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Acts 20:30–31

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Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
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From verse 30

  1. 1 Timothy 1:19–20Rank 1 from verse 30
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    19Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

    20Of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

  2. 2 Timothy 4:3–4Rank 2 from verse 30
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    3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

    4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

  3. 1 John 2:19Rank 3 from verse 30
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    19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

  4. Proverbs 23:33Rank 4 from verse 30
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    33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

  5. Acts 11:26Rank 5 from verse 30
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    26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

  6. Proverbs 19:1Rank 6 from verse 30
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    1BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  7. 1 Corinthians 1:12–15Rank 7 from verse 30
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    12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

    13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

    14I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

    15Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

  8. 1 Timothy 5:13Rank 8 from verse 30
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    13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

  9. 1 Timothy 6:5Rank 9 from verse 30
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    5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

  10. 2 John 1:7Rank 10 from verse 30
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    7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

  11. 2 Peter 2:1–3Rank 11 from verse 30
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    1BUT there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

    2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

    3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  12. 2 Peter 2:18Rank 12 from verse 30
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    18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

  13. 2 Timothy 2:17–18Rank 13 from verse 30
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    17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus;

    18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

  14. Acts 21:38Rank 14 from verse 30
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    38Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

  15. Acts 5:36–37Rank 15 from verse 30
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    36For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

    37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

  16. Galatians 6:12–13Rank 16 from verse 30
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    12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

    13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

  17. Isaiah 59:3Rank 17 from verse 30
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    3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

  18. Jude 1:4–16Rank 18 from verse 30
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    4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

    5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

    6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

    7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

    8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

    9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

    10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

    11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

    12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

    13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

    14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

    15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

    16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

  19. Matthew 23:15Rank 19 from verse 30
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    15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

  20. Matthew 26:21–25Rank 20 from verse 30
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    21And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

    22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

    23And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

    24The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

    25Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

  21. Revelation 2:6Rank 21 from verse 30
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    6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

From verse 31

  1. Acts 19:8Rank 1 from verse 31
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    8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

  2. Acts 19:10Rank 2 from verse 31
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    10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

  3. Acts 20:19Rank 3 from verse 31
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    19Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

  4. Colossians 1:28Rank 4 from verse 31
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    28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

  5. Ezekiel 3:17–20Rank 5 from verse 31
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    17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

    18When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

    19Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

    20Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

  6. Hebrews 13:17Rank 6 from verse 31
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    17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

  7. 2 Timothy 4:5Rank 7 from verse 31
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    5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

  8. Luke 21:36Rank 8 from verse 31
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    36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

  9. Matthew 13:25Rank 9 from verse 31
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    25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

  10. 1 Corinthians 4:14Rank 10 from verse 31
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    14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

  11. 1 Thessalonians 2:9–10Rank 11 from verse 31
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    9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

    10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

  12. 1 Thessalonians 5:14Rank 12 from verse 31
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    14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

  13. 2 Thessalonians 3:8Rank 13 from verse 31
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    8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

  14. Acts 20:11Rank 14 from verse 31
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    11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

  15. Acts 20:7Rank 15 from verse 31
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    7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

  16. Acts 24:17Rank 16 from verse 31
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    17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

  17. Mark 13:34–37Rank 17 from verse 31
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    34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

    35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

    36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

    37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

  18. Matthew 3:7Rank 18 from verse 31
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    7¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  19. Revelation 16:15Rank 19 from verse 31
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    15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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Acts 20:30

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

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draw

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1. To pull or drag. 2. To bring, lead, or attract. 3. To take out or extract. 4. To make a line.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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Acts 20:31

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watch

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Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

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remember

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1. To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. 2. To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. 3. To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

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ceased

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Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).

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warn

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To give notice of danger, evil, duty, or a future event; to caution or admonish beforehand.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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tears

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Drops of fluid shed from the eyes in weeping, grief, pain, or strong feeling.

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20:28¶ 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.

20:29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

20:30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

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20:31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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20:32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

20:33I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

20:34Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

20:35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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