Matthew 13:52

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.

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  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
  • 1 Tim 3:15-16 : 15 But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true. 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
  • 2 Tim 3:16-17 : 16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: 17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
  • Titus 1:9 : 9 Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
  • Titus 2:6-7 : 6 To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded: 7 In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
  • 1 John 2:7-8 : 7 My loved ones, I do not give you a new law, but an old law which you had from the first; this old law is the word which came to your ears. 8 Again, I give you a new law, which is true in him and in you; for the night is near its end and the true light is even now shining out.
  • Prov 18:4 : 4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
  • Matt 23:34 : 34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;
  • Luke 11:49 : 49 For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;
  • John 13:34 : 34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.
  • 2 Cor 3:4-6 : 4 And this is the certain faith which we have in God through Christ: 5 Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God; 6 Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.
  • 2 Cor 4:5-7 : 5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus. 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
  • Eph 3:4 : 4 By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Col 1:7 : 7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.
  • 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
  • Prov 22:17-18 : 17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge. 18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
  • Eccl 12:9-9 : 9 And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings. 10 The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true. 11 The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
  • Song 7:13 : 13 The mandrakes give out a sweet smell, and at our doors are all sorts of good fruits, new and old, which I have kept for my loved one.
  • Ezra 7:6 : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given: and the king, moved by the Lord his God, gave him whatever he made request for.
  • Ezra 7:10 : 10 For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.
  • Ezra 7:21 : 21 And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, now give orders to all keepers of the king's money across the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may have need of from you, is to be done with all care,
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value. 21 The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
  • Prov 16:20-24 : 20 He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy. 21 The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased. 22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour. 23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips. 24 Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.

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