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "I have sinned; I, the shepherd, have done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family."

1 Chronicles 21:17  David said to God, "Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I, the shepherd, have sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? LORD my God, let your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people."

for the sea grew even wilder than before 

Proverbs 21:30  There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.

2 Chronicles 13:12  "God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed."

Job 5:12-13  "He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away."

Isaiah 8:9-10  Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle and be shattered! Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

Proverbs 19:21  Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

Romans 8:31  What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

 

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Jonah 1:9-10

He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.)

 

I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD

Psalm 96:9  Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:29  Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.

Psalm 95:6  Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; ...

Psalm 100:2  Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

the God of heaven 

Daniel 2:17-18  Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Ezra 1:2  "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.' "

Nehemiah 1:4  When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

Revelation 11:13  At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Acts 17:24  "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands."

who made the sea and the dry land 

Nehemiah 9:6  "You alone are the LORD, You made the heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything and the multitudes of heaven worship you."

Psalm 95:5  The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

Psalm 146:6  He is the maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them--he remains faithful forever.

 

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Jonah 1:7-8

Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?"

 

Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity 

Numbers 32:23  "But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out."

Joshua 7:10-11  The LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions."   

Joshua 7:14-15  " 'In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the LORD chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the LORD chooses shall come forward family by family; the family the LORD chooses shall come forward man by man. Whoever is caught with the devoted things shall be destroyed by fire, along with all that belongs to him. He has violated the covenant of the LORD and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!' "

1 Samuel 14:42  Saul said, "Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son." And Jonathan was taken.

They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah 

Proverbs 16:33  The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

Leviticus 16:8  "He (Aaron) is to cast lots for the two goats--one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat."

Nehemiah 11:1  Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out every ten of them to live in Jerusalem; the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns. 

Psalm 22:18  They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

Acts 1:24-26  Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs." Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles. (This is the last mention of casting lots in the Bible)

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Jonah 1:4-6

Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish."

 

Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up

Psalm 107:23-26  Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. 

 

And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship 

Acts 27:18-19  We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.  

The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god!" 

Jonah 3:8  "But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence." 

"Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish" 

Psalm 107:28  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

Psalm 4:1  Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

Psalm 69:16  Answer me, LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in  your great mercy turn to me.

Psalm 102:1-2  Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call answer me quickly.

 

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Jonah 1:3 Part 2 of 2

But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

 

He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port

Joshua 19:46  ... Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa. [in the territory allotted to the tribe of Dan]

2 Chronicles 2:15-16  "Now let my lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil and wine he promised, and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float them as rafts by sea down to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem."   

Ezra 3:7  Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

Acts 9:36  In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. [see verses 37-43]

 

After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD 

Exodus 4:13  But Moses said, "Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else."

Jeremiah 20:9  But if I say, "I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed I cannot.

Jeremiah 44:16  "We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD!" 

1 Samuel 8:19  But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us."

Jeremiah 11:8  " 'But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts. So I brought on them all the curses of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not keep.' "

Amos 3:8  The lion has roared--who will not fear? the Sovereign LORD has spoken--who can but prophesy?

Jonah 3:1-2  Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time. "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you."

Acts 4:20  "As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

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Jonah 1:3 Part 1 of 2

But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

 

But Jonah ran away from the LORD

Psalm 139:7  Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

and headed for Tarshish 

Genesis 10:4  The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

Psalm 48:7  You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.

Psalm 72:10  May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.

Isaiah 23:1  A prophecy against Tyre: Wail you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.

Isaiah 23:6  Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you people of the island.

Isaiah 23:10  Till your land as they do along the Nile, Daughter Tarshish, for you no longer have a harbor.

Isaiah 23:14  Wail, you ships of Tarshish; your fortress is destroyed!

Isaiah 60:9  Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.

Isaiah 66:19  "I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations--to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations."

Jeremiah 10:9  Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple--all made by skilled workers.

Ezekiel 27:12  " 'Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.' "

Ezekiel 38:13  " 'Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?" ' "

 

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Jonah 1:1-2 Part 3 of 3

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."

 

because its wickedness has come up before me

Jonah 3:8-10  "But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish."

    When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Nahum 1:11  From you, Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and devises wicked plans.

Nahum 3:1  Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims!

Nahum 3:3b-4  Many casualties, piles of dead, bodies without number, people stumbling over corpses--all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft.

Nahum 3:16  You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more numerous than the stars of the sky, but like locusts they strip the land and then fly away.

Nahum 3:19  Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?

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Jonah 1:1-2 Part 2 of 3

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."

 

"Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it

Genesis 10:8-12  Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD." The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar. From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah--and which is the great city.

2 Kings 19:35-36  That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. when the people got up the next morning--there were all the dead bodies! So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. (see also Isaiah 37:36-37)

Nahum 1:1  A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 

Zephaniah 2:13  He will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, leaving Nineveh utterly desolate and dry as the desert.

Nahum 2:5-8  Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place. The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses. It is decreed that Nineveh be exiled and be carried away. Her female slaves moan like doves and beat on their breasts. Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.

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Jonah 1:1-2 Part 1 of 3

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."

 

The word of the LORD came to Jonah

Matthew 12:38-41 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you." He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here."

Matthew 16:1-4  The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign. But none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.

Luke 11:29-32  As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here."

son of Amittai 

2 Kings 14:25  He (Jeroboam) was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the dead sea, in accordance with the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

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2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 Part 2 of 2

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

The Lord be with all of you

Ruth 2:4  Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!"  "The LORD bless you!" they answered.

I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand 

1 Corinthians 16:21 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.

Galatians 6:11  See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! 

Colossians 4:18  I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. 

Philemon 18-19  If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back--not to mention that you owe me your very self.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all 

2 Corinthians 13:14  May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

 

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2 Thessalonians 3:16-18 Part 1 of 2

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way

Romans 15:33  The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Romans 16:20  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

2 Corinthians 13:11  Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:9  Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24  May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

Hebrews 13:20-21  Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 

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2 Thessalonians 3:14-15

Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.

Do not associate with them

2 Thessalonians 3:6  In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. 

Romans 16:17  I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

 

in order that they may feel ashamed 

1 Corinthians 4:14  I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.

1 Corinthians 6:5-6  I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute among believers? But instead, one brother takes another to court--and this in front of unbelievers!

1 Corinthians 15:33-34  Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." (from the Greek poet Menander) Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God--I say this to your shame.

Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer 

Galatians 6:1  Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

1 Thessalonians 5:14-15  And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each and for everyone else.

Philemon 15-16  Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever--no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.

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2 Thessalonians 3:11-13

We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.

They are not busy; they are busybodies

2 Thessalonians 3:6-7  In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, ...  

1 Timothy 5:13  Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought no to. 

Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ 

1 Thessalonians 4:1-2  As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

to settle down and earn the food they eat 

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12  ... and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind  your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

Ephesians 4:28  Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.

And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good 

Galatians 6:9-10  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

 

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2 Thessalonians 3:9-10 Part 2 of 2

We did this not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat."

but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate

2 Thessalonians 3:7-8  For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

1 Corinthians 4:16  Therefore I encourage you to imitate me.

1 Corinthians 11:1  Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

 

For even when we were with you 

1 Thessalonians 3:4  In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be prosecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. 

 

we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat" 

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12  And in fact, you do love all of God's family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

 

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We did this not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat."

We did this not because we do not have the right to such help

1 Corinthians 9:4-14  Don't we have the right to food and drink? Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas? Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living? 

    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn't the Law say the same thing? For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." (Deuteronomy 25:4) Is it about oxen that God is concerned? Surely he says this for us, doesn't he? Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing the harvest. If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? If others have this right of support from you, shouldn't we have it all the more?

    But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

    Don't you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

    But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.

1 Corinthians 9:18  What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.

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