Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.
Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice, and have granted your request."
You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood on the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
They stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [which they received] of the hand of the Levites.
They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood which they received] of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.
His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.
Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.
Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
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.
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."
For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."
Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn't keep it!"
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.
This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.
"Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.
who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!"
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He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, saith the Lord. These are the words of Christ; and they direct us to imitate his life and character. The Imitation of Christ is guide to following the example of Jesus Christ. Let it be our most earnest study to dwell upon the life and example of Jesus.
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Let us love one another, for love comes from God and every one who loves is a child of God and knows God. He who loves not man does not know God, for God is love. God showed his love for us, for he sent his only Son into the world that through him we might have life. Love the stranger.
In Mark 12:30 Jesus said;
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
And the second Mark 12:31 [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
The Gospel of The Birth of Mary was attributed to St. Matthew and was received as genuine and authentic by early Christians. It is to be found in the works of Jerome, a Father of the Church in the 4th century and is translated from his collection.
The Book of Enoch is ascribed to the great-grandfather of Noah and is included in the cannon of some churches. It describes the fall of the angels (watchers), visions of heaven and hell and the birth of Noah. Quotes from the book of Enoch are found in the New Testament.
The First Book of Adam and Eve. Books 1 begins immediately after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. We learn about the fall but also of the promise to save Adam and his decendents. The story depicts mans struggle against evil, the devil and sin.
The Second Book of Adam and Eve. Discusses Adam's sorrow and death. The history of the patriarchs who lived before the Flood until the birth of Noah; the children of Seth on Mount Hermon and Cain's death. It ends with the testament and translation of Enoch.
The Infancy of Jesus Christ (Infancy Gospel of Thomas) relates the life of Jesus from the ages of five to twelve. It is believed that the document was transcribed from oral traditions some time prior to the second century. The ancient writing is possibly Gnostic and many early church leaders considered it heretical.
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