2 Thessalonians 2:5

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Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 16:9 : 9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
  • Mark 8:18 : 18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?
  • Luke 24:6-7 : 6 He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
  • John 16:4 : 4 But I have told you these things so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them.“I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.
  • Acts 20:31 : 31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!
  • 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,
  • 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”
  • 2 Pet 1:15 : 15 Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

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