Bible Concordance
Ambition (9 Occurrences)Romans 15:20 making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man's foundation. (WEY RSV NIV)
2 Corinthians 5:9 And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly. (WEY NAS)
Galatians 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, (See NIV)
Philippians 1:16 The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains; (WEB)
Philippians 1:17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News. (See NAS NIV)
Philippians 2:3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; (See NIV)
1 Thessalonians 4:11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; (WEB NAS NIV)
James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)
James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)
Thesaurus
Ambition (9 Occurrences)...Ambition (9 Occurrences).
... 2 Corinthians 5:9 And for this reason also we make it our
ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly. (WEY NAS).
.../a/ambition.htm - 9kSelfish (14 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:16 The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition,
thinking that they add affliction to my chains; (WEB). ...
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Ambitious (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring;
as, an ambitious style. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AMBITIOUS. ...
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Antiochians
... his entire kingdom. The greatest obstacle to his ambition was the fidelity
of the Jews to their historic religion. Many worldly ...
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Nero
... II. AGRIPPINA'S AMBITION FOR NERO Her Nine Measures for Bringing Him to the
Throne III. NERO'S ... AD). II. Agrippina's Ambition for Nero. She ...
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Jealousy (54 Occurrences)
... James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart,
don't boast and don't lie against the truth. (WEB ASV NAS RSV). ...
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Parthians (1 Occurrence)
... Rome into Western Asia. It was the ambition and greed of Crassus that
brought about the clash of Rome and Parthia. When he took ...
/p/parthians.htm - 16k
Architecture
... It is clear that Solomon had ambition for architectural greatness, and, following
the example of David (2 Samuel 5:11) he employed Phoenician designers and ...
/a/architecture.htm - 28k
Amber (3 Occurrences)
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Testaments
... satrap. As a matter of course, the high-priestly office became the object
of all Jewish ambition and it aroused the darkest passions. ...
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Greek
2052. eritheia -- rivalry, hence ambition ... rivalry, hence
ambition. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eritheia
Phonetic Spelling: (er-ith-i'-ah) Short Definition:
ambition, rivalry
... /greek/2052.htm - 7k5389. philotimeomai -- to love or seek after honor
... from a comp. of philos and time Definition to love or seek after honor NASB Word
Usage aspired (1), have as our ambition (1), make it your ambition (1). ...
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Topical Bible Verses
1 Timothy 3:1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
Topicalbible.org—AKJVColossians 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
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Luke 9:25
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
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1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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3 John 1:10
Why, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and forbids them that would, and casts them out of the church.
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