To Adam He said, "Because you listened to
your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You
must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through
painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will
produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the
plants...
"Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable
your servants to speak your word with great boldness" (Acts 4:29).
"And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered
together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak the Word of God with boldness" (Acts
4:31).
"Remember the days of old; consider the
generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your
elders, and they will explain to you" (Deuteronomy 32:7). "Remember
your leaders, who spoke the Word of God to you. Consider the
outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith" (Hebrews
13:7).
"To whom can I speak and give warning? Who
will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The
word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it"
(Ezekiel 6:10). "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the
house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning
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