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τοῦ — 2517x G3588 ὁ
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Occurrences: 1917 times in 1532 verses
Speech: Definite article
Parsing: Genitive Singular Masculine
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:6 - Jesse was the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah).
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:17 - All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:22 - All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24 - When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men[fn] from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:4 - He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 - “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:15 - and they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:17 - Herod's brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:19 - When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:22 - But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod's son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the LORD's coming!
Clear the road for him!'”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:5 - People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:3 - During that time the devil[fn] came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 - and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,
‘He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:8 - Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:14 - This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:15 - “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,
in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:21 - A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:25 - Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,[fn] Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:18 - I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 - But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!' because heaven is God's throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - And do not say, ‘By the earth!' because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!' for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:37 - Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,' or ‘No, I won't.' Anything beyond this is from the evil one.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:28 - “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:30 - And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:33 - Seek the Kingdom of God[fn] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:3 - “And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye[fn] when you have a log in your own?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:4 - How can you think of saying to your friend,[fn] ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:5 - Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:21 - “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:17 - This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said,
“He took our sicknesses
and removed our diseases.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:20 - But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man[fn] has no place even to lay his head.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:29 - They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God's appointed time?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32 - “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:6 - So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[fn] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 - When Jesus arrived at the official's home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:38 - So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:2 - Here are the names of the twelve apostles:
first, Simon (also called Peter),
then Andrew (Peter's brother),
James (son of Zebedee),
John (James's brother),
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:3 - Philip,
Bartholomew,
Thomas,
Matthew (the tax collector),
James (son of Alphaeus),
Thaddaeus,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:20 - For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:23 - When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man[fn] will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin[fn]? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:32 - “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:33 - But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:35 - ‘I have come to set a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:36 - Your enemies will be right in your own household!'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:2 - John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:11 - “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:12 - And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing,[fn] and violent people are attacking it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:19 - The Son of Man,[fn] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!' But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:25 - At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:27 - “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 - He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:8 - For the Son of Man[fn] is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:17 - This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:28 - But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:29 - For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:32 - Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:33 - “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:35 - A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 - But Jesus replied, “Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40 - For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - “When an evil[fn] spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:50 - Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15 - For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18 - “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God's word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “The farmer's workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:30 - Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:32 - It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet:
“I will speak to you in parables.
I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:36 - Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37 - Jesus replied, “The Son of Man[fn] is the farmer who plants the good seed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:38 - The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:40 - “Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:41 - The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:43 - Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:49 - That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:52 - Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55 - Then they scoffed, “He's just the carpenter's son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph,[fn] Simon, and Judas.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 - For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod's brother Philip).
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6 - But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias's daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:8 - At her mother's urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:26 - When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It's a ghost!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:35 - When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:3 - Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:6 - In this way, you say they don't need to honor their parents.[fn] And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:1 - One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:3 - red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.' You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don't know how to interpret the signs of the times![fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 - When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:16 - Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[fn] the Son of the living God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23 - Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:27 - For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:28 - And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 - As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don't tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man[fn] has been raised from the dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn't recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:13 - Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:22 - After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:10 - “Beware that you don't look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:27 - Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:1 - When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:10 - Jesus' disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:24 - I'll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new[fn] and the Son of Man[fn] sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:8 - “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:11 - When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:18 - “Listen,” he said, “we're going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man[fn] will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:28 - For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:4 - This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:23 - When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - “Which of the two obeyed his father?”
They replied, “The first.”[fn]
Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:39 - So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:40 - “When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:43 - I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:16 - They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don't play favorites.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:19 - Here, show me the coin used for the tax.” When they handed him a Roman coin,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:21 - “Caesar's,” they replied. “Well, then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:29 - Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:31 - “But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:42 - “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
They replied, “He is the son of David.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God's Temple,' but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 - And when you swear ‘by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[fn] but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:15 - “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration[fn] standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!)
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:21 - For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:27 - For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man[fn] comes.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - “Immediately after the anguish of those days,
the sun will be darkened,
the moon will give no light,
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:37 - “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:38 - In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:39 - People didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:44 - You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:50 - The master will return unannounced and unexpected,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:1 - “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids[fn] who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:5 - When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:18 - But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together![fn]'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29 - To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:31 - “But when the Son of Man[fn] comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:2 - “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man[fn] will be handed over to be crucified.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:3 - At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:6 - Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:24 - For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:29 - Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:45 - Then he came to the disciples and said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:47 - And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 - But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:58 - Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest's courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:59 - Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council[fn] were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:63 - But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand[fn] and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:69 - Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:71 - Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:1 - Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:7 - After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter's field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:9 - This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says,
“They took[fn] the thirty pieces of silver—
the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:10 - and purchased the potter's field,
as the LORD directed.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:11 - Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him.
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 - Pilate saw that he wasn't getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood. The responsibility is yours!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:27 - Some of the governor's soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters[fn] and called out the entire regiment.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:42 - “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can't save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:61 - Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:14 - If the governor hears about it, we'll stand up for you so you won't get in trouble.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:19 - Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[fn] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:20 - Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:14 - Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God's Good News.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:15 - “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19 - A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee's sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:24 - “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:44 - “Don't tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.[fn] This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:10 - So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[fn] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:14 - As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector's booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can't fast while the groom is with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:26 - He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:28 - So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:8 - Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - And whenever those possessed by evil[fn] spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17 - James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”[fn]),
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:18 - Andrew,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James (son of Alphaeus),
Thaddaeus,
Simon (the zealot[fn]),
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:27 - Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - Anyone who does God's will is my brother and sister and mother.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:11 - He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret[fn] of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:19 - but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:26 - Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:30 - Jesus said, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:7 - With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don't torture me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:8 - For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:21 - Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:27 - She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:35 - While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip's wife, but Herod had married her.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:18 - John had been telling Herod, “It is against God's law for you to marry your brother's wife.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:24 - She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?”
Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:25 - So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 - For you ignore God's law and substitute your own tradition.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:9 - Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to your own tradition.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:13 - And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:15 - It's not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:17 - Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:20 - And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:33 - Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man's tongue.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:11 - When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man's eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:33 - Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. “Get away from me, Satan!” he said. “You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 - If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:1 - Jesus went on to say, “I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:9 - As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man[fn] had risen from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:12 - Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:17 - One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won't let him talk.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:31 - for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:47 - And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It's better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:1 - Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:14 - When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:15 - I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:23 - Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:24 - This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard[fn] to enter the Kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:25 - In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:33 - “Listen,” he said, “we're going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man[fn] will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to the Romans.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:45 - For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:10 - Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David!
Praise God in highest heaven!”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:2 - At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:8 - So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:9 - “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?” Jesus asked. “I'll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 - “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don't play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:17 - “Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
His reply completely amazed them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:24 - Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:26 - “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven't you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses,[fn] ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:34 - Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:19 - For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:25 - the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:26 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man[fn] coming on the clouds with great power and glory.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:2 - “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:3 - Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating,[fn] a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:21 - For the Son of Man[fn] must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:25 - I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:41 - When he returned to them the third time, he said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:47 - But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:54 - Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest's courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:55 - Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council[fn] were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn't find any.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:61 - But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62 - Jesus said, “I AM.[fn] And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand[fn] and coming on the clouds of heaven.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:66 - Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:67 - and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, “You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:30 - Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:32 - Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:38 - And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph[fn]), and Salome.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.)
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:45 - The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:1 - Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus' body.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:2 - Very early on Sunday morning,[fn] just at sunrise, they went to the tomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:19 - When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:20 - And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:2 - They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:6 - Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:8 - One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 - As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:10 - While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:15 - for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:19 - Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:26 - In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:32 - He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:37 - For nothing is impossible with God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:43 - Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:44 - When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:48 - For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:59 - When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:68 - “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has visited and redeemed his people.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:21 - Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:22 - Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:25 - At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:27 - That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - “But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:1 - It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler[fn] over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler[fn] over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - Isaiah had spoken of John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the LORD's coming!
Clear the road for him!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:6 - And then all people will see
the salvation sent from God.'”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:15 - Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 - John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee,[fn] for marrying Herodias, his brother's wife, and for many other wrongs he had done.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.
Jesus was known as the son of Joseph.
Joseph was the son of Heli.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24 - Heli was the son of Matthat.
Matthat was the son of Levi.
Levi was the son of Melki.
Melki was the son of Jannai.
Jannai was the son of Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:25 - Joseph was the son of Mattathias.
Mattathias was the son of Amos.
Amos was the son of Nahum.
Nahum was the son of Esli.
Esli was the son of Naggai.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26 - Naggai was the son of Maath.
Maath was the son of Mattathias.
Mattathias was the son of Semein.
Semein was the son of Josech.
Josech was the son of Joda.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:27 - Joda was the son of Joanan.
Joanan was the son of Rhesa.
Rhesa was the son of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel was the son of Neri.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:28 - Neri was the son of Melki.
Melki was the son of Addi.
Addi was the son of Cosam.
Cosam was the son of Elmadam.
Elmadam was the son of Er.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:29 - Er was the son of Joshua.
Joshua was the son of Eliezer.
Eliezer was the son of Jorim.
Jorim was the son of Matthat.
Matthat was the son of Levi.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30 - Levi was the son of Simeon.
Simeon was the son of Judah.
Judah was the son of Joseph.
Joseph was the son of Jonam.
Jonam was the son of Eliakim.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:31 - Eliakim was the son of Melea.
Melea was the son of Menna.
Menna was the son of Mattatha.
Mattatha was the son of Nathan.
Nathan was the son of David.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:32 - David was the son of Jesse.
Jesse was the son of Obed.
Obed was the son of Boaz.
Boaz was the son of Salmon.[fn]
Salmon was the son of Nahshon.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:33 - Nahshon was the son of Amminadab.
Amminadab was the son of Admin.
Admin was the son of Arni.[fn]
Arni was the son of Hezron.
Hezron was the son of Perez.
Perez was the son of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:34 - Judah was the son of Jacob.
Jacob was the son of Isaac.
Isaac was the son of Abraham.
Abraham was the son of Terah.
Terah was the son of Nahor.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:35 - Nahor was the son of Serug.
Serug was the son of Reu.
Reu was the son of Peleg.
Peleg was the son of Eber.
Eber was the son of Shelah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:36 - Shelah was the son of Cainan.
Cainan was the son of Arphaxad.
Arphaxad was the son of Shem.
Shem was the son of Noah.
Noah was the son of Lamech.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:37 - Lamech was the son of Methuselah.
Methuselah was the son of Enoch.
Enoch was the son of Jared.
Jared was the son of Mahalalel.
Mahalalel was the son of Kenan.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:38 - Kenan was the son of Enosh.[fn]
Enosh was the son of Seth.
Seth was the son of Adam.
Adam was the son of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:1 - Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:2 - where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3 - Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:9 - Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:17 - The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:34 - “Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:38 - After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home, where he found Simon's mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:40 - As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:41 - Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But he replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:1 - One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee,[fn] great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:10 - His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don't be afraid! From now on you'll be fishing for people!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:14 - Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said, “Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.[fn] This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:19 - but they couldn't reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:24 - So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[fn] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:34 - Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4 - He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:5 - And Jesus added, “The Son of Man[fn] is Lord, even over the Sabbath.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:12 - One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 - When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 - Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,
“God blesses you who are poor,
for the Kingdom of God is yours.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:29 - If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:30 - Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don't try to get them back.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:41 - “And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye[fn] when you have a log in your own?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:42 - How can you think of saying, ‘Friend,[fn] let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:44 - A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 - A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:1 - When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 - When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:28 - I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:30 - But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God's plan for them, for they had refused John's baptism.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:34 - The Son of Man,[fn] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:36 - One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:10 - He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets[fn] of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they look, they won't really see.
When they hear, they won't understand.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:11 - “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God's word.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:21 - Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God's word and obey it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:28 - As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don't torture me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For Jesus had already commanded the evil[fn] spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon's power.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:33 - Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:35 - People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus' feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47 - When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:49 - While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:2 - Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:11 - But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:20 - Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
Peter replied, “You are the Messiah[fn] sent from God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - “The Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:26 - If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:27 - I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:38 - A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:43 - Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:44 - “Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:54 - When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up[fn]?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:58 - But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:60 - But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead![fn] Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:62 - But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:2 - These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:7 - Don't move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don't hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:9 - Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:11 - ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:15 - And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:21 - At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:22 - “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:36 - “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:39 - Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:20 - But if I am casting out demons by the power of God,[fn] then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - “When an evil[fn] spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:27 - As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:28 - Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30 - What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man[fn] will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 - “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[fn] but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 - This is what God in his wisdom said about you:[fn] ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:1 - Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:6 - “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins[fn]? Yet God does not forget a single one of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:8 - “I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man[fn] will also acknowledge in the presence of God's angels.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:9 - But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God's angels.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 - Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:13 - Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father's estate with me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:30 - These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:40 - You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 - The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 - “And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn't prepared and doesn't carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:52 - From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:56 - You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don't know how to interpret the present times.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn't it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:18 - Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:19 - It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:20 - He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:28 - “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:29 - And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:15 - Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet[fn] in the Kingdom of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:10 - In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:5 - “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 - “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - Here's the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 - “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:15 - Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:16 - “Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:17 - But that doesn't mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God's law to be overturned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - “The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:27 - “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father's home.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:7 - “When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me'?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:20 - One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?”
Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can't be detected by visible signs.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:21 - You won't be able to say, ‘Here it is!' or ‘It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:22 - Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns,[fn] but you won't see it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:24 - For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:26 - “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:30 - Yes, it will be ‘business as usual' right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:8 - I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man[fn] returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:16 - Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:17 - I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:24 - When Jesus saw this,[fn] he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:25 - In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:29 - “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:31 - Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we're going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:10 - For the Son of Man[fn] came to seek and save those who are lost.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:11 - The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:26 - “‘Yes,' the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:39 - But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:47 - After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:10 - At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:13 - “‘What will I do?' the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I'll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:15 - So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him. “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?” Jesus asked.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:20 - Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:21 - “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:25 - “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:26 - So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:34 - Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:35 - But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:45 - Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:27 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man[fn] coming on a cloud with power and great glory.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:31 - In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:36 - Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:3 - Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:16 - For I tell you now that I won't eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:18 - For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:21 - “But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:22 - For it has been determined that the Son of Man[fn] must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:40 - There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:48 - But Jesus said, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:50 - And one of them struck at the high priest's slave, slashing off his right ear.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:54 - So they arrested him and led him to the high priest's home. And Peter followed at a distance.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord's words flashed through Peter's mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:66 - At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:69 - But from now on the Son of Man will be seated in the place of power at God's right hand.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:70 - They all shouted, “So, are you claiming to be the Son of God?”
And he replied, “You say that I am.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[fn] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:27 - A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God's Messiah, the Chosen One.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:51 - but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:52 - He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:3 - So they went in, but they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - that the Son of Man[fn] must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:19 - “What things?” Jesus asked.
“The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:35 - Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:49 - “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:18 - No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,[fn] is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:19 - This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants[fn] from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:28 - This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:29 - The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:34 - I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:36 - As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:45 - Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses[fn] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:49 - Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:1 - The next day[fn] there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:3 - The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus' mother told him, “They have no more wine.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:16 - Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:17 - Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God's house will consume me.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 - But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:25 - No one needed to tell him what mankind is really like.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:3 - Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[fn] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:5 - Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:10 - Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:13 - No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[fn] has come down from heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:18 - “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:26 - So John's disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:27 - John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:29 - It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the best man is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:31 - “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:34 - For he is sent by God. He speaks God's words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:36 - And anyone who believes in God's Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn't obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God's angry judgment.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:6 - Jacob's well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:10 - Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:12 - And besides, do you think you're greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:34 - Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:42 - Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:24 - “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:25 - “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it's here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 - I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:36 - But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:42 - because I know you don't have God's love within you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:43 - For I have come to you in my Father's name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:44 - No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:23 - Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27 - But don't be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man[fn] can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:28 - They replied, “We want to perform God's works, too. What should we do?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:29 - Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:31 - After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:32 - Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:33 - The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:38 - For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:39 - And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:40 - For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:41 - Then the people[fn] began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - They said, “Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven'?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:45 - As it is written in the Scriptures,[fn] ‘They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:46 - (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:50 - Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:51 - I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:53 - So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:62 - Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:65 - Then he said, “That is why I said that people can't come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:69 - We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:16 - So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:17 - Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:18 - Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:22 - But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses' law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:31 - Many among the crowds at the Temple believed in him. “After all,” they said, “would you expect the Messiah to do more miraculous signs than this man has done?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:32 - When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:40 - When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we've been expecting.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:11 - “No, Lord,” she said.
And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:12 - Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:23 - Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:28 - So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I AM he.[fn] I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:38 - I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:39 - “Our father is Abraham!” they declared. “No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:40 - Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:41 - No, you are imitating your real father.”
They replied, “We aren't illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:42 - Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:44 - For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:47 - Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don't listen because you don't belong to God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:53 - Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:3 - “It was not because of his sins or his parents' sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us.[fn] The night is coming, and then no one can work.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:5 - But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:7 - He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and washed and came back seeing!
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 - The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:28 - Then they cursed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:32 - Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:35 - When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:18 - No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:23 - He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon's Colonnade.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:25 - Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don't believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father's name.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:29 - for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else.[fn] No one can snatch them from the Father's hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:32 - Jesus said, “At my Father's direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:35 - And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God's message were called ‘gods,'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 - why do you call it blasphemy when I say, ‘I am the Son of God'? After all, the Father set me apart and sent me into the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:37 - Don't believe me unless I carry out my Father's work.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:40 - He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:4 - But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus's sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:9 - Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:13 - They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:19 - and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:27 - “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:37 - But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:39 - “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:40 - Jesus responded, “Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:49 - Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time,[fn] said, “You don't know what you're talking about!
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:50 - You don't realize that it's better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:51 - He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:52 - And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:3 - Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar[fn] of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:7 - Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:13 - took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted,
“Praise God![fn]
Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!
Hail to the King of Israel!”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:23 - Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man[fn] to enter into his glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:24 - I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:28 - Father, bring glory to your name.”
Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 - The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:34 - The crowd responded, “We understood from Scripture[fn] that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:38 - This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted:
“LORD, who has believed our message?
To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:43 - For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:2 - It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas,[fn] son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:16 - I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:23 - The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:25 - So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who is it?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:31 - As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man[fn] to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:2 - There is more than enough room in my Father's home.[fn] If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:21 - Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:24 - Anyone who doesn't love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 - “I don't have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:10 - When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:15 - I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:19 - The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:20 - Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:26 - “But I will send you the Advocate[fn]—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:25 - “I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:27 - for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:28 - Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:6 - “I have revealed you[fn] to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:9 - “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:14 - I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 - I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:16 - They do not belong to this world any more than I do.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:20 - “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:1 - After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:10 - Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest's slave.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:13 - First they took him to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:14 - Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It's better that one man should die for the people.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:15 - Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest's courtyard with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:16 - Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:17 - The woman asked Peter, “You're not one of that man's disciples, are you?”
“No,” he said, “I am not.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:26 - But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn't I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:28 - Jesus' trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor.[fn] His accusers didn't go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:29 - So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:32 - (This fulfilled Jesus' prediction about the way he would die.[fn])
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:36 - Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:12 - Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.'[fn] Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:19 - And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth,[fn] the King of the Jews.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:25 - Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn't want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:32 - So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus' body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:40 - Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus' body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:4 - They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:31 - But these are written so that you may continue to believe[fn] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:2 - Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin),[fn] Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:3 - During the forty days after his crucifixion, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:4 - Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:14 - They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - “Brothers,” he said, “the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:2 - Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:11 - (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:16 - No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:22 - “People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene[fn] by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:23 - But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 - But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 - “Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn't referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:31 - David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:33 - Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:42 - All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper[fn]), and to prayer.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:6 - But Peter said, “I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,[fn] get up and[fn] walk!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:23 - Then Moses said, ‘Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God's people.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:10 - Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,[fn] the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 - The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:18 - So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:19 - But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:25 - you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying,
‘Why were the nations so angry?
Why did they waste their time with futile plans?
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 - The kings of the earth prepared for battle;
the rulers gathered together
against the LORD
and against his Messiah.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30 - Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:31 - After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:33 - The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God's great blessing was upon them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:28 - “Didn't we tell you never again to teach in this man's name?” he demanded. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:40 - The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:2 - So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:4 - Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:7 - So God's message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13 - The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers,[fn] and they were introduced to Pharaoh.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:20 - “At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God's eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:34 - I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now go, for I am sending you back to Egypt.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - “So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - Moses was with our ancestors, the assembly of God's people in the wilderness, when the angel spoke to him at Mount Sinai. And there Moses received life-giving words to pass on to us.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written,
‘Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings
during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel?
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:43 - No, you carried your pagan gods—
the shrine of Molech,
the star of your god Rephan,
and the images you made to worship them.
So I will send you into exile
as far away as Babylon.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:46 - “David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:52 - Name one prophet your ancestors didn't persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:55 - But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God's right hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:56 - And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right hand!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:6 - Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:10 - Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One—the Power of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:12 - But now the people believed Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:14 - When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:16 - The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:20 - But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God's gift can be bought!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:21 - You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:22 - Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:25 - After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:1 - Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers.[fn] So he went to the high priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:3 - As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 - “But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I've heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers[fn] in Jerusalem!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:20 - And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27 - Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:28 - So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:31 - The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:2 - He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - One afternoon about three o'clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:4 - Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.
And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:12 - In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:17 - Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon's house. Standing outside the gate,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:19 - Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men have come looking for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:33 - So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38 - And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:41 - not to the general public,[fn] but to us whom God had chosen in advance to be his witnesses. We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:42 - And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:44 - Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 - Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers[fn] in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6 - When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:9 - “But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:12 - The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:16 - Then I thought of the Lord's words when he said, ‘John baptized with[fn] water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:23 - When he arrived and saw this evidence of God's blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:9 - So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn't realize it was actually happening.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11 - Peter finally came to his senses. “It's really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders[fn] had planned to do to me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:13 - He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their cities were dependent upon Herod's country for food. The delegates won the support of Blastus, Herod's personal assistant,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:24 - Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:1 - Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”[fn]), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas[fn]), and Saul.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:5 - There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:7 - He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:12 - When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:15 - After the usual readings from the books of Moses[fn] and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:17 - “The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:20 - All this took about 450 years.
“After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:22 - But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:36 - This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:43 - Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:44 - The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:46 - Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:49 - So the Lord's message spread throughout that region.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:9 - and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:12 - They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:13 - Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:26 - Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:6 - So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:11 - We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:26 - who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:35 - Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:36 - After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let's go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:40 - Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord's gracious care.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:14 - One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:17 - She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:32 - And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:9 - So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:13 - But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:16 - While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 - So Paul, standing before the council,[fn] addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:28 - For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your[fn] own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:29 - And since this is true, we shouldn't think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:11 - So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:14 - But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul's accusers and said, “Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15 - But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21 - As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later,[fn] God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:25 - He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit[fn] and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John's baptism.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:26 - When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:5 - As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:6 - Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues[fn] and prophesied.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:8 - Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:10 - This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:12 - When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:13 - A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:16 - Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:20 - So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:33 - The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:24 - But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:27 - for I didn't shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:28 - “So guard yourselves and God's people. Feed and shepherd God's flock—his church, purchased with his own blood[fn]—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:37 - They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:8 - The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:11 - He came over, took Paul's belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:14 - When it was clear that we couldn't persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord's will be done.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:20 - After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:26 - So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purification ritual, so he publicly announced the date when their vows would end and sacrifices would be offered for each of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:28 - yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - The whole city was rocked by these accusations, and a great riot followed. Paul was grabbed and dragged out of the Temple, and immediately the gates were closed behind him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:35 - As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:36 - And the crowd followed behind, shouting, “Kill him, kill him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3 - Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 - “As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:9 - The people with me saw the light but didn't understand the voice speaking to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20 - And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:22 - The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn't fit to live!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:4 - Those standing near Paul said to him, “Do you dare to insult God's high priest?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - “I'm sorry, brothers. I didn't realize he was the high priest,” Paul replied, “for the Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:29 - I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - “I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive,” the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod's headquarters.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:1 - Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer[fn] Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:10 - The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. Paul said, “I know, sir, that you have been a judge of Jewish affairs for many years, so I gladly present my defense before you.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:26 - He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:2 - where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:8 - Paul denied the charges. “I am not guilty of any crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government,” he said.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21 - But Paul appealed to have his case decided by the emperor. So I ordered that he be held in custody until I could arrange to send him to Caesar.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 - “I'd like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa said.
And Festus replied, “You will—tomorrow!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the auditorium with great pomp, accompanied by military officers and prominent men of the city. Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:6 - Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God's promise made to our ancestors.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 - “I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 - About noon, Your Majesty, as I was on the road, a light from heaven brighter than the sun shone down on me and my companions.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:17 - And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:22 - But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen—
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 - We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 - We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall,[fn] and Paul spoke to the ship's officers about it.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:23 - For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8 - As it happened, Publius's father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:20 - I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:23 - So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:25 - And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: “The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:27 - For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:28 - So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:31 - boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:3 - The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David's family line,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:4 - and he was shown to be[fn] the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit.[fn] He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:9 - God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart[fn] by spreading the Good News about his Son.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:10 - One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:13 - I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:19 - They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:23 - And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:25 - They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:32 - They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:2 - And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:3 - Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God's judgment when you do the same things?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:5 - But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:14 - Even Gentiles, who do not have God's written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:15 - They demonstrate that God's law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:23 - You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:26 - And if the Gentiles obey God's law, won't God declare them to be his own people?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:29 - No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God's Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise[fn] from God, not from people.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:1 - Then what's the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:2 - Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:3 - True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - “But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:21 - But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses[fn] and the prophets long ago.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:23 - For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:25 - For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:6 - David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it:
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:12 - And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:16 - So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham's. For Abraham is the father of all who believe.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:17 - That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.”[fn] This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:20 - Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:2 - Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:5 - And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:7 - Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:10 - For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:11 - So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:14 - Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - But there is a great difference between Adam's sin and God's gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:17 - For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:19 - Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:21 - So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:4 - For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:5 - Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 - Now, dear brothers and sisters[fn]—you who are familiar with the law—don't you know that the law applies only while a person is living?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:2 - For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:3 - So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:4 - So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:5 - When we were controlled by our old nature,[fn] sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:6 - But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:22 - I love God's law with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:23 - But there is another power[fn] within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:24 - Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:25 - Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:2 - And because you belong to him, the power[fn] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[fn] from the power of sin that leads to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:3 - The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature.[fn] So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:4 - He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:7 - For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:11 - The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:18 - Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:19 - For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:21 - the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:22 - For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:29 - For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn[fn] among many brothers and sisters.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:32 - Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:34 - Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:37 - No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:39 - No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:3 - for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters.[fn] I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:6 - Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God's people!
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:8 - This means that Abraham's physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham's children.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:10 - This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:21 - When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn't he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:27 - And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out,
“Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore,
only a remnant will be saved.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:3 - For they don't understand God's way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God's way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:5 - For Moses writes that the law's way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:2 - No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:29 - For God's gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:1 - And so, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:2 - Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:2 - So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:8 - If we live, it's to honor the Lord. And if we die, it's to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:10 - So why do you condemn another believer[fn]? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:17 - For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:22 - You may believe there's nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don't feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:6 - Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:7 - Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:10 - And in another place it is written,
“Rejoice with his people,
you Gentiles.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:12 - And in another place Isaiah said,
“The heir to David's throne[fn] will come,
and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:15 - Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God's grace,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:16 - I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:19 - They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God's Spirit.[fn] In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:30 - Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:16 - Greet each other in Christian love.[fn] All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:20 - The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus[fn] be with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:26 - But now as the prophets[fn] foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:2 - I am writing to God's church in Corinth,[fn] to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus,[fn] just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:4 - I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:6 - This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:7 - Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:8 - He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:9 - God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:10 - I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20 - So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:21 - Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:28 - God chose things despised by the world,[fn] things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:29 - As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:1 - When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] I didn't use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God's secret plan.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:10 - But[fn] it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:11 - No one can know a person's thoughts except that person's own spirit, and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:12 - And we have received God's Spirit (not the world's spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - But people who aren't spiritual[fn] can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:10 - Because of God's grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:16 - Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in[fn] you?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:17 - God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - So don't make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:6 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I've been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures,[fn] you won't be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 - We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash—right up to the present moment.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:20 - For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God's power.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:1 - I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don't do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:4 - in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church.[fn] I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:5 - Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed[fn] and he himself[fn] will be saved on the day the Lord[fn] returns.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:10 - But I wasn't talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:5 - I am saying this to shame you. Isn't there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:11 - Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:15 - Don't you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never!
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:31 - Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord's work and thinking how to please him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - Don't we have the right to bring a Christian wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord's brothers do, and as Peter[fn] does?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:12 - If you support others who preach to you, shouldn't we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:10 - And don't grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:17 - And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:24 - Don't be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:26 - For “the earth is the LORD's, and everything in it.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:29 - It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:32 - Don't give offense to Jews or Gentiles[fn] or the church of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:3 - But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:12 - For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:16 - But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God's other churches.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:22 - What? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God's church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:23 - For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:26 - For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:27 - So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against[fn] the body and blood of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:28 - That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:32 - Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:11 - When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:16 - For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don't understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don't understand what you are saying?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:36 - Or do you think God's word originated with you Corinthians? Are you the only ones to whom it was given?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:9 - For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I'm not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God's church.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:10 - But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:15 - And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can't be true if there is no resurrection of the dead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:23 - But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:27 - For the Scriptures say, “God has put all things under his authority.”[fn] (Of course, when it says “all things are under his authority,” that does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:49 - Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like[fn] the heavenly man.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:56 - For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:57 - But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:12 - Now about our brother Apollos—I urged him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:23 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.
I am writing to God's church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:3 - All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:4 - He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:9 - In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:12 - We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness[fn] and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:14 - even if you don't understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus[fn] returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:19 - For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, does not waver between “Yes” and “No.” He is the one whom Silas,[fn] Timothy, and I preached to you, and as God's ultimate “Yes,” he always does what he says.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:11 - so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:12 - When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:17 - You see, we are not like the many hucksters[fn] who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ's authority, knowing that God is watching us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:4 - We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:5 - It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:7 - The old way,[fn] with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses' face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:2 - We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don't try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:4 - Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:7 - We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.[fn] This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:10 - Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:11 - Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - All of this is for your benefit. And as God's grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:6 - So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:11 - Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:14 - Either way, Christ's love controls us.[fn] Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:16 - So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:18 - And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:20 - So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 - As God's partners,[fn] we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God's kindness and then ignore it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There's no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how loyal you are to us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:1 - Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:9 - You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:19 - He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem[fn]—a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:13 - As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:14 - And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:1 - Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:5 - We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:13 - We will not boast about things done outside our area of authority. We will boast only about what has happened within the boundaries of the work God has given us, which includes our working with you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:14 - We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:7 - Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God's Good News to you without expecting anything in return?
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:31 - God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:32 - When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:5 - That experience is worth boasting about, but I'm not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:9 - Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:12 - When I was with you, I certainly gave you proof that I am an apostle. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:3 - I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:14 - [fn]May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:1 - This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 - Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:6 - I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ.[fn] You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:7 - but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 - You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God's church. I did my best to destroy it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:19 - The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord's brother.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:20 - I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:20 - My old self has been crucified with Christ.[fn] It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:21 - I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:10 - But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God's Book of the Law.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:13 - But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:14 - Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised[fn] Holy Spirit through faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:17 - This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:21 - Is there a conflict, then, between God's law and God's promises?[fn] Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:29 - And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children[fn] of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God's promise to Abraham belongs to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:2 - They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:3 - And that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles[fn] of this world.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:4 - But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:6 - And because we[fn] are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:30 - But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman's son.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:8 - It certainly isn't God, for he is the one who called you to freedom.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:11 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] if I were still preaching that you must be circumcised—as some say I do—why am I still being persecuted? If I were no longer preaching salvation through the cross of Christ, no one would be offended.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:24 - Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:2 - Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:12 - Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don't want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:14 - As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross,[fn] my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world's interest in me has also died.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:16 - May God's peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:17 - From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:18 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:3 - All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[fn] for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:17 - asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom[fn] and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:23 - And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[fn] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:12 - In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:13 - But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:14 - For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16 - Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:19 - So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:22 - Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:1 - When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles[fn] . . .
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:2 - assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:4 - As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:7 - By God's grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:8 - Though I am the least deserving of all God's people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:10 - God's purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:19 - May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 - Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:7 - However, he has given each one of us a special gift[fn] through the generosity of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:12 - Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:17 - With the Lord's authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:18 - Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:23 - Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:25 - So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:30 - And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,[fn] guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:1 - Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:5 - You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:6 - Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 - Don't act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:20 - And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:6 - Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:11 - Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:13 - Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:16 - In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:5 - for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:27 - Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:8 - Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:14 - I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:7 - Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:23 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:3 - We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:6 - This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God's wonderful grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:7 - You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ's faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:10 - Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:12 - always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:13 - For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:15 - Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 - and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ's blood on the cross.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:22 - Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 - I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:25 - God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:2 - I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:8 - Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers[fn] of this world, rather than from Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:11 - When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:12 - For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:17 - For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:18 - Don't let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels,[fn] saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 - and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:20 - You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:1 - Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:6 - Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:10 - Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12 - Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:15 - And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:16 - Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:3 - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:11 - Jesus (the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish believers among my co-workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been!
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:3 - As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:4 - We know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:8 - And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don't need to tell them about it,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:2 - You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4 - For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:8 - We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God's Good News but our own lives, too.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:9 - Don't you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God's Good News to you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:12 - We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn't think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:14 - And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God's churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:19 - After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:2 - and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God's co-worker[fn] in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:9 - How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God's presence.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:13 - May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:2 - For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 - God's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:14 - For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15 - We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:17 - Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:9 - For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:10 - Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:23 - Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:28 - May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - We proudly tell God's other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:5 - And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:7 - And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:8 - in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:9 - They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:12 - Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:1 - Now, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:2 - Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:9 - This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:14 - He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:1 - Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord's message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:3 - But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:5 - May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:6 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[fn] who live idle lives and don't follow the tradition they received[fn] from us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:18 - May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:2 - I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:11 - that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:14 - Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:3 - This is good and pleases God our Savior,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:4 - He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:5 - For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:6 - An elder must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:7 - Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil's trap.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:4 - But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11 - The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:15 - For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:18 - For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:21 - I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:1 - All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:3 - Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:13 - And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:14 - that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:2 - I am writing to Timothy, my dear son.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:6 - This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:8 - So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:9 - For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:10 - And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - Soldiers don't get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:9 - And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:14 - Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God's presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:19 - But God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The LORD knows those who are his,”[fn] and “All who belong to the LORD must turn away from evil.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:17 - God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:1 - I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he appears to set up his Kingdom:
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:3 - And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:4 - I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:9 - He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 - to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes,[fn] to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:10 - or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:11 - For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:13 - while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:4 - But—“When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love,
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:6 - He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:25 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:8 - But to the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:3 - So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:4 - And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:9 - What we do see is Jesus, who was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God's grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:14 - Because God's children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had[fn] the power of death.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:17 - Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters,[fn] so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:3 - But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - don't harden your hearts
as Israel did when they rebelled,
when they tested me in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:14 - For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:9 - So there is a special rest[fn] still waiting for the people of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:12 - For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14 - So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:3 - That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:4 - And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:10 - And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word.[fn] You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:1 - So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds[fn] and placing our faith in God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:6 - and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:7 - When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God's blessing.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:16 - Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:1 - This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:3 - There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:7 - And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:10 - For although Levi wasn't born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham's body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,
“The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow:
‘You are a priest forever.'”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:27 - Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people's sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:1 - Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:7 - But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:14 - Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds[fn] so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:16 - Now when someone leaves a will,[fn] it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:24 - For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:12 - But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:21 - And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:29 - Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to us.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:36 - Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:4 - It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel's offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:7 - It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:12 - And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:23 - It was by faith that Moses' parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's command.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:25 - He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:26 - He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:27 - It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:40 - For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.[fn] Because of the joy[fn] awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:15 - Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:7 - Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:11 - Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:22 - I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:5 - If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:7 - Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:17 - Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[fn] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:1 - My dear brothers and sisters,[fn] how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:9 - But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:4 - And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - You adulterers![fn] Don't you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:7 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:8 - You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14 - Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:3 - All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:9 - But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[fn] a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:15 - It is God's will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:4 - You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:17 - Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:22 - Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:13 - Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:14 - So be happy when you are insulted for being a Christian,[fn] for then the glorious Spirit of God[fn] rests upon you.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:17 - For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God's household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God's Good News?
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:19 - So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:1 - And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you:
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:2 - Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:4 - And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:6 - So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 - I have written and sent this short letter to you with the help of Silas,[fn] whom I commend to you as a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God's grace for you. Stand firm in this grace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:1 - This letter is from Simon[fn] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ.
I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness[fn] of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:2 - May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:3 - By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:9 - But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:11 - Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:16 - For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:15 - They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor,[fn] who loved to earn money by doing wrong.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:16 - But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:20 - And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:2 - I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:5 - They deliberately forget that God made the heavens by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:12 - looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15 - And remember, our Lord's patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:17 - I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends. Be on guard so that you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:18 - Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:1 - We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning,[fn] whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:3 - We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:7 - But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:2 - He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:5 - But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:14 - I have written to you who are God's children
because you know the Father.
I have written to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I have written to you who are young in the faith
because you are strong.
God's word lives in your hearts,
and you have won your battle with the evil one.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:15 - Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16 - For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:17 - And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:20 - But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit,[fn] and all of you know the truth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:8 - But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:9 - Those who have been born into God's family do not make a practice of sinning, because God's life[fn] is in them. So they can't keep on sinning, because they are children of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10 - So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers[fn] does not belong to God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:12 - We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:14 - If we love our Christian brothers and sisters,[fn] it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17 - If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister[fn] in need but shows no compassion—how can God's love be in that person?
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:23 - And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:1 - Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:2 - This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet[fn] acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:3 - But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:4 - But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:5 - Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world's viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:6 - But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:7 - Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:9 - God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:14 - Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:15 - All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:1 - Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[fn] has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:2 - We know we love God's children if we love God and obey his commandments.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:3 - Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:4 - For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:5 - And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:9 - Since we believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes from God. And God has testified about his Son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:10 - All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don't believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don't believe what God has testified about his Son.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:12 - Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God's Son does not have life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:13 - I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:18 - We know that God's children do not make a practice of sinning, for God's Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:19 - We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.[fn] And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.
Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:3 - Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.
Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:4 - How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded.
Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:9 - Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.
Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:6 - They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God.
Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11 - Dear friend, don't let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God's children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:4 - I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God's marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:11 - What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:17 - But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 - They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:21 - and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God's love.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:25 - All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:1 - This is a revelation from[fn] Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon[fn] take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:2 - who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:4 - This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.[fn]
Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit[fn] before his throne;
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God's Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:18 - I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don't repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:7 - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:11 - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan's city.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:18 - “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:24 - “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,' as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:27 - They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:1 - “Write this letter to the angel[fn] of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit[fn] of God and the seven stars: “I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:2 - Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:9 - Look, I will force those who belong to Satan's synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning[fn] of God's new creation:
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21 - Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:3 - The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:5 - From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit[fn] of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:6 - In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:10 - the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:1 - Then I saw a scroll[fn] in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:6 - Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit[fn] of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:7 - He stepped forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:11 - Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:13 - Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:3 - “Wait! Don't harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:11 - And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:15 - “That is why they stand in front of God's throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
will give them shelter.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:17 - For the Lamb on the throne[fn]
will be their Shepherd.
He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:2 - I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:3 - Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God's people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:4 - The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God's holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:10 - Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:11 - The name of the star was Bitterness.[fn] It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:1 - Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:3 - Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:4 - They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:13 - Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:18 - One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face shone like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:4 - When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret[fn] what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7 - When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God's mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:8 - Then the voice from heaven spoke to me again: “Go and take the open scroll from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:10 - So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 - But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 - These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:11 - But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:12 - Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!” And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - At the same time there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:15 - Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:
“The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,[fn]
and he will reign forever and ever.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:16 - The twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell with their faces to the ground and worshiped him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:4 - His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 - And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place to care for her for 1,260 days.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:7 - Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:10 - Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,
“It has come at last—
salvation and power
and the Kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.[fn]
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters[fn]
has been thrown down to earth—
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon[fn] for a time, times, and half a time.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:17 - And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God's commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:13 - He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:1 - Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:2 - And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing together.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:3 - This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:8 - Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - must drink the wine of God's anger. It has been poured full strength into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:11 - The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:12 - This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:13 - And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:17 - After that, another angel came from the Temple in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:19 - So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great winepress of God's wrath.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:1 - Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God's wrath to completion.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 - I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:6 - The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen[fn] with gold sashes across their chests.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:7 - Then one of the four living beings handed each of the seven angels a gold bowl filled with the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:8 - The Temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:1 - Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God's wrath.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:5 - And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying,
“You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was,
because you have sent these judgments.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:10 - Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 - and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three evil[fn] spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:14 - They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:17 - Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon's sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds[fn] fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:2 - The kings of the world have committed adultery with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17 - For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:1 - After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:3 - For all the nations have fallen[fn]
because of the wine of her passionate immorality.
The kings of the world
have committed adultery with her.
Because of her desires for extravagant luxury,
the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:4 - Then I heard another voice calling from heaven,
“Come away from her, my people.
Do not take part in her sins,
or you will be punished with her.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:5 - For her sins are piled as high as heaven,
and God remembers her evil deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,
“How terrible, how terrible for you,
O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God's judgment came on you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:1 - After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting,
“Praise the LORD![fn]
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:5 - And from the throne came a voice that said,
“Praise our God,
all his servants,
all who fear him,
from the least to the greatest.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:13 - He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:15 - From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:17 - Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:19 - Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:21 - Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came from the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And the vultures all gorged themselves on the dead bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:1 - Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit[fn] and a heavy chain in his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 - Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:9 - And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God's people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:12 - I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2 - And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:3 - I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God's home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10 - So he took me in the Spirit[fn] to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:11 - It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 - Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:2 - It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,[fn] with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:8 - I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:21 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's holy people.[fn]
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Parsing: Genitive Singular Neuter
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:8 - Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:13 - Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 - Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:22 - But I say, if you are even angry with someone,[fn] you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,[fn] you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone,[fn] you are in danger of the fires of hell.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:24 - leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:8 - Don't be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:13 - And don't let us yield to temptation,[fn]
but rescue us from the evil one.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:22 - “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25 - “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 - Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:16 - “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:20 - Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:21 - for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:33 - So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:1 - When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:6 - I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:8 - For the Son of Man[fn] is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31 - “So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:32 - Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:34 - You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40 - For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 - He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:42 - And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:50 - throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29 - “Yes, come,” Jesus said.
So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:36 - They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:11 - It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:18 - But the words you speak come from the heart—that's what defiles you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 - As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don't tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man[fn] has been raised from the dead.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:9 - And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:17 - “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep[fn] the commandments.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:32 - For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:25 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish,[fn] and then the outside will become clean, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:1 - As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:17 - A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:8 - Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.'
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:12 - She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:29 - Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:19 - Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 - Pilate saw that he wasn't getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood. The responsibility is yours!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60 - He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:8 - The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel's message.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:19 - Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[fn] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:1 - This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.[fn] It began
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him[fn] like a dove.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:21 - “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:28 - So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:2 - When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil[fn] spirit came out from a cemetery to meet him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:27 - She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:29 - Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:40 - The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:41 - Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:54 - and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:56 - Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:35 - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:9 - As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man[fn] had risen from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:24 - The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:29 - “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:4 - The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:16 - and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:41 - Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:1 - As Jesus was leaving the Temple that day, one of his disciples said, “Teacher, look at these magnificent buildings! Look at the impressive stones in the walls.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:15 - A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:4 - Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:25 - I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus' body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:1 - Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus' body.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:3 - On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:8 - The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened.[fn]
[Shorter Ending of Mark]
Then they briefly reported all this to Peter and his companions. Afterward Jesus himself sent them out from east to west with the sacred and unfailing message of salvation that gives eternal life. Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:9 - As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:10 - While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:57 - When it was time for Elizabeth's baby to be born, she gave birth to a son.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:74 - We have been rescued from our enemies
so we can serve God without fear,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:77 - You will tell his people how to find salvation
through forgiveness of their sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:79 - to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:6 - And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:17 - After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:21 - Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:24 - So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:26 - and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:27 - That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four.[fn] She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:41 - Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:9 - Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:10 - For the Scriptures say,
‘He will order his angels to protect and guard you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:14 - Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22 - Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn't this Joseph's son?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon,[fn] its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:7 - A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:36 - Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn't even match the old garment.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:5 - And Jesus added, “The Son of Man[fn] is Lord, even over the Sabbath.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:24 - The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we're going to drown!”
When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For Jesus had already commanded the evil[fn] spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon's power.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:44 - Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:37 - The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they didn't know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn't understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:51 - As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:14 - One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn't speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:34 - “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is bad, your body is filled with darkness.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:38 - His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:39 - Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:54 - They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:23 - For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn't it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:5 - Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn't work on the Sabbath? If your son[fn] or your cow falls into a pit, don't you rush to get him out?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:17 - When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:24 - For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 - “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:1 - One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:12 - I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22 - “‘You wicked servant!' the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I'm a hard man who takes what isn't mine and harvests crops I didn't plant,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:5 - Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:22 - For those will be days of God's vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:6 - So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren't around.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:15 - Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:18 - For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:31 - “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:51 - But Jesus said, “No more of this.” And he touched the man's ear and healed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:53 - Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:61 - At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord's words flashed through Peter's mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:71 - “Why do we need other witnesses?” they said. “We ourselves heard him say it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:2 - They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:9 - So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - But God kept them from recognizing him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:25 - Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:29 - but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:45 - Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:7 - to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:8 - John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:16 - From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:27 - Though his ministry follows mine, I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:48 - “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:15 - Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers' coins over the floor, and turned over their tables.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:21 - But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:6 - Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:8 - The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:23 - At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:5 - Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:13 - Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:14 - But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:19 - They had rowed three or four miles[fn] when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:39 - (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given,[fn] because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:42 - For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:59 - At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:6 - Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man's eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:51 - He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:52 - And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:55 - It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:1 - Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:3 - Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar[fn] of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:17 - Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others[fn] about it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:1 - Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:4 - So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist,
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:19 - I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that I AM the Messiah.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:14 - He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:15 - All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:5 - Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 - Jesus replied, “If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I'm speaking the truth, why are you beating me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:14 - It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people,[fn] “Look, here is your king!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:31 - It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn't want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:1 - Early on Sunday morning,[fn] while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 - She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:6 - Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you'll get some!” So they did, and they couldn't haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:12 - Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus' resurrection.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17 - ‘In the last days,' God says,
‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:18 - In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on my servants—men and women alike—
and they will prophesy.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:28 - You have shown me the way of life,
and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:33 - Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:2 - As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:12 - Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:16 - “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus' name has healed him before your very eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:1 - While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:15 - So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber[fn] and conferred among themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:30 - Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:31 - After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:32 - All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:3 - Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:24 - When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:31 - Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:41 - The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:19 - This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 - “Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle[fn] with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:12 - But now the people believed Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:28 - and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:39 - When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:40 - Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16 - And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:25 - So during the night, some of the other believers[fn] lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:31 - The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:19 - Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men have come looking for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:25 - As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:43 - He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:45 - The Jewish believers[fn] who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:47 - “Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:16 - Then I thought of the Lord's words when he said, ‘John baptized with[fn] water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:28 - One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.)
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:4 - So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:23 - “And it is one of King David's descendants, Jesus, who is God's promised Savior of Israel!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:29 - “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross[fn] and placed him in a tomb.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - For the Lord gave us this command when he said,
‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.'[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:9 - and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:18 - But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:20 - Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from consuming blood.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:26 - who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:6 - Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:10 - For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:16 - And he threw them out of the courtroom.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:17 - The crowd[fn] then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:3 - where he stayed for three months. He was preparing to sail back to Syria when he discovered a plot by some Jews against his life, so he decided to return through Macedonia.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:20 - I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:26 - I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it's not my fault,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:27 - for I didn't shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:28 - “So guard yourselves and God's people. Feed and shepherd God's flock—his church, purchased with his own blood[fn]—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:29 - I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:30 - Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:4 - We went ashore, found the local believers,[fn] and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:12 - When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:30 - The whole city was rocked by these accusations, and a great riot followed. Paul was grabbed and dragged out of the Temple, and immediately the gates were closed behind him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:11 - “I was blinded by the intense light and had to be led by the hand to Damascus by my companions.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:14 - “Then he told me, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 - So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20 - Paul's nephew told him, “Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:20 - Ask these men here what crime the Jewish high council[fn] found me guilty of,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:25 - As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I'll call for you again.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - About eight or ten days later Festus returned to Caesarea, and on the following day he took his seat in court and ordered that Paul be brought in.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - But Paul replied, “No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty of harming the Jews.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:12 - Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, “Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:16 - I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - “When his accusers came here for the trial, I didn't delay. I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 - When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer[fn] named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:10 - “Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:15 - The sailors couldn't turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:19 - The following day they even took some of the ship's gear and threw it overboard.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:22 - But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn't let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:44 - The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship.[fn] So everyone escaped safely to shore.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:19 - But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:5 - Through Christ, God has given us the privilege[fn] and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:24 - So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:5 - And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:4 - For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:6 - We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:3 - So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:4 - So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God's good commands for its own evil purposes.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:24 - Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:2 - And because you belong to him, the power[fn] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[fn] from the power of sin that leads to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:5 - Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:6 - So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:11 - The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:12 - Therefore, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:13 - For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature,[fn] you will live.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:23 - And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children,[fn] including the new bodies he has promised us.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:27 - And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers[fn] in harmony with God's own will.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:21 - When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn't he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:32 - Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law[fn] instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:8 - As the Scriptures say,
“God has put them into a deep sleep.
To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see,
and closed their ears so they do not hear.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:10 - Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and let their backs be bent forever.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:12 - The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:19 - They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God's Spirit.[fn] In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:22 - In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:23 - But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:30 - Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:10 - I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:21 - Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:10 - But[fn] it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - But people who aren't spiritual[fn] can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - So don't make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:15 - For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual father. For I became your father in Christ Jesus when I preached the Good News to you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:4 - in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church.[fn] I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:18 - Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:19 - Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:4 - The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:7 - However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn't have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn't allowed to drink some of the milk?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:10 - Wasn't he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - Don't you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:14 - In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:13 - The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:16 - When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:18 - Think about the people of Israel. Weren't they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:27 - So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against[fn] the body and blood of the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:28 - That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:7 - A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:8 - To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice[fn]; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:12 - The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:15 - If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:16 - And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:22 - In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:23 - And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:4 - And if it seems appropriate for me to go along, they can travel with me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:22 - and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:7 - The old way,[fn] with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses' face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:8 - Shouldn't we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life?
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:13 - We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:4 - Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:1 - For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:5 - God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:8 - Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:10 - For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:12 - My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how loyal you are to us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:11 - Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - For some say, “Paul's letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:33 - I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:2 - I[fn] was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don't know—only God knows.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:3 - Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:14 - [fn]May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:5 - But we refused to give in to them for a single moment. We wanted to preserve the truth of the gospel message for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:12 - When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile Christians, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:14 - When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, “Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions?
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:10 - But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God's Book of the Law.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:14 - Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised[fn] Holy Spirit through faith.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:23 - Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:17 - The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:22 - But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:17 - From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:18 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:7 - He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:10 - And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[fn] for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:19 - I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[fn] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:6 - And this is God's plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God's children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9 - I was chosen to explain to everyone[fn] this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:16 - I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:3 - Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:12 - Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:16 - He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:29 - Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:9 - For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:11 - Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:13 - But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:23 - For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:26 - to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:30 - And we are members of his body.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:10 - A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:12 - For we[fn] are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:15 - For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:19 - And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God's mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:7 - So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:12 - And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters,[fn] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:19 - For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:27 - Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:10 - I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:21 - He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:15 - As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:23 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:5 - which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:6 - This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God's wonderful grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:13 - For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:18 - Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.[fn]
So he is first in everything.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 - and through him God reconciled
everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ's blood on the cross.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:23 - But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God's servant to proclaim it.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 - I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:27 - For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:2 - I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:11 - When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:14 - He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:3 - As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:8 - Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:14 - He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:10 - And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:14 - Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:22 - May the Lord be with your spirit. And may his grace be with all of you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:10 - I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:25 - May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:15 - Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word.[fn] You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:10 - For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers,[fn] as you still do.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:19 - This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:8 - By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle[fn] and the system it represented were still in use.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:12 - With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:7 - Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God—
as is written about me in the Scriptures.'”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:9 - Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:10 - For God's will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:20 - By his death,[fn] Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:5 - It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.”[fn] For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:28 - It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20 - They staggered back under God's command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:12 - So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:16 - and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:10 - And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:15 - What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:7 - These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:4 - You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For the Scriptures say,
“If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:13 - Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:17 - For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God's household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God's Good News?
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:3 - Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:14 - For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life,[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:17 - These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:24 - Those who obey God's commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us.
Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:13 - And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:7 - For they are traveling for the Lord,[fn] and they accept nothing from people who are not believers.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels,[fn] did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses' body.)
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:13 - They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:7 - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:16 - Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:16 - But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:3 - When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:5 - When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:7 - When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.”
Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in[fn] the great tribulation.[fn] They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:3 - Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God's people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:1 - Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:13 - Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:16 - I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:18 - One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:5 - If anyone tries to harm them, fire flashes from their mouths and consumes their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:7 - Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:15 - Then the dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood of water that flowed from his mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:16 - But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:17 - And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God's commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8 - And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made—the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:15 - He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:17 - And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:18 - Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[fn] His number is 666.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:9 - Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - must drink the wine of God's anger. It has been poured full strength into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:11 - The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 - Then another angel, who had power to destroy with fire, came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 - I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:5 - Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God's Tabernacle, was thrown wide open.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 - So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7 - And I heard a voice from the altar,[fn] saying,
“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:10 - Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three evil[fn] spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:6 - I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:7 - “Why are you so amazed?” the angel asked. “I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:12 - The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:3 - For all the nations have fallen[fn]
because of the wine of her passionate immorality.
The kings of the world
have committed adultery with her.
Because of her desires for extravagant luxury,
the merchants of the world have grown rich.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7 - Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:15 - From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:19 - Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:21 - Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came from the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And the vultures all gorged themselves on the dead bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:14 - Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:15 - And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:6 - And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9 - Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19 - The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones:[fn] the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:24 - The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:27 - Nothing evil[fn] will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 - Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:2 - It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,[fn] with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 - “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:9 - But he said, “No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10 - Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 - And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person's share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
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