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166:01.01 Pharisee invited Jesus Luke 11:37 (Same) "And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat."

166:01.02 Jesus not wash hands Luke 11:38 (Same) "And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner."

166:01.04 Almsgiving not enough Luke 11:42 (Same) "But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."

166:01.04 Almsgiving not enough Matthew 23:23 (Same) "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."

166:01.04 Clean outside dirty inside Luke 11:39 (Same) "And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness."

166:01.04 Clean outside dirty inside Matthew 23:25 (Same) "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess."

166:01.04 God looks at both inner & outer Luke 11:40-41 (Same) "Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you."

166:01.04 God looks at motives Luke 16:15 (Same) "And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God."

166:01.04 Wicked, self-righteous Matthew 23:28 (Same) "Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."

166:01.04 Woe to seekers of honor Luke 11:43 (Same) "Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets."

166:01.04 Woe to seekers of honor Mark 12:36-39 (Same) "For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?
And the common people heard him gladly.
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts."

166:01.04 Woe to seekers of honor Matthew 23:6-7 (Same) "And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi."

166:01.05 Lawyers hide knowledge Luke 11:52 (Same) "Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered."

166:01.05 Lawyers hide knowledge Matthew 23:13 (Same) "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."

166:01.05 More "woes" Luke 11:45-50 (Same) "Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation."

166:01.05 Tombs for Prophets Matthew 23:29-31 (Same) "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets."

166:01.05 Whited sepulchres Matthew 23:27-28 (Same) "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."

166:01.06 Pharisees wait to "catch" Jesus Luke 11:53-54 (Same) "And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him."

166:02.01 Ten lepers ask to be cured Luke 17:11-13 (Same) "And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."

166:02.04 Samaritan gives thanks Luke 17:15-16 (Same) "And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan."

166:02.04 Ten lepers cured Luke 17:14 (Same) "And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests.
And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed."

166:02.05 Where are other nine Luke 17:17-19 (Same) "And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."

166:03.01 Are many saved? Luke 13:22-23 (Same) "And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved?
And he said unto them."

166:03.02 Caleb and Joshua Numbers 26:65 (Compare) "For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness.
And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun."

166:03.03 All may enter gate Luke 13:24 (Same) "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."

166:03.03 Broad & narrow ways Deuteronomy 30:15-19 (Compare) "See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live."

166:03.03 Broad & narrow ways Matthew 7:13-14 (Same) "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

166:03.04 Fight the good fight of faith 1 Timothy 6:12 (Compare) "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."

166:03.04 Fight the good fight of faith 2 Timothy 4:7 (Compare) "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."

166:03.04 I stand at door and knock Revelation 3:20 (Compare) "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

166:03.04 No entry to fold Matthew 7:21-23 (Same) "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

166:03.04 No entry to fold Matthew 25:11-13 (Same) "Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."

166:03.04 Those who spurn kingdom Luke 13:25-27 (Same) "When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity."

166:03.05 First is last, last is first Luke 13:30 (Same) "And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

166:03.05 First is last, last is first Mark 9:35 (Same) "And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all."

166:03.05 First is last, last is first Mark 10:31 (Same) "But many that are first shall be last; and the last first."

166:03.05 First is last, last is first Matthew 19:30 (Same) "But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. "

166:03.05 First is last, last is first Matthew 20:16 (Same) "So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen."

166:03.05 Losers see others eat together Luke 13:28-30 (Same) "There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

166:03.05 Losers see others eat together Matthew 8:11-12 (Same) "And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

166:03.07 I am the door John 10:7-9 (Same) "Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."

166:03.07 Jesus knocks Revelation 3:20 (Reference) "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

166:03.07 Jesus, the new and living way John 14:6 (Same) "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

166:03.07 Must be born again of the Spirit 1 Peter 1:23 (Reference) "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever."

166:03.07 Must be born again of the Spirit John 3:3-7 (Same) "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ 1 John 2:23 (Compare) "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ 1 John 4:15 (Compare) "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ 1 John 5:1 (Compare) "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Acts 2:21 (Compare) "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Acts 10:43 (Compare) "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Acts 13:26 (Compare) "Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Joel 2:32 (Compare) "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. "

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ John 3:15-16 (Same) "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ John 4:13-14 (Same) "Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ John 11:25-26 (Same) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believest thou this?"

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ John 12:46 (Same) "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Luke 6:47 (Same) "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Luke 9:23-24 (Same) "And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Luke 12:8 (Same) "Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Mark 3:35 (Same) "For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. "

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Mark 8:34-35 (Same) "And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Matthew 7:24 (Same) "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Matthew 10:32-33 (Same) "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Matthew 12:50 (Same) "For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Matthew 16:24-25 (Same) "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Psalms 50:15 (Compare) "And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Revelation 22:17b (Compare) "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come.
And let him that heareth say, Come.
And let him that is athirst come.
And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Romans 9:33 (Compare) "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Romans 10:13 (Compare) "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

166:03.07 Whosoever will may come+ Zechariah 13:9 (Compare) "And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God."

166:04.04 Innocent victims of time Luke 13:1-5 (Same) "There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

166:04.04 Sun shines on everyone Matthew 5:45b (Same) "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

166:04.09 Barren fig tree Luke 13:6-9 (Same) "He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Acts 10:34 (Compare) "Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Colossians 3:11 (Compare) "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Ephesians 6:9 (Compare) "And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Galatians 2:6 (Compare) "But of these who seemed to be somewhat."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Galatians 3:28 (Compare) "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Job 34:19 (Compare) "How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Romans 2:11 (Compare) "For there is no respect of persons with God."

166:04.11 God is no respecter of persons Sirach 35:12 (Compare) "Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons."

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Bible cross-references are from the Paramony, by Dr. Duane Faw
Available as a separate volume from Uversa Press


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