Africans in the bible

Jeremiah 38:7 (NLT)
But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,

Gospel comes to Africa

Acts 11:19-21 (NLT)
Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.

Blackman

Acts 13:1 (NLT)
Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul.

What for gods answer

1 Samuel 4:1-11 (NLT)
And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel.In print editions of the NLT, this sentence is set at the end of 3:21. At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek.

Short timers

Psalm 103:14-16 (NLT)
For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.

Integrity

Psalm 101:2-5 (NLT)
I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home.

Believe

Mark 9:23 (NIV)
"'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes."

Don't be stingy. It never benefits you or anyone else

Proverbs 11:24-26 (NLT)
Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Integrity

Proverbs 10:9 (NLT)
People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.

Proverbs 10:24 (NLT)
The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled; the hopes of the godly will be granted.

Proverbs 10:29 (NLT)
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked.

Hard work pays off!

Proverbs 13:11-12 (NLT)
Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.

Temptations

1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NLT)
If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.

God is in every situation

Job 2:10 (NIV)
He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Proverbs 24:30-34

Proverbs 24:30-34 (MSG)
One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a lout; They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: "A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"

The way to eternal life

John 17:3 (NLT)
And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

Proverbs 10:5

Proverbs 10:5 (MSG)
Make hay while the sun shines—that's smart; go fishing during harvest—that's stupid.

Adulterous woman

Proverbs 30:20 (NLT)
An adulterous woman consumes a man, then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”

Proverbs 29:25

Proverbs 29:25 (NLT)
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.

Proverbs 24:27

Proverbs 24:27 (NLT)
Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.

Luke 22:31

Luke 22:31 (NLT)
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.

Matthew 24:36

Matthew 24:36 (NLT)
“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.

Matthew 19:30

Matthew 19:30 (NIV)
But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

Matthew 28:12

Matthew 28:12 (NLT)
A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.

1 Corinthians 15:45

1 Corinthians 15:45 (NLT)
The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit.

Psalm 56:3

Psalm 56:3 (NLT)
But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

John 2:17

John 2:17 (NLT)
Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”