Acts 24:25

As Paul reasons about righteousness, self-control, and coming judgment, Felix becomes alarmed and sends him away for a more convenient time. He is convicted but puts off responding.

Cross-references · 40

• John 16:8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
• 1 Pet 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
• Gal 5:23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
• Acts 10:42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
• 2 Pet 1:6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
• Rev 20:11–15And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
• Gal 3:22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
• Titus 2:11–12For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
• Heb 4:1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
• Heb 4:11–12Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
• 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
• 1 Pet 4:4–5Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
• Heb 3:13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
• Heb 3:7–8Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
• Jas 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
• Heb 9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
• 1 Jn 3:7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
• 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
• 2 Tim 4:1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
• Acts 17:2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
• 2 Cor 6:2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
• Acts 16:29–34Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
• Acts 17:32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
• Acts 24:15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
• 1 Jn 3:10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
• Isa 61:8For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
• Jer 23:29Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
• Matt 25:31–46When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
• Ezek 45:9Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.
• Matt 25:1–10Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
• Luke 17:26–29And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
• Isa 16:5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
• Isa 41:21Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
• Mark 6:18–24For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
• Dan 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
• Luke 13:24–25Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
• Amos 5:24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
• Amos 6:12Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
• Isa 55:6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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