The Public Speeches of the BibleUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1927 - 269 pages |
Common terms and phrases
Abimelech Abraham Ahithophel Amorites anger behold Bible Blessed blood bread brethren burn cast children of Israel Christ cometh commanded David Deliberative Assembly drink dwell earth eateth Egypt enemies evil fear Figures flesh forgive fruit Gentiles give hand hath given heard heareth heart Holy Ghost Hyperbole Interrogation Israel Jahaziel Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Luke Jesus Matthew Jews Judaea Judah judge Kenezite king kingdom of heaven land of Egypt light LORD hath Metaphor Metonomy Midian Moses mouth nations Olivet Discourse Oratory Parable Personification Pharisees pray preached prophets Public Speeches rejoice repent saith the LORD Sanhedrin Saul say unto Sermon Shechem sheep shew Simile spake speech was delivered spoken style sword temple things thou hast thou shalt thy father thy servant tree unto the LORD unto thee Verily I say vineyard voice Wherefore whosoever witness Woe unto words worship Ye men yourselves
Popular passages
Page 181 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do : for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth : and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Page 137 - 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. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 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.
Page 133 - And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment...
Page 184 - I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead ; this is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Page 118 - Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : And when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Page 70 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 160 - A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Page 172 - Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man : And there was a widow in that city ; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while : but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Page 168 - 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.
Page 58 - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.