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Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Verse Concepts Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
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Verse Concepts and to give rest to you who are being crushed with sorrows, along with us, at the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, with His mighty angels
in a fire of flame rendering vengeance to those who have not known God, and to those not obeying the good-news of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On that day Jesus will return to be honored by His saints [i.e., God's holy people] and to be marveled at [i.e., in reverence] by all those who had believed [in Him]. [This will happen] because you have believed our testimony to you [about Christ].
so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and you through union with Him, in accordance with the favor of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Verse Concepts As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our final muster before Him, we beg you, brothers,
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Verse Concepts for ye not to be quickly shaken from your mind, nor to be alarmed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by a letter as by us, as that the day of the Christ has come.
and to this end He called you by our preaching of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Verse Concepts May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and graciously given us encouragement that is eternal, and a hope that is well-founded,
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Verse Concepts And that we may be preserved from wrong-headed and wicked men- -for it is not every one who believes in Christ.
May the Lord guide you into a realization of God's love for you and into a patient endurance like Christ's.
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Verse Concepts Now we charge you, brothers, on the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to hold yourselves aloof from any brother who is living as a shirker instead of following the teachings you received from us.
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Verse Concepts Now on the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ we charge and exhort such persons to do their own work with quiet and eat their own bread.
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Verse Concepts I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting, which is my token in every letter. Thus I write??18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
The spiritual blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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Afflictions » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
And he said, Abba, father, all things are possible to thee. Take away this cup from me; but not what I will but what thou wilt.
Then Jesus said to Peter, Put the sword in the sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
Apostles » Called by » Christ
AND calling his twelve disciples, he gave them power over impure spirits to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every infirmity.
AND he went up on the mountain, and called whom he would; and they went to him.
But life precious to myself, I make of no account that I may finish my course and the service which I received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Bread » Figurative » Christ
Then Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven; for the bread of God is he that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread. read more.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Candlestick » Illustrative of » Christ
THEN Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.
For the first tabernacle was provided, in which were the candlestick and the table and the show bread, which is called the sanctuary.
Christ » Divinity » Example of
Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus,
I PAUL also exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in appearance am humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you;
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done.
And the God of patience and consolation grant you to have the same mind one to another, according to Christ Jesus,
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
forbearing one another, and forgiving one another if any one has a charge against any, as Christ forgave you, so [do] you also,
looking to the chief guide and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before him despised the shame and endured the cross, and sat down on the right hand of God.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps,
Christ » Promises of » Prophet
And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.
and they sought to take him, but feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.
But others said, he is Elijah; and others said, He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.
And fear seized all; and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is raised up among us; and, God has visited his people.
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.
And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazoraean, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;
The woman said to him, Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
Then the men, seeing what a miracle Jesus had performed, said, This is truly the prophet who was to come into the world.
Then some of the multitude hearing these words, said, This is truly the prophet;
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They said to the blind man again, What do you say of him, because he opened your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet
Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;
Christ » Heal persecution of » Testimony of the apostles
And confessedly great is the mystery of piety; [Christ,] who was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was preached to the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up into glory.
who is the likeness of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation,
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This [Word] was in the beginning with God.
declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,
whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh. He who is over all is God blessed forever, amen.
for in him dwells all the fullness of the Deity bodily
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,
And he has on the mantle and on the thigh his name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Works of
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
And Herod the king, heard [of Jesus], for his name was widely known, and said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead; and on this account the mighty works are performed by him.
AND John hearing in the prison of the works of Christ, sending by his disciples,
Then he began to rebuke those cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they changed not their minds.
and coming to his native country he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astonished and said, Whence has this man this wisdom and these mighty works?
And when it was the sabbath, he taught in the synagogue; and many heard him and were astonished, and said, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him? And [what are] these mighty works done by his hands?
And when he was now approaching, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they saw,
But I have greater testimony than John's; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father has sent me;
Jesus answered them, I have told you and you believe not; the works which I perform in my Father's name, these testify of me;
but if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father.
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Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; but if not, believe on account of the works themselves.
If I had not done among them the works which no other one has done, they would not have had sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Mission of
The thief comes not, except to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
for the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost.
And Jesus said, I came into this world for judgment, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing become blind.
Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets; I have not come to destroy but to complete.
But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;
I have come to send a fire on the earth; and what will I if it is already kindled?
For God sent not his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
And if any one hears my words and keeps them not, I do not judge him; for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.
Then Pilate said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, As you say, I am a king. For this was I born, and for this I came into the world, that I should testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth hears my voice.
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The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;
Christ » Filial » Obedience to
And Jesus departing thence saw a man sitting at the custom-house, called Matthew; and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
And they left their nets, immediately, and followed him.
Every one, therefore, that hears these words of mine and performs them, I will liken to a wise man who built his house on the rock;
And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them,
And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the passover;
And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have labored all night and taken nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.
Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you whom he is like.
Jesus said to them, Fill the water jars with water; and they filled them to the top.
When she heard, she arose quickly and came to him;
He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.
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And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship and you shall find. Then they cast it, and they were not able to draw it from the number of fishes.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Son of david
And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered, he is opening the book and its seven seals.
And behold, a woman of Canaan from those regions came out and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is badly affected with a demon.
AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
And all the multitudes wondered and said, Is this the Son of David?
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 many charged him to be still. But he cried much more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
And Jesus answered and said, teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead, a descendant of David, according to my gospel,
Christ » Slandered » Son of david
And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered, he is opening the book and its seven seals.
And behold, a woman of Canaan from those regions came out and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is badly affected with a demon.
AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
And all the multitudes wondered and said, Is this the Son of David?
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 many charged him to be still. But he cried much more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
And Jesus answered and said, teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead, a descendant of David, according to my gospel,
Christ » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
but now he has obtained a more excellent service, by as much also as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises.
saying, What you see write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;
He that comes from above is above all; he that is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He that comes from heaven is above all;
You call me Teacher and Lord; and you say well, for I am.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.
For this end Christ died and lived again, that he might exercise lordship over the dead and living.
and he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that he might himself be preeminent in all things,
being made as much greater than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.
For this man is judged worthy of more glory than Moses, as much as he has more honor than the house [tabernacle] which he built.
Christ » Precious » Preeminence of
but now he has obtained a more excellent service, by as much also as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises.
saying, What you see write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;
He that comes from above is above all; he that is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He that comes from heaven is above all;
You call me Teacher and Lord; and you say well, for I am.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.
For this end Christ died and lived again, that he might exercise lordship over the dead and living.
and he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that he might himself be preeminent in all things,
being made as much greater than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.
For this man is judged worthy of more glory than Moses, as much as he has more honor than the house [tabernacle] which he built.
Christ » For select reading » Angels wait upon
And he shall send his angels with a loud sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from the one end of heaven to the other.
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory,
and to you who are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels
And he said to him, I tell you most truly, you shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
And an angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him.
Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,
And again, when be brings the first-born into the world he says, And let all the angels of God worship him.
And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,??nd the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,??12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
Christ » Reproves » Sacrifice of
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might lead us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends.
and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God of good odor.
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil life according to the will of God even our Father,
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all wickedness, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.
since it was necessary that it should suffer often from the foundation of the world, but now once at the consummation of the world he has been manifested to destroy sins by the sacrifice of himself.
By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Christ » Victor » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
These things have I told you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction; but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall be not extinguish, till he sends forth judgment to victory.
then is the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when he will destroy every principality and every authority and power.
To him that conquers will I give to sit down with me on my throne, as I conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered, he is opening the book and its seven seals.
And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it had a bow, and a crown was given him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer.
They shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them,??or he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
Christ » Morning star » Mystery of
And to him that is able to confirm you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery not revealed in ancient times,
And confessedly great is the mystery of piety; [Christ,] who was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was preached to the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up into glory.
that your hearts may be comforted, being united in love and [raised] to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God,
but we speak a wisdom of God hid in mystery, which God appointed from eternity for our glory,
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
by reading which you can understand my knowledge of the mystery of Christ,??5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
praying also at the same time for us, that God will open to us a door of utterance to declare the mystery of Christ, for which also I am bound,
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Ascension of
Jesus said to her, Do not touch me; for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.
For Christ did not enter into the sanctuary made with hands, a type of the true, but into heaven itself, and already has appeared before God for us,
who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
and while he was blessing them he departed from them.
[What], then if you should see the Son of man ascend where he was formerly?
Wherefore he says, When he ascended on high, he took captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.
Then the Lord, after speaking with them, was taken up to heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
HAVING therefore a great chief priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the profession.
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Christ » Denial of » General references to
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the anti-christ, [the man that] denies the Father and the Son.
but you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked a murderer to be given you,
Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me thrice.
They profess to know God, but by works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and as to every good work reprobate.
and whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny before my Father in heaven.
But Peter sat without in the court; and a female servant came to him, saying, You also were with Jesus the Galilean. But he denied it before all, saying, I know not what you say.
if we endure patiently we shall reign together; if we deny him he will deny us;
But there were also false prophets among the people, as there shall also be false teachers among you, who shall bring in by stealth destructive heresies, even denying the master that bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction;
Christ » Joy of » Judge
and he commanded us to preach to the people and testify fully that he is appointed by God the judge of living and dead.
I earnestly charge you before God and Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and dead, and [by] his appearing and his kingdom,
Judge nothing therefore before the time, till the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden deeds of darkness, and make known the purposes of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise from God.
and all the nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
For the Father judges no man, but has given all judgment to the Son,
because he has appointed a day in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom he has appointed, giving assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
But why do you judge your brother? why do you set at nought your brother? for we must all stand at the tribunal of God.
who shall give an account to him that is ready to judge the living and dead.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.
Then the Lord, after speaking with them, was taken up to heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
But from this time the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly [worlds],
Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name,
Christ » Faith in, great » Faithful
Whence he ought in all things to be assimilated to the brothers, that he may be a merciful and faithful chief priest as to things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
But the Lord is faithful, who will confirm you, and guard you from evil.
let us hold firmly the profession of the faith, without declining; for he is faithful that promised;
Faithful is he that calls you, who will also perform.
if we believe not he continues faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
Christ » Received » Redemption through
not with blood of goats and bullocks, but with his own blood, entered once into the sanctuary having found eternal redemption.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree,
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast killed and hast redeemed to God with thy blood [men] from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all wickedness, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins,
knowing that you were not redeemed from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers, with destructible things, silver or gold,
Christ » Name, works done in » Mighty when used in prayer and service
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
and this she did for many days. And Paul being grieved turned around and said to the spirit, I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out of her in that hour.
and whatever you ask in my name I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
and that a change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
In that day you shall ask in my name, and I tell you not that I will ask the Father for you;
but these are recorded that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, this I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraen, walk.
And by the faith of his name, his name has made strong this man whom you behold and know, and the faith which is by him has given him this entire soundness before you all.
be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraean, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him has this man stood before you sound.
giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
Christ » For select reading » Appearance, personal of
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments were white as the light.
and his head and hairs were white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes like a flame of fire,
And he that sat was like a jasper and sardine stone, and there was an iris about the throne, similar in appearance to an emerald.
Christ » Name, wonderful » Mighty when used in prayer and service
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
and this she did for many days. And Paul being grieved turned around and said to the spirit, I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out of her in that hour.
and whatever you ask in my name I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
and that a change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
In that day you shall ask in my name, and I tell you not that I will ask the Father for you;
but these are recorded that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, this I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraen, walk.
And by the faith of his name, his name has made strong this man whom you behold and know, and the faith which is by him has given him this entire soundness before you all.
be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraean, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him has this man stood before you sound.
giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
They shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them,??or he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
I tell you truly, that some of those standing here shall not taste death till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
that you may eat and drink at my table, in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And he said, Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom had been of this world my officers would have fought for me, that I should not be given up to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not here.
that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of beings in heaven and in the earth and under the earth,
but of the Son, Thy throne, God, is forever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of rectitude.
AND the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, the kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign forever and ever.
Christ » His foreknowledge » His lordship
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
God is faithful by whom you are called into the society of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe with your mind that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved;
yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and we through him.
I assure you, therefore, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus an accursed thing, and no one can call Jesus Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
Christ » Lord » His lordship
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
God is faithful by whom you are called into the society of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe with your mind that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved;
yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and we through him.
I assure you, therefore, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus an accursed thing, and no one can call Jesus Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
Christ » Saviour » Came to earth to be
whence also he is able to save forever those who come to God through him, always living to intercede for them.
For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord.
for the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost.
For God sent not his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
Of the posterity of this man, according to his promise, has God raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
but made known now through the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son, the Saviour of the world.
Christ » Star » Substitution of, for sinners
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might lead us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree,
But we see Jesus, made a little less than angels, on account of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste death for every [man].
For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.
so also Christ having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time without sin, to those who look for him for salvation.
who himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we having died to sins, may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
Christ » Compassion of » Condescension of
And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
for he has looked on the low condition of his servant; for, behold, from this time all generations shall call me blessed,
arose from supper, and laid aside his clothes, and taking a towel girded himself:
And having said this he showed them both his hands and his side; then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Then he said to Thomas, Reach here your finger and behold my hands, and reach your hand and put it in my side, and be not faithless but believing.
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » Plots against
and the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him to destroy him.
and they took counsel to seize Jesus by stratagem, and kill him.
AND when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to kill him.
And they were filled with madness, and conferred with each other as to what they should do to Jesus.
AND he taught daily in the temple; and the chief priests, and scribes, and the first of the people sought to destroy him.
and he went and conferred with the chief priests and commanders as to how he might deliver him to them.
and on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrim, and said, What do we accomplish? for this man performs many miracles.
From that day, therefore, they took counsel to kill him.
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AND the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to Jesus to try him desired him to show them a sign from heaven.
And the Pharisees came to him to try him, and said, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel to ensnare him in his words.
And the Pharisees went out and questioned him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, to try him.
And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and Herodians to ensnare him in his words.
watching him, to catch something from his mouth.
And they sent spies to watch him, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might take advantage of his speech, to deliver him to the power and authority of the procurator.
They said this to try him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus, stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground.
Christ » Devotions of » Select readings
And as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said to them, When you pray, say, Father, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; give us daily our essential bread; read more.
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial. And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say, Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he will answer from within, and say, Trouble me not, for the door is already shut, and my little children are with me in bed, I cannot arise and give you; I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs. And I tell you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; for every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent? or if he asks also for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial. And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say, Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he will answer from within, and say, Trouble me not, for the door is already shut, and my little children are with me in bed, I cannot arise and give you; I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs. And I tell you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; for every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent? or if he asks also for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.
AND he spoke also a parable to them, that men ought to pray at all times, and not to faint; saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, who feared not God and regarded not man. And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Give me judgment against my adversary. read more.
And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God and regard not man, yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them? I tell you, he will execute their judgment speedily. But when the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?
And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God and regard not man, yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them? I tell you, he will execute their judgment speedily. But when the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Brethren of
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
And while he was speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him.
Then came his brothers and his mother, and standing without, sent to him to call him.
After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples, and remained there a few days.
Then his brothers said to him, Go down from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do;
For his brothers did not believe on him.
Have we not a right to lead about a sister, a wife, as also the other apostles; and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
and I saw no other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
Christ » Power of » Prayers of
And as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said to them, When you pray, say, Father, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; give us daily our essential bread; read more.
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial. And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say, Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he will answer from within, and say, Trouble me not, for the door is already shut, and my little children are with me in bed, I cannot arise and give you; I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs. And I tell you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; for every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent? or if he asks also for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial. And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say, Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he will answer from within, and say, Trouble me not, for the door is already shut, and my little children are with me in bed, I cannot arise and give you; I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs. And I tell you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; for every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent? or if he asks also for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.
AND he spoke also a parable to them, that men ought to pray at all times, and not to faint; saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, who feared not God and regarded not man. And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Give me judgment against my adversary. read more.
And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God and regard not man, yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them? I tell you, he will execute their judgment speedily. But when the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?
And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God and regard not man, yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them? I tell you, he will execute their judgment speedily. But when the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?
Christ » Faith in, great » Faultfinding against
And both the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
Why does this man speak so? he blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but God alone?
And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?
And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eating with sinners and publicans, said to his disciples, Why does he eat and drink with sinners and publicans?
and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands, [they found fault].
And seeing it, they all complained, saying, He has gone in to stop with a sinner.
Then the Jews complained of him because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
Christ » In presence of » Joy in Christ's presence
And he said to him, I tell you truly, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.
If any man serves me let him follow me; and where I am there also shall my servant be. If anyone serves me, him will the Father honor.
For I go to prepare a place for you; and if I go and shall prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am you may also be.
Father, what thou hast given me, I will that they should be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me; because thou didst love me before the foundation of the world;
But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;
then we the living who remain shall be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall be always with the Lord.
Christ » Reproves » Resurrection of
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and raised on the third day.
and deliver him to the gentiles, to mock, and scourge, and crucify him; and on the third day he shall be raised.
but after I have risen I will go before you into Galilee.
And coming down from the mountain he charged them to tell no man what they had seen, till the Son of man should have risen from the dead.
but after I am raised I will go before you into Galilee.
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it.
Having obtained therefore help from God, I have continued to this day, testifying to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said should take place; that the Christ should suffer, and that he first from the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and the nations.
Christ » Preaching to be concerning » Christ the theme of
being displeased because they taught the people and declared by Jesus the resurrection of the dead;
and Philip going down to a city of Samaria preached Christ to them.
And Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him the good news of Jesus.
and immediately in the synagogues he preached Jesus, that this is the Son of God.
The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching the good news of peace by Jesus Christ,??e is Lord of all,??37 you know; the word which was [preached] through all Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John preached,
explaining and asserting that the Christ ought to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.
we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offense, and to the gentiles foolishness,
For we preach not ourselves but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Christ » Sufferings of » Teacher
And in the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.
And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying;
And going out he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, for they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he taught them much.
And he taught in their synagogues, glorified by all.
And entering into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land, and sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship.
This man came to him by night and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can perform these miracles which you perform unless God is with him.
And in the morning he went again to the temple, and all the people came to him, and he sat and taught them.
Christ » Reproves » Retirement sought by
And the apostles returned and reported to him all things which they had done. And taking them aside, he departed privately to the city called Bethsaida.
And having dismissed the multitudes, he went on a mountain by himself to pray. And when it was evening he was there alone.
And returning thence Jesus came to the lake of Galilee, and going up on the mountain sat down there.
AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took his twelve disciples aside privately, and said to them on the way,
And he said to them, Come to a solitary place by yourselves, and rest a little; for many were coming and going, and there was no convenient time to eat.
And he rose up, and departed thence to the regions of Tyre. And entering into a house he wished no one to know it; and he could not be hid.
And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and kneeling down, prayed,
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am the Alpha and the Omega, first and last, the beginning and end.
Father, what thou hast given me, I will that they should be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me; because thou didst love me before the foundation of the world;
IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, that before Abraham existed, I am.
And now glorify thou me, Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist,
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither a beginning of days nor end of life, but being made like the Son of God, continues a priest forever.
Christ » Touched by others » Unknown by men
John answered them saying, I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you know not.
Jesus said to him, Have I been so long a time with you and have you not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how say you, Show us the Father?
He was in the world, and the world existed through him, and the world knew him not.
Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You have neither known me nor my Father; if you had known me you would also have known my Father.
The man answered and said to them, It is a strange thing, that you know not whence he is, and he has opened my eyes.
And these things they will do, because they have not known the Father nor me.
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];
No one that continues in him sins; no one that sins has seen him, or known him.
Christ » Love to » To Christ, the blessings of
Judas said to him, not the Iscariot, Lord, and how is it that you are about to manifest yourself to us, and not to the world? Jesus answered and said to him, If any one loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our mansion with him.
If you love me, keep my commandments; and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you forever,
for the Father himself is a friend to you, because you have been friends to me, and believed that I came forth from God.
The grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with constancy.
Retain the form of sound words which you heard from me in faith and the love in Christ Jesus.
hearing of your love and faith which you have for the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious,
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Commands of
and he commanded us to preach to the people and testify fully that he is appointed by God the judge of living and dead.
teaching them to keep all things which I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always till the consummation of the world.
And this is his commandment; that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he gave commandment.
He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.
I give you a new commandment to love another, as I have loved you that you also should love one another.
If you love me, keep my commandments;
If you keep my commandments you shall continue in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and continue in his love.
You are my friends if you do what I command you;
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Humiliation of
and she bore her first-born son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the khan.
for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
For I tell you, that this which is written must be fully accomplished in me, And he was numbered with transgressors; for also the things concerning me have an end.
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away; and who will tell of his generation? for his life was taken from the earth.
but he abased himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man, and being found in form like a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient even till death, and the death of the cross.
Christ » Reproves » Rock of offence
Is not this the carpenter? the son of Mary? and a brother of James, and Joset, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended with him.
and blessed is he that is not offended with me.
we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offense, and to the gentiles foolishness,
And they were offended with him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his native country, and in his own house;
For what reason? Because they are not of faith, but as it were of works of the law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
and a stone of stumbling and rock of offense, who stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
Christ » Love to » Man of sorrows
Having said these things Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, I tell you most truly, that one of you shall betray me.
and looking up to heaven he groaned, and said to him, Ephphatha, which is, Be opened.
And groaning in his spirit, he said, Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you truly, there shall no sign be given to this generation.
And when he came near and saw the city he wept over it,
Then when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he was greatly agitated in spirit and affected,
Jesus wept.
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I to this hour;
Christ » Dying with surrendered life » Characteristics of
knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin;
I am crucified with Christ; and I no longer live myself, but Christ lives in me; and the present life which I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
If therefore you died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do you practice ordinances as living in the world,??21 you shall not touch, you shall not taste, you shall not feel,??22 all which are to perish in the using??ccording to the commandments and instructions of men?
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
The saying is true, For if we died together we shall live together;
Christ » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Then Jesus said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go to him that sent me.
You heard that I said to you, I will go away and come to you. If you loved me you would rejoice because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
But now I go to him that sent me, and no one of you asks me, Where do you go?
And I am no longer in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep in thy name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we also are.
My little children, I am with you yet a little while. You shall seek me, and as I said to the Jews, Where I go you cannot come, I now also say to you.
and of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you behold me no more;
A little while and you shall not see me; and again a little while and you shall see me.
I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again I leave the world and go to the Father.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Comforts
These things have I told you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction; but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.
And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.
Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God and believe in me.
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.
And Jesus hearing the word spoken, said to the synagogue ruler, Fear not, only believe.
and our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us eternal consolation and a good hope by grace,
Christ » Mediator » Messenger
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
And afterwards he sent them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
for I came down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him that sent me.
I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.
Jesus said to them, If God was your father you would have loved me; for I came forth and come from God; for I came not of myself, but he sent me.
do you tell him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?
because the words which thou hast given me I have given them; and they have received and known truly that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou didst send me.
that all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Christ » His foreknowledge » Predicts his own sufferings
Ought not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?
For I tell you, that this which is written must be fully accomplished in me, And he was numbered with transgressors; for also the things concerning me have an end.
And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes; and be killed, and after three days be raised again.
saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!
saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of wicked men to be crucified, and on the third day rise again.
and said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;
Christ » Sufferings of » Predicts his own sufferings
Ought not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?
For I tell you, that this which is written must be fully accomplished in me, And he was numbered with transgressors; for also the things concerning me have an end.
And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes; and be killed, and after three days be raised again.
saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!
saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of wicked men to be crucified, and on the third day rise again.
and said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;
Christ » Name, wonderful » General references to
Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of beings in heaven and in the earth and under the earth, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
And he has on the mantle and on the thigh his name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
being made as much greater than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.
And behold you shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall call his name Jesus.
And his eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; he has a name written that no man knows except himself,
Christ » Mediator » Meekness of
Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king comes to you, meek, seated on an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
I PAUL also exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in appearance am humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you;
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;
Then Jesus said to him, Put up your sword in its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword.
who being reviled reviled not, suffering threatened not, but committed himself to him that judges righteously,
Christ » Witness, a » To the truth
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
I charge you before the God who gives life to all [creatures], and Christ Jesus who made the good profession before Pontius Pilate,
Then Pilate said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, As you say, I am a king. For this was I born, and for this I came into the world, that I should testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth hears my voice.
I tell you most truly, that we speak what we know, and what we have seen we testify; and you receive not our testimony.
and what he has seen and heard this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I testify of myself, my testimony is true, for I know whence I came and whither I go; but you know not whence I come or whither I go.
Christ » Reproves » Reverence for
But immediately, a woman whose little daughter had an impure spirit, hearing of him, came and fell down at his feet;
and behold, a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can cleanse me.
While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live.
And she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me!
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping, and asking a certain thing of him.
And one of the synagogue rulers came, Jairus by name, and seeing him, fell at his feet,
And he said, Lord, I believe, and worshipped him.
Christ » Opinions concerning » Oracle of God
Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;
because the words which thou hast given me I have given them; and they have received and known truly that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou didst send me.
I have many things to say and judge of you; but he that sent me is true; and what I have heard from him, these things I speak in the world.
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what to speak;
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words which I speak to you I speak not of myself, but the Father continuing in me, he does the works.
He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's that sent me.
Christ » Reproves » Revelation of
Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;
because the words which thou hast given me I have given them; and they have received and known truly that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou didst send me.
I have many things to say and judge of you; but he that sent me is true; and what I have heard from him, these things I speak in the world.
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what to speak;
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words which I speak to you I speak not of myself, but the Father continuing in me, he does the works.
He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's that sent me.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Branch
Christ » Saviour » Seven last sayings of
And he said to him, I tell you truly, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].
Then he said to the disciple, Behold your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own [house].
and at about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were already finished, that the Scripture might be fully accomplished, said, I thirst.
When therefore Jesus took the vinegar, he said, It is finished; and inclining his head gave up the spirit.
And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit; and having said this, he expired.
Christ » Humility of » Identified with believers
And the king shall answer and say to them, I tell you truly, that inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.
He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.
and whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me;
He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him that sent me.
and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why do you persecute me?
But when you thus sin against the brothers, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
Christ » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
who delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.
While he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.
and there was a voice from heaven, You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
to the praise of his glorious grace, which he bestowed upon us in the beloved,
So also Christ did not put on himself the honor of being made a chief priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee;
Christ » Slandered » Son, beloved
who delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.
While he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.
and there was a voice from heaven, You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
to the praise of his glorious grace, which he bestowed upon us in the beloved,
So also Christ did not put on himself the honor of being made a chief priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee;
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Worshipped
And again, when be brings the first-born into the world he says, And let all the angels of God worship him.
and those in the ship came and worshipped him; saying, Truly you are the Son of God.
And behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail! And they approached him, and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.
and coming into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they presented him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
And when he took the book, the four cherubs and the twenty-four elders fell down before the lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints:
Christ » Compassion of » Confession of
No one that denies the Son has the Father; he that confesses the Son has the Father also.
And I tell you, that whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man confess before the angels of God;
For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe with your mind that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved;
Every one, therefore, who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father in heaven;
and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God continues in him and he in God.
Christ » Mediator » Became mediator between God and man
and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to a sprinkled blood which speaks better than Abel.
For there is one God, and one mediator of God and man, the man Christ Jesus,
but now he has obtained a more excellent service, by as much also as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises.
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new covenant, that death having been for a redemption of transgressions [transgressors] under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
For Christ did not enter into the sanctuary made with hands, a type of the true, but into heaven itself, and already has appeared before God for us,
My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin. But if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,
Christ » Guest, a » Head of the church
and he is the head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that he might himself be preeminent in all things,
and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church,
but speaking the truth with love we may grow to him in all things, who is the head, Christ;
for the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church; he is the savior of the body.
and not holding the head, from which all the body being supplied and compacted by means of joints and tendons grows with an increase of God.
Christ » Touched by others » Union with
Know you not that your bodies are Christ's members? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them a harlot's members? by no means.
for we are members of his body.
So, my brothers, you have also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you should be married to another, to him that was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.
For I am zealous for you with a godly zeal, for I joined you, a chaste virgin, to one husband, to present to Christ;
Let that which you heard from the beginning continue in you. If that which you heard from the beginning continues in you, you also shall continue in the Son and in the Father.
Christ » Heal persecution of » Divine
But from this time the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the power of God. And they all said, Are you the Son of God then? And he said to them, I am as you say.
I and the Father are one.
If I do not my Father's works, believe me not; but if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father.
and he that beholds me beholds him that sent me.
If you had known me you would have known my Father; and from this time you know him and have seen him. Philip said to him, Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied. Jesus said to him, Have I been so long a time with you and have you not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how say you, Show us the Father? read more.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words which I speak to you I speak not of myself, but the Father continuing in me, he does the works.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words which I speak to you I speak not of myself, but the Father continuing in me, he does the works.
All things that the Father has, are mine; on this account I said, He shall receive of me and tell you.
Christ » Promises of » Fulness of
for in him dwells all the fullness of the Deity bodily
For we all have received of his fullness, and grace for grace;
and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all things in all.
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
for in him [God] was well pleased that all fullness should dwell,
Christ » Reproves » Of Christ, a central truth of the gospel
And the apostles delivered the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and great favor was towards them all.
and we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of Judea, and at Jerusalem, whom also they killed, hanging him on a cross. This [man] did God raise up on the third day, and permitted him to be made manifest, not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who eat and drank with him after he rose from the dead;
declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,
this man, delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have affixed to the cross, and killed by the hand of the wicked, him has God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held by it.
but you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked a murderer to be given you, but killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead, whose witnesses we are.
And according to his custom Paul went in to them, and reasoned with them three sabbaths from the Scriptures, explaining and asserting that the Christ ought to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.
Christ » Humility of » General references to
Then he put water into the wash-basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;
for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.
and being found in form like a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient even till death, and the death of the cross.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Creator
for by him were all things created which are in heaven and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and for him,
yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and we through him.
All things existed through him, and without him not one thing existed, which existed.
and to enlighten all men as to the dispensation of the mystery concealed from eternity in God who created all things,
GOD, who at many times and in many ways spoke anciently to the fathers by the prophets, in these last days spoke to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds,
Christ » Given to Christ filial encouraged » Examples of filial
And he said, Go into the city to such a one, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover with you, together with my disciples.
Then he came to the disciples and said to them, Do you sleep still and take your rest? Behold the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
Then they sought to take him by force; but no man laid a hand on him, for his hour had not yet come.
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come that the Son of man should be glorified.
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
JESUS spoke these words and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee,
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Blasphemy against
But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.
But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons.
But some of them said, He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons;
And they reviled him with many other words.
because they said, He has an impure spirit.
And do they not blaspheme the good name by which you are called?
Christ » Vine name applied to » Of Christ
but to the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God;
And the little child grew, and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon it.
and coming to his native country he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astonished and said, Whence has this man this wisdom and these mighty works?
in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Cries of
And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any one thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
and at about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
and some fell on good ground, and growing up bore fruit a hundred fold. Having said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then Jesus cried, teaching in the temple and saying, You both know me and know whence I am; and I have not come of myself; but he that sent me is true, whom you know not;
And Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me, believes not on me but on him that sent me;
And Jesus crying again with a loud voice, gave up the spirit.
Christ » Heal persecution of » The father bears witness
While he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.
And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
There is another who testifies of me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies of me is true.
and the Father who sent me, he has testified of me. You have not heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form;
I am one, testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me testifies of me.
If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.
Christ » Slandered » Of Christ and his disciples
the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.
But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.
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 brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;
But others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine.
For finding this man a pestilence and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a chief of the sect of the Nazoraeans,
Christ » Grace of » Greatness of
But I tell you that here is an object greater than the temple.
The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of beings in heaven and in the earth and under the earth,
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » The barren fig tree, luke 13
Having been justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching the good news of peace by Jesus Christ,??e is Lord of all,??37 you know; the word which was [preached] through all Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John preached,
For he is our peace, who made both one and broke down the middle wall of partition,
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Bridegroom
And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast.
Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their own lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom;
but at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom; go out to meet him.
He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; this my joy, therefore, is fully attained.
Christ » Divinity of Christ of God, universal » Zeal of
And he said to them, Why did you seek me? did you not know that I must be in [the courts] of my father?
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thy house consumes me.
Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and curing all that were subjugated by the devil, for God was with him;
Christ » Conqueror of death » Corner-stone
for it is said in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?
This is the stone rejected by you builders, which has become the head of a corner.
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,
Christ » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
They shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them,??or he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
And he has on the mantle and on the thigh his name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
Christ » Exaltation of » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
They shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them,??or he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
And he has on the mantle and on the thigh his name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
Christ » Guest, a » Hated
If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before you.
And they were filled with madness, and conferred with each other as to what they should do to Jesus.
And his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We wish not this man to reign over us.
The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I testify of it that its works are evil.
But [they do this] that the word written in their law may be fulfilled, They hated me without cause.
When therefore the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried, saying, Crucify him! crucify him! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.
Christ » Joy of » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
They shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them,??or he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
And he has on the mantle and on the thigh his name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » Persecution of
And Herod, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt, and mocked him, and put on him a splendid garment, and sent him back to Pilate.
and on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
and they arose and cast him out of the city, and led him even to the brow of the mountain on which the city was built, to precipitate him down.
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he would not walk in Judea because the Jews sought to kill him.
I know that you are children of Abraham; but you seek to kill me because my word has no place in you.
Then they sought again to take him by force; and he escaped out of their hand.
Christ » Disciples of » Call of to special work
And passing by he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the custom house, and said to him, Follow me; and he arose and followed him.
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
and he immediately called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired men, they went away after him.
And when it was day he called his disciples; and having chosen twelve of them, whom he named apostles,
On the next day he wished to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, Follow me.
And he said to me, Go, for I will send you to nations far away.
Christ » Denial of » Despised
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
And those who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Aha, you that destroy the temple and build it in three days! save yourself, and come down from the cross.
And the Pharisees, who are avaricious, heard all these things, and derided him.
and many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him?
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Mocked by men
And Herod, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt, and mocked him, and put on him a splendid garment, and sent him back to Pilate.
And the men having him in custody mocked him, beating him;
and making a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
And the chief priests in like manner also mocked him, with the scribes and elders, and said,
And the soldiers also mocked him, and came and presented him vinegar,
Christ » Conqueror of death » Co-operation with
For we are God's co-laborers; you are God's field, God's building.
And they went abroad and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the accompanying miracles.
And being also co-laborers we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain,??2 for he says, In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you; behold, now is an acceptable time, behold, now is a day of salvation,??3 giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry may not be blamed,
Christ » Love to » Master
And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have labored all night and taken nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.
And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.
And Jesus said, Who touched me? And all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes press upon and throng you, and do you say, Who touched me?
And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.
And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he follows not with us.
And they lifted up their voice saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Christ » Expected » Expounds the word
And he answered and said to them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;
So also when you see all these things, know that [the Son of man] is nigh, at the doors.
but without a parable spoke he not to them; and, privately, he explained all things to his disciples.
But the parable signifies this; the seed is the word of God;
And from Moses, and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Christ » Sufferings of » Thronged
And Jesus said, Who touched me? And all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes press upon and throng you, and do you say, Who touched me?
And many came together immediately, so that there was no room, not even in the places about the door; and he spoke to them the word.
For he cured many, so that all who had diseases fell down before him, that they might touch him;
And he went away with him; and a great multitude followed him, and thronged him.
And as the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
And his mother and brothers came to him, and were not able to approach him on account of the multitude.
Christ » Morning star » Name applied to
I Jesus sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright star of the morning.
And we have the more sure prophetic word, to which you will do well to attend, as to a light shining in a dark place, till the day dawns and the day-star arises in your hearts,
and I will give him the star of the morning.
Christ » Nazarene » Obedience of
If you keep my commandments you shall continue in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and continue in his love.
but [I have said this] that the world may know that I love the Father, and that as the Father has commanded me, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
for as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the one shall the many be constituted righteous.
then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second,
Christ » Star » Morning star - name applied to Christ
I Jesus sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright star of the morning.
And we have the more sure prophetic word, to which you will do well to attend, as to a light shining in a dark place, till the day dawns and the day-star arises in your hearts,
and I will give him the star of the morning.
Christ » Gifts of » Legacy of peace
And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.
And to him that conquers and keeps my works till the end, I will give power over the nations,
and I will give him the star of the morning.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you; not as the world gives give I to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Christ » Word, the » Name applied to
THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,??2 and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,??3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.
For there are three that testify; the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three are one.
and he is clothed in a mantle dipped in blood, and his name is called The Word of God.
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » Perfection of
For it became him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, to perfect by sufferings the prince of their salvation, bringing many sons to glory.
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.
Then Pilate came out again and said to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him.
and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,
For the law constitutes men chief priests having infirmity, but the word of the oath which is after the law the Son made perfect forever.
Christ » Sufferings of » Temptation of
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
For because he has himself suffered, having been tried, he is able to help the tried.
being tempted by the devil forty days. And he eat nothing in those days; and when they were completed he was hungry.
And you have continued with me in my trials,
For we have not a chief priest who cannot sympathise with our infirmities, but one tried in all respects as we are, without sin.
Christ » Guest, a » Honoured
And he taught in their synagogues, glorified by all.
And many spread their clothes in the way; and others cutting branches from the trees spread them in the way;
And they brought him to Jesus; and spreading their clothes on the colt they put Jesus on him.
took branches of palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and those which are on the sea, and all things in them, all heard I saying, To him that sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power forever and ever.
Christ » Humanity of Christ » General references to
For there is one God, and one mediator of God and man, the man Christ Jesus,
AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
and being found in form like a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient even till death, and the death of the cross.
but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Christ » Omnipotence of » Oneness with the father
And I am no longer in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep in thy name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we also are.
but if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words which I speak to you I speak not of myself, but the Father continuing in me, he does the works.
I and the Father are one.
And the glory which thou hast given me I have given them, that they may be one as we are one,
Christ » Humanity of » General references to
For there is one God, and one mediator of God and man, the man Christ Jesus,
AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
and being found in form like a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient even till death, and the death of the cross.
but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
And behold they cried, saying, What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come hither before the time to torment us?
saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God!
and the impure spirits when they saw him fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.
and demons also went out of many, crying and saying, You are the Son of God! And he rebuked them, and charged them not to say that they knew him to be the Christ.
But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?
Christ » Sake, for his » death
because it was given to you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him but also to suffer for him,
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Most gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Wherefore I am well pleased with infirmities, with injuries, with necessities, with persecutions, with distresses for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Christ » Denial of » Devils confess
And behold they cried, saying, What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come hither before the time to torment us?
saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God!
and the impure spirits when they saw him fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.
and demons also went out of many, crying and saying, You are the Son of God! And he rebuked them, and charged them not to say that they knew him to be the Christ.
But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?
Christ » Glorified » Described by the revelator
And I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud one sitting like the Son of man, having on his head a crown of gold and in his hand a sharp sickle.
and in the midst of the candlesticks one like the Son of man, clothed with a robe extending down to his feet, girded about the breasts with a golden girdle; and his head and hairs were white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass as if they were burned in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of many waters, read more.
and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword, and his face shone like the sun in his strength.
and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword, and his face shone like the sun in his strength.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. And his eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; he has a name written that no man knows except himself,
Christ » Received » Receiving Christ
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, to them that believe on his name,
Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but him that sent me.
He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.
And when Jesus returned the multitude received him; for they were all waiting for him.
and he made haste and came down, and received him rejoicing.
Christ » Prescience of » General references to
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were already finished, that the Scripture might be fully accomplished, said, I thirst.
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
But there are some of you who believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him.
For he knew him that was to betray him; therefore, he said, You are not all pure.
Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, Whom do you seek?
Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were already finished, that the Scripture might be fully accomplished, said, I thirst.
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
But there are some of you who believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him.
For he knew him that was to betray him; therefore, he said, You are not all pure.
Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, Whom do you seek?
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Divisions caused by
Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division.
And there was much complaining concerning him among the multitude; some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the people.
Then there was a division among the multitude on his account;
Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such miracles? And there was a division among them.
There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Attractive
and if I am raised on high from the earth I will draw all men to me.
AND when he went down from the mountain great multitudes followed him;
And seeing Jesus at a distance, he ran and worshipped him,
And Jesus having crossed again in the ship to the other side, a great multitude came together to him; and he was by the lake.
And on the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.
Christ » Opinions concerning » Divided, concerning Christ as his work
Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division.
And there was much complaining concerning him among the multitude; some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the people.
Then there was a division among the multitude on his account;
Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such miracles? And there was a division among them.
There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;
Christ » Touched by others » Tried by his enemies
And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
They said this to try him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus, stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground.
AND behold, a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
and others, trying him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
And perceiving their craftiness, he said to them,
Christ » Touched by others » Brought healing to those who touched him
And behold a woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years approached him from behind, and touched the fringe of his garment; for she said within herself, If I can only touch his garment I shall be cured. And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.
For he cured many, so that all who had diseases fell down before him, that they might touch him;
And having crossed over, they came to Gennesaret. And when the men of that place knew him, they sent to all the country around, and brought to him all that were sick, and requested of him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were entirely cured.
And all the multitude sought to touch him, for a power went out from him and cured all.
Christ » Fellowship with » Foreknowledge of
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were already finished, that the Scripture might be fully accomplished, said, I thirst.
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
But there are some of you who believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him.
For he knew him that was to betray him; therefore, he said, You are not all pure.
Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, Whom do you seek?
Christ » Saviour » Servant
as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
For which is greater, he that reclines, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines? But I am with you as he that serves.
arose from supper, and laid aside his clothes, and taking a towel girded himself: Then he put water into the wash-basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.
but he abased himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man,
Christ » Sought » Examples of men seeking Christ
these, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.
and said to him, All men seek you.
And when it was day, coming out he went to a solitary place; and the multitudes sought him, and came to him, and urged him not to depart from them.
And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and could not on account of the multitude, because he was of small stature.
Christ » Sin-bearer » Bore the sins of many
so also Christ having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time without sin, to those who look for him for salvation.
who himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we having died to sins, may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
And we know that he was manifested to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
Christ » For other titles relating to his divinity special marks of divinity » His authority
for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
And Jesus coming near spoke to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and on the earth;
And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him?
and has given him authority and judgment to execute, because he is the Son of man.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Authority of
for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
And Jesus coming near spoke to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and on the earth;
And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him?
and has given him authority and judgment to execute, because he is the Son of man.
Christ » Opinions concerning » Our righteousness
and be found in him, not having my righteousness by the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by the faith,
But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.
Christ » Fellowship with » Friendship of
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining on the bosom of Jesus.
And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him.
I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his Lord does; but I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
Christ » Fellowship with » Friends of
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining on the bosom of Jesus.
And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him.
I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his Lord does; but I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
Christ » Mediator » Mind of
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
For who has known the mind of the Lord, who shall instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Christ therefore having suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Public prayers of Christ
At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes.
And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened,
JESUS spoke these words and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee,
Then they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes above, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me;
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Christ » Touched by others » Transfigured
And this voice we heard brought from heaven when we were with him on the holy mount.
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments were white as the light.
AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves alone, and was transfigured before them;
And while he was praying, the appearance of his face was changed, and his clothes became white and shining;
Christ » Reproves » Some infallible proofs of
to whom also he presented himself living after his suffering, by many proofs, being seen by them during forty days, and speaking things relating to the kingdom of God.
And they went and made the tomb safe with a guard, having sealed the stone.
And having said this he showed them both his hands and his side; then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
See my hands and my feet, that I am he; feel of me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see me have.
Christ » Sufferings of » Teaching of
Every one who goes beyond, and continues not in the doctrine of Christ, is without God. He that continues in the doctrine has both the Son and the Father.
And when Jesus had finished these words the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them, in his teaching,
Then Jesus answered them and said, My teaching is not mine but his that sent me.
Christ » Disciples of » Names of
And when they came, they went up into the upper room where staid Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the [brother] of James.
And the names of the twelve apostles are these; First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
And he gave to Simon the name of Peter. [He appointed him],
Christ » Miracles of » Feeding the five thousand
And when it was evening his disciples came to him, saying, The place is solitary, and the hour is already past; dismiss the multitudes that they may go to the villages and buy themselves food.
And taking the five loaves and two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them. And he divided the two fishes to all.
And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place.
Then Jesus lining up his eyes, and seeing many people come to him, said to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat?
Christ » Omnipotence of » Omniscience of
but Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,
now we know that you know all things, and have no need that any one should ask you; on this account we believe that you have come forth from God.
He said to him a third time; Simon, son of John, are you a friend to me? Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, Are you a friend to me? and he said to him, Lord you know all things; you know that I am a friend to you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.
And praying, they said, Do thou, Lord, the searcher of all hearts, show which of these two thou hast chosen
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Intrusion upon
And he rose up, and departed thence to the regions of Tyre. And entering into a house he wished no one to know it; and he could not be hid.
And Simon and those with him followed him,
and again a multitude came together, so that they could not eat bread.
And many saw them going, and knew them; and they ran together there from all the cities on foot, and went before them.
Christ » Compassion of » For the multitude
And seeing the multitudes he had compassion on them because they were faint and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
And going out he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and cured their sick.
And Jesus calling his disciples, said, I pity the multitude, for it is now three days that they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat; I will not dismiss them fasting lest they faint by the way.
Christ » Priesthood of » Exaltation
BUT the chief thing in addition to what has been said is, that we have such a chief priest who sat on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens,
But Christ having come, a chief priest of the good times that were to come, with a greater and a more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.
STAND firm in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again subject to a yoke of servitude.
AND he cast out a demon, and it was dumb. And when the demon had gone out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes wondered.
Christ » Sake, for his » Loss of reputation
For we preach not ourselves but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
For we are foolish for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; and you are glorious, but we are infamous.
Christ » Humility of » Immanuel
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.
Christ » Reproves » Reviled
And those who went by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those crucified with him reproached him.
And one of the criminals crucified, reviled him, [saying], Are you not the Christ? save yourself and us.
Christ » Miracles of » Walking on the sea
And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them walking on the lake.
And seeing him walking on the lake, they thought it was an apparition, and cried out,
Then having gone about twenty-five or thirty stadiums [3 or
Christ » Miracles of » Lunatic child
And on the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.
And when they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling to him and saying,
And crying out and affecting him with many convulsions, he went out. And he was like a dead person, so that many said, He is dead.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him?
And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
Christ » Miracles of » Peter's mother-in-law healed
And Jesus coming into the house of Peter, saw his wife's mother lying and sick with a fever.
And coming, he took her by the hand, and raised her up, and the fever immediately left her, and she waited on them.
And going up from the synagogue he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a violent fever; and they asked him in her behalf.
Christ » Miracles of » Raising of jairus' daughter
While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live.
and immediately the girl arose and walked about, for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with great astonishment.
And behold, a man by the name of Jairus came; and he was the ruler of a synagogue. And falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come to his house,
Christ » Miracles of » Tempest stilled
And he said to them, Why are you afraid, men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the lake, and there was a great calm.
And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the lake, Hush! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Christ » Miracles of » Issue of blood
And behold a woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years approached him from behind, and touched the fringe of his garment;
And a certain woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years,
And a woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be cured by any one,
Christ » Glory of » Possessed before the foundation of the world
For this man is judged worthy of more glory than Moses, as much as he has more honor than the house [tabernacle] which he built.
Father, what thou hast given me, I will that they should be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me; because thou didst love me before the foundation of the world;
And now glorify thou me, Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Christ » Reproves » Of Christ announced by angels
He is not here, for he is raised, as he said. Come and see the place where the Lord lay,
And he said to them, Be not astonished; you seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is raised; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
He is not here, but is raised. Remember how he told you while he was yet in Galilee,
Christ » Rejected » The people of nazareth
Is not this the carpenter? the son of Mary? and a brother of James, and Joset, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended with him.
And all in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath; and they arose and cast him out of the city, and led him even to the brow of the mountain on which the city was built, to precipitate him down.
But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Baptized
And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened,
Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
In those days came Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan by John;
Christ » Vine name applied to » Recognized by believers
When he puts out all his sheep he goes before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.
My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me,
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; and them I must lead, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
Christ » Miracles of » Demoniacs of gadara
And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass that way.
AND they came across the lake to the country of the Gerasenes.
And they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite to Galilee.
Christ » Miracles of » Cleansing the leper
And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed; and his leprosy was immediately cleansed.
And having compassion on him, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, I will; be cleansed.
And stretching out his hand he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately the leprosy left him.
Christ » Miracles of » Withered hand
and behold a man having a withered hand [was there]. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there having a withered hand.
And on another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
Christ » Grace of » Sufficient for all human needs
And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for power is perfected in weakness.
And to each one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Christ » Touched by others » Truth, the
Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.
Then Pilate said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, As you say, I am a king. For this was I born, and for this I came into the world, that I should testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth hears my voice.
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.
Christ » Miracles of » Paralytic
and behold they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven.
And they came to him bringing a paralytic, borne by four;
And behold, men bringing on a bed a man who was paralytic; and they sought to bring him in to place him before him.
Christ » Rejected » The jewish nation
He that rejects me and receives not my words, has one that judges him; the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day.
He came to his own, and his own received him not.
I have come in my Father's name and you receive me not; if another comes in his own name, him will you receive.
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Also
And going out he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and cured their sick.
And returning thence Jesus came to the lake of Galilee, and going up on the mountain sat down there. And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the crippled, and many others; and they cast them at Jesus' feet, and he cured them; so that the multitude wondered, seeing the dumb talk, the crippled sound, the lame walk, and the blind see; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Christ » Salvation through » His blood avails
much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved through him from wrath.
for God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Christ » Grace of » The source of power
Do you therefore, my son, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus,
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Sacrificial
I am crucified with Christ; and I no longer live myself, but Christ lives in me; and the present life which I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God of good odor.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To paul at his conversion
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.
and last of all he appeared to me also, as one born out of due time.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Crowing the faithful
and when the chief shepherd shall appear, you shall receive an unfading crown of glory.
for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and lead them to fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Christ » Glory of » Shared by his believers
And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn; and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The reassuring touch
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes; and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Three times he entered the realms of death, and rescued victims
And approaching he touched the bier, and those who bore it stopped. And he said, Young man, I tell you, arise! And the dead sat up, and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And the dead came forth, bound as to his feet and hands with bandages, and his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.
Christ » Rejected » The gergesenes
Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?
And behold all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him they besought him to depart from their bounds.
Christ » Reproves » To those who criticised mary
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore and change your minds.
Then Jesus said, Let her alone, that she may keep this for the day of preparation for my burial;
Christ » Life, the » Death abolished
but made known now through the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Divine
He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's that sent me.
If any one teaches differently, and consents not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the doctrine which is according to piety,
Christ » Priesthood of » Human as well as divine
Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus,
Whence he ought in all things to be assimilated to the brothers, that he may be a merciful and faithful chief priest as to things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
Christ » Miracles of » Blind men
And they came to Jericho. And as he went from Jericho, and his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timeus, Bartimeus, a blind beggar, sat by the way.
And as Jesus was departing thence two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David!
And behold two blind men who sat by the way, hearing that Jesus was passing by cried, saying, Have mercy on us Lord, Son of David!
Christ » Miracles of » Demoniac
THEN a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb spoke and saw.
And when they had gone away, behold, the people brought to him a man, a dumb demoniac.
AND he cast out a demon, and it was dumb. And when the demon had gone out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes wondered.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Before pilate
And he answered him not a word; so that the procurator wondered greatly.
And the chief priests accused him of many things.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Foretold
Christ » Miracles of » Daughter of syrophenician
But immediately, a woman whose little daughter had an impure spirit, hearing of him, came and fell down at his feet;
And behold, a woman of Canaan from those regions came out and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is badly affected with a demon.
Christ » Miracles of » Feeding the four thousand
And Jesus calling his disciples, said, I pity the multitude, for it is now three days that they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat; I will not dismiss them fasting lest they faint by the way.
And they eat and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained over, seven store-baskets;
Christ » Indwelling » Demonstrates to the world Christ's mission
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one, that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.
But if Christ is in you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the spirit is life on account of righteousness.
Christ » Power of » Demonstrated by his resurrection
declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,
who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,
Christ » Nazarene » Nazarene
For finding this man a pestilence and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a chief of the sect of the Nazoraeans,
and went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that the word spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazoraean.
Christ » Names of » God
Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The touch upon childhood
And they brought him little children that he should touch them; and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
And he took them in his arms, and laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Will completely destroy death at last
For he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy, death, shall be destroyed,
Christ » Conqueror of death » Foretold by the prophets
for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor suffer thy Holy One to see destruction.
Christ » Names of » Messiah
he first found his brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messiah; which is interpreted, Christ [Anointed].
Christ » Reproves » To the disciples powerless to heal the demoniac
And he said to them, O foolish men, and of a mind slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken.
And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you, and suffer you! Bring your son hither.
Christ » Compassion of » For the bereaved
And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.
Jesus wept.
Christ » Miracles of » Centurion's servant
And when he entered into Capernaum a centurion came to him, beseeching him,
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die;
Christ » Miracles of » His resurrection
He is not here, but is raised. Remember how he told you while he was yet in Galilee,
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have a right to lay it down, and I have a right to take it again; this commandment have I received from my Father.
Christ » Names of » Prophet
And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazoraean, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;
Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;
Christ » Defamed » Accused of being possessed with devils
and many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him?
The multitude answered, You have a demon; who seeks to kill you?
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The liberating touch
And taking him from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers in his ears, and spit, and touched his tongue,
And immediately his ears were opened, and the cord of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke correctly.
Christ » Salvation through » Only through Christ
and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant;
for my eyes have seen thy salvation,
Christ » Miracles of » Demoniac in the synagogue
And the impure spirit affecting him with convulsions, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hush! and come out of him. And the demon casting him into the midst came out of him, doing him no injury.
Christ » Precious » The fairest among ten thousand
Christ » Grace of » Exhibited in childhood
And the little child grew, and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon it.
for the law was given by Moses, the grace and truth were by Jesus Christ.
Christ » Names of » Rose of sharon
Christ » Life, the » Radiant life
In him was life, and the life was the light of men;
For as the Father has life in himself, so has he also given to the Son to have life in himself;
Christ » Names of » Adam
And thus it is written; The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam is a life-giving spirit.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Constraining
For the love of Christ constrains us, judging this, that if one died for all then were all dead;
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only foundation
For no one can lay another foundation besides that laid, which is Christ Jesus.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To five hundred brethren
Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To james
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
Christ » Conqueror of death » Submitted to the stroke of death for our sins
and that he was buried, and that he rose on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Christ » Abiding in » New life
So that if any one is in Christ he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.
Christ » Precious » The only foundation
For no one can lay another foundation besides that laid, which is Christ Jesus.
Christ » Cross of » Preached
For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the good news, not with a wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ should be without effect.
Christ » Names of » Rock
and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of the spiritual rock which followed them, and that rock was Christ;
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Christ » Fellowship with » Believers called to
God is faithful by whom you are called into the society of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ » Indwelling » Obtained by faith
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith, you being founded and established in love, that you may be able to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length, and depth and height, and to know the love of Christ which exceeds knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Christ » Grace of » Manifested in self-sacrifice
for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.
Christ » Grace of » Bestowed upon sinful men
And I thank our Lord Jesus Christ who has empowered me [to preach,] that he accounted me faithful, putting me in the ministry, who formerly was a blasphemer and persecutor and an injurious man; but I obtained mercy because I did those things ignorantly in unbelief;
Christ » Names of » Image of God
in whom the god of this life has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God, may not shine.
Christ » Names of » Root of david
I Jesus sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright star of the morning.
Christ » Names of » Morning star
I Jesus sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright star of the morning.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Before the high priest
And the chief priest rising up said to him, Do you answer nothing? What do these testify against you? But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering, said to him, I adjure you, by the living God, to tell me if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
Christ » Cross of » Enemies of
For many walk, of whom I told you often and now also tell you weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ;
Christ » Feet, at his » A reverent worshipper
And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he put his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The illuminating touch
Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it to you; and their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them strictly, saying, See that no one knows it.
Christ » Fellowship with » Spiritual receptivity the condition of
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one shall hear my voice and open the door, I will enter in to him, and feast with him, and he with me.
Christ » Names of » Beginning of the creation of God
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write, These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God,
Christ » Names of » Amen
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write, These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God,
Christ » Vine name applied to » Entreating entrance at the heart's door
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one shall hear my voice and open the door, I will enter in to him, and feast with him, and he with me.
Christ » Vine name applied to » Mighty
and his feet like fine brass as if they were burned in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of many waters,
Christ » Conqueror of death » Carries the keys of the grave in his girdle
and the living, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever; and I have the keys of death and of hades.
Christ » Priesthood of » Sympathetic
HAVING therefore a great chief priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the profession. For we have not a chief priest who cannot sympathise with our infirmities, but one tried in all respects as we are, without sin.
Christ » Abiding in » Robe of righteousness
and be found in him, not having my righteousness by the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by the faith,
Christ » Indwelling » A glorious mystery
to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
Christ » Indwelling » Possible to all
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one shall hear my voice and open the door, I will enter in to him, and feast with him, and he with me.
Christ » Precious » Paul's estimate of
But for the same reason also I consider all things to be a loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them worthless that I may gain Christ
Christ » Cross of » Old testament ordinances abolished by
having blotted out what was written by the hand in ordinances which was against us, and has taken it away from between [us], having nailed it to the cross;
Christ » Glory of » Ascribed by the heavenly host
Christ » Names of » First and last
And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he put his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last
Christ » Cross of » Peace made by
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens.
Christ » Names of » Lamb
And all who dwell on the earth shall worship him, [every one] whose name is not enrolled in the Lamb's book of life who was killed from the foundation of the world.
Christ » Names of » King of kings
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
Christ » Names of » Lord of lords
which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church,
Christ » Names of » Head of the church
and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church,
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » No power can dissever
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creation, shall be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Access to God
I know your works; behold, I have placed before you an opened door, which no man can shut; because you have a little power, and kept my word, and did not deny my name.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Universal
Christ » Indwelling » The old life dies that the new may live
I am crucified with Christ; and I no longer live myself, but Christ lives in me; and the present life which I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Christ » Cross of » Reconciliation through
and reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having destroyed the enmity by it.
Christ » Names of » King of the ages
And to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever; amen.
Christ » Names of » Faithful witness
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
Christ » Names of » Prince of kings
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
Christ » Names of » First begotten
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his blood,
Christ » Cross of » Gloried in
But far be it from me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world.
Christ » Names of » The Almighty
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God; the Is, and the Was, and the Is to come, the Almighty.
Christ » Feet, at his » Unfortunate sufferers
And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the crippled, and many others; and they cast them at Jesus' feet, and he cured them;
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » In the garden of gethsemane
And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and kneeling down, prayed, saying, Father, if thou wilt, take this cup away from me; but not my will, but thine be done.
Christ » Fellowship with » Found in spiritual assemblies
for where two or three are assembled together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Christ » Gifts of » Keys of the kingdom
And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you unbind on the earth shall be unbound in heaven.
Christ » Gifts of » Rest
Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » He must go to jerusalem to suffer
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and raised on the third day.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Sorrow
And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and dejected.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » Accompanied by his presence
teaching them to keep all things which I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always till the consummation of the world.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To eleven disciples in galilee
and they saw and worshipped him; but some doubted.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Risen
And may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
Christ » Words of characteristics of » The abiding comforter
If you love me, keep my commandments; and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you forever,
Christ » His farewell prayer joh 17 » Before the agony of the cross
And going forward a little, he fell on his face, and prayed and said, My Father, if it is possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Christ » Confessing, example of » Peter
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Defied death to hold him
Therefore my Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have a right to lay it down, and I have a right to take it again; this commandment have I received from my Father.
Christ » Commendation by » The syrophenician woman
Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it to you as you wish; and her daughter was cured from that hour.
Christ » Faith in, great » The syrophenician woman
Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it to you as you wish; and her daughter was cured from that hour.
Christ » Faith in, great » The diseased
and requested of him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were entirely cured.
Christ » Sake, for his » Renunciation of worldly treasures
and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life.
Christ » Compassion of » For the unfortunate
And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes; and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
Christ » Compassion of » For jerusalem
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!
Christ » Sake, for his » Loss of life
He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.
Christ » Sake, for his » Hatred
and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.
Christ » Miracles of » Cursing the fig tree
and seeing a fig tree by the way he went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only, and he said to it, Let there be no fruit on you forever. And the fig tree immediately withered,
Christ » Miracles of » Tribute money
And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachma [28 cents], came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?
Christ » Spirit of » Burden-bearing
Bear one another's burdens, and so perform the law of Christ.
Christ » Spirit of » Meek and lowly
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;
Christ » Spirit of » Loving
and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God of good odor.
Christ » Precious » A jewel beyond compare
who, finding one very costly, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Christ » Glory of » Manifested at his second coming
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he render to every one according to his doing.
Christ » Names of » Jesus of nazareth
And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.
Christ » Names of » Beloved son
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.
Christ » Names of » Mediator
For there is one God, and one mediator of God and man, the man Christ Jesus,
Christ » Power of » Infinite
And Jesus coming near spoke to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and on the earth;
Christ » Names of » King
Christ » Defamed » Accused of gluttony and intemperance
the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of blasphemy
Then the chief priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy.
Christ » Feet, at his » An afflicted father
And one of the synagogue rulers came, Jairus by name, and seeing him, fell at his feet, and besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death; come and lay hands on her, that she may be restored, and she shall live.
Christ » Feet, at his » A sinful woman
And behold, a certain woman in the city, a sinner, knowing that he was reclining in the house of the Pharisee, brought a vase of ointment, and standing behind, by his feet, weeping, washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head; and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The quieting touch
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and waited on them.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Solitary communion
And the report concerning him went abroad extensively; and great multitudes came together to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases. And he withdrew into solitary places and prayed.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Evening prayer
and having dismissed them, he went away to the mountain to pray. And when it was evening, the ship was in the midst of the lake, and he alone on the land.
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Salvation through
whence also he is able to save forever those who come to God through him, always living to intercede for them.
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For sinners
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only source of truth
Then Jesus said to the twelve Will you also go away? Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have words of eternal life,
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only intercessor
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only remedy
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up; that every one believing in him may have eternal life.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To the other women
And behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail! And they approached him, and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Welcoming the wanderers
For you were like lost sheep, but are now returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Providing
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Tender
Christ » Conqueror of death » Will call all men from death's domain
Wonder not at this; for the hour comes in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice and shall come forth; those that have done good to a resurrection of life, and those that have done evil to a resurrection of judgment.
Christ » Salvation through » At his coming
so also Christ having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time without sin, to those who look for him for salvation.
Christ » Faith in, great » The centurion
Jesus hearing wondered and said to those that followed him, I tell you truly, I have not found so great a faith with any one in Israel;
Christ » Faith in, great » The blind man
And when he had gone into the house the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.
Christ » Faith in, great » The ruler
While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live.
Christ » Sake, for his » Persecution
Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
where our forerunner Jesus entered, made after the order of Melchisedec a chief priest forever.
Christ » Priesthood of » Sinless
For such a chief priest also was suitable for us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
Christ » Miracles of » Lazarus raised
A CERTAIN man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hairs, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Then the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick. read more.
But Jesus hearing it said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When, therefore, he heard that he was sick, he continued in the place where he was two days. Then after that he said to the disciples, Let us go again into Judea. The disciples said to him, Rabbi, the Jews lately sought to stone you, and do you go there again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of the day? and if one walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world; but if he walks in the night he stumbles, because the light is not in it. He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him. Then they said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep he will recover. But Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep. Then Jesus, therefore, said to them plainly, Lazarus has died; and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe; but let us go to him. Then Thomas, who is called The twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go also, that we may die with him. Then Jesus coming found that he had been four days in the tomb. And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadiums [1 3-4 miles] distant. And many of the Jews came to those with Martha and Mary, to console them for their brother. Then when Martha heard that Jesus had come, she went out to meet him; but Mary sat in the house. Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died; but now also I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again. Martha said to him, I know that he will rise at the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live, and no one who lives and believes in me shall ever die; do you believe this? She said to him, Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world. And having said this she went away and called Mary her sister, privately, saying, The teacher has come and calls for you. When she heard, she arose quickly and came to him; but Jesus had not yet entered into the village, but was at the place where Martha met him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she arose and went out quickly, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb to weep there. Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died. Then when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he was greatly agitated in spirit and affected, and said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him. And some of them said, Could not this man who opens the eyes of the blind, cause that even he should not have died? Then Jesus again being agitated within himself came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, said to him, Lord, by this time he smells; for he has been dead four days. Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you will believe you shall see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes above, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me; and I knew that thou hearest me always; but for the sake of the multitude who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And the dead came forth, bound as to his feet and hands with bandages, and his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.
But Jesus hearing it said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When, therefore, he heard that he was sick, he continued in the place where he was two days. Then after that he said to the disciples, Let us go again into Judea. The disciples said to him, Rabbi, the Jews lately sought to stone you, and do you go there again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of the day? and if one walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world; but if he walks in the night he stumbles, because the light is not in it. He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him. Then they said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep he will recover. But Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep. Then Jesus, therefore, said to them plainly, Lazarus has died; and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe; but let us go to him. Then Thomas, who is called The twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go also, that we may die with him. Then Jesus coming found that he had been four days in the tomb. And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadiums [1 3-4 miles] distant. And many of the Jews came to those with Martha and Mary, to console them for their brother. Then when Martha heard that Jesus had come, she went out to meet him; but Mary sat in the house. Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died; but now also I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again. Martha said to him, I know that he will rise at the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live, and no one who lives and believes in me shall ever die; do you believe this? She said to him, Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world. And having said this she went away and called Mary her sister, privately, saying, The teacher has come and calls for you. When she heard, she arose quickly and came to him; but Jesus had not yet entered into the village, but was at the place where Martha met him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she arose and went out quickly, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb to weep there. Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died. Then when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he was greatly agitated in spirit and affected, and said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him. And some of them said, Could not this man who opens the eyes of the blind, cause that even he should not have died? Then Jesus again being agitated within himself came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, said to him, Lord, by this time he smells; for he has been dead four days. Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you will believe you shall see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes above, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me; and I knew that thou hearest me always; but for the sake of the multitude who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And the dead came forth, bound as to his feet and hands with bandages, and his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.
Christ » Spirit of » Longsuffering
And he turned around and rebuked them; and they went to another village. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer)
Christ » Spirit of » Compassionate
And seeing the multitudes he had compassion on them because they were faint and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
Christ » Spirit of » Tender
Christ » Guest, a » In the home of matthew
And he was reclining in the house, and behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples.
Christ » Names of » Seed of woman
Christ » Names of » Corner-stone
Christ » Names of » Forerunner
where our forerunner Jesus entered, made after the order of Melchisedec a chief priest forever.
Christ » Names of » Mighty one
Christ » Names of » Son of God
and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Christ » Names of » Son of man
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have places of shelter, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Christ » Names of » deliverer
and so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written, A deliverer shall come from Zion, he shall turn away impiety from Jacob.
Christ » Names of » Lawgiver
Christ » Names of » Nazarene
and went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that the word spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazoraean.
Christ » Names of » Jesus
and she shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of keeping bad company
And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
Christ » Joy of » Sustained him at the cross
looking to the chief guide and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before him despised the shame and endured the cross, and sat down on the right hand of God.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The cleansing touch
And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed; and his leprosy was immediately cleansed.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Manifested by his death
By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Inseparable
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall affliction or distress, persecution or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?
Christ » Names of » Witness
Christ » Names of » Leader
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Our acceptance depends upon
who is he that condemns? Is it Christ who died, and still more, who has also been raised, and who is on the right hand of God, and who makes intercession for us?
Christ » Salvation through » For the obedient
and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,
Christ » Faith in, great » The leper
and behold, a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can cleanse me.
Christ » Priesthood of » Divinely appointed
So also Christ did not put on himself the honor of being made a chief priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee;
Christ » Indwelling » Obedience essential to
And he that keeps his commandments continues in him and he in him; and by this we know that he continues in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
Christ » Life, the » The only source of life
He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son has not the life.
Christ » Spirit of » Just and fearless
Christ » Life, the » Life everlasting
that as sin reigned in death, so the grace shall reign through righteousness in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ » Spirit of » Persevering
Christ » Spirit of » Liberating
Christ » Spirit of » Faithful
Christ » Spirit of » Divine
Christ » Spirit of » Gentle
Christ » Spirit of » Saving
Christ » Spirit of » Quiet
Christ » Spirit of » Wise
Christ » Precious » Priceless to believers
To you therefore who believe he is precious; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner
Christ » Names of » Author of eternal salvation
and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,
Christ » Names of » Apostle of our profession
Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus,
Christ » Names of » Son of righteousness
Christ » Names of » King of the jews
Where is the king of the Jews born? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him.
Christ » Names of » Man of sorrows
Christ » Names of » Son of david
AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Christ » Power of » Pardoning
But that you may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, then he said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.
Christ » Names of » Immanuel
Christ » Names of » Governor
And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.
Christ » Names of » Jehovah
Christ » Power of » Saving
Christ » Priesthood of » Prince of peace
Christ » Feet, at his » A seeker after truth
And she had a sister called Mary, and she sat at the feet of the Lord and heard his word.
Christ » Feet, at his » A bereaved sister
Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The healing touch
But Jesus answered and said, Suffer even this; and touching his ear he healed him.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood at the tomb outside, weeping. Then as she wept she stooped down to the tomb,
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Self-sacrificing
No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends.
Christ » Fellowship with » In the communion of saints
And as they conversed and reasoned together, Jesus also himself approaching walked with them;
Christ » Fellowship with » Testimony an aid to
Christ » Fellowship with » Warms the heart
And they said one to the other, Did not our hearts burn within us when he spoke to us on the way? when he opened to us the Scriptures?
Christ » Reproves » To the eleven, disbelieving in his resurrection
And afterwards he appeared to the eleven, as they reclined, and reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who had seen him since he rose from the dead.
Christ » Gifts of » Power over evil spirits
Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means injure you;
Christ » Gifts of » Eternal life
and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish nor shall any one pluck them out of my hand.
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » To accomplish his work
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!
Christ » Names of » Counsellor
Christ » Names of » Mighty God
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For sending of the comforter
and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you forever,
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For weak believers
but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not entirely fail; and when you recover yourself, confirm your brothers.
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For enemies
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » A physical body
See my hands and my feet, that I am he; feel of me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see me have.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Thomas
Then Thomas, who is called The twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go also, that we may die with him.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Peter
Again he said to him a second time; Simon, son of John, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Paul
But Paul answered, What do you do, to weep and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » In perpetual fellowship
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one, that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » Held close by his hand
and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish nor shall any one pluck them out of my hand.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » At the time of his ascension
And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, blessed them;
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To the ten, thomas absent
Then when it was evening, on that first day of the week, and the doors were shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace be to you.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To the eleven disciples
And after eight days his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be to you.
And as they were saying these things he stood in the midst of them;
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To two disciples
And as they conversed and reasoned together, Jesus also himself approaching walked with them;
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Sacrificial
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
But when the Comforter has come, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me;
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
and you shall also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Words of judgment
He that rejects me and receives not my words, has one that judges him; the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Fellowship, with God
Jesus answered and said to him, If any one loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our mansion with him.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Imperishable
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Assurance
And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
Christ » His farewell prayer joh 17 » On the cross, for his enemies
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].
Christ » Confessing, example of » Martha
She said to him, Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world.
Christ » Confessing, example of » Thomas
Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God.
Christ » Vine name applied to » Testing men's lives
Then Pilate said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, As you say, I am a king. For this was I born, and for this I came into the world, that I should testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth hears my voice.
Christ » Vine name applied to » Arresting sinners
And he was going and had come nigh to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven, and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why do you persecute me?
Christ » Conqueror of death » Demonstrated his victory by his own resurrection
declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,
Christ » Salvation through » His grace sufficient
But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same manner as they.
Christ » Silent of Christ » In the closing days of his work
I will not speak with you much more; for the ruler of this world comes and has nothing in me;
Christ » Miracles of » Heals woman with the spirit of infirmity
and behold, there was a woman who had been subject to a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent down, and was not able to lift herself up at all.
Christ » Miracles of » Malchus healed
But Jesus answered and said, Suffer even this; and touching his ear he healed him.
Christ » Miracles of » Ten lepers
And coming to a certain village, ten lepers met him, who stood afar off.
Christ » Indwelling » Revealed in the coming of the holy spirit
In that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
Christ » Abiding in » Peace in the storm
These things have I told you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction; but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.
Christ » Glorified » Appeared at paul's conversion
And he was going and had come nigh to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven, and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why do you persecute me? And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.
Christ » Glorified » Seen at the transfiguration
AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves alone, and was transfigured before them; and his garments became shining, extremely white, so that no fuller on the earth could whiten them.
Christ » Life, the » Life for the dead
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live,
Christ » Life, the » Abundant life
The thief comes not, except to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Christ » Spirit of » Forgiving
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].
Christ » Spirit of » Zealous
Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and curing all that were subjugated by the devil, for God was with him;
Christ » Rejected » The chief priests and rulers
And the whole multitude cried out, saying, Take away this man, and release to us Barabbas;
Christ » Power of » Over his own life
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have a right to lay it down, and I have a right to take it again; this commandment have I received from my Father.
Christ » Power of » Wonder-working
Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and curing all that were subjugated by the devil, for God was with him;
Christ » Names of » Good shepherd
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.
Christ » Names of » God blessed
whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh. He who is over all is God blessed forever, amen.
Christ » Guest, a » Of martha
And as they were pursuing their journey he entered into a certain village. And a woman by the name of Martha received him into her house.
Christ » Guest, a » At emmaus
And they urged him, saying, Remain with us, for it is near evening, and the day is already past. And he went in to remain with them;
Christ » Names of » Advocate
My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin. But if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,
Christ » Names of » Branch
Christ » Defamed » Accused of treason
From that time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried, saying, If you release this man you are not a friend of Caesar; every one who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.
Christ » Joy of » In the divine method of revelation
In the same hour he rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.
Christ » Joy of » Bestowed through his words
but now I come to thee, and I say these things in the world that they may have my joy made complete in them.
Christ » Joy of » Abides in believers
I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be completed.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Unchangeable
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
Christ » Feet, at his » A sorrowing mother
But immediately, a woman whose little daughter had an impure spirit, hearing of him, came and fell down at his feet;
Christ » Feet, at his » A healed demoniac
And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed and of a sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Only the disciples near
And when he was praying alone, the disciples came to him, and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » All-night prayer
AND in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Divine
As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; continue in my love.
Christ » Fellowship with » Leaves its impress upon the life
And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and supposing that they were illiterate and common men, they wondered, and perceived that they had been with Jesus;
Christ » Reproves » To the seekers after loaves and fishes
Jesus answered them and said, I tell you most truly, you seek me not because you saw miracles, but because you eat of the bread and were filled.
Christ » Gifts of » Bread of heaven
I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
Christ » Gifts of » Living water
but whoever drinks of the water which I will give him shall never thirst; but the water which I will give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » Doing His Father's Business
And he said to them, Why did you seek me? did you not know that I must be in [the courts] of my father?
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » He must preach
But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Special for the church
I pray for them. I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine,
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Natural growth
And the little child grew, and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon it.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Poverty
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven places of shelter; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Sleep
and as they were sailing he fell asleep. And a tempest of wind came down on the lake, and they were flooded with water, and in peril.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only nourishment
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only saviour
And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which we can be saved.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » The sinful women
Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she has loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Mary of bethany
Then Mary taking a pound of genuine nard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » Like branches in the vine
continue in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it continues in the vine, so you cannot, unless you continue in me.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » At the sea of galilee
After these things he showed himself again to the disciples at the lake of Tiberias; and he showed himself thus.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To mary magdalene
AND having arisen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I testify of myself, my testimony is true, for I know whence I came and whither I go; but you know not whence I come or whither I go.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
But I have greater testimony than John's; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father has sent me;
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
You search the Scriptures, because you think by them to have eternal life; and they testify of me;
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
and the Father who sent me, he has testified of me. You have not heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form;
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Promises to those who keep
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Morning devotions
And in the morning while it was quite dark he arose and went out, and departed to a solitary place, and there prayed.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Divine disclosure
I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gayest me out of the world; they were thine, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Incomparable
The officers answered, A man never spoke thus.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Eternal life
I tell you most truly, if any one shall keep my word he shall never see death.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Life-giving
Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have words of eternal life,
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Spiritual
The Spirit is that which makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Gracious
And they all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Mighty
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with power.
Christ » Confessing, example of » Peter's second confession
and we have believed and know that you are the Holy [Son] of God.
Christ » Confessing, example of » The ethiopian eunuch
(Added verse not retained in Sawyer)
Christ » Confessing, example of » The woman of samaria
Come and see a man who has told me all things which I have done; is this the Christ?
Christ » Confessing, example of » Nathanael
Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
Christ » Vine name applied to » The true vine
He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; this my joy, therefore, is fully attained.
Christ » Salvation through » The only saviour
And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which we can be saved.
Christ » Salvation through » The only door
I am the door; by me if any one enters in he shall be saved, and go in and out, and find pasturage.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Before herod
And he questioned him with many words; but he answered him nothing.
Christ » In great crises » Before calling the twelve apostles
AND in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
Christ » In great crises » When the people would crown him
And Jesus knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, went up to the mountain himself alone.
Christ » In great crises » At his transfiguration
And while he was praying, the appearance of his face was changed, and his clothes became white and shining;
Christ » Faith in, great » The afflicted woman
For she said, If I can touch his clothes I shall be cured.
Christ » Commendation by » John the baptist
I tell you, that among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
Christ » Commendation by » Mary of bethany
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good work on me.
Christ » In great crises » At his baptism
And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened,
Christ » Commendation by » A poor widow
And he said, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;
Christ » Compassion of » For the leper
And having compassion on him, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, I will; be cleansed.
Christ » Sake, for his » Suffering
for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name.
Christ » Miracles of » Second drought of fishes
And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship and you shall find. Then they cast it, and they were not able to draw it from the number of fishes.
Christ » Miracles of » Raising the widow's son
And on the next day he went to a city called Nain, and a considerable number of his disciples and a great multitude went with him.
Christ » Miracles of » Deaf and dumb healed
And taking him from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers in his ears, and spit, and touched his tongue,
Christ » Miracles of » Man with dropsy
And behold, there was a man before him having the dropsy.
Christ » Miracles of » Nobleman's son
Then he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
Christ » Miracles of » Blind man
AND passing by he saw a man that was blind from birth;
And taking the hand of the blind man, he brought him out of the village, and spitting on his eyes, and putting his hands on him, he asked him, Do you see any thing?
Christ » Abiding in » Spiritual fruitfulness
I am the vine, you are the branches. He that continues in me and I in him, this man bears much fruit; for separated from me, you can do nothing.
Christ » Abiding in » Answered prayer
If you continue in me, and my words continue in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be [given] you.
Christ » Life, the » The way, the truth, the life
Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.
Christ » Glorified » As portrayed by himself
And he said to him, I tell you most truly, you shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Christ » Guest, a » Of one of the chief pharisees
AND he came into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath; and they watched him closely.
Christ » Glory of » Revealed in the incarnation
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.
Christ » Glory of » Beheld upon the mount
And Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep; and when they awoke they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.
Christ » Guest, a » Of simon the leper
And when he was at Bethany, and was reclining at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came, having a vase of ointment of genuine nard, extremely costly, and breaking the vase she poured it out on his head.
Christ » Names of » Only begotten son
No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared [him].
Christ » Names of » Horn of salvation
and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant;
Christ » Precious » The only saviour
And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which we can be saved.
Christ » Guest, a » Of a pharisee
AND one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him; and going into the Pharisee's house he reclined.
Christ » Names of » Bread of life
Then Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven;
Christ » Guest, a » Of zacchaeus
And seeing it, they all complained, saying, He has gone in to stop with a sinner.
Christ » Names of » Lamb of God
On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Christ » Power of » Life-giving
as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that as to all that thou hast given him he should give them eternal life.
Christ » Power of » Over nature
And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?
Christ » Names of » Holy child
For of a truth, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and people of Israel, were assembled together against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou hast anointed,
Christ » Names of » Dayspring
on account of the compassionate mercies of our God, by which a morning from on high has visited us,
Christ » Names of » Holy one
but you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked a murderer to be given you,
Christ » Names of » Redeemer
Christ » Reproves » To peter
But turning round, and looking on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, Get behind me, Satan! for you regard not the things of God, but the things of men.
Christ » Names of » Saviour
For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord.
Christ » Names of » Door
Then said Jesus to them again, I tell you most truly, I am the door of the sheep.
Christ » Names of » I am
Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, that before Abraham existed, I am.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of breaking the sabbath
Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such miracles? And there was a division among them.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of insanity
And those with him hearing of it, went out to take him; for they said, He is beside himself.
Christ » Joy of » In finding the lost sheep
And finding it, he puts it on his shoulders rejoicing;
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » To work while the day lasted
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
Christ » Names of » Word
IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Weariness
And Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being fatigued with travelling sat thus by the well; it was about the sixth hour [noon].
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Hunger
being tempted by the devil forty days. And he eat nothing in those days; and when they were completed he was hungry.
Christ » Silent of Christ » In the presence of a woman's accusers
They said this to try him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus, stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground.
Christ » Commendation by » A centurion
And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith;
Christ » Miracles of » Water changed to wine
And when the master of the feast tasted of the water made wine, and knew not whence it was,??ut the servants knew who had drawn the water,??he master of the feast called the bridegroom
Christ » Miracles of » Impotent man healed
And there was a certain man there who had been sick thirty-eight years.
Christ » Miracles of » Draught of fishes
And doing this he enclosed a great number of fishes; and their net broke.
Christ » Guest, a » At cana of galilee
and Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the wedding.
Christ » Names of » Creator
All things existed through him, and without him not one thing existed, which existed.
Christian ministers » Ministers of » Christ
that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the nations, administering as a priest the gospel of God, that the offering of the nations may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Let a man so regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Contempt » The wicked exhibit towards » Christ
and making a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
Courage » Examples of » Christ
By faith Moses when he was born was hid three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they feared not the command of the king.
Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.
Pilate said to him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and I have power to crucify you? Jesus answered, You would have had no power against me if it had not been given you from above; therefore he that delivered me to you has a greater sin.
for we cannot but tell what we have seen and heard.
By faith he left Egypt, not having feared the displeasure of the king; for he endured as seeing him that is invisible.
the Daily sacrifice » Illustrative of » Christ
On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
and looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God.
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without a spot;
Devotional life » Prayer » Night » All Night Prayers » Christ
But at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sung praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.
AND in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
Exaltation » Christ » God
Example » Inspiration of example » Christ
For consider him that has endured such a contradiction from sinners, that you may not become faint and weary in your minds.
Faith » The objects of, are » Christ
Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God; to believe on him whom he has sent.
testifying both to Jews and Greeks the change of mind to God, and the faith in our Lord Jesus.
Fasting » Examples of » Christ
I fast twice a week; I tithe all I acquire.
AND Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, being tempted by the devil forty days. And he eat nothing in those days; and when they were completed he was hungry.
Foundation » Illustrative of » Christ
For no one can lay another foundation besides that laid, which is Christ Jesus.
Friendship » General references to » Christ
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
Galilee » Christ » Ministered to by women of
and Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susannah, and many others, who served them with their property.
And there were many women there, beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, to wait upon him;
who also followed him when he was in Galilee, and waited on him, and many others who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
Galilee » Christ » Brought up in
But hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judea in the place of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; but being divinely instructed in a dream, he departed into the parts of Galilee,
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.
And when they had finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city Nazareth.
Galilee » Christ » Commenced, and wrought many miracles in
And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.
And returning thence Jesus came to the lake of Galilee, and going up on the mountain sat down there. And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the crippled, and many others; and they cast them at Jesus' feet, and he cured them; so that the multitude wondered, seeing the dumb talk, the crippled sound, the lame walk, and the blind see; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Galilee » Christ » Appeared in, to his disciples after his resurrection
but after I have risen I will go before you into Galilee.
and go immediately and tell his disciples that he is raised from the dead; and behold, he will go before you into Galilee; there shall you see him. Behold, I have told you.
Galilee » Christ » Chose his apostles from
And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
And going forward thence, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Galilee » Christ » Despised as of
But Peter sat without in the court; and a female servant came to him, saying, You also were with Jesus the Galilean.
They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? search and see; for no prophet is raised up from Galilee.
Galilee » Christ » Preached throughout
And he preached in their synagogues in all Galilee, and cast out demons.
and he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
Galilee » Christ » Sought refuge in
When, therefore, the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
he left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
Galilee » Christ » Followed by the people of
and great multitudes followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Galilee » Christ » Preaching in, predicted
Galilee » Christ » Kindly received in
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.
Heaven » Christ » As mediator, entered into
For Christ did not enter into the sanctuary made with hands, a type of the true, but into heaven itself, and already has appeared before God for us,
where our forerunner Jesus entered, made after the order of Melchisedec a chief priest forever.
not with blood of goats and bullocks, but with his own blood, entered once into the sanctuary having found eternal redemption.
whom heaven must receive till the times of the restoration of all things of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since the world began.
Heaven » Christ » Is all-powerful in
who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
And Jesus coming near spoke to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and on the earth;
Holiness » Christ » An example of
For such a chief priest also was suitable for us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps, who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth,
Holiness » Christ » Effects, in his people
Husbands, love your wives as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify it, purifying it with the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any thing of the kind, but that it should be holy and blameless.
Holiness » Christ » Desires, for his people
Sanctify them by thy truth; thy word is truth.
Inspiration of example » Christ
For consider him that has endured such a contradiction from sinners, that you may not become faint and weary in your minds.
Jericho » A city » Joshua » Sees » Preincarnate » Christ
Jerusalem » Christ » Put to death at
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.
Jerusalem » Christ » Lamented over
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,
Jerusalem » Christ » Publicly entered, as king
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?
Jerusalem » Christ » Preached in
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.
Jerusalem » Christ » Did many miracles in
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.
Jesus Christ » Names of » Christ
and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ.
And he said to them, Who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ of God.
Jews, the » Christ » Expected by
And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
said to him, Are you he that was coming, or look we for another?
And she coming by at that time, praised God, and spoke of him [the child] to all who expected a redemption in Jerusalem.
Jews, the » Christ » Regarded as the restorer of national greatness
And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your kingdom.
But we hoped that he was the one who was to redeem Israel. But indeed, also, in addition to all these things, today is the third day since these things occurred;
They therefore having come together asked him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?
Jews, the » Christ » Rejected by
Is not this the carpenter? the son of Mary? and a brother of James, and Joset, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended with him.
He came to his own, and his own received him not.
Jews, the » Christ » Murdered by
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,
who also killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and who please not God and are hostile to all men,
Jews, the » Christ » Promised to
Jews, the » Christ » Sprang from
whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh. He who is over all is God blessed forever, amen.
for it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, in respect to which tribe Moses said nothing concerning priests.
The law of God » Christ » Explained
All things, therefore, which you wish men to do to you, do also thus to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. read more.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
The law of God » Christ » Came to fulfil
Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets; I have not come to destroy but to complete.
The law of God » Christ » Magnified
the Law of moses » Christ » Fulfilled all types and shadows of
the Holy Spirit showing this, that the way into the sanctuary is not made manifest while the first tabernacle yet has a standing,
For the law having a shadow of the good things that were to come, not the very likeness of the things, could not by the sacrifices which they offered continually every year perfect the offerers;
But Christ having come, a chief priest of the good times that were to come, with a greater and a more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, not with blood of goats and bullocks, but with his own blood, entered once into the sanctuary having found eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the defiled, sanctifies to the purification of the flesh, read more.
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
And every priest stood daily performing service and presenting often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but this [priest] having offered one sacrifice forever for sins, sat down on the right hand of God, henceforth waiting till his enemies are made his footstool. read more.
For by one offering he has perfected forever the sanctified.
For by one offering he has perfected forever the sanctified.
the Law of moses » Christ » Attended all feasts of
And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any one thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
AND when he was at Jerusalem at the feast of the passover many believed on him, seeing his miracles which he performed;
AND the feast of the Jews was nigh, the feast of tabernacles.
But when his brothers had gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
the Law of moses » Christ » Bore the curse of
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree,
the Law of moses » Christ » Circumcised according to
For I say that Christ was made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers,
And when eight days were completed, [the time] to circumcise him, his name was called Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
the Law of moses » Christ » Came not to destroy but to fulfil
Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets; I have not come to destroy but to complete. For I tell you truly, that till heaven and earth pass away, one iota or one point shall by no means pass away from the law till all things are accomplished.
the Law of moses » Christ » Made under
but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
the Law of moses » Christ » Magnified and made honorable
the Law of moses » Christ » Fulfilled all precepts of
the Law of moses » Christ » Abrogated, as a covenant of works
So, my brothers, you have also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you should be married to another, to him that was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.
Life » Christ » Deeper
He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the stream beat against that house and could not shake it, because it was built on a rock.
And she had a sister called Mary, and she sat at the feet of the Lord and heard his word.
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are reputable, if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, consider these things;
For you have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God;
but God has revealed them to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
that you may be able to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length, and depth and height, and to know the love of Christ which exceeds knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Life » Christ » Consistent life
And he must also have a good name from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
Only conduct yourselves as citizens worthily of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,
What wise and intelligent man is there among you? Let him show his works by good conduct, in the meekness of wisdom.
All these things therefore being dissolved, what persons ought we to be in holy conduct and piety,
that you may walk becomingly towards those without and have need of nothing.
Life » Christ » Continuous
and no one who lives and believes in me shall ever die; do you believe this?
but made known now through the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
And he said to him, I tell you truly, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.
I tell you most truly, if any one shall keep my word he shall never see death.
And Elijah appeared to them; with Moses, and they conversed with Jesus.
He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; you greatly err.
Life » Christ » Conspicuous
You are the light of the world. A city situated on a mountain cannot be hid.
No one lights a candle and puts it in a secret place, or under a modius [1.916 gallon measure], but on a candlestick, that all who go in may see the light.
For I think that God has shown us the apostles last, as devoted to death, for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
Life » Christ » Death abolished
but made known now through the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
Life » Christ » Radiant life
In him was life, and the life was the light of men;
For as the Father has life in himself, so has he also given to the Son to have life in himself;
Life » Christ » The only source of life
He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son has not the life.
Life » Christ » Life everlasting
that as sin reigned in death, so the grace shall reign through righteousness in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Life » Christ » Life for the dead
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live,
Life » Christ » Abundant life
The thief comes not, except to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Spiritual life » Is maintained by » Christ
and all eat the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of the spiritual rock which followed them, and that rock was Christ;
As the living Father sent me and I live by the Father, so he that eats me shall live by me.
Man » Christ » Took on him nature of
Since then the children have partaken of blood and flesh, he in like manner also partook of them, that through death he might destroy him that has the power of death, that is the devil,
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.
For indeed he helped not angels, but he helped the descendants of Abraham.
Man » Christ » As such, is the cause of the resurrection
For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ also shall all be made alive.
Man » Christ » Called the second, as covenant head of the church
The first man was from the earth, earthly, the second man is from heaven.
Man » Christ » Is the head of every
But I wish you to know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman, the man, and the head of Christ, God.
Man » Christ » Was found in fashion as
and being found in form like a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient even till death, and the death of the cross.
Man » Christ » Made in the image of
but he abased himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man,
Man » Christ » A refuge as, to sinners
Man » Christ » Approved of God as
Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus the Nazoraean, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and prodigies and miracles, which God performed by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves know,
Man » Christ » Knew what was in
for he had no need that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.
Manna » Illustrative of » Christ
Then Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven; for the bread of God is he that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread. read more.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Mercy-seat » Illustrative of » Christ
whom God set forth [to be] a propitiator through faith in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing by of the errors committed previously in the forbearance of God,
But behind the second vail is the tabernacle, called the inner sanctuary,
divine Messenger » Christ
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
And afterwards he sent them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
for I came down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him that sent me.
I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.
Jesus said to them, If God was your father you would have loved me; for I came forth and come from God; for I came not of myself, but he sent me.
do you tell him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?
because the words which thou hast given me I have given them; and they have received and known truly that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou didst send me.
that all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Missionaries » Christ
for the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost.
Murmuring » Against » Christ
And both the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
And seeing it, they all complained, saying, He has gone in to stop with a sinner.
And the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans?
Then the Jews complained of him because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how, then, does he say, I came down from heaven? Then Jesus answered and said to them, Complain not among yourselves.
Then the Jews contended one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Nazarites » Illustrative of » Christ
For such a chief priest also was suitable for us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,
New Birth » Effected by » Christ
If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one who does righteousness has been born of him.
Obedience » Examples of » Christ
Pharisees » Reject » Christ
Then answered some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you. But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Then the disciples came to him, and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this word?
Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
Pharisees » Christ » Tempted by, with questions about the law
And the Pharisees came to him to try him, and said, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?
and one of them, a lawyer, asked him, to try him,
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel to ensnare him in his words. And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and care not for any man; for you regard not the face of men.
Pharisees » Christ » Offended, by his doctrine
And the Pharisees, who are avaricious, heard all these things, and derided him.
And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing his parables, knew that he spoke of them;
Then the disciples came to him, and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this word?
Pharisees » Christ » Condemned by, for associating with sinners
And the Pharisee who invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying, If this was a prophet he would have known who and what kind of a woman this is who touches him; for she is a sinner.
And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
AND all the publicans and sinners came near him to hear him. And both the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
Pharisees » Christ » Declared the doctrines of, to be hypocrisy
And Jesus said to them, Observe and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Why do you not understand that I spoke to you not of bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees? Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Pharisees » Christ » Called fools and blind guides
Blind guides! who strain out a gnat and swallow down a camel.
Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
Pharisees » Christ » Asked for signs by
AND the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to Jesus to try him desired him to show them a sign from heaven.
Then answered some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.
Pharisees » Christ » Often invited by
AND one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him; and going into the Pharisee's house he reclined.
And when he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to breakfast with him; and he went in and immediately sat down.
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he is gained you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. read more.
Woe to you blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound. Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? If a man swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if be swears by the gift which is on it, he is bound. Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? He then that swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it; and he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that inhabits it; and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to do, and not neglect the others. Blind guides! who strain out a gnat and swallow down a camel. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of plunder and excess. Blind Pharisee! cleanse first that which is in the cup and platter, that its outside may be clean also. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity. So also you on the outside appear just to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. So that you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets; and you have filled up the measure of your fathers. Serpents, offspring of vipers! How can you escape the judgment of hell?
Woe to you blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound. Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? If a man swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if be swears by the gift which is on it, he is bound. Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? He then that swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it; and he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that inhabits it; and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to do, and not neglect the others. Blind guides! who strain out a gnat and swallow down a camel. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of plunder and excess. Blind Pharisee! cleanse first that which is in the cup and platter, that its outside may be clean also. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity. So also you on the outside appear just to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. So that you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets; and you have filled up the measure of your fathers. Serpents, offspring of vipers! How can you escape the judgment of hell?
Pharisees » Christ » Called, an evil and adulterous generation
But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Pharisees » Christ » Called, serpents and generation of vipers
Serpents, offspring of vipers! How can you escape the judgment of hell?
Pharisees » Christ » Compared, to whited sepulchres
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity.
Pharisees » Christ » Declared the imaginary righteousness of, to be insufficient for salvation
For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Pharisees » Christ » Left judea for a time on account of
When, therefore, the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, though Jesus himself indeed baptized not, but his disciples, he left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
Pharisees » Christ » Compared, to graves that appear not
Woe to you! for you are like concealed tombs; and men walk over them and know it not.
Pharisees » Christ » Watched by, for evil
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him [to see] if he would perform a cure on the sabbath, that they might find [something of which] to accuse him.
Piety » Examples of piety » Christ
and he having sent me is with me, he has not left me alone, for I always do the things which please him.
Poverty » Of the righteous, examples of » Christ
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have places of shelter, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
public Prayer » Christ » Attended
And departing thence he went into their synagogue,
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up, and entered, according to his custom on the sabbath day, into the synagogue, and stood up to read.
public Prayer » Christ » Sanctifies by his presence
for where two or three are assembled together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
public Prayer » Christ » Promises answers to
Again, I tell you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any thing for which they shall ask, they shall have it from my Father in heaven;
priests » Illustrative of » Christ
And every priest stood daily performing service and presenting often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but this [priest] having offered one sacrifice forever for sins, sat down on the right hand of God,
The promises of God » Made to » Christ
What then? The law was added on account of transgressions, till the offspring should come to which the promise was made, being appointed by angels by the hand of a mediator.
The promises were spoken to Abraham and his offspring. He said not, And to offsprings, as of many, but as of one, And to your offspring, which is Christ.
The promises of God » Subjects of » Christ
Rejected » Christ » God
He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who also gives us his Holy Spirit.
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been baptized by him.
Rejected » Christ » The wicked, by God
For you know that afterwards, wishing also to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind, though he sought it with tears.
But he answered and said, I tell you truly I know you not.
and he will say to you, I know not whence you are; depart from me, all doers of wickedness.
Rejected » Christ » The people of nazareth
Is not this the carpenter? the son of Mary? and a brother of James, and Joset, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended with him.
And all in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath; and they arose and cast him out of the city, and led him even to the brow of the mountain on which the city was built, to precipitate him down.
But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
Rejected » Christ » The jewish nation
He that rejects me and receives not my words, has one that judges him; the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day.
He came to his own, and his own received him not.
I have come in my Father's name and you receive me not; if another comes in his own name, him will you receive.
Rejected » Christ » The gergesenes
Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?
And behold all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him they besought him to depart from their bounds.
Rejected » Christ » The chief priests and rulers
And the whole multitude cried out, saying, Take away this man, and release to us Barabbas;
Religion » Examples of piety » Christ
and he having sent me is with me, he has not left me alone, for I always do the things which please him.
Resignation » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
And he said, Abba, father, all things are possible to thee. Take away this cup from me; but not what I will but what thou wilt.
Then Jesus said to Peter, Put the sword in the sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me shall draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Wonder not at this; for the hour comes in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice
And this is the will of him that sent me; that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but should raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Reviling and reproaching » The wicked utter, against » Christ
The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold a glutton and a wine drinker! a friend of publicans and sinners!
And those who went by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
Righteousness » Christ » Shall judge with
because he has appointed a day in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom he has appointed, giving assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
Righteousness » Christ » Shall reign in
but of the Son, Thy throne, God, is forever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of rectitude.
Righteousness » Christ » Shall execute
Righteousness » Christ » Loves
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
Righteousness » Christ » Is made unto his people
But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,
Righteousness » Christ » Put on, as breast-plate
Righteousness » Christ » Was sustained by
Righteousness » Christ » Fulfilled all
But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer me now; for thus, it becomes us to complete all righteousness. Then he suffered him;
Righteousness » Christ » Has brought in everlasting
Righteousness » Christ » Is the end of the law for
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.
Righteousness » Christ » Was girt with
Righteousness » Christ » Is the son of
Righteousness » Christ » Preached
The roe » Illustrative of » Christ
The sabbath » Christ » Taught on
AND he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath;
And on another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
The sabbath » Christ » Was accustomed to observe
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up, and entered, according to his custom on the sabbath day, into the synagogue, and stood up to read.
The sabbath » Christ » Is lord of
so that the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
Sadducees » Christ » Vindicated the resurrection against
saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one dies having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother. Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first married, and died; and having no children he left his wife to his brother; in like manner also the second, and third, till the seventh; read more.
last of all the woman died also. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? for they all had her. And Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are married, but are as angels in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of the dead, but of the living.
last of all the woman died also. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? for they all had her. And Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are married, but are as angels in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of the dead, but of the living.
Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if one's brother dies and leaves a wife, and leaves no child, his brother shall take his wife and raise up children for his brother. There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died, and left no child; and the second took her, and died leaving no child; and the third in like manner. read more.
And the seven left no child. Last of all, the woman died also. In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife shall she be? for the seven had her as a wife. Jesus said to them, Do you not err on this account, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are married, but are like angels in heaven. But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; you greatly err.
And the seven left no child. Last of all, the woman died also. In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife shall she be? for the seven had her as a wife. Jesus said to them, Do you not err on this account, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are married, but are like angels in heaven. But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; you greatly err.
Sadducees » Christ » Cautioned his disciples against their principles
And Jesus said to them, Observe and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Why do you not understand that I spoke to you not of bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees? Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Sadducees » Christ » Silenced
And the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, were assembled together,
Sadducees » Christ » Tempted by
AND the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to Jesus to try him desired him to show them a sign from heaven.
Salvation » Christ » Came to effect
(Added verse not retained in Sawyer)
The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;
Salvation » Christ » Mighty to effect
whence also he is able to save forever those who come to God through him, always living to intercede for them.
Salvation » Christ » Brings, with him
And Jesus said to him, To-day has salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;
Salvation » Christ » Has
Salvation » Christ » The captain of
For it became him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, to perfect by sufferings the prince of their salvation, bringing many sons to glory.
Salvation » Christ » Died to effect
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up; that every one believing in him may have eternal life.
Salvation » Christ » The author of
and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,
Salvation » Christ » Appointed for
Salvation » Christ » Exalted to give
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
Salvation » Christ » Raised up for
and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant;
Sanctification » Effected by » Christ
For both he that sanctifies and the sanctified are all of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Wherefore also Jesus, that he might purify the people through his blood, suffered without the gate.
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Christ
And when the angels had departed from them to heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go now to Bethlehem, and see this thing which has occurred, which the Lord has made known to us. And they came in haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.
Service » Unquestioning » Christ
Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Social duties » Compassion » Christ
AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.
Solomon » Type » Christ
The First Temple » Illustrative of » Christ
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it.
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
The Second Temple » Christ » Predicted its destruction
And he answered and said to them, Do you not see all these things? I tell you truly, there shall not be left here stone upon stone that shall not be thrown down.
And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left a stone upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down.
As to these things which you see, the days will come in which stone shall not be left upon stone that shall not be thrown down.
The Second Temple » Christ » To appear in
The Second Temple » Christ » Miraculously transported to a pinnacle of
Then the devil took him into the holy city, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,
And he brought him to Jerusalem and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here;
The Second Temple » Christ » Presented in
And he came by the spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do according to the custom of the law concerning him,
And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they carried him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,
The Second Temple » Christ » Purified, at the close of his ministry
And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the brokers, and the seats of those that sold doves, and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.
The Second Temple » Christ » Purified, and the commencement of his ministry
and making a whip of cords he drove them all out of the temple, also the sheep and cattle, and poured out the money of the brokers, and overturned the tables, and said to those that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thy house consumes me.
The Second Temple » Christ » Frequently taught in
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not take me. But [it was done] that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.
Temptation » Christ » Endured, from the wicked
AND the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to Jesus to try him desired him to show them a sign from heaven.
AND behold, a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Jesus knowing their wickedness, said, Why do you hypocrites try me?
Temptation » Christ » Resisted by the word of God
And he answered and said; It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God.
Then Jesus said to him, Get behind me Satan; for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not try the Lord your God.
Temptation » Christ » Intercedes for his people under
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired you, to sift like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not entirely fail; and when you recover yourself, confirm your brothers.
Temptation » Christ » Is able to succor those under
For because he has himself suffered, having been tried, he is able to help the tried.
Temptation » Christ » Sympathizes with those under
For we have not a chief priest who cannot sympathise with our infirmities, but one tried in all respects as we are, without sin.
Temptation » Christ » Overcame
Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and waited on him.
Temptation » Christ » Endured, from the devil
and he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the beasts; and the angels waited on him.
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
And he said, Abba, father, all things are possible to thee. Take away this cup from me; but not what I will but what thou wilt.
Then Jesus said to Peter, Put the sword in the sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Christ
Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
True religion » Examples of piety » Christ
and he having sent me is with me, he has not left me alone, for I always do the things which please him.
Tyre » Christ » Visited the coasts of
And he rose up, and departed thence to the regions of Tyre. And entering into a house he wished no one to know it; and he could not be hid.
And Jesus going out thence departed to the regions of Tyre and Sidon.
Tyre » Christ » Was followed by many from
and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan. And those about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what he did, came to him.
he went down with them and stood on a plain; and a multitude of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases;
Tyre » Christ » Alluded to the depravity of
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their minds long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in a day of judgment than for you.
Tyre » Christ » Saint paul found disciples at
And observing Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to discharge her cargo. And finding the disciples we continued there seven days; and they told Paul, by the Spirit, not to go on to Jerusalem.
Tyre » Christ » Depended for provision upon galilee
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.
Unity of God » Asserted by » Christ
And this is the eternal life; that they shall know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Jesus answered, First is, Hear Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;
Unselfishness » Christ
for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.
Of such a one will I boast, but of myself I will not boast except of my infirmities.
References
Hastings
Easton
American
Smith
Watsons
Fausets
Morish
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