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ἀπὸ — 478x G575 ἀπό
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PREP
Occurrences: 477 times in 440 verses
Speech: Preposition
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 1:21 - And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,[fn] for he will save his people from their sins.”
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 2:16 - Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men's report of the star's first appearance.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:4 - John's clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:7 - But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize,[fn] he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God's coming wrath?
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 4:17 - From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.[fn]
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 5:18 - 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 5:29 - So if your eye—even your good eye[fn]—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:30 - And if your hand—even your stronger hand[fn]—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:42 - Give to those who ask, and don't turn away from those who want to borrow.
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 7:15 - “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:16 - You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:20 - Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:1 - Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:11 - And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 - Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.
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 9:22 - Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:17 - But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:28 - “Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[fn]
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 12:38 - One day some teachers of religious law and Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign to prove your authority.”
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 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 13:44 - “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:2 - he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:24 - Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.
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 14:29 - “Yes, come,” Jesus said.
So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:1 - Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - A Gentile[fn] woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:27 - She replied, “That's true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters' table.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:28 - “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:6 - “Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:11 - Why can't you understand that I'm not talking about bread? So again I say, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:12 - Then at last they understood that he wasn't speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From then on Jesus[fn] began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:18 - Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter?[fn] Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7 - “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:8 - So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.
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 18:35 - “That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters[fn] from your heart.”
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 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 20:29 - As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:8 - Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:11 - And the crowds replied, “It's Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:33 - Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - “Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
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 24:27 - 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 24:32 - “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:32 - All the nations[fn] will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
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 26:16 - From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
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 26:58 - 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 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 27:21 - So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?”
The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!”
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 27:40 - “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 27:45 - At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:55 - And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:57 - As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we'll be worse off than we were at first.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:7 - And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”
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 BoxMar 1:9 - One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:7 - Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea,
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 3:22 - But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He's possessed by Satan,[fn] the prince of demons. That's where he gets the power to cast out demons.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:6 - When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:17 - And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.
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 5:34 - And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”
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 6:33 - But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:43 - and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:1 - One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus.
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 7:28 - She replied, “That's true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children's plates.”
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 8:3 - If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a long distance.”
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 8:15 - As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:6 - But ‘God made them male and female'[fn] from the beginning of creation.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:12 - The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:13 - He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit.
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 12:34 - 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 12:38 - Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:28 - “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
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 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 15:40 - 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 16:8 - 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 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 1:26 - In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,
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 1:52 - He has brought down princes from their thrones
and exalted the humble.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:36 - Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:7 - When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee God's coming wrath?
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 4:38 - 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 4:41 - 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 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 5:10 - 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 5:15 - But despite Jesus' instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.
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 6:17 - 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 6:18 - They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil[fn] spirits were healed.
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 7:6 - So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:21 - At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:35 - But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:2 - along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:12 - The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.
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 8:43 - A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding,[fn] and she could find no cure.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
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 9:37 - The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.
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 9:54 - 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 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 10:30 - Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.
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 11:50 - “As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God's prophets from the creation of the world—
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 12:4 - “Dear friends, don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:20 - “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?'
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 13:15 - But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don't you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water?
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 13:29 - 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 14:18 - But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.'
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 16:18 - “For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”
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 16:23 - and his soul went to the place of the dead.[fn] There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:30 - “The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 - But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly[fn] and be rejected by this generation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:29 - until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
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 19:3 - He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.
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 19:42 - “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
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 20:46 - “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:26 - People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:18 - For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:45 - At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.
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 22:71 - “Why do we need other witnesses?” they said. “We ourselves heard him say it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:5 - Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:49 - But Jesus' friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.
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 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 24:13 - That same day two of Jesus' followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles[fn] from Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:27 - Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:41 - Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:47 - It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations,[fn] beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:44 - Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter's hometown.
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 3:2 - After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
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 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 8:9 - When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:11 - “No, Lord,” she said.
And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:1 - A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:21 - paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:3 - Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30 - Now we understand that you know everything, and there's no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.”
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 18:34 - Jesus replied, “Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?”
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 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 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 BoxJhn 21:8 - The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards[fn] from shore.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:10 - “Bring some of the fish you've just caught,” Jesus said.
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 1:9 - After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
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 2:5 - At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.
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 2:22 - “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 2:40 - Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
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 3:24 - “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:26 - When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:36 - For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:2 - He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife's consent, he kept the rest.
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 5:38 - “So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.
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 6:9 - But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:45 - Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.
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 8:22 - Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south[fn] down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:33 - He was humiliated and received no justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:35 - So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus.
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 9:18 - Instantly something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:23 - So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - You know what happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee, after John began preaching his message of baptism.
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 11:11 - “Just then three men who had been sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:19 - Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen's death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:27 - During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - About that time King Herod Agrippa[fn] began to persecute some believers in the church.
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 12:19 - Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn't be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.
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 13:8 - But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:13 - Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:14 - But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia.[fn]
On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services.
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 13:31 - And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:39 - Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:50 - Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - “Friends,[fn] why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:19 - Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:1 - While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers[fn]: “Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:4 - When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported everything God had done through them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - But then some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and insisted, “The Gentile converts must be circumcised and required to follow the law of Moses.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:19 - “And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:33 - They stayed for a while, and then the believers sent them back to the church in Jerusalem with a blessing of peace.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:38 - But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:11 - We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:39 - So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:40 - When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:2 - As was Paul's custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.
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 17:27 - “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:2 - There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:5 - And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
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 18:16 - And he threw them out of the courtroom.
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 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 20:6 - After the Passover[fn] ended, we boarded a ship at Philippi in Macedonia and five days later joined them in Troas, where we stayed a week.
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 20:17 - But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:18 - When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now
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 21:7 - The next stop after leaving Tyre was Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters[fn] and stayed for one day.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:10 - Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:16 - Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:21 - But the Jewish believers here in Jerusalem have been told that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. They've heard that you teach them not to circumcise their children or follow other Jewish customs.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:27 - The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed 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 22:22 - 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 23:21 - But don't do it! There are more than forty men hiding along the way ready to ambush him. They have vowed not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, “Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o'clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. “Cilicia,” Paul answered.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:18 - My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd around me and no rioting.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 - Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:7 - When Paul arrived, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many serious accusations they couldn't prove.
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 27:21 - No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - “Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”
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 28:3 - 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 28:21 - They replied, “We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come here.
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 BoxRom 1:7 - I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people.
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:20 - For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:9 - And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's condemnation.
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 6:7 - For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:18 - Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:22 - But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.
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 7:6 - 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 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 8:21 - the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - 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 8:39 - 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 11:25 - I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:26 - And so all Israel will be saved. As the Scriptures say,
“The one who rescues will come from Jerusalem,[fn]
and he will turn Israel[fn] away from ungodliness.
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 15:19 - 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 15:23 - 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 15:24 - I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can provide for my journey.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:31 - Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation[fn] I am taking to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:3 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:30 - God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
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 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 7:10 - But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord.[fn] A wife must not leave her husband.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:27 - If you have a wife, do not seek to end the marriage. If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:14 - So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.
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 Box2Co 1:2 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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 1:16 - first on my way to Macedonia and again when I returned from Macedonia.[fn] Then you could send me on my way to Judea.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:5 - I am not overstating it when I say that the man who caused all the trouble hurt all of you more than he hurt me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:18 - So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
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 5:16 - 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 7:1 - Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:13 - We have been greatly encouraged by this.
In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was about the way all of you welcomed him and set his mind[fn] at ease.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:10 - Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:2 - For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece[fn] were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian believers to begin giving.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:3 - But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:9 - And when I was with you and didn't have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:3 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ[fn] give you grace and peace.
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 2:6 - And the leaders of the church had nothing to add to what I was preaching. (By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites.)
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 4:24 - These two women serve as an illustration of God's two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:4 - For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God's grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:2 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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 6:23 - Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love with faithfulness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:2 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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 1:28 - Don't be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.
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 BoxCol 1:2 - We are writing to God's holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters[fn] in Christ.
May God our Father give you grace and peace.
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 1:23 - 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 1:26 - This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people.
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 3:24 - Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:3 - God's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:22 - Stay away from every kind of evil.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:2 - May God our Father[fn] and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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 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 3:2 - Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.
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 3:6 - 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 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 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 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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 1:3 - Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
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 2:21 - If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:15 - You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:4 - They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:18 - Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
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 2:14 - He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:3 - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:12 - Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters.[fn] Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:3 - For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said,
“In my anger I took an oath:
‘They will never enter my place of rest,'”[fn] even though this rest has been ready since he made the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:4 - We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: “On the seventh day God rested from all his work.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:10 - For all who have entered into God's rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:7 - While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
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 6:7 - When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God's blessing.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 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 7:2 - Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means “king of justice,” and king of Salem means “king of peace.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:26 - He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:11 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors,
nor will they need to teach their relatives,[fn]
saying, ‘You should know the LORD.'
For everyone, from the least to the greatest,
will know me already.
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 9:26 - If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age[fn] to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 - quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.
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 13:24 - Greet all your leaders and all the believers there.[fn] The believers from Italy send you their greetings.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 - And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong,[fn] and he never tempts anyone else.
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 5:19 - My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back,
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 3:11 - Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
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 Box2Pe 1:21 - or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
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 1:9 - But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
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 5:21 - Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts.[fn]
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 1:14 - Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others,[fn] but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.[fn]
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 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.
All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
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 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 7:2 - And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea,
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 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 12:14 - 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 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 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 14:4 - They have kept themselves as pure as virgins,[fn] following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering[fn] to God and to the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:20 - The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles[fn] long and as high as a horse's bridle.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.
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 17:8 - The beast you saw was once alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit[fn] and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.
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 18:14 - “The fancy things you loved so much
are gone,” they cry.
“All your luxuries and splendor
are gone forever,
never to be yours again.”
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 18:17 - In a single moment
all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.
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 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 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 21:10 - 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 21:13 - There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west.
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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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:18 - Bethany was only a few miles[fn] down the road from Jerusalem,
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