Apostles
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Apostles'
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia APOSTLES' CREED; THE. kred. The Oldest Creed: The Apostles'
Creed is the oldest creed, and lies at the basis of most others. ...
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Apostles (79 Occurrences)
... ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. ... Only slightly different is the title in 31, 61, and many
other cursives (Praxeis ton Apostolon, "Acts of the Apostles"). ...
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Super-apostles (2 Occurrences)
Super-apostles. << Superadded, Super-apostles. Superficial >>.
Multi-Version Concordance Super-apostles (2 Occurrences). ...
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Gamaliel (7 Occurrences)
... When the apostles were brought before the council, charged with preaching the
resurrection of Jesus, as a zealous Pharisee Gamaliel councelled moderation and ...
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Zealot (4 Occurrences)
... SIMON THE CANAANITE; SIMON THE CANANAEAN; SIMON THE ZEALOT. (Simon Kananaios;
kanna'i, "the Jealous (or Zealous) One"): One of the Twelve Apostles. ...
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Nathanael (6 Occurrences)
... Ezra 10:22. (3) An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1). (4) One of the Twelve
Apostles. See next article. NATHANAEL (2). (nethan'el, "God ...
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Jumping (14 Occurrences)
... Paul defines the two as (1) "my kinsmen," (2) "my fellow-prisoners," (3) "who are
of note among the apostles," and (4) "who also have been in Christ before me ...
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Thaddaeus (2 Occurrences)
... Breast, the name of one of the apostles (Mark 3:18), called "Lebbaeus" in Matthew
10:3, and in Luke 6:16, "Judas the brother of James;" while John (14:22 ...
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Related (45 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Mark 6:30 And the apostles are gathered together to Jesus. ... (DBY). Luke 9:10
The Apostles, on their return, related to Jesus all they had done. ...
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Andronicus (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and
fellowprisoner of Paul (Romans 16:7); "of note among the apostles.". Int. ...
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Andrew (12 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of
our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and ...
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Thomas (12 Occurrences)
... From the circumstance that in the lists of the apostles he is always mentioned along
with Matthew, who was the son of Alphaeus (Mark 3:18), and that these two ...
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Workers (76 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 12:28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps ...
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Magus
... the meaning of the Hebrew word as "hearing with acceptance"; it is formed from [?]
shama`, "to hear"): 1. Simon, a Magician 2. Simon and the Apostles (1) Simon ...
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Bartholomew (4 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matthew
10:3; Acts 1:13); generally supposed to have been the same as Nathanael. ...
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Canaanite (74 Occurrences)
... SIMON THE CANAANITE; SIMON THE CANANAEAN; SIMON THE ZEALOT. (Simon Kananaios;
kanna'i, "the Jealous (or Zealous) One"): One of the Twelve Apostles. ...
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Cananaean (2 Occurrences)
... SIMON THE CANAANITE; SIMON THE CANANAEAN; SIMON THE ZEALOT. (Simon Kananaios;
kanna'i, "the Jealous (or Zealous) One"): One of the Twelve Apostles. ...
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Apostolical
... 1. (a.) Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar
spirit; as, an Apostolical mission; the apostolic age. ...
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Philip (37 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a
native of Bethsaida, "the city of Andrew and Peter" (John 1:44). ...
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Presbyter
... into its own organization (Acts 11:30; Acts 15:2 1 Peter 5:1, etc.); so also in
all the cities in which the missionary activities of the apostles made church ...
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Elders (203 Occurrences)
... and his party came, and had called together the Sanhedrin as well as all the Elders
of the descendants of Israel, they sent to the jail to fetch the Apostles. ...
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Presbytery (1 Occurrence)
... into its own organization (Acts 11:30; Acts 15:2 1 Peter 5:1, etc.); so also in
all the cities in which the missionary activities of the apostles made church ...
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Miraculous (54 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Acts 2:43 Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done
through the apostles. ... 1 Corinthians 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? ...
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Barnabas (33 Occurrences)
... 11, 12). When Paul returned to Jerusalem after his conversion, Barnabas
took him and introduced him to the apostles (9:27). They ...
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Pentecost (3 Occurrences)
... The day of Pentecost is noted in the Christian Church as the day on which the Spirit
descended upon the apostles, and on which, under Peter's preaching, so ...
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Offscouring (2 Occurrences)
... In 1 Corinthians 4:13 the greatest of the apostles reminds the prosperous and
self-satisfied Corinthinns that they, the apostles, were "made as the filth of ...
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Theophilus (2 Occurrences)
... Lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel
(Luke 1:3) and the Acts of the Apostles (1:1). Nothing beyond this is known ...
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Eleven (25 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ELEVEN, THE. e-lev'-'-n, (hoi hendeka):
The eleven apostles remaining after the death of Judas. ...
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Enshemesh (2 Occurrences)
... It is the modern `Ain-Haud ie, the "well of the apostles" about a mile
east of Bethany, the only spring on the road to Jericho. ...
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En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)
... It is the modern `Ain-Haud ie, the "well of the apostles" about a mile
east of Bethany, the only spring on the road to Jericho. ...
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Decided (54 Occurrences)
... disagreement and controversy, until at last it was decided that Paul and Barnabas
and some other brethren should go up to consult the Apostles and Elders in ...
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Matthias (2 Occurrences)
... Various parts of the apocryphal "Contendings of the Apostles" deal with the
imprisonment and blinding of Matthias by the Ethiopian cannibals, and his rescue ...
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Barsabbas (2 Occurrences)
... Joseph was one of those who accompanied the apostles "all the time that the Lord
Jesus went in and went out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto ...
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Synoptic
... Justin Martyr, in the middle of the century, freely quotes from "Memoirs of the
Apostles," "which are called Gospels," "composed by the apostles and those that ...
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Apostolic (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Alt. of Apostolical. 2. (n.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which
at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles. Int. ...
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Silas (22 Occurrences)
... Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen by the church there to accompany Paul and
Barnabas on their return to Antioch from the council of the apostles and elders ...
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Believers (50 Occurrences)
... (WEY NIV). Acts 5:12 By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done
among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. (See NIV) ...
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Wonders (111 Occurrences)
... Acts 2:43 Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through
the apostles. ... 1 Corinthians 12:29 Are all Apostles? are all prophets? ...
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Rulers (310 Occurrences)
... had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision
to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the ...
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Continued (148 Occurrences)
... Acts 2:42 They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and prayer. (WEB KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Creeds
... HISTORICAL FORMS 1. The Apostles' Creed 2. The Nicene Creed (1) Origin, Date, Character
(2) "Filioque" Clause 3. The Athanasian Creed (1) Authorship (2 ...
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Council (51 Occurrences)
... The first of these councils was that of the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, of
which we have a detailed account in Acts 15. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Throughout (291 Occurrences)
... They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria,
except for the apostles. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Premillennial
... TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES 1. Expectation of the Advent 2. Possibility of
Survival-Its Implications 3. Prophecy of "Man of Sin" 4. No Room for Millennium ...
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Marriage (74 Occurrences)
... The apostles state clearly and enforce the nuptial duties of husband and wife
(Ephesians 5:22-33; Colossians 3:18, 19; 1 Peter 3:1-7). Marriage is said to be ...
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Reported (104 Occurrences)
... (DBY NAS NIV). Mark 6:30 When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported
to Him all they had done and all they had taught. (WEY NAS NIV). ...
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Bishop (4 Occurrences)
... Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior
to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. ...
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Millennium
... TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES 1. Expectation of the Advent 2. Possibility of
Survival-Its Implications 3. Prophecy of "Man of Sin" 4. No Room for Millennium ...
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Assembly (371 Occurrences)
... that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea
and Samaria, except for the apostles. (WEB DBY YLT). Acts ...
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Subapostolic
... thought, worship, work and organization during an age when the church was under
the guidance, mainly, of men who had been associated with the apostles and who ...
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Sub-apostolic
... thought, worship, work and organization during an age when the church was under
the guidance, mainly, of men who had been associated with the apostles and who ...
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Iscariot (11 Occurrences)
... is-kar'-i-ot (Ioudas Iskariotes, ie 'ish qeriyoth, "Judas, man of Kerioth"): One
of the twelve apostles and the betrayer of Jesus; for etymology, etc., see ...
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Ordered (264 Occurrences)
... (WEY NAS NIV). Acts 4:18 So they recalled the Apostles, and ordered them altogether
to give up speaking or teaching in the name of Jesus. (WEY). ...
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Evangelist (2 Occurrences)
... "He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers." It will be seen ... See further, ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. ...
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Brothers (574 Occurrences)
... Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter
and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" (WEB BBE NIV). ...
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Twelve (176 Occurrences)
... See APOSTLE; NUMBER. APOSTLES, GOSPEL OF THE TWELVE. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS. ... IV,
1. TWELVE APOSTLES, GOSPELS OF THE. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS. ...
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Seem (115 Occurrences)
... Acts 6:2 So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said,
"It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of ...
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Least (76 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy
to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God. ...
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Ministry (44 Occurrences)
... TWO KINDS OF MINISTRY 1. The Prophet Ministry (1) Apostles (2) Prophets
(3) Teachers 2. The Local Ministry Origin III. ... (1) Apostles. ...
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Lord (59401 Occurrences)
... of the apostolic church appea rs in 1 Corinthians 9:5: "Have we no right to lead
about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the ...
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Keys (2 Occurrences)
... representatively? Are they official or personal? Do they belong to other
apostles, and to other officers besides apostles? Can the ...
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Laying (87 Occurrences)
... Jesus laid hands on the little children (Matthew 19:13, 15 parallel Mark 10:16)
and on the sick (Matthew 9:18 Mark 6:5, etc.), and the apostles laid hands on ...
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Message (222 Occurrences)
... Acts 6:2 So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said,
"It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of ...
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Parousia
... 1. Terms: The Second Coming of Christ (a phrase not found in the Bible) is expressed
by the apostles in the following special terms: (1) "Parousia" (parousia ...
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Government (20 Occurrences)
... Paul and Barnabas (1 Corinthians 9:5, 6), James, the Lord's brother (Galatians
1:19), Andronicus and Junias (Romans 16:7) are reckoned as "apostles." The one ...
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Repentance (28 Occurrences)
... It is equivalent to the Old Testament word "turn." Thus, it is employed by John
the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles (Matthew 3:2 Mark 1:15 Acts 2:38). ...
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Appointed (385 Occurrences)
... had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas,
and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders ...
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Matthew (5 Occurrences)
... He was afterwards selected as one of the twelve (6:15). His name does not occur
again in the Gospel history except in the lists of the apostles. ...
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Decision (174 Occurrences)
... Casting lots must have been a common method of deciding perplexing questions (see
1 Samuel 14:41, 42 Jonah 1:7). It was resorted to by the apostles to decide ...
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Declared (261 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Luke 9:10 And the apostles, when they
were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. ...
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Laid (552 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). Acts 4:35 and laid them at the apostles' feet,
and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need. ...
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Foundation (82 Occurrences)
... in which sense it is also used metaphorically in various connections (Christ the
foundation of the church, 1 Corinthians 3:11; or the apostles and prophets the ...
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Sermon (1 Occurrence)
... on the following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and from among them
chose twelve, who were to be henceforth trained to be his apostles (Mark 3:14 ...
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Received (312 Occurrences)
... Acts 1:2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment
through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. (WEB ASV). ...
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Christ's (64 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV). 2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles,
deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles. (WEB). ...
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Orders (736 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Acts 1:2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his
orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection ...
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Power (862 Occurrences)
... representatively? Are they official or personal? Do they belong to other
apostles, and to other officers besides apostles? Can the ...
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Preaching (116 Occurrences)
... with a Message 4. Preaching a Necessary Agency 5. Biblical Terms and Their Meanings
6. The Hebrew Prophets 7. Christ as a Preacher 8. The Apostles as Preachers ...
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Zebedee (11 Occurrences)
... zeb'-e-de (zibhdi, "the gift of God"; Zebedaios): The father of the apostles James
and John (Mark 1:19) and a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee (Mark 1:20), the ...
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