Peter the ApostleHarper, 1877 |
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... gave , to the of- ficial deputation who came to ask him who he was , that re- markable answer which we read in the first chapter of the fourth gospel . " He said , I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness , Make straight the way ...
... gave , to the of- ficial deputation who came to ask him who he was , that re- markable answer which we read in the first chapter of the fourth gospel . " He said , I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness , Make straight the way ...
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... gave him , under God , his power . He was , as one has said , not merely a prophet ; he was ancient prophecy personified in the last of its representatives , and appearing on the thresh- old of the Gospel history , to own and hail the ...
... gave him , under God , his power . He was , as one has said , not merely a prophet ; he was ancient prophecy personified in the last of its representatives , and appearing on the thresh- old of the Gospel history , to own and hail the ...
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... gave themselves to the work of fishing , which was indeed , as its name ( literally , the house of fish ) implies , the great industry of the place . It is probable , too , that by their industry and economy they had built up a very ...
... gave themselves to the work of fishing , which was indeed , as its name ( literally , the house of fish ) implies , the great industry of the place . It is probable , too , that by their industry and economy they had built up a very ...
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... gave to a young clergyman : " Whatever goes wrong , always blame yourself . " And we may almost always conclude that , if we are not suc- cessful in winning souls , the reason is either because our own souls are not yet won , or because ...
... gave to a young clergyman : " Whatever goes wrong , always blame yourself . " And we may almost always conclude that , if we are not suc- cessful in winning souls , the reason is either because our own souls are not yet won , or because ...
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... he had found out that he was , the Lord was willing to receive him still , and so it gave him the assurance that he was able to save others as vile as him- self . Doubtless , therefore , the remembrance of this FISHERS OF MEN . 43.
... he had found out that he was , the Lord was willing to receive him still , and so it gave him the assurance that he was able to save others as vile as him- self . Doubtless , therefore , the remembrance of this FISHERS OF MEN . 43.
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Page 135 - Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Page 227 - For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish : to the one we are the savour of death unto death ; and to the other the savour of life unto life.
Page 326 - Let the righteous smite me ; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove me ; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Page 130 - So after he had washed their feet and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them ; Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me Master and Lord ; and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 6 - There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman.
Page 55 - And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid ; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Page 346 - Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Page 343 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Page 215 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul, neither said any of them, that aught of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.
Page 67 - Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.