Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible






All flesh would perish and man would return to dust.

A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of Jehovah blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.



Thanks to God, through our Lord Jesus Christ! So then I can serve God's law only with my mind, while my human nature serves the law of sin.

I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition to one another that you may not do the things that you would. But if the Spirit leads you, you are not under the Law. read more.
Now the works of the flesh (sinful human nature) are apparent. They are: fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, wrath, contentions, divisions, sects, envies, drunkenness, revelries, and things like these. I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that those who practice such things would not inherit the kingdom of God.


Jesus went with them to Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I go over there and pray. He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. He was sorrowful and very troubled. He told them: My heart is deeply grieved to the point of death. Stay with me and watch. read more.
Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation! A second time he went away and prayed, saying: Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done. He returned to find them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. He went away to pray a third time, saying the same words. After returning to the disciples, he said: Do you sleep now and take your rest? The hour is here and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us go; the man who betrays me is here. As he spoke, Judas, one of the twelve, followed by a crowd carrying swords and spears, approached him. The chief priest and elders of the people had sent them. He that betrayed him gave them a sign. He told them: The one I kiss is he. Take him. He went directly to Jesus and said: Hail, Rabbi, and kissed him. Jesus told him: Do that for which you came. They laid hands on Jesus, and captured him.

They came to a place called Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I pray. He took Peter, James and John with him. He was very distressed and troubled. He said to them: I am very sorrowful to the point of death. Stay here with me and watch. read more.
He went forward a little ways and fell on the ground to pray. He prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. He said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup from me. Even so not what I will, but what you will. He returned to find them sleeping. He said to Peter, Simon why do you sleep? Could you not watch for one hour? To avoid temptation watch and pray. The spirit truly is willing but the flesh is weak. Again he went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. He came and found them asleep again. They did not know what to say to him. He came a third time and said to them: Sleep and take your rest. It is enough the hour has come. Look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners! Rise up and let us go. He that betrays me is near. Suddenly, as he spoke, Judas one of the twelve arrived. A great crowd with swords and spears were with him. They were from the chief priests, scribes and elders. He who betrayed him gave them a sign. He told them the one I kiss is the one to capture and take away safely. When he arrived he went straight to him and said: Master and kissed him. They grabbed him and took him away.

He went to the Mount of Olives as was his custom and the disciples also followed him. When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation. He went a short distance from them and kneeled down and prayed. read more.
He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done. An angel came to him and gave him strength. (possible spurious text) He was in agony and earnestly prayed. His sweat became, as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. When he finished his prayer he went to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of their sorrow. He said: Why do you sleep? Arise and pray that you do not enter into temptation. As he spoke a crowd followed Judas, one of the twelve. They came to him. Judas approached Jesus and kissed him. Jesus said to him: Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss? Those near him saw what happened and asked: Lord shall we strike them with a sword?

When Jesus finished his prayer he and his disciples crossed the Kedron winter stream to a garden. Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place because Jesus went there frequently with his disciples.


When Jesus finished his prayer he and his disciples crossed the Kedron winter stream to a garden.

After they sang a song of praise to God, they went to the Mount of Olives.

After a song of praise to God they went to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus went with them to Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I go over there and pray. He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. He was sorrowful and very troubled. He told them: My heart is deeply grieved to the point of death. Stay with me and watch. read more.
Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation! A second time he went away and prayed, saying: Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done. He returned to find them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. He went away to pray a third time, saying the same words. After returning to the disciples, he said: Do you sleep now and take your rest? The hour is here and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us go; the man who betrays me is here.

They came to a place called Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I pray. He took Peter, James and John with him. He was very distressed and troubled. He said to them: I am very sorrowful to the point of death. Stay here with me and watch. read more.
He went forward a little ways and fell on the ground to pray. He prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. He said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup from me. Even so not what I will, but what you will. He returned to find them sleeping. He said to Peter, Simon why do you sleep? Could you not watch for one hour? To avoid temptation watch and pray. The spirit truly is willing but the flesh is weak. Again he went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. He came and found them asleep again. They did not know what to say to him. He came a third time and said to them: Sleep and take your rest. It is enough the hour has come. Look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners! Rise up and let us go. He that betrays me is near.

He went to the Mount of Olives as was his custom and the disciples also followed him. When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation. He went a short distance from them and kneeled down and prayed. read more.
He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done. An angel came to him and gave him strength. (possible spurious text) He was in agony and earnestly prayed. His sweat became, as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. When he finished his prayer he went to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of their sorrow. He said: Why do you sleep? Arise and pray that you do not enter into temptation.


After returning to the disciples, he said: Do you sleep now and take your rest? The hour is here and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation!



What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.

They bend their tongue like their bow. Lies and not truth prevail in the land. They move from evil to evil. They do not know me, says Jehovah.

The peoples hearts are deceitful. They must suffer for their sins. Jehovah will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.


You have not gone up into the gaps (broken places) of the wall around the house of Israel. You did not build the wall to stand in the battle on the day of Jehovah.

I, the Lord Jehovah am furious with you. You were so disgusting that you would have done anything to get what you wanted.

Jehovah (YHWH) of Hosts said to Haggai: These people say that this is not the right time to rebuild the Temple.

Is it time for you to dwell in your roofed and covered houses, while this house is desolate? Jehovah of Hosts said: Consider your ways. You sow much and reap little. You eat but you do not have enough! You drink and yet you are not filled. You clothe yourselves but you are not warm. You earns wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. read more.
Then Jehovah said: Consider your ways. Go up to the mountain and bring lumber, and rebuild my house. I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified, said Jehovah. You looked for much harvest and you received little. When you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? Said Jehovah of Hosts. Because my house lies in waste, while each of you run to his house. It is because of you that the sky above you withholds the dew, and the earth below withholds its produce. I brought drought on the land and its hills, grain fields, vineyards, and olive orchards. Yes drought on every crop the ground produces, on people and animals, on everything you try to grow.

Can you see what has happened to you, Jehovah asked, before you started to rebuild the Temple? You would go to a pile of grain looking for twenty bushels, but there would be only ten. You would go to draw fifty gallons of wine from a vat and find only twenty.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain that are at the point of death: for I have not found your works perfect (completed) before God.

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. Because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.


After returning to the disciples, he said: Do you sleep now and take your rest? The hour is here and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation!


Jesus went with them to Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I go over there and pray. He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. He was sorrowful and very troubled. He told them: My heart is deeply grieved to the point of death. Stay with me and watch. read more.
Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation! A second time he went away and prayed, saying: Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done. He returned to find them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. He went away to pray a third time, saying the same words. After returning to the disciples, he said: Do you sleep now and take your rest? The hour is here and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us go; the man who betrays me is here.

He took Peter, James and John with him. He was very distressed and troubled. He said to them: I am very sorrowful to the point of death. Stay here with me and watch. He went forward a little ways and fell on the ground to pray. He prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. read more.
He said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup from me. Even so not what I will, but what you will. He returned to find them sleeping. He said to Peter, Simon why do you sleep? Could you not watch for one hour? To avoid temptation watch and pray. The spirit truly is willing but the flesh is weak. Again he went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. He came and found them asleep again. They did not know what to say to him. He came a third time and said to them: Sleep and take your rest. It is enough the hour has come. Look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners! Rise up and let us go. He that betrays me is near.

When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation. He went a short distance from them and kneeled down and prayed. He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done. read more.
An angel came to him and gave him strength. (possible spurious text) He was in agony and earnestly prayed. His sweat became, as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. When he finished his prayer he went to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of their sorrow. He said: Why do you sleep? Arise and pray that you do not enter into temptation.









Be devoted to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another. Do not lag behind in diligence. Be fervent in spirit serving God. Rejoice in hope! Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer.

Be awake so your hearts are not weighed down. Do not allow the weight of worldly involvement, drunkenness, and cares of this life be a snare when that day suddenly comes. It will come as a surprise to all who dwell on the face of the earth. Be on the watch all the time. Pray for the strength to escape all these things in order to stand before the Son of man.

When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation.


Jesus said to Peter: Put the sword in the sheath. Shall I drink the cup the Father has given me?


Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation! read more.
A second time he went away and prayed, saying: Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done. He returned to find them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. He went away to pray a third time, saying the same words.





([Psalm of David]) I said: I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue. I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle while the wicked are in my presence.





Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain that are at the point of death: for I have not found your works perfect (completed) before God.



He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. He was sorrowful and very troubled. He told them: My heart is deeply grieved to the point of death. Stay with me and watch. Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. read more.
When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation! A second time he went away and prayed, saying: Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done. He returned to find them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy. He went away to pray a third time, saying the same words.

He said to them: I am very sorrowful to the point of death. Stay here with me and watch. He went forward a little ways and fell on the ground to pray. He prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. He said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup from me. Even so not what I will, but what you will. read more.
He returned to find them sleeping. He said to Peter, Simon why do you sleep? Could you not watch for one hour? To avoid temptation watch and pray. The spirit truly is willing but the flesh is weak. Again he went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. He came and found them asleep again. They did not know what to say to him. He came a third time and said to them: Sleep and take your rest. It is enough the hour has come. Look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners! Rise up and let us go. He that betrays me is near.

He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done. An angel came to him and gave him strength. (possible spurious text) He was in agony and earnestly prayed. His sweat became, as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.


Or do you think the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the attitude of the heart (mental disposition) that he induced to live in us cause us to envy?





He remembered that they were only flesh and blood, a breeze that blows and does not return.


Jesus wept. The Jews therefore said: Look how deeply he loved him!





Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.


When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation.




When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation.













([Psalm of David]) I said: I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue. I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle while the wicked are in my presence.





Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain that are at the point of death: for I have not found your works perfect (completed) before God.