TSK
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge references in NET.
And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again.
When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, who were standing at a distance, saw him do this, they said,“The spirit that energized Elijah rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
Then the Pharisees answered,“You haven’t been deceived too, have you?
They heaped insults on him, saying,“You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them,“Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
So they glorified God because of me.
He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on the reward.
Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.
Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.
And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.