-General scriptures concerning 1Chronicles 16:11; Job 17:9; Psalms 37:24, 28; 73:24; 138:8; Proverbs 4:18; Jeremiah 32:40; Hosea 12:6; Matthew 10:22; 24:13; Mark 4:3-8; 13:13; Luke 10:42; John 6:37, 22:31, 32; 39, 40; 8:31, 32; 10:28, 29; 15:4, 5, 7, 9; Acts 11:23; 13:43; 14:21, 22; Romans 2:6, 7; 8:30, 33-35, 37-39; 11:29; 15:1, 1Corinthians 1:8, 9; 2, 58; 16:13;

2Corinthians 1:21, 22; 5:9, 15; Galatians 5:1, 10; 6:9; Ephesians 4:14; 6:13, 18; Philippians 1:6, 27; 3:16; Colossians 1:10, 4:1; 22, 23; 2:7; 1Thessalonians 3:8, 13; 5:21; 2Thessalonians 2:15-17; 3:13; 2:1, 2Timothy 1:12, 13; 3, 12; 3:14; 4:18; Titus 1:9; 3:5, Hebrews 2:1; 6, 14; 6:1, 11, 12, 15, 4:14; 17, 18; 10:23, 35, 36; 12:1-15; James 1:4, 13:9, 13; 12, 25; 5:10, 11; 1Peter 1:4-7; 5:8; 2Peter 1:10, 11; 3:17, 18; 1John 2:19, 27; Revelation 2:7, 10, 11, 3:5, 11, 17, 25-28; 12, 21; 14:12; 16:15; 21:7, 8; 22:11

-See CHARACTER

-See INSTABILITY

-See STABILITY

-INSTANCES OF .Jacob, in prayer Genesis 32:24-26 .Caleb and Joshua, in representing the land of promise Numbers 14:24, 38

-An empire which extended from India to Ethiopia, comprising one-hundred and twenty-seven provinces Esther 1:1; Daniel 6:1

-Government of, restricted by constitutional limitations Esther 8:8; Daniel 6:8-12

-Municipal governments in, provided with dual governors Nehemiah 3:9, 12, 16-18

-The princes were advisors in matters of administration Daniel 6:1-7

-Status of women in; queen sat on the throne with the king Nehemiah 2:6

-Vashti was divorced for refusing to appear before the king's courtiers Esther 1:10-22; 2:4

-Israel captive in 2Chronicles 36:20

-Captivity foretold Hosea 13:16

-Men of, in the Tyrian army Ezekiel 27:10

-Rulers of .Ahasuerus Esther 1:3

-Darius Daniel 5:31; 6; 9:1

-Artaxerxes I Ezra 4:7-24

-Artaxerxes II Ezra 7; Nehemiah 2; 5:14

-Cyrus 2Chronicles 36:22, 23; Ezra 1; 3:7; 5:13, 4:3; 14, 17; 6:3; Isaiah 41:2, 3; 44:28; 45:1-4, 13; 46:11; 48:14, 15

-Princes of Esther 1:14

-System of justice Ezra 7:25

-Prophecies concerning Isaiah 13:17; 21:1-10; Jeremiah 49:34-39; 51:11-64; Ezekiel 32:24, 25; 38:5; Daniel 2:31-45; 5:28; 7; 8; 11:1-4

-See BABYLON

-See CHALDEA

-A Christian woman in Rome Romans 16:12

-See CALL, PERSONAL

-See MINISTERS, CALL OF

-Of wisdom Proverbs 1; 2:1-9; 8; 9

-See PANTOMIME

-(One of the servants of Solomon) -Descendants of, return to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon Ezra 2:55

-Called PERIDA in Nehemiah 7:57

-Sent as a judgment Leviticus 26:16, 25

-Sent upon the Egyptians .See EGYPT

-See PLAGUES

-Also called SIMON BAR-JONA and CEPHAS Matthew 16:16-19; Mark 3:16; John 1:42

-A fisherman Matthew 4:18; Luke 5:1-7; John 21:3

-Call of Matthew 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-18; Luke 5:1-11

-His mother-in-law healed Matthew 8:14; Mark 1:29, 30; Luke 4:38

-An apostle Matthew 10:2; 16:18, 19; Mark 3:16; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13

-An evangelist Mark 1:36, 37

-Confesses Jesus to be the Messiah Matthew 16:16-19; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20; John 6:68, 69

-His presumption .In rebuking Jesus Matthew 16:22, 23; Mark 8:32, 33 .When the throng was pressing Jesus and the woman with the blood disorder touched him Luke 8:45 .In refusing to let Jesus wash Peter's feet John 13:6-11

-Present .At the healing of Jairus' daughter Mark 5:37; Luke 8:51 .At the transfiguration Matthew 17:1-4; Mark 9:2-6; Luke 9:28-33; 2Peter 1:16-18 .In the garden of Gethsemane Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:33-42; Luke 22:40-46

-Seeks the interpretation -Of the parable of the steward Luke 12:41

-Of the law of forgiveness Matthew 18:21

-Of the law of defilement Matthew 15:15

-Of the prophecy of Jesus concerning his second coming Mark 13:3, 4

-Walks upon the water of Lake Galilee Matthew 14:28-31

-Sent with John to prepare the Passover meal Luke 22:8

-Calls attention to the withered fig tree Mark 11:21

-His treachery foretold by Jesus, and his profession of fidelity Matthew 26:33-35; Mark 14:29-31; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38

-Cuts off the ear of Malchus Matthew 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:50

-Follows Jesus to the high priest's palace Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54; Luke 22:54; John 18:15

-His denial of Jesus, and his repentance Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; John 18:17, Luke 22:55-62; 18, 25-27

-Visits the gravesite of Jesus Luke 24:12; John 20:2-6

-Jesus sends message to, after the resurrection Mark 16:7

-Jesus appears to Luke 24:34; 1Corinthians 15:4, 5

-Present at Lake Tiberias when Jesus appeared to his disciples; jumps into the water, and comes to shore when Jesus is recognized; is commissioned to feed the flock of Christ John 21:1-23

-Lives in Jerusalem Acts 1:13

-His statement in front of the disciples concerning the death of Judas, and his recommendation that the vacancy in the apostleship be filled Acts 1:15-22

-Preaches on Pentecost day Acts 2:14-40

-Heals the immobile man in the portico of the temple Acts 3

-Accused by the council; his defense Acts 4:1-23

-Foretells the death of Ananias and Sapphira Acts 5:1-11

-Imprisoned and scourged; his defense before the council Acts 5:17-42

-Goes to Samaria Acts 8:14

-Prays for the reception of the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit Acts 8:15-18

-Rebukes Simon, the sorcerer, who desires to purchase this power Acts 8:18-24

-Returns to Jerusalem Acts 8:25

-Receives Paul Galatians 1:18; 2:9

-Visits Lydda; heals Aeneas Acts 9:32-34

-Visits Joppa; stays with Simon, the tanner; raises Dorcas from the dead Acts 9:36-43

-Has a vision of a sheet containing ceremonially clean and unclean animals Acts 10:9-16

-Receives the servant of the centurion; goes to Caesarea; preaches and immerses the centurion and his household Acts 10

-Advocates the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles in the hearing of the apostles and elders Acts 11:1-18; 15:7-11

-Imprisoned and delivered by an angel Acts 12:3-19

-Writes two epistles 1Peter 1:1; 2Peter 1:1

-Miracles of .See MIRACLES