30 Bible Verses about jerusalem

And one Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, and he kept back a part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and bringing a certain part laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and that you should keep back a part of the price of the land? read more.
Continuing unsold was it not yours, and when it was sold was it not at your disposal? Why did you propose this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God. And Ananias hearing these words fell down and expired; and great fear was upon all who heard. And the young men arose and laid him out, and having carried him out buried him. And after an interval of about three hours, his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the field for so much? And she said, Yes; for so much. And Peter said to her, Why have you agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out. And she fell down immediately at his feet, and expired; and the young men coming in found her dead, and carried her out, and buried her by her husband. And great fear was on all the assembly [church], and on all that heard of these things.

And when they came to Jerusalem they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and related what things God had done with them.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her brood under her wings, but you would not!

Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out of it no more, and I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

And I saw a new heaven and new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, their God, read more.
and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, nor shall lamentation nor crying nor pain be any more, for the former things have passed away. And he that sits on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said, Write that these words are faithful and true.

Tell me, you that wish to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by a servant woman, and the other by a free woman. But he by the servant woman was born of the flesh, and he by the free woman, by the promise. read more.
These things are allegorical, for those [women] are two covenants, one from Mount Sinai, bearing children for servitude, which is Hagar; for Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; and the present Jerusalem answers to her, for she is in servitude with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us;

But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;

Then the devil took him into the holy city, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,

And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They eat, they drank, they married, they were married, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all. In like manner also as it was in the days of Lot; they eat, drank, bought, sold, planted, built; read more.
but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all; so shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day let not him that shall be on the house, and his furniture in the house, come down to take it away; and in like manner let not him in the field turn back for things which are behind; remember Lot's wife. Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose shall save it. I tell you, on that night two shall be on one bed; one shall be taken and the other left; two shall be grinding together; one shall be taken and the other left. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place??et him that reads understand,??16 then let those in Judea flee to the mountains.

And when he came near and saw the city he wept over it, saying, O, that you had known, even you, and indeed in this your day, the things which are for your peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. For days of [trouble] will come upon you, and your enemies shall throw an embankment around you, and shut you in, and press you on every side, read more.
and destroy you and your children with you, and not leave stone upon stone in you; because you knew not the time of your visitation.

But when you see Jerusalem surrounded with encampments, then know that its desolation is at hand. Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; and those in the midst of it depart out of it; and let those in country places not enter into it. For these are days of judgment, that all things which are written may be fully accomplished. read more.
But woe to those with child, and having children at the breast in those days; for there shall be great distress on the earth, and wrath against this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive to all nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by gentiles, till the times of gentiles are fully accomplished.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her brood under her wings, but you would not! Behold, your house is left to you desolate;

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

And his parents went up yearly to Jerusalem to the feast of the passover.

AFTER these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

but taking leave of them and saying, I will return to you again, if God will, he sailed from, Ephesus,

And there were some Greeks of those who went up to Jerusalem to worship at the feast;

When these things begin to occur, arise and lift up your heads, for your redemption is near.

And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you be not terrified, for all things must be accomplished; but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in different places; but all these things are the beginning of sorrows. read more.
Then they shall deliver you to affliction, and kill you, and you shall be hated by all nations on my account; and then many shall be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another; and many false prophets shall be raised up and deceive many, and because wickedness shall abound the love of the many shall become cold: but he that endures to the end shall be saved. And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come. When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place??et him that reads understand,??16 then let those in Judea flee to the mountains.

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be? and what sign [shall there be], when these things are about to occur? And he said, See that you be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ], and the time is at hand; go not after them. And when you hear of wars and insurrections, be not terrified, for these things must be first; but the end is not immediately. read more.
Then said he to them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and in places there shall be great earthquakes, and famines, and pestilences; and there shall also be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity [at] the roaring of the sea and waves,

And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out of it no more, and I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

And he bore me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive to all nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by gentiles, till the times of gentiles are fully accomplished.

And a rod was given me like a staff, and he said, Arise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those that worship in it. And leave out the exterior court of the temple and measure it not, for it has been given to the gentiles, and they shall tread the holy city under foot forty-two months [three years and a half].

And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the procurator.

And immediately in the morning, the chief priests taking counsel with the elders, and scribes, and all the Sanhedrim, bound Jesus, and brought and delivered him to Pilate.

AND all the multitude arose and led him to Pilate. And they accused him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar, saying that he is an anointed king. And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, As you say. read more.
And Pilate said to the chief priests, and the multitudes, I find no fault with this man. And they were more violent, saying, He excites the people, teaching in all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place. And Pilate hearing of Galilee asked if the man was a Galilean. And learning that he was of the province of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem in those days.

THEN they led him from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. And it was morning; and they entered not into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. Then Pilate went out to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man?

But I must go on to-day and to-morrow, and the day following; for it is not possible for a prophet to be destroyed out of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you would not!

Then the devil took him into the holy city, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,

who appearing in glory spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

For those living at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him and the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning [him];

and when they had performed all things written of him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

and that a change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

And assembling them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which [says he] you have heard from me;

But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Judea, and all who live at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and attend to my words.

for at that time there shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world even till now, nor ever shall be.

And immediately after the affliction of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And as he sat on the tribunal his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered much to-day on his account, from a dream.

And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the procurator.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her brood under her wings, but you would not!

And when he came near and saw the city he wept over it,

And calling two of the centurions he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred light armed troops, after the third hour of the night.

FESTUS therefore coming into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. And the chief priests and the first men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, asking favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, having provided an ambuscade to kill him on the way. read more.
Then Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he would go down there shortly; and then, he said, the principal men among you may go down with me; if there is any thing against this man they may prosecute him. And staying with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day, sitting on the tribunal, commanded Paul to be brought. And when he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and weighty accusations which they could not prove, while Paul maintained in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I done any wrong. But Festus wishing to gratify the Jews, answered Paul and said, Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried by me for these things? And Paul said, I stand at the tribunal of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have not injured the Jews, as you also know very well. If indeed I have done wrong or committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if those things of which they accuse me are nothing, no man may give me up to them; I appeal to Caesar. Then Festus having conferred with the council answered, You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go. But after some days king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to salute Festus.

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And when he was twelve years old they went up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast.

And assembling them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which [says he] you have heard from me;

AND when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one mind together. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind borne along, and it filled all the house where they were sitting; and there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and [one] sat on each one of them; read more.
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were Jews living at Jerusalem, pious men, of every nation under heaven;

And the apostles and elders were assembled together to see about this matter.

And when they came to Jerusalem they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and related what things God had done with them.

And those scattered abroad by the affliction which commenced with Stephen, went even to Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but Jews only. But some of them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who came to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him. But Saul persecuted the church, and going from house to house, seizing men and women, committed them to prison. read more.
Being scattered abroad, therefore, they went everywhere preaching the good news of the word;

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

for Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; and the present Jerusalem answers to her, for she is in servitude with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us;

and the multitudes that went before, and those that followed, cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest [heavens]! And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?

saying, O, that you had known, even you, and indeed in this your day, the things which are for your peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. For days of [trouble] will come upon you, and your enemies shall throw an embankment around you, and shut you in, and press you on every side, and destroy you and your children with you, and not leave stone upon stone in you; because you knew not the time of your visitation.

And he taught during the days in the temple, and went out and spent the nights on the mountain called the Mount of Olives. And all the people came early to him in the temple to hear him.

But when you see Jerusalem surrounded with encampments, then know that its desolation is at hand. Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; and those in the midst of it depart out of it; and let those in country places not enter into it. For these are days of judgment, that all things which are written may be fully accomplished. read more.
But woe to those with child, and having children at the breast in those days; for there shall be great distress on the earth, and wrath against this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive to all nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by gentiles, till the times of gentiles are fully accomplished.

And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And he bore me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God; its luminary was like the most precious stone, like a crystalline jasper. It had a great and high wall, it had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. read more.
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that spoke with me had a golden measuring rod, to measure the city and its gates and its wall. And the city was square, and its length equal to its breadth. And he measured the city with the rod, twelve thousand stadia [1372 English miles]; and the length and breadth and height of it are equal. And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which was of the angel. And the building of its wall was jasper, and the city was of pure gold like clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone; the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardine stone, the seventh chrysolyte, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass. And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb. And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to give a light to it; for the glory of God lights it, and its light the Lamb. And the nations shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it, and its gates shall not be shut by day,??or there shall be no night there,??26 and they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall not enter into it any thing that is defiled, nor any one that commits an abomination and falsehood, but those enrolled in the Lamb's book of life.

But I must go on to-day and to-morrow, and the day following; for it is not possible for a prophet to be destroyed out of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you would not!

And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people. But some members of the synagogue called that of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen, and were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke. read more.
Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God. And they stirred up both the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming suddenly they seized him and led him to the Sanhedrim, and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law; for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us. And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face like the face of an angel.

AND at that time Herod the king put forth his hands to injure some of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also,??nd it was during the days of unleavened bread,??4 and having seized he put him in prison, committing him to four companies of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after the passover to bring him before the people. read more.
Peter therefore was kept by the guard; but prayer was made incessantly by the church to God for him. And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards kept watch before the door. And behold, an angel of the Lord came, and a light shone in the building; and striking Peter on the side he awoke him saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and tie on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Put your cloak about you, and follow me. And going out he followed him, and knew not that it was real which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. And passing through the first guard, and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself, and going out they went forward one street, and immediately the angel left him. And Peter coming to himself said, Now I know that the Lord has really sent his angel and delivered me from the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the Jews. And considering within himself he came to the house of Mary the mother of John called Mark, where a great number were assembled together and praying. And knocking at the door of the gate, a female servant, called Rhoda, came to listen, and knowing the voice of Peter she did not open the gate from joy, but ran in and told that Peter stood before the gate. But they said to her, You are mad. But she asserted strongly that it was so. And they said, It is his angel. But Peter continued knocking; and having opened they saw him, and were astonished. And making signs to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had conducted him out of the prison, and said, Tell these things to James and the brothers. And going out he departed to another place. And when it was day there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. And Herod seeking and not finding him, examined the guards, and commanded them to be put to death, and going down from Judea to Caesarea remained [there]. And he was displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one accord to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the king's bedchamber, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's. And on an appointed day Herod having put on his royal apparel, and sitting on the tribunal, made a speech to them; and the people shouted, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And an angel of the Lord instantly smote him because he gave not glory to God, and being eaten with worms he expired.

But Simon Peter followed Jesus, and the other disciple; and that disciple was known to the chief priest, and went in with Jesus to the chief priest's court;

When, therefore, he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also came to the feast.

But Simon Peter followed Jesus, and the other disciple; and that disciple was known to the chief priest, and went in with Jesus to the chief priest's court;

And there was in the place where he was crucified a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one was yet laid.

But some cried one thing, and some another, in the multitude, and not being able to learn the truth, on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the fortress.