Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Suddenly there was a great earthquake, as an angel of God descended from heaven and rolled away the stone and sat on it. His appearance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow. The guards shook with fear and became as dead men. read more.
The angel spoke to the women: I know you seek Jesus who has been impaled; do not fear.

They entered the tomb. They were amazed at what they saw. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the right side of the tomb. He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him! Go tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him just as he told you.

They did not find his body. They said that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.


He is not here, for he has risen just as he promised. Come; see the place where the Lord lay.

He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him!

He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee.


I do not want you to be ignorant brothers, concerning those who are asleep (in death). You do not need to sorrow like others who have no hope. If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus. We tell you this by God's Word, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede those who are asleep. read more.
For the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ will rise first. We that are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so will we ever be with the Lord. Comfort one another with these words.

A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived at Bethany where his sisters Mary and Martha lived. This is the same Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick. The sisters therefore sent for the Lord, They said: The one for whom you have great affection is sick. read more.
When Jesus heard it he said: This sickness will not end in death. It is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he heard the news he stayed where he was for two days. After this he said to the disciples: Let us go to Judea again. The disciples said: Rabbi, the Jews were seeking to stone you and you go there? Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks in the day he does not stumble because he sees the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him. Then he told them: Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I go to wake him out of sleep. The disciples said, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he would recover. Jesus spoke of his death. They thought he spoke of taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said plainly: Lazarus is dead! I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, for it will help you believe. Let us go to him. Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples: Let us also go that we may die with him. When Jesus arrived he found Lazarus had been in the grave four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. Many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to console them about their brother. Martha went out to meet Jesus and Mary sat in the house. Martha said to Jesus: Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died. Even now I know that what ever you ask of God he will give it to you. Jesus replied: Your brother will rise again. Martha exclaimed: I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. He who puts active faith in me will live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and puts active faith in me will never die. Do you believe this? She said: Yes Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who is to come into the world. After she said this she went away and secretly called her sister Mary. She said: The teacher is here and calls you. Mary got up quickly and went to him. (Now Jesus had not yet arrived at the village and was still at the place where Martha met him.) The Jews were with her in the house, consoling her. They saw Mary get up quickly and leave. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary saw Jesus she fell down at his feet. She said: Lord; if you had been here my brother would not have died. Jesus groaned in his spirit and was troubled when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping. He asked: Where have you laid him? They answered: Come and see Lord. Jesus wept. The Jews therefore said: Look how deeply he loved him! Some of them said: This man opened the eyes of the blind. Could he have prevented this man from dying? Again Jesus groaned in himself. He went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid against it. Jesus said: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man said: Lord by now the body has decayed for he has been dead four days. Jesus said to her: Did I not say that if you believe you shall see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said: Father, I thank you that you hear me. I knew that you always hear me. But because of the crowd that stands here I said it, that they may believe that you did send me. After he finished he cried out loud: Lazarus, come out! He that was dead came out. He was bound hand and foot with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus commanded them: Unwrap him and let him go.

After Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices so they could anoint him. They went to the tomb when the sun had risen. It was very early. They asked each other who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb? read more.
The stone was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back. They entered the tomb. They were amazed at what they saw. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the right side of the tomb. He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him! Go tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him just as he told you. They fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone for they were afraid. (Verses through She told those who had been with him, for they mourned and wept. When they heard that he was alive and she had seen him they did not believe it. After this two of them saw him in another form as they walked, on their way into the country. They went to tell the rest. They didn't believe them, either. Afterward he was revealed to the eleven as they sat at the table. He rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

It was early in the morning on the first day of the week. They went to the tomb with the spices that they had prepared. The stone was rolled away from the tomb. When they entered they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. read more.
They were perplexed about what had happened. Two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. This frightened them and they bowed down prostrate on the ground. The two men said to them: Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee. He said the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be impaled, and the third day rise again. They remembered his words. When they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. They were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them. They told these things to the apostles. These words seemed to be idle talk and they did not believe them. Peter ran to the tomb. Looking inside he saw the linen cloths by themselves. He departed to his home, wondering about that which occurred. That day two of them traveled to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They talked between themselves about all the things that happened. While they talked and discussed together Jesus came near and walked with them. But their eyes did not permit them to recognize him. He asked: What are you talking about with each other as you walk? They stopped walking and were sad. The one named Cleopas answered him: Do you travel alone in Jerusalem and not know the things that have happened there these days? He asked: What things? They said to him: The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene. He was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death. They impaled him! We hoped he would redeem Israel. Yes and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Some of the women of our company stunned us. They went to the tomb early. They did not find his body. They said that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Others with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women said. He was not there! He said to them: You are foolish men. You are slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Did the Christ need to suffer these things and enter into his glory? He explained to them all the Scriptures about the things concerning him. He spoke about Moses and all the prophets. They approached the village where they were going and he appeared to be going further. They persuaded him not to go saying, Abide with us. It is nearly evening and the day is almost gone. He stayed with them. When he had sat down with them to eat he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them. Their eyes were opened and they knew him. Then he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other: Were our hearts not burning within us? When he spoke to us in the way and opened the scriptures to us? They rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven gathered together with others. The Lord has risen indeed, they said, and he appeared to Simon. And they told the things that happened in the way, how they recognized him when he broke the bread. As they spoke these things he stood in their midst and said: May you have peace. But they were afraid and supposed that they saw a spirit. He said to them, Why are you troubled? And why do you question in your hearts? See my hands and my feet that it is I. Touch me and see. A spirit does not have flesh and bones like I have. When he said this he showed them his hands and his feet. While they still did not believe him but were filled with joy and wonder, he asked for something to eat. They gave him a piece of a broiled fish. He took it and ate it in front of them. He said: These are my words that I spoke to you, while I was yet with you. All things must be fulfilled. They are things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me. He opened their minds that they might understand the scriptures. He said: It is written that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day.



He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him!

Jesus touched them and told them to get up and not be afraid.

The following night the Lord stood by him and said: Be of good courage, Paul, for just as you testified about me in Jerusalem, so you also must bear witness at Rome.

But Moses said to the people: Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of Jehovah. He will accomplish this for you today. The Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever.

Josiah appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them to serve in Jehovah's Temple.





Suddenly there was a great earthquake, as an angel of God descended from heaven and rolled away the stone and sat on it. His appearance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow. The guards shook with fear and became as dead men. read more.
The angel spoke to the women: I know you seek Jesus who has been impaled; do not fear. He is not here, for he has risen just as he promised. Come; see the place where the Lord lay. Go quickly and tell his disciples he has risen from the dead. See, he goes before you to Galilee. You will see him there, as I have told you. They departed quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy. They ran to bring his disciples the news. Jesus met them and greeted them. They approached and took hold of his feet and kissed them in adoration. Then Jesus told them: Do not fear. Go tell my brothers to travel to Galilee. I will see them there. While they were going, some of the guard came into the city. They told the chief priests all the things that happened. They took counsel with the elders. Then they bribed the soldiers. The soldiers were instructed to say: His disciples came at night and stole him while we slept. If the governor hears about this, we will persuade him so you may be free from worry. So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.

After Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices so they could anoint him. They went to the tomb when the sun had risen. It was very early. They asked each other who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb? read more.
The stone was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back. They entered the tomb. They were amazed at what they saw. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the right side of the tomb. He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him! Go tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him just as he told you. They fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone for they were afraid. (Verses through She told those who had been with him, for they mourned and wept. When they heard that he was alive and she had seen him they did not believe it.

It was early in the morning on the first day of the week. They went to the tomb with the spices that they had prepared. The stone was rolled away from the tomb. When they entered they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. read more.
They were perplexed about what had happened. Two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. This frightened them and they bowed down prostrate on the ground. The two men said to them: Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee. He said the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be impaled, and the third day rise again. They remembered his words. When they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. They were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them. They told these things to the apostles. These words seemed to be idle talk and they did not believe them. Peter ran to the tomb. Looking inside he saw the linen cloths by themselves. He departed to his home, wondering about that which occurred.

Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb early on the first day of the week while it was still dark. She saw the stone was taken away from the tomb. She ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them: They have taken the Lord away out of the tomb. We do not know where they laid him. Peter and the other disciple went to the tomb. read more.
They both ran together. The other disciple out ran Peter and got to the tomb first. He stooped and looked inside where he saw the linen clothes. He did not enter. Simon Peter followed him to the tomb and entered to see the linen clothes laying there. The napkin that was on his head was not with the linen clothes. It was rolled up by itself. The other disciple entered the tomb. He saw and believed. They still did not know the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. The disciples went away again to their own home. Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. She stooped and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Woman why do you weep, they asked? She told them: They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they laid him. She turned and look there was Jesus standing nearby. She did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her: Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for? She thought he was the gardener. She said: Sir, if you have carried him somewhere else tell me where you laid him and I will take him away. Jesus said: Mary. She turned and said to him in Hebrew: Rabboni, which is to say, Teacher. Jesus said: Do not touch me for I am not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and you're Father, and my God and your God. (Revelation 3:12) Mary Magdalene went to tell the disciples: I have seen the Lord! He said these things to me.


He is not here, for he has risen just as he promised. Come; see the place where the Lord lay.

He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him!

He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee.

Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb early on the first day of the week while it was still dark. She saw the stone was taken away from the tomb. She ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them: They have taken the Lord away out of the tomb. We do not know where they laid him. Peter and the other disciple went to the tomb. read more.
They both ran together. The other disciple out ran Peter and got to the tomb first. He stooped and looked inside where he saw the linen clothes. He did not enter. Simon Peter followed him to the tomb and entered to see the linen clothes laying there. The napkin that was on his head was not with the linen clothes. It was rolled up by itself. The other disciple entered the tomb. He saw and believed. They still did not know the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. The disciples went away again to their own home. Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. She stooped and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Woman why do you weep, they asked? She told them: They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they laid him. She turned and look there was Jesus standing nearby. She did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her: Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for? She thought he was the gardener. She said: Sir, if you have carried him somewhere else tell me where you laid him and I will take him away. Jesus said: Mary. She turned and said to him in Hebrew: Rabboni, which is to say, Teacher. Jesus said: Do not touch me for I am not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and you're Father, and my God and your God. (Revelation 3:12) Mary Magdalene went to tell the disciples: I have seen the Lord! He said these things to me.


He is not here, for he has risen just as he promised. Come; see the place where the Lord lay.

He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him!

He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee.


All of his friends and the women who followed him from Galilee stood watching from a distance.

The women from Galilee went with him to see the tomb and the place for the body. They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

It was early in the morning on the first day of the week. They went to the tomb with the spices that they had prepared. The stone was rolled away from the tomb. When they entered they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. read more.
They were perplexed about what had happened. Two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. This frightened them and they bowed down prostrate on the ground. The two men said to them: Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here. He has arisen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee. He said the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be impaled, and the third day rise again. They remembered his words. When they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. They were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them. They told these things to the apostles.

He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth. Then he laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.

After Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices so they could anoint him. They went to the tomb when the sun had risen. It was very early. They asked each other who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb? read more.
The stone was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back. They entered the tomb. They were amazed at what they saw. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the right side of the tomb. He said to them: Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him!

A great crowd of people followed. Many women cried and grieved over him. Jesus turned to them and said: Daughters of Jerusalem do not weep for me but weep for yourselves and for your children.