Topic
Missionary Work by Ministers
67 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 3:11Torrey God qualifies for
¶ And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
- Exodus 3:18Torrey God qualifies for
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the…
- Exodus 4:11Torrey God qualifies for
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
- Exodus 4:12Torrey God qualifies for
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
- Exodus 4:15Torrey God qualifies for
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8Torrey Exemplified — Levites
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
- 2 Chronicles 17:9Torrey Exemplified — Levites
And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
- Isaiah 6:5–9Torrey God qualifies for
¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his…
- Isaiah 6:8Torrey Be ready to engage in
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
- Isaiah 11:9Torrey No limits to the sphere of
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 42:10–12Torrey Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar…
- Isaiah 52:7Torrey Excellency of
¶ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
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- Isaiah 66:19 Torrey Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c
- Jeremiah 1:7–9 Torrey God strengthens for
- Jonah 1:3 Torrey Guilt and danger of shrinking from
- Jonah 1:4 Torrey Guilt and danger of shrinking from
- Jonah 3:2 Torrey Exemplified — Jonah
- Matthew 4:17 Torrey Christ engaged in
- Matthew 4:23 Torrey Christ engaged in
- Matthew 10:16 Torrey Requires wisdom and meekness
- Matthew 11:1 Torrey Christ engaged in
- Matthew 28:19 Torrey Commanded
- Mark 1:38 Torrey Christ engaged in
- Mark 1:39 Torrey Christ engaged in
- Mark 3:14 Torrey Christ sent his disciples to labour in
- Mark 6:7 Torrey Christ sent his disciples to labour in
- Mark 6:12 Torrey Exemplified — Apostles
- Mark 16:15 Torrey Commanded
- Luke 8:1 Torrey Christ engaged in
- Luke 9:59–62 Torrey Worldly concerns should not delay
- Luke 10:1–11 Torrey Christ sent his disciples to labour in
- Luke 10:1 Torrey Exemplified — The Seventy
- Luke 10:2 Torrey Required
- Luke 10:17 Torrey Exemplified — The Seventy
- Luke 24:46 Torrey Is according to the purpose of God
- Luke 24:47 Torrey Is according to the purpose of God
- Acts 4:19 Torrey Obligations to engage in
- Acts 4:20 Torrey Obligations to engage in
- Acts 8:5 Torrey Exemplified — Philip
- Acts 11:18 Torrey SUCCESS OF — A cause of praise
- Acts 13:2 Torrey Directed by the Holy Spirit
- Acts 13:2–5 Torrey Exemplified — Apostles
- Acts 13:2–4 Torrey Exemplified — Paul &c
- Acts 15:3 Torrey SUCCESS OF — A cause of joy
- Acts 15:40 Torrey Exemplified — Silas
- Acts 15:41 Torrey Exemplified — Silas
- Acts 16:3 Torrey Exemplified — Timotheus
- Acts 21:19 Torrey SUCCESS OF — A cause of praise
- Acts 21:20 Torrey SUCCESS OF — A cause of praise
- Romans 1:13–15 Torrey Obligations to engage in
- Romans 10:14 Torrey Required
- Romans 10:15 Torrey Required
- Romans 16:1 Torrey Aid those engaged in
- Romans 16:2 Torrey Aid those engaged in
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 Torrey Obligations to engage in
- 1 Corinthians 16:9 Torrey Opportunities for, not to be neglected
- 2 Corinthians 11:9 Torrey Aid those engaged in
- Galatians 1:15 Torrey Is according to the purpose of God
- Galatians 1:16 Torrey Is according to the purpose of God
- Galatians 2:9 Torrey Harmony should subsist amongst those engaged in
- Ephesians 6:18 Torrey SUCCESS OF — To be prayed for
- Ephesians 6:19 Torrey SUCCESS OF — To be prayed for
- Colossians 1:25–27 Torrey Is according to the purpose of God
- Colossians 4:3 Torrey SUCCESS OF — To be prayed for
- 2 Peter 2:5 Torrey Exemplified — Noah
- 3 John 1:5–8 Torrey Aid those engaged in
- Revelation 14:6 Torrey No limits to the sphere of
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 70 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Commanded Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15
- Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c Isa 42:10-12; 66:19
- Is according to the purpose of God Lu 24:46,47; Ga 1:15,16; Col 1:25-27
- Directed by the Holy Spirit Ac 13:2
- Required Lu 10:2; Ro 10:14,15
- The Holy Spirit calls to Ac 13:2
- Christ engaged in Mt 4:17,23; 11:1; Mr 1:38,39; Lu 8:1
- Christ sent his disciples to labour in Mr 3:14; 6:7; Lu 10:1-11
- Obligations to engage in Ac 4:19,20; Ro 1:13-15; 1Co 9:16
- Excellency of Isa 52:7; Ro 10:15
- Worldly concerns should not delay Lu 9:59-62
- God qualifies for Ex 3:11,18; 4:11,12,15; Isa 6:5-9
- God strengthens for Jer 1:7-9
- Guilt and danger of shrinking from Jon 1:3,4
- Requires wisdom and meekness Mt 10:16
- Be ready to engage in Isa 6:8
- Aid those engaged in Ro 16:1,2; 2Co 11:9; 3Jo 1:5-8
- Harmony should subsist amongst those engaged in Ga 2:9
- SUCCESS OF
- No limits to the sphere of Isa 11:9; Mr 16:15; Re 14:6
- Opportunities for, not to be neglected 1Co 16:9
- Exemplified
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.