Isaiah 14:16-17: “Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, 17 who made the world like a desert and overthrew...
Luke 22:31-34: “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again,...
John 8:33-36: They answered, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you,...
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
1 The NLT reflects the sense of this by translating the verse, “For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him.” 2 https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/02/heres-a-list-of-58-gender-options-for-facebook-users
John 8:31: So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My Word, you are truly My disciples …”
1 Dodd, Charles Harold, The Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel (1953) ad loc.
Hebrews 11:23-27: “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. 24 By...