Malachi Cross References - Mace

²⁹ but he being desirous to clear himself, said to Jesus, but what is meant by our neighbour?

¹⁰ this appears too from the case of Rebecca, who conceived twins by our father Isaac. ¹¹ for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call, ¹² it was said to her, "the elder shall serve the younger." ¹³ as it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have discarded."

²⁸ Though they are violently prejudiced against the gospel upon your account: yet they are objects of favour upon the account of their having been chosen out of respect to your fore-fathers. ²⁹ for the divine gifts and vocation are irrevocable.

²⁶ and said, he that can't abandon his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, nay, even his own life, cannot be my disciple.

³⁰ "He that is not for me, is against me: and he that is not active for me, is a Deserter."

¹³ As for you, who affirm, "to-day, or, to-morrow we will go to such a city, we will stay there a whole year, there we will traffic, and find our account." ¹⁴ how do you know, what will happen to-morrow? for, "what is your life?" a vapour that just appears, and then vanishes. ¹⁵ your language ought to be this, "if the Lord pleases to give us life, we shall do this, or that." ¹⁶ you triumph in your vain projects, but your presumption is vicious.

²³ then addressing himself to his disciples in particular, he said, happy are they, who see what you see: ²⁴ for I assure you, that many prophets and princes have desired to see what you now behold, but they never saw it; and to hear what you have heard, which they never did.

⁹ After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come.

¹⁴ for if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses.

²¹ Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

⁴ for this is a commandment of God, "honour thy father and mother; and, he that curses father or mother, let him be punish'd with death."

⁶ thus have ye disannull'd the commandment of God by your tradition.

¹⁹ honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

¹⁰ Moses said, "honour thy father and thy mother;" and, if any one speak contemptibly of his father, or his mother, let him be put to death.

¹⁹ you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, defraud not, honour your father, and mother."

³⁶ be ye therefore merciful, as your father is merciful.

⁴⁶ Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

²⁰ you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and mother."

¹³ you call me master, and lord: and you are in the right; for so I am. ¹⁴ if I then, tho' lord and master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ for I have given you example, that you might behave to one another, as I have to you. ¹⁶ I declare unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither he that is sent, greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷ if ye comprehend these things, happy are ye if ye put them in practice.

² the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother,

¹ Let those who are in a state of servitude, consider the entire respect due to their masters, that the name of God, and the doctrine of the gospel may not be blasphemed. ² let them not treat their christian masters, on pretence of being their brethren, with less respect: but be the more obsequious, because they are believers, and deserve to be belov'd, for the kind provision they make for them. let this be the subject of your instructions, and exhortation.

⁹ Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, to be ¹⁰ entirely obsequious without grumbling. not to pilfer, but to show the strictest fidelity; that they may do honour to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

¹⁷ and since you invoke him as your father, who without respect of persons judges every one according to his actions; while you are passing thro' this world, be fearful of offending him:

¹⁷ of God. Be respectful to all, love your brethren, fear God, and honour the king. ¹⁸ You that are servants, be subject to your masters with all reverence: not only to such as are kind and gentle, ¹⁹ but even to the morose. for it is a recommendation to the divine favour, to suffer unjust persecution

²¹ you should not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you should not be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons.

²¹ for in eating every one strives to take his own supper first, and while one is hungry, another is surfeited. ²² what, have you no houses to eat and drink in? or have ye a contempt for the church of God, or is it to insult those who are in want? what shall I say to you? shall I commend such behaviour? I do not approve of it.

²⁷ so that whosoever eats this bread, and drinks this cup without respect to the Lord, does make a criminal use of the body and blood of the Lord. ²⁸ Let a man then sift and approve himself, and accordingly let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. ²⁹ for he that eats and drinks in a disrespectful manner, not discriminating the Lord's body, eateth and drinketh to his own punishment. ³⁰ hence it is, that many are weak and sickly among you, and no small number now sleep in their graves. ³¹ for if we made such a discrimination, we should not be punished. ³² but when we are punished, we are chastised by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

³¹ now 'tis certain, that God does not countenance impostors: but regards him only that is religious, and executes his commands.

¹⁵ but the evil spirit said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?" ¹⁶ the man who was possess'd immediately leapt upon them, got the better, and used them so roughly, they were forc'd to fly out of the house, cover'd with nothing but their wounds.

¹¹ since with God there is no respect of persons.

²⁶ and indeed we wanted an high priest of such a character, one that is holy, innocent, undefiled, one that is separated from sinful men, and exalted above the heavens; one who was under no necessity, ²⁷ as those high priests of the law were, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people: having done this once for all, by offering up himself.

¹² but the hireling, who is not the pastor, nor has the property of the sheep, seeing the wolf come, leaves the sheep, and flies away: so the wolf seizes some, and disperses the flock.

¹³ don't you know, that they who prepare the sacrifices, do eat of the sacrifice in the temple? and they who wait at the altar, have their portion from the altar?

²¹ the most consult their private advantage, and neglect the dispensation of Jesus Christ.

³⁸ the just shall have life by trusting in me, but if he revolt, he will be the object of my displeasure.

² to exhort you to feed the flock of God, which is among you: to take care of it, voluntarily, without reluctance, not from any view to sordid gain, but out of real affection;

⁹ After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. ¹⁰ thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

¹⁹ go and instruct all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost:

¹⁰ and all the congregation of the people stood praying without, at the time of offering incense,

²¹ Jesus said to her, woman, believe me, the time is coming when it shall be neither on this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem that ye shall worship the father. ²² ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is from the Jews. ²³ but the time is coming, nay, is very nigh, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for they are the worshippers which he requires.

³⁰ then Cornelius said, it is now four days ago that I was fasting, and while I was at prayers in my house, about the ninth hour, a man in bright attire presented himself before me, ³¹ and said, "Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and God has approved thine alms. ³² send therefore to Joppa, for one Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side, who, when he is arriv'd, will give you information." ³³ immediately I sent to you; and you have done well to come. now here we are all in the presence of God, to hear whatever he has given you in charge. ³⁴ then Peter thus began, now I plainly perceive that God is no respecter of persons: ³⁵ but in every nation, he that feareth him, and acts justly, is acceptable to him.

¹⁷ I will repair its ruins, and raise it up: that the rest of mankind, even all the nations, that profess my name, may seek the Lord. ¹⁸ he that does all these things, is the Lord himself that has said it." for the works of God are all known to him from the beginning of the world.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.

⁹ and you Gentiles ought to glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, "for this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name ." ¹⁰ and again the scripture saith, "rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people." ¹¹ and elsewhere, praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and laud him, all ye people."

¹⁶ to be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, officiating the gospel of God, that the Gentiles might be made an acceptable offering, being sanctified by the holy spirit.

¹⁸ I have now receiv'd the whole, and have more than sufficient: I am loaded with the presents you sent by Epaphroditus, which I have receiv'd as grateful incense, as a sacrifice which God accepts and approves.

⁸ I direct therefore that the men pray in publick and private, lifting up their hands to heaven with innocence, charity, and composure.

¹⁵ Let our sacrifice then, which we are to offer to God by Jesus Christ, be that of incessant praises, the offering of our lips, which celebrate his name: ¹⁶ but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

⁸ when he had taken the book, the four animals, and the four and twenty elders fell down before the lamb, every one of them having harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints.

³ and another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar, which was before the throne. ⁴ and the smoke of the incense together with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God, out of the angel's hand.

¹⁵ The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, crying, "the kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever."

⁴ who will not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: and all nations shall come to adore thee; because thy judgments have been display'd."

²⁴ for (as it is written) the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles by your miscarriages.

¹ Take care not to perform any religious act in order to be observed by men: otherwise you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven. ² therefore, when you give alms, do not make a proclamation of it as the hypocrites do, in their publick assemblies by sound of trumpet, that they may have the applause of men. for I assure you, they have their reward.

⁵ And when you pray, be not as the hypocrites are: for they chuse to stand praying in publick places, and at the corners of the streets, to be observ'd by men. I assure you, they have their reward.

¹⁶ When ye fast, don't put on a dismal air, as the hypocrites do, who look dejected, that men may take notice of their fasting: I assure you, they have their reward.

⁴ but some had a secret indignation, and said, why must the perfume be so wasted? ⁵ for we could have sold it for above two hundred denarys, and given them to the poor: and they inveighed against her.

³⁷ Then he return'd, and having found them sleeping, he said to Peter, Simon, are you asleep? could you not watch one hour? ³⁸ watch and pray, that you may not yield to temptation: the mind indeed is vigorous, but the body is weak.

³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

⁵¹ and shall turn him out of the family, and give him the reward due to such behaviour: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁴¹ At length, as Jesus was sitting over-against the treasury, he observed the peoples throwing money into the chest; when many of the rich gave large sums. ⁴² and there came a certain poor widow, who threw in two mites, to the value of a farthing. ⁴³ upon which he call'd to his disciples, and said to them, I declare unto you, that this poor widow has given more than any of those, who have given to the treasury. ⁴⁴ for all the rest contributed out of their superfluous substance; but she has contributed what she wanted for her bare subsistence.

⁸ she has done what she could: she has perfum'd my body previously to my burial.

¹ In the mean time thousands of people being gather'd about him, so as to trample upon one another, he first address'd himself thus to his disciples, beware of the corrupt doctrine of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ² for there is nothing conceal'd, which shall not be disclos'd; nothing secret, which shall not be made publick.

⁴⁶ his master will return on a day he does not expect him, and a an hour he is ignorant of; he will separate him from the rest, and give him a treatment answerable to his infidelity.

¹ Now there was a certain man named Ananias who with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, ² and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought the rest which he laid at the apostles feet. ³ upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? ⁴ was not the estate your own estate? and was not the price for which it was sold, all in your own hands? how came such a design as this in your heart? thou hast not lyed unto men, but unto God. ⁵ at these words Ananias fell down dead upon the spot: which struck the minds of all that heard of it with great dread. ⁶ and some young men came and wound him up, then carried him out, and buried him. ⁷ about the space of three hours after, his wife, not knowing what had happen'd, came in. ⁸ when Peter addressing himself to her, tell me, said he, have you sold the land for such a price? yes, said she, for so much. ⁹ then Peter said to her, how comes it that you have conspir'd together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? see there at the door the men that are come from burying thy husband, and they shall carry thee out likewise. ¹⁰ in the instant she fell down dead at his feet: and the young men came in, found her dead, carried her out, and buried her by her husband.

¹² for what a man gives with a ready mind, according to his abilities, is well received; but not when he goes beyond his circumstances.

¹⁵ whose advent HE will in his own time display, WHO is perfectly happy, who alone is omnipotent, the king of kings, and the lord of all that bear rule;

²⁹ for "our God is a consuming fire."

⁸ but the fearful, and incredulous, the abominable, the murderer, the licentious, the poisoner, the idolater, and every lyar shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: this is the second death."