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Acts 20:27

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

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ASV

For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.

KJV

For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
οὐounotG3756 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ὑπεστειλάμηνhupesteilamēnI shrunk backG5288 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ἀναγγεῖλαιanangeilai[from] declaringG312 →
πᾶσανpasanallG3956 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
βουλὴνboulēncounselG1012 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ὑμῖν.huminto you.G4771 →

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2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,2 Timothy 2:15Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,Jeremiah 15:19Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.1 Thessalonians 2:4Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.Mark 4:22For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.Jude 1:3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.Psalms 107:11because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.Galatians 4:16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?Galatians 1:7–10which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.Numbers 29:40So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him.1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.

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