Topic
Operation
5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 28:4ISBE
Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
- Psalms 28:5ISBE
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
- Isaiah 5:12ISBE
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- 1 Corinthians 12:6ISBE
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
- Colossians 2:12ISBE
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
op-er-a'-shun (ma`ashe, "work"; energeia, energema, "energy"): Twice used in the Old Testament of God's creative work (Ps 28:4,5; Isa 5:12). The Holy Spirit's inworking and power are manifest in the bestowal of spiritual gifts on individuals and on the church (1Co 12:6 the King James Version), and in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, through which energy or operation of God those dead in sins are, through faith, raised to newness of life (Col 2:12 the King James Version).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.