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Nave's Topical Bible

→ General scriptures concerning Pr 27:20; Ec 7:21

→ INSTANCES OF

  • Of Eve Ge 3:6
  • Of Abraham, to know whether God would destroy the righteous people who lived in Sodom Ge 18:23-32
  • Of Jacob, to know the name of the angel Ge 32:29
  • Of the Israelites

To see God Ex 19:21,24

To witness the offering in the Holy of Holies Nu 4:19,20

  • Of Manoah, to know the name of an angel Jud 13:17,18
  • Of the people of Beth-shemish, to look inside the ark of the covenant 1Sa 6:19
  • Of the Babylonians, to see Hezekiah's treasures 2Ki 20:13
  • Of Daniel, to know a vision Da 12:8,9
  • Of Peter

To know what was being done with Jesus Mt 26

To know what John would be appointed to do Joh 21:21,22

  • A disciple, to know if few would be saved Lu 13:23
  • Of Herod (Antipas), to see Jesus Lu 9:9; 23:8
  • Of the Jews

To see Lazarus, after he was raised from the dead Joh 12:9

And to see Jesus Joh 12:20,21

  • Of the disciples, to know whether Jesus would restore the kingdom of the Jews Ac 1:6,7
  • Of the Athenians, to hear some new thing Ac 17:19-21
  • Of angels, to look into the mysteries of salvation 1Pe 1:12