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Nave's Topical Dictionary — Raw Lookups

CHURCH

  • Called: courts, house of God, house of the Lord, sanctuary, house of prayer, tabernacle, temple, Zion, holy place, holy temple, My Father's house
  • NT names: body of Christ, bride of Christ, church of God, church of the living God, church of the firstborn, city of the living God, congregation of saints, flock of God, fold of Christ, golden candlestick (REV 1:20), God's building, God's husbandry, habitation of God, heavenly Jerusalem, holy city, house of Christ, household of God, Israel of God, kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, Lamb's bride, Lamb's wife, new Jerusalem, pillar and ground of the truth, sanctuary of God, spiritual house, temple of God, temple of the living God, vineyard
  • Christ's love for: JHN 10:8,11,12; EPH 5:25-32; REV 3:9
  • Salt and light of the world: MAT 5:13
  • God defends: PSA 89:18; ISA 4:5; 49:25; MAT 16:18
  • Unity of: ROM 12:5; 1CO 10:17; 12:12; GAL 3:28; EPH 4:4
  • Divisions to be shunned: ROM 16:17; 1CO 1:10; 3:3

EPHESUS

  • Paul visits/preaches: ACT 18:19-21; 19; 20:16-38
  • Apollos visits: ACT 18:18-28
  • Sceva's sons: ACT 19:13-16
  • Timothy directed to remain at: 1TI 1:3
  • Tychicus sent to: 2TI 4:12
  • Onesiphorus lives at: 2TI 1:18
  • Congregation at: REV 1:11; 2:1-7

THYATIRA

  • Hometown of Lydia: ACT 16:14
  • Message for: REV 1:11; 2:18,24

PERGAMOS

  • One of the "seven congregations": REV 1:11; 2:12-17

ASIA

  • Inhabitants at Pentecost: ACT 2:9; 21:27; 24:18
  • Paul/Silas forbidden to preach in: ACT 16:6
  • Gospel preached in: ACT 19; 20:4
  • Paul leaves: ACT 20:16
  • Congregations of: 1CO 16:19; REV 1:4,11

LUKEWARMNESS

  • Figurative: JER 9:3; EZK 13:5; 16:30; HOS 6:4; 10:2; HAG 1:2,4-11; 2:15,16; MAT 26:41; REV 2:4; 3:2,15,16
  • Instances: Reubenites (JDG 5:16), Jews under Nehemiah (NEH 3:5; 13:11)
  • Congregations: Pergamos (REV 2:14-16), Thyatira (REV 2:20-24), Sardis (REV 3:1-3), Laodicea (REV 3:14-16)

APOSTASY

  • Described: DEU 13:13; HEB 3:12
  • Caused by persecution: MAT 24:9,10; LUK 8:13
  • Caused by worldliness: 2TI 4:10
  • Shall abound in latter days: MAT 24:12; 2TH 2:3; 1TI 4:1-3
  • Key scriptures: DEU 32:15; 1CH 28:9; ISA 1:28; 65:11-16; JER 17:5,6; EZK 3:20; 18:24,26; 33:12,13,18; MAT 13:20,21; 24:10,12; JHN 15:6; 2TH 2:3,11,12; 1TI 4:1,2; 2TI 3:1-9; 4:3,4; HEB 6:4-8; 10:26-29; 2PE 2:1,15,17,20-22; Jude 1:4-6
  • Instances: Israelites, Saul, Amaziah, Disciples (JHN 6:66), Judas, Hymenaeus/Alexander, Phygellus/Hermogenes

BACKSLIDERS

  • Key scriptures: LEV 26:14-42; DEU 4:9; 8:11-14; PRO 14:14; 24:16; 26:11; JER 17:13; EZK 3:20; 18:24,26; MAT 5:13; 12:45; 24:12; 26:31; JHN 6:67; 15:6; 2TI 4:10; HEB 3:12; 6:4-8; 10:26-29; REV 2:4,5,21; 3:2,3; 21:8
  • Instances: Saul, Solomon, Amon, Rehoboam, Asa, Joash, Amaziah, Jonah, Peter, Demas
  • Churches of Asia: 1TI 5:15; REV 2:4,14,15,20; 3:2,3,15-18
  • Promises to: LEV 26:40-42; DEU 4:29,30; 30:1-10; JER 3:4-7,12-22; HOS 14:4; MAL 3:7; REV 3:8,15-21

REPENTANCE

  • Burden of John the Baptist's preaching: MAT 3
  • Burden of Jesus' preaching: MAT 4:17; MRK 1:15
  • Condition of God's favor: LEV 26:40-42; 2CH 7:14
  • Key Revelation references: REV 2:5; 2:16; 2:21; 3:3; 3:19; 9:20; 16:9; 16:11

PERSEVERANCE

  • Key scriptures: 1CH 16:11; JOB 17:9; PSA 37:24,28; 73:24; 138:8; PRO 4:18; MAT 10:22; 24:13; JHN 6:37; 10:28,29; 15:4,5; ROM 2:6,7; 8:30,33-39; 1CO 1:8,9; 15:58; GAL 6:9; HEB 10:23,35,36; 12:1-15; JAS 1:4,12; 1PE 1:4-7; 2PE 1:10,11; 1JN 2:19,27
  • Revelation references: REV 2:7,10,11,17,25-28; 3:5,11,12,21; 14:12; 16:15; 21:7,8; 22:11

Lookups completed: 2026-03-12