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As you know, we suffered persecution and were mistreated in Philippi. Yet we were encouraged by our God to tell you hisGod's">[fn] gospel in spite of strong opposition.Acts 16:22; 17:2; Philippians 1:30; Colossians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:5;">[xr]

Yet, don't treat him like an enemy, but warninstruct">[fn] him like a brother.Leviticus 19:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Titus 3:10;">[xr]

They want to be teachers of the law, yet they do not understand either what they are talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.1 Timothy 6:4;">[xr]

and my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.Psalm 34:19; Acts 13:45,50; 2 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:7;">[xr]

FromFrom">[fn] Paul, a servantslave">[fn] of God, and yet an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the full knowledge of the truth that leads tothat is according to">[fn] godliness,1 Timothy 3:16; 6:3; 2 Timothy 2:25;">[xr]

Yet I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be something forced, but voluntary.2 Corinthians 9:7;">[xr]

You made him a little lower than the angels, yet you crowned him with glory and honor

and put everything under his feet."Psalm 8:5-7 (LXX)">[fn]Matthew 28:18; 1 Corinthians 15:25,27; Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 1:13;">[xr] Now when Godhe">[fn] put everything under him, he left nothing outside his control. However, at the present time we do not yet see everything put under him.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.Isaiah 53:3; Luke 22:28; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:18; 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5;">[xr]

The Holy Spirit was indicating by this that the way into the Holy of Holies had not yet been disclosed as long as the first part of the tabernacle was still standing.John 14:6; Hebrews 10:19-20;">[xr]

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by it he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.Genesis 6:13,22; Romans 3:22; 4:13; Philippians 3:9; 1 Peter 3:20;">[xr]

AbrahamHe">[fn] was as good as dead, yet from this one man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.Genesis 22:17; Romans 4:18-19;">[xr]

All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.Genesis 23:4; 47:9; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalm 39:12; 119:19; John 8:56; Hebrews 11:27,39; 1 Peter 1:17; 2:11;">[xr]

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding yourthe point of shedding your">[fn] blood.1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 10:32-34;">[xr]

And look at ships! They are so big that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are steered wherever the pilot pleases by a tiny rudder.

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame.Psalm 12:3; 73:8-9; Proverbs 12:18; 15:2;">[xr]

Yet I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I am living in this bodily tent,2 Corinthians 5:1,4; 2 Peter 3:1;">[xr]

Yet even angels, although they are greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous accusation against them from the Lord.Jude 1:9;">[xr]

My little children, I'm writing these things to you so that you might not sin. Yet if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father - Jesus Christ, one who is righteous.Romans 8:34; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24;">[xr]

See what kind of love the Father has given us in letting us be called God's children! Yet that is what we are.Yet that is what we are.">[fn] For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him either.John 1:12; 15:18-19; 16:3; 17:25;">[xr]