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Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
Dearly loved ones, as I was very eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we share in common, I felt it necessary [instead] to write urging you to contend earnestly for the faith [i.e., the teaching of Christ] which was once and for all delivered [by the apostles, See verse 17] to the saints [i.e., God's holy people].
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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Afflictions » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."
But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
Apostles » Called by » Christ
Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.
Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.
Bread » Figurative » Christ
Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!" read more.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Candlestick » Illustrative of » Christ
Then Jesus spoke out again, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place.
He asked me, "What do you see?" I replied, "I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top and seven lamps, with fourteen pipes going to the lamps.
Christ » Divinity » Example of
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,
Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) --
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
For I have given you an example -- you should do just as I have done for you.
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.
Christ » Promises of » Prophet
I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.
And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee."
They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.
Others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past."
Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has come to help his people!"
Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.'
He said to them, "What things?" "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene," they replied, "a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;
The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, "This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world."
When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, "This really is the Prophet!"
So again they asked the man who used to be blind, "What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?" "He is a prophet," the man replied.
Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.
Christ » Heal persecution of » Testimony of the apostles
And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
Simon Peter answered, "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 fully God. The Word was with God in the beginning.
who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,
-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.
The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Works of
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:
Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.
Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?
As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:
"But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete -- the deeds I am now doing -- testify about me that the Father has sent me.
Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me.
But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, but if you do not believe me, believe because of the miraculous deeds themselves.
If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Mission of
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.
But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."
"I have come to bring fire on the earth -- and how I wish it were already kindled!
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" -- and I am the worst of them!
Christ » Filial » Obedience to
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
They left their nets immediately and followed him.
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
So the disciples did as Jesus had instructed them, and they prepared the Passover.
Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets."
"Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice -- I will show you what he is like:
Jesus told the servants, "Fill the water jars with water." So they filled them up to the very top.
So when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.
The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."
He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Son of david
Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
All the crowds were amazed and said, "Could this one be the Son of David?"
The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, "How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David's son?
Don't the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,
Christ » Slandered » Son of david
Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
All the crowds were amazed and said, "Could this one be the Son of David?"
The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, "How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David's son?
Don't the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,
Christ » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches -- to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.
You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and do so correctly, for that is what I am.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.
Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.
For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
Christ » Precious » Preeminence of
But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches -- to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.
You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and do so correctly, for that is what I am.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.
Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.
For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
Christ » For select reading » Angels wait upon
And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
He continued, "I tell all of you the solemn truth -- you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
[Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?
Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him!"
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand -- thousands times thousands --
Christ » Reproves » Sacrifice of
Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.
and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,
He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.
We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
Christ » Victor » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage -- I have conquered the world."
So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.
Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.
I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
So I looked, and here came a white horse! The one who rode it had a bow, and he was given a crown, and as a conqueror he rode out to conquer.
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
Christ » Morning star » Mystery of
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,
And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.
He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into this secret of Christ.
God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Ascension of
Jesus replied, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands -- the representation of the true sanctuary -- but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God's presence for us.
who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven.
Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the Lord God lives there!
Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."
After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
Christ » Received » Redeemer
As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that as the last he will stand upon the earth.
This is what the Lord says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians' joyful shouts into mourning songs.
He will deliver Israel from all the consequences of their sins.
for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.
Don't be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you," says the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb: "I am the Lord, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,
says our protector -- the Lord who commands armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
"A protector comes to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds," says the Lord.
But the one who will rescue them is strong. He is known as the Lord who rules over all. He will strongly champion their cause. As a result he will bring peace and rest to the earth, but trouble and turmoil to the people who inhabit Babylonia.
Christ » Denial of » General references to
For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
Who is the liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies the Father and the Son.
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.
Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."
They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean." But he denied it in front of them all: "I don't know what you're talking about!"
If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves.
Christ » Joy of » Judge
He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead."
on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.
But you who eat vegetables only -- why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything -- why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
They will face a reckoning before Jesus Christ who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing."
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms
As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,
all of whom were singing in a loud voice: "Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!"
Christ » Faith in, great » Faithful
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and goes to war.
Christ » Received » Redemption through
and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")
They were singing a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed -- not by perishable things like silver or gold,
Christ » Name, works done in » Mighty when used in prayer and service
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned 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 at once.
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"
And on the basis of faith in Jesus' name, his very name has made this man -- whom you see and know -- strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.
always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Christ » For select reading » Appearance, personal of
"While I was watching, thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His attire was white like snow; the hair of his head was like lamb's wool. His throne was ablaze with fire and its wheels were all aflame.
You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!
(just as many were horrified by the sight of you) he was so disfigured he no longer looked like a man;
He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame.
And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.
Christ » Name, wonderful » Mighty when used in prayer and service
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned 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 at once.
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"
And on the basis of faith in Jesus' name, his very name has made this man -- whom you see and know -- strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.
always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom."
Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here."
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow -- in heaven and on earth and under the earth --
but of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
Christ » His foreknowledge » His lordship
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Then he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.
So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
Christ » Lord » His lordship
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."
God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Then he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.
So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
Christ » Saviour » Came to earth to be
So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" -- and I am the worst of them!
God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.
but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
Christ » Star » Substitution of, for sinners
Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")
but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God's grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.
God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.
He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
Christ » Compassion of » Condescension of
For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: "I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.
to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,
Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.
When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,
he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself.
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe."
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » Plots against
But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.
They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.
But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,
He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he might betray Jesus, handing him over to them.
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.
So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.
So from that day they planned together to kill him.
Christ » Slandered » Snares laid for
Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"
Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.
Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.
Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.
plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.
Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Christ » Devotions of » Select readings
Abraham approached and said, "Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked? What if there are fifty godly people in the city? Will you really wipe it out and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty godly people who are in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?" read more.
So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake." Then Abraham asked, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes), what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?" He replied, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Abraham spoke to him again, "What if forty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty." Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Abraham said, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty." Finally Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."
So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake." Then Abraham asked, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes), what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?" He replied, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Abraham spoke to him again, "What if forty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty." Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Abraham said, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty." Finally Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."
So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob's hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." "I will not let you go," Jacob replied, "unless you bless me." read more.
The man asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Jacob." "No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed." Then Jacob asked, "Please tell me your name." "Why do you ask my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
The man asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Jacob." "No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed." Then Jacob asked, "Please tell me your name." "Why do you ask my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point? And you didn't stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant's family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Lord God? What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Lord God! read more.
For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O Lord, became their God. So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised, so you may gain lasting fame, as people say, 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!' The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you, for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, 'I will build you a dynastic house.' That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you. Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant! Now be willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant's dynasty be blessed on into the future!"
For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O Lord, became their God. So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised, so you may gain lasting fame, as people say, 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!' The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you, for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, 'I will build you a dynastic house.' That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you. Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant! Now be willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant's dynasty be blessed on into the future!"
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. He prayed: "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity. You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. read more.
Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, 'You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.' Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized. "God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! But respond favorably to your servant's prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today. Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant's prayer for this place. Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably. "When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false. Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. "The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple, then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors. "The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors. "Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. When they hear about your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple. Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. "When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, and they direct their prayers to the Lord toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them. "The time will come when your people will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, whether far away or close by. When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.' When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help and vindicate them. Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace. "May you be attentive to your servant's and your people Israel's requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt." When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky. When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice: "The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us. May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors. May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing."
Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, 'You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.' Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized. "God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! But respond favorably to your servant's prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today. Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant's prayer for this place. Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably. "When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false. Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. "The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple, then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors. "The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors. "Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. When they hear about your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple. Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. "When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, and they direct their prayers to the Lord toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them. "The time will come when your people will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, whether far away or close by. When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.' When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help and vindicate them. Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace. "May you be attentive to your servant's and your people Israel's requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt." When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky. When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice: "The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us. May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors. May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing."
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, read more.
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation." Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.' Then he will reply from inside, 'Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.' I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. "So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation." Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.' Then he will reply from inside, 'Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.' I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. "So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' read more.
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
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Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary? And aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
Then Jesus' mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
So Jesus' brothers advised him, "Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.
(For not even his own brothers believed in him.)
Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?
But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.
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Abraham approached and said, "Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked? What if there are fifty godly people in the city? Will you really wipe it out and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty godly people who are in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?" read more.
So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake." Then Abraham asked, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes), what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?" He replied, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Abraham spoke to him again, "What if forty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty." Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Abraham said, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty." Finally Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."
So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake." Then Abraham asked, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes), what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?" He replied, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Abraham spoke to him again, "What if forty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty." Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Abraham said, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty." Finally Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."
So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob's hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." "I will not let you go," Jacob replied, "unless you bless me." read more.
The man asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Jacob." "No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed." Then Jacob asked, "Please tell me your name." "Why do you ask my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
The man asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Jacob." "No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed." Then Jacob asked, "Please tell me your name." "Why do you ask my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point? And you didn't stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant's family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Lord God? What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Lord God! read more.
For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O Lord, became their God. So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised, so you may gain lasting fame, as people say, 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!' The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you, for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, 'I will build you a dynastic house.' That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you. Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant! Now be willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant's dynasty be blessed on into the future!"
For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant. Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true! Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods. You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O Lord, became their God. So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised, so you may gain lasting fame, as people say, 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel!' The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you, for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, 'I will build you a dynastic house.' That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you. Now, O sovereign Lord, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant! Now be willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant's dynasty be blessed on into the future!"
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. He prayed: "O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity. You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. read more.
Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, 'You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.' Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized. "God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! But respond favorably to your servant's prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today. Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant's prayer for this place. Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably. "When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false. Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. "The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple, then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors. "The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors. "Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. When they hear about your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple. Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. "When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, and they direct their prayers to the Lord toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them. "The time will come when your people will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, whether far away or close by. When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.' When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help and vindicate them. Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace. "May you be attentive to your servant's and your people Israel's requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt." When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky. When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice: "The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us. May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors. May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing."
Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, 'You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.' Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized. "God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! But respond favorably to your servant's prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today. Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant's prayer for this place. Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably. "When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false. Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. "The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple, then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors. "The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors. "Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. When they hear about your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple. Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. "When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, and they direct their prayers to the Lord toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, then listen from heaven to their prayers for help and vindicate them. "The time will come when your people will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, whether far away or close by. When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.' When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help and vindicate them. Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace. "May you be attentive to your servant's and your people Israel's requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt." When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky. When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice: "The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us. May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors. May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing."
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, read more.
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation." Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.' Then he will reply from inside, 'Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.' I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. "So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation." Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.' Then he will reply from inside, 'Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.' I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. "So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' read more.
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
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But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
"Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."
"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat."
When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
And they saw that some of Jesus' disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.
And when the people saw it, they all complained, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven,"
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And Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
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You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised."
But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."
As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."
Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again."
I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen: that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."
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angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This man is the Son of God."
You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) --
explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."
but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.
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When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.
Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.
Then he began to teach them by saying:
As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.
He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all.
He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him."
Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.
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When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.
And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,
He said to them, "Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while" (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able to escape notice.
He went away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)
As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah -- from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!"
And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.
Christ » Touched by others » Unknown by men
John answered them, "I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,
Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.
Jesus answered her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, 'Give me some water to drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
Then they began asking him, "Who is your father?" Jesus answered, "You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too."
The man replied, "This is a remarkable thing, that you don't know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
Christ » Love to » To Christ, the blessings of
"Lord," Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
"If you love me, you will obey my commandments. Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever --
For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Commands of
He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Now this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment.
The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."
"I give you a new commandment -- to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
"If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
You are my friends if you do what I command you.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Humiliation of
They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man's tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was counted with the transgressors.' For what is written about me is being fulfilled."
In humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his posterity? For his life was taken away from the earth."
but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature. He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!
Christ » Reproves » Rock of offence
Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.
Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."
but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.
He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble -- to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem.
And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."
Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
Christ » Love to » Man of sorrows
When he had said these things, Jesus was greatly distressed in spirit, and testified, "I tell you the solemn truth, one of you will betray me."
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, "Ephphatha" (that is, "Be opened").
Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, "Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation."
Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed.
Jesus wept.
"Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? 'Father, deliver me from this hour'? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.
Christ » Dying with surrendered life » Characteristics of
We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world?
As it is written, "For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered."
For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.
This saying is trustworthy: If we died with him, we will also live with him.
Christ » His foreknowledge » Foretells his departure
Then Jesus said, "I will be with you for only a little while longer, and then I am going to the one who sent me.
You heard me say to you, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.
But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me, 'Where are you going?'
I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.
Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' now I tell you the same.
concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;
In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me."
I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father."
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Comforts
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage -- I have conquered the world."
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep."
"Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.
"I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.
But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, "Do not be afraid; just believe."
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
Christ » Mediator » Messenger
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
but I know him, because I have come from him and he sent me."
Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
Christ » His foreknowledge » Predicts his own sufferings
Wasn't it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?"
For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was counted with the transgressors.' For what is written about me is being fulfilled."
Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."
and said to them, "Thus it stands written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
Just 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
Wasn't it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?"
For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was counted with the transgressors.' For what is written about me is being fulfilled."
Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."
and said to them, "Thus it stands written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Christ » Name, wonderful » General references to
As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow -- in heaven and on earth and under the earth -- and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."
Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs.
Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself.
Christ » Mediator » Meekness of
"Tell the people of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"
Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) --
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.
When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
Christ » Witness, a » To the truth
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate,
Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations."
I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.
He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
Christ » Reproves » Reverence for
Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."
But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.
Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.
[He said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him.
Christ » Opinions concerning » Oracle of God
I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.
Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.
because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world."
For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.
The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
Christ » Reproves » Revelation of
I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.
Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.
because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world."
For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.
The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Branch
At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.
A shoot will grow out of Jesse's root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.
"I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. "'He will do what is just and right in the land.
Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch.
Then say to him, 'The Lord who rules over all says, "Look -- here is the man whose name is Branch, who will sprout up from his place and build the temple of the Lord.
Christ » Saviour » Seven last sayings of
And Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
He then said to his disciple, "Look, here is your mother!" From that very time the disciple took her into his own home.
At about three o'clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty!"
When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, "It is completed!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And after he said this he breathed his last.
Christ » Humility of » Identified with believers
And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.
"The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
If you sin against your brothers or sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
Christ » Divine names ascribed to Christ » Beloved son
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"
And a voice came from heaven: "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."
to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, "You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,"
Christ » Slandered » Son, beloved
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"
And a voice came from heaven: "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."
to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, "You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,"
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.
"I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and goes to war.
Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.
"I, the Lord, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Worshipped
But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him!"
Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."
But Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.
As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints).
Christ » Compassion of » Confession of
Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God's angels.
because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
"Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
Christ » Mediator » Became mediator between God and man
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than Abel's does.
For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,
But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.
For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands -- the representation of the true sanctuary -- but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God's presence for us.
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
Christ » Guest, a » Head of the church
He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.
And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.
But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.
because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church -- he himself being the savior of the body.
He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.
Christ » Touched by others » Union with
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
for we are members of his body.
So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God.
For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
Christ » Heal persecution of » Divine
But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God." So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" He answered them, "You say that I am."
The Father and I are one."
If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."
and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.
If you have known me, you will know my Father too. And from now on you do know him and have seen him." Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content." Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? read more.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.
Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.
Christ » Promises of » Fulness of
For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,
For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things. Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God -- a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ's full stature.
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son
Christ » Reproves » Of Christ, a central truth of the gospel
With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
We are witnesses of all the things he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen, not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles. But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you. You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."
Christ » Humility of » General references to
He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!
Christ » Conqueror of death » Creator
for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan -- a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets, in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
Christ » Given to Christ filial encouraged » Examples of filial
He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"
Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is approaching, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.
Jesus replied, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you --
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Blasphemy against
But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of demons he casts out demons."
But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"
But some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons."
They also said many other things against him, reviling him.
(because they said, "He has an unclean spirit").
Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?
Christ » Vine name applied to » Of Christ
But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
The Lord's spirit will rest on him -- a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Cries of
On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and
At about three o'clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain." As he said this, he called out, "The one who has ears to hear had better listen!"
Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out, "You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,
But Jesus shouted out, "The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,
Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
Christ » Heal persecution of » The father bears witness
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."
There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.
And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,
I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me."
If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because 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, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."
But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of demons he casts out demons."
They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."
They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
But others jeered at the speakers, saying, "They are drunk on new wine!"
For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Christ » Grace of » Greatness of
So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? "It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!"
I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon -- and now, something greater than Solomon is here!
As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow -- in heaven and on earth and under the earth --
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » The barren fig tree, luke 13
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.
You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) --
For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross -- through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Bridegroom
And I saw the holy city -- the new Jerusalem -- descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.'
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.
Christ » Divinity of Christ of God, universal » Zeal of
He wears his desire for justice like body armor, and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. He puts on the garments of vengeance and wears zeal like a robe.
But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour me."
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Corner-stone
For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."
The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
Christ » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.
He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."
Christ » Exaltation of » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.
He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."
Christ » Guest, a » Hated
"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law, 'They hated me without reason.'
When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!"
Christ » Joy of » King of kings
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.
He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » Persecution of
Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.
They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders wanted to kill him.
I know that you are Abraham's descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.
Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.
Christ » Disciples of » Call of to special work
As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people."
Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:
On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
Then he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"
Christ » Denial of » Despised
Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary? And aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself and come down from the cross!"
The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Mocked by men
Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.
Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.
and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"
In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law and elders -- were mocking him:
The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
Christ » Conqueror of death » Co-operation with
We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God's field, God's building.
But the army said to Saul, "Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today." So the army rescued Jonathan from death.
They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]
Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Christ » Love to » Master
Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets."
They came and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are about to die!" So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.
Then Jesus asked, "Who was it who touched me?" When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!"
Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" -- not knowing what he was saying.
John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us."
raised their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
Christ » Expected » Expounds the word
He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.
He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
"Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.
Christ » Sufferings of » Thronged
Then Jesus asked, "Who was it who touched me?" When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!"
So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.
For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.
Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.
Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
Now Jesus' mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.
Christ » Morning star » Name applied to
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!"
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.
Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
just as I have received the right to rule from my Father -- and I will give him the morning star.
Christ » Nazarene » Obedience of
If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from here."
For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.
then he says, "Here I am: I have come to do your will." He does away with the first to establish the second.
Christ » Star » Morning star - name applied to Christ
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!"
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.
Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
just as I have received the right to rule from my Father -- and I will give him the morning star.
Christ » Gifts of » Legacy of peace
He also said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.
And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations --
just as I have received the right to rule from my Father -- and I will give him the morning star.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.
Christ » Word, the » Name applied to
This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life --
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
For there are three that testify,
He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God.
Christ » Parables of found in one gospel only, (chapter specified) » Perfection of
For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him."
And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.
Christ » Sufferings of » Temptation of
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.
"You are the ones who have remained with me in my trials.
For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
Christ » Guest, a » Honoured
He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all.
Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!"
Then I heard every creature -- in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them -- singing: "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!"
Christ » Humanity of Christ » General references to
For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!
But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Christ » Omnipotence of » Oneness with the father
I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.
But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.
The Father and I are one."
The glory you gave to me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one --
Christ » Humanity of » General references to
For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!
But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Evil spirits confess his divinity
They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
"Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are -- the Holy One of God!"
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
Demons also came out of many, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
But the evil spirit replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
Christ » Sake, for his » death
For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,
For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.
Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
Christ » Denial of » Devils confess
They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
"Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are -- the Holy One of God!"
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
Demons also came out of many, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
But the evil spirit replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
Christ » Glorified » Described by the revelator
Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man! He had a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest. His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. read more.
He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and goes to war. His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself.
Christ » Received » Receiving Christ
But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children
"Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.
So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully.
Christ » Prescience of » General references to
After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty!"
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
(For Jesus knew the one who was going to betray him. For this reason he said, "Not every one of you is clean.")
Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
Christ » His foreknowledge » General references to
After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty!"
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
(For Jesus knew the one who was going to betray him. For this reason he said, "Not every one of you is clean.")
Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Divisions caused by
Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."
So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?" Thus there was a division among them.
Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Attractive
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."
After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him.
When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.
Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
Christ » Opinions concerning » Divided, concerning Christ as his work
Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."
So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?" Thus there was a division among them.
Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
Christ » Touched by others » Tried by his enemies
Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.
But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,
Christ » Touched by others » Brought healing to those who touched him
But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. For she kept saying to herself, "If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed." But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.
For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.
After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him. They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
The whole crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing them all.
Christ » Fellowship with » Foreknowledge of
After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty!"
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
(For Jesus knew the one who was going to betray him. For this reason he said, "Not every one of you is clean.")
Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"
Christ » Saviour » Servant
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself. He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.
but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.
Christ » Sought » Examples of men seeking Christ
So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested, "Sir, we would like to see Jesus."
When they found him, they said, "Everyone is looking for you."
The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.
He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.
So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
Christ » Sin-bearer » Bore the sins of many
So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
And you know that Jesus was revealed 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
because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."
and he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Authority of
because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."
and he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
Christ » Opinions concerning » Our righteousness
and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ's faithfulness -- a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ's faithfulness.
He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
Christ » Fellowship with » Friendship of
One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.
(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)
Jesus wept. Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!"
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Christ » Fellowship with » Friends of
One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.
(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)
Jesus wept. Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!"
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
Christ » Mediator » Mind of
You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,
For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him? But we have the mind of Christ.
So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Public prayers of Christ
At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you --
So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
"But wisdom -- where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding? Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living. The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' read more.
Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth. Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls. The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold. "But wisdom -- where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding? For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.' God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place. For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens. When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge. When he imposed a limit for the rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely. And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the Lord -- that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth. Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls. The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold. "But wisdom -- where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding? For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.' God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place. For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens. When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge. When he imposed a limit for the rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely. And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the Lord -- that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding. For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold. She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her. read more.
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed. By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding. By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew. My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion. So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck. Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble. When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed. By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding. By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew. My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion. So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck. Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble. When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment. Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother, read more.
he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live. Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you. Wisdom is supreme -- so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding! Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you." Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many. I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live. Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you. Wisdom is supreme -- so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding! Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you." Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many. I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
Christ » Touched by others » Transfigured
When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.
And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.
Christ » Reproves » Some infallible proofs of
To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.
So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Look at my hands and my feet; it's me! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have."
Christ » Sufferings of » Teaching of
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son.
When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:
So Jesus replied, "My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.
Christ » Disciples of » Names of
When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.
Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;
Simon (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;
Christ » Miracles of » Feeding the five thousand
When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, "Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place."
Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?"
Christ » Omnipotence of » Omniscience of
But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people.
Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God."
Jesus said a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, "Do you love me?" and said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep.
Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Intrusion upon
After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able to escape notice.
Simon and his companions searched for him.
Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.
But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.
Christ » Compassion of » For the multitude
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."
Christ » Priesthood of » Exaltation
Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Christ » Divinity » Liberator
For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.
Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.
Christ » Sake, for his » Loss of reputation
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!
Christ » Humility of » Immanuel
It will spill into Judah, flooding and engulfing, as it reaches to the necks of its victims. He will spread his wings out over your entire land, O Immanuel."
For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
"Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel," which means "God with us."
Christ » Reproves » Reviled
Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
Christ » Miracles of » Walking on the sea
As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.
When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.
Christ » Miracles of » Lunatic child
Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He is dead!"
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Over nature
They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."
And the men were amazed and said, "What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!"
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority.
Christ » Miracles of » Peter's mother-in-law healed
Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.
He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
Christ » Miracles of » Raising of jairus' daughter
As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."
The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this.
Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus' feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,
Christ » Miracles of » Tempest stilled
But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.
They came and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are about to die!" So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.
So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Calm down!" Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.
Christ » Miracles of » Issue of blood
But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years.
Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.
Christ » Glory of » Possessed before the foundation of the world
For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
Christ » Reproves » Of Christ announced by angels
He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.
But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,
Christ » Rejected » The people of nazareth
Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.
When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Baptized
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
Christ » Vine name applied to » Recognized by believers
When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Christ » Miracles of » Demoniacs of gadara
When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.
So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
Christ » Miracles of » Cleansing the leper
He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean!"
So he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" And immediately the leprosy left him.
Christ » Miracles of » Withered hand
A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they could accuse him.
Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Christ » Grace of » Sufficient for all human needs
But he said to me, "My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Christ » Touched by others » Truth, the
Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
Christ » Miracles of » Paralytic
Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven."
Some people came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.
Just then some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.
Christ » Rejected » The jewish nation
The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day.
He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.
I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Also
As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down. Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them. As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.
Christ » Salvation through » His blood avails
Much more then, because we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we will be saved through him from God's wrath.
For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ » Grace of » The source of power
So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Sacrificial
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To paul at his conversion
So he said, "Who are you, Lord?" He replied, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Crowing the faithful
Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Christ » Glory of » Shared by his believers
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving 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
But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Do not be afraid."
Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Three times he entered the realms of death, and rescued victims
Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!" So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, "Unwrap him and let him go."
Christ » Rejected » The gergesenes
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
Christ » Reproves » To those who criticised mary
All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.
Christ » Life, the » Death abolished
but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us).
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Divine
The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
If someone spreads false teachings and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,
Christ » Priesthood of » Human as well as divine
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
Christ » Miracles of » Blind men
They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"
Christ » Miracles of » Demoniac
Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.
As they were going away, a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.
Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Before pilate
But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Foretold
He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.
Christ » Miracles of » Daughter of syrophenician
Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"
Christ » Miracles of » Feeding the four thousand
Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."
Everyone ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
Christ » Indwelling » Demonstrates to the world Christ's mission
I in them and you in me -- that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is your life because of righteousness.
Christ » Power of » Demonstrated by his resurrection
who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Christ » Nazarene » Nazarene
For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
Christ » Names of » God
A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.
Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my God!"
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The touch upon childhood
Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.
After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Will completely destroy death at last
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be eliminated is death.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Foretold by the prophets
he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the Lord has announced it!
because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.
Christ » Names of » Messiah
So know and understand: From the issuing of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an anointed one, a prince arrives, there will be a period of seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.
He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is translated Christ).
Christ » Reproves » To the disciples powerless to heal the demoniac
So he said to them, "You foolish people -- how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here."
Christ » Compassion of » For the bereaved
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep."
Jesus wept.
Christ » Miracles of » Centurion's servant
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:
A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.
Christ » Miracles of » His resurrection
He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,
No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father."
Christ » Names of » Prophet
He said to them, "What things?" "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene," they replied, "a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;
Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of being possessed with devils
Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"
The crowd answered, "You're possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The liberating touch
After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.
And immediately the man's ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.
Christ » Salvation through » Only through Christ
For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
For my eyes have seen your salvation
Christ » Miracles of » Demoniac in the synagogue
After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
But Jesus rebuked him: "Silence! Come out of him!" Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.
Christ » Precious » The fairest among ten thousand
The Beloved to the Maidens: My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men.
Christ » Grace of » Exhibited in childhood
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
Christ » Names of » Rose of sharon
The Beloved to Her Lover: I am a meadow flower from Sharon, a lily from the valleys.
Christ » Life, the » Radiant life
In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.
For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,
Christ » Names of » Adam
So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Constraining
For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only foundation
For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To five hundred brethren
Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though 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 was raised on the third day according to the scriptures,
Christ » Abiding in » New life
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
Christ » Precious » The only foundation
For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Christ » Cross of » Preached
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel -- and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.
Christ » Names of » Rock
and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the 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 were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ » Indwelling » Obtained by faith
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love, you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Christ » Grace of » Manifested in self-sacrifice
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
Christ » Grace of » Bestowed upon sinful men
I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry, even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Christ » Names of » Image of God
among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
Christ » Names of » Root of david
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!"
Christ » Names of » Morning star
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!"
Christ » Silent of Christ » Before the high priest
So the high priest stood up and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?" But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."
Christ » Cross of » Enemies of
For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.
Christ » Feet, at his » A reverent worshipper
When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! 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, "Let it be done for you according to your faith." And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows about this."
Christ » Fellowship with » Spiritual receptivity the condition of
Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.
Christ » Names of » Beginning of the creation of God
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation:
Christ » Names of » Amen
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation:
Christ » Vine name applied to » Entreating entrance at the heart's door
Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.
Christ » Vine name applied to » Mighty
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Carries the keys of the grave in his girdle
and the one who lives! I was dead, but look, now I am alive -- forever and ever -- and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!
Christ » Priesthood of » Sympathetic
Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
Christ » Abiding in » Robe of righteousness
and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ's faithfulness -- a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ's faithfulness.
Christ » Indwelling » A glorious mystery
God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Christ » Indwelling » Possible to all
Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.
Christ » Precious » Paul's estimate of
More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things -- indeed, I regard them as dung! -- that I may gain Christ,
Christ » Cross of » Old testament ordinances abolished by
He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.
Christ » Glory of » Ascribed by the heavenly host
all of whom were singing in a loud voice: "Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!"
Christ » Names of » First and last
When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
Christ » Cross of » Peace made by
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross -- through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Christ » Names of » Lamb
and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed.
Christ » Names of » King of kings
-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.
Christ » Names of » Lord of lords
-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Over the church
And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.
Christ » Names of » Head of the church
And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » No power can dissever
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will 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 deeds. (Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Universal
I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
Christ » Indwelling » The old life dies that the new may live
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Christ » Cross of » Reconciliation through
and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.
Christ » Names of » King of the ages
Now to the eternal king, 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 firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
Christ » Names of » Prince of kings
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
Christ » Names of » First begotten
and from Jesus Christ -- the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
Christ » Cross of » Gloried in
But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been 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 one who is, and who was, and who is still to come -- the All-Powerful!
Christ » Feet, at his » Unfortunate sufferers
Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » In the garden of gethsemane
He went away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will but yours be done."
Christ » Fellowship with » Found in spiritual assemblies
For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."
Christ » Gifts of » Keys of the kingdom
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."
Christ » Gifts of » Rest
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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 on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Sorrow
He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » Accompanied by his presence
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To eleven disciples in galilee
When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Risen
Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
Christ » Words of characteristics of » The abiding comforter
"If you love me, you will obey my commandments. Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever --
Christ » His farewell prayer joh 17 » Before the agony of the cross
Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will."
Christ » Confessing, example of » Peter
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Christ » Conqueror of death » Defied death to hold him
This is why the Father loves me -- because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again. No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father."
Christ » Commendation by » The syrophenician woman
Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Christ » Faith in, great » The syrophenician woman
Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Christ » Faith in, great » The diseased
They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
Christ » Sake, for his » Renunciation of worldly treasures
And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
Christ » Compassion of » For the unfortunate
Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
Christ » Compassion of » For jerusalem
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!
Christ » Sake, for his » Loss of life
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
Christ » Sake, for his » Hatred
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Christ » Miracles of » Cursing the fig tree
After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once.
Christ » Miracles of » Tribute money
After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn't he?"
Christ » Spirit of » Burden-bearing
Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Christ » Spirit of » Meek and lowly
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Christ » Spirit of » Loving
and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
Christ » Precious » A jewel beyond compare
When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
Christ » Glory of » Manifested at his second coming
For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.
Christ » Names of » Jesus of nazareth
And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee."
Christ » Names of » Beloved son
"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Christ » Names of » Mediator
For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,
Christ » Power of » Infinite
Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Christ » Names of » King
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of gluttony and intemperance
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."
Christ » Defamed » Accused of blasphemy
Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!
Christ » Feet, at his » An afflicted father
Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."
Christ » Feet, at his » A sinful woman
Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil. As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The quieting touch
He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Solitary communion
But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering together to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses. Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Evening prayer
After saying good-bye to them, he went to the mountain to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Salvation through
So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For sinners
So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only source of truth
So Jesus said to the twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only intercessor
He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only remedy
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To the other women
But Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Welcoming the wanderers
For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Providing
A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Tender
Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
Christ » Conqueror of death » Will call all men from death's domain
"Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and will come out -- the ones who have done what is good to the resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.
Christ » Salvation through » At his coming
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
Christ » Faith in, great » The centurion
When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!
Christ » Faith in, great » The blind man
When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. 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
As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."
Christ » Sake, for his » Persecution
"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Christ » Priesthood of » Sinless
For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Over heavenly powers
who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
Christ » Miracles of » Lazarus raised
Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick." read more.
When Jesus heard this, he said, "This sickness will not lead to death, but to God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.) So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. Then after this, he said to his disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." The disciples replied, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?" Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." After he said this, he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him." Then the disciples replied, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." (Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.) Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died, and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him." When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already. (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.) So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you." Jesus replied, "Your brother will come back to life again." Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" She replied, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world." And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you." So when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. (Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.) Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there. Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed. He asked, "Where have you laid him?" They replied, "Lord, come and see." Jesus wept. Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!" But some of them said, "This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn't he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?" Jesus, intensely moved again, came to the tomb. (Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.) Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, "Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days." Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, "Unwrap him and let him go."
When Jesus heard this, he said, "This sickness will not lead to death, but to God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.) So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. Then after this, he said to his disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." The disciples replied, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?" Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." After he said this, he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him." Then the disciples replied, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." (Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.) Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died, and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him." When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already. (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.) So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you." Jesus replied, "Your brother will come back to life again." Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" She replied, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world." And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you." So when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. (Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.) Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there. Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed. He asked, "Where have you laid him?" They replied, "Lord, come and see." Jesus wept. Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!" But some of them said, "This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn't he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?" Jesus, intensely moved again, came to the tomb. (Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.) Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, "Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days." Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, "Unwrap him and let him go."
Christ » Spirit of » Longsuffering
But Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they went on to another village.
Christ » Spirit of » Compassionate
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Christ » Spirit of » Tender
Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
Christ » Guest, a » In the home of matthew
As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
Christ » Names of » Seed of woman
And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."
Christ » Names of » Corner-stone
The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.
Christ » Names of » Forerunner
where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Christ » Names of » Mighty one
You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob.
Christ » Names of » Son of God
He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: "I called my Son out of Egypt."
Christ » Names of » Son of man
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
Christ » Names of » deliverer
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion; he will remove ungodliness from Jacob.
Christ » Names of » Lawgiver
For the Lord, our ruler, the Lord, our commander, the Lord, our king -- he will deliver us.
Christ » Names of » Nazarene
He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
Christ » Names of » Jesus
She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Christ » Defamed » Accused of keeping bad company
When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Christ » Joy of » Sustained him at the cross
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The cleansing touch
He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Manifested by his death
We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Inseparable
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
Christ » Names of » Witness
Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations."
Christ » Names of » Leader
Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations."
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Our acceptance depends upon
Who is the one who will condemn? Christ is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised), who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.
Christ » Salvation through » For the obedient
And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Christ » Faith in, great » The leper
And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
Christ » Priesthood of » Divinely appointed
So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, "You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,"
Christ » Indwelling » Obedience essential to
And the person who keeps his commandments resides in God, and God in him. Now by this we know that God resides in us: by the Spirit he has given us.
Christ » Life, the » The only source of life
The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
Christ » Spirit of » Just and fearless
He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
Christ » Life, the » Life everlasting
so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ » Spirit of » Persevering
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."
Christ » Spirit of » Liberating
The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
Christ » Spirit of » Faithful
Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.
Christ » Spirit of » Divine
The Lord's spirit will rest on him -- a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.
Christ » Spirit of » Gentle
A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.
Christ » Spirit of » Saving
Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? "It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!"
Christ » Spirit of » Quiet
He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.
Christ » Spirit of » Wise
He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
Christ » Precious » Priceless to believers
So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,
Christ » Names of » Author of eternal salvation
And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Christ » Names of » Apostle of our profession
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,
Christ » Names of » Son of righteousness
But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
Christ » Names of » King of the jews
saying, "Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
Christ » Names of » Man of sorrows
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
Christ » Names of » Son of david
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Christ » Power of » Pardoning
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- then he said to the paralytic -- "Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."
Christ » Names of » Immanuel
For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
Christ » Names of » Governor
And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
Christ » Names of » Jehovah
Trust in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!
Christ » Power of » Saving
Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? "It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!"
Christ » Priesthood of » Prince of peace
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Christ » Feet, at his » A seeker after truth
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.
Christ » Feet, at his » A bereaved sister
Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said 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 said, "Enough of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him.
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Self-sacrificing
No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.
Christ » Fellowship with » In the communion of saints
While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them
Christ » Fellowship with » Testimony an aid to
What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us (and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ).
Christ » Fellowship with » Warms the heart
They said to each other, "Didn't our hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?"
Christ » Reproves » To the eleven, disbelieving in his resurrection
Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.
Christ » Gifts of » Power over evil spirits
Look, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and on the full force of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
Christ » Gifts of » Eternal life
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » To accomplish his work
I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!
Christ » Names of » Counsellor
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Christ » Names of » Mighty God
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For sending of the comforter
Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate 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, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » For enemies
[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » A physical body
Look at my hands and my feet; it's me! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have."
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Thomas
So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him."
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Peter
Jesus said a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Shepherd my sheep."
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Paul
Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » In perpetual fellowship
I in them and you in me -- that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » Held close by his hand
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » At the time of his ascension
Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To the ten, thomas absent
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To the eleven disciples
Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To two disciples
While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Sacrificial
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The holy spirit
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father -- the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father -- he will testify about me,
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Believers
and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Words of judgment
The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Fellowship, with God
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Imperishable
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Assurance
Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.
Christ » His farewell prayer joh 17 » On the cross, for his enemies
[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
Christ » Confessing, example of » Martha
She replied, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world."
Christ » Confessing, example of » Thomas
Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my God!"
Christ » Vine name applied to » Testing men's lives
Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
Christ » Vine name applied to » Arresting sinners
As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Christ » Conqueror of death » Demonstrated his victory by his own resurrection
who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Christ » Salvation through » His grace sufficient
On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are."
Christ » Silent of Christ » In the closing days of his work
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
Christ » Miracles of » Heals woman with the spirit of infirmity
and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.
Christ » Miracles of » Malchus healed
But Jesus said, "Enough of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him.
Christ » Miracles of » Ten lepers
As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,
Christ » Indwelling » Revealed in the coming of the holy spirit
You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.
Christ » Abiding in » Peace in the storm
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage -- I have conquered the world."
Christ » Glorified » Appeared at paul's conversion
As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" So he said, "Who are you, Lord?" He replied, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
Christ » Glorified » Seen at the transfiguration
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.
Christ » Life, the » Life for the dead
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
Christ » Life, the » Abundant life
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Christ » Spirit of » Forgiving
[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
Christ » Spirit of » Zealous
with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
Christ » Rejected » The chief priests and rulers
But they all shouted out together, "Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!"
Christ » Power of » Over his own life
No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father."
Christ » Power of » Wonder-working
with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
Christ » Names of » Good shepherd
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
Christ » Names of » God blessed
To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
Christ » Guest, a » Of martha
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.
Christ » Guest, a » At emmaus
but they urged him, "Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done." So he went in to stay with them.
Christ » Names of » Advocate
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
Christ » Names of » Branch
At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of treason
From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!"
Christ » Joy of » In the divine method of revelation
On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.
Christ » Joy of » Bestowed through his words
But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.
Christ » Joy of » Abides in believers
I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Unchangeable
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
Christ » Feet, at his » A sorrowing mother
Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
Christ » Feet, at his » A healed demoniac
So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Only the disciples near
Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » All-night prayer
Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
Christ » Jesus Christ, Love Of » Divine
"Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love.
Christ » Fellowship with » Leaves its impress upon the life
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
Christ » Reproves » To the seekers after loaves and fishes
Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.
Christ » Gifts of » Bread of heaven
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Christ » Gifts of » Living water
But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become 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
But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » He must preach
But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."
Christ » Intercession of Christ's intercession with the father for mankind » Special for the church
I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Natural growth
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Poverty
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Sleep
and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only nourishment
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Christ » Indispensable absolutely indispensable » The only saviour
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » The sinful women
Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little."
Christ » Love for examples of love for Christ » Mary of bethany
Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)
Christ » Inseparable believers constantly » Like branches in the vine
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » At the sea of galilee
After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » To mary magdalene
[[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » Jesus Christ himself
Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The works of Christ
"But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete -- the deeds I am now doing -- testify about me that the Father has sent me.
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » John the baptist
I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God."
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The father
And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Promises to those who keep
Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
Christ » Private devotions of Christ » Morning devotions
Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Divine disclosure
"I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Incomparable
The officers replied, "No one ever spoke like this man!"
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Eternal life
I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death."
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Life-giving
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Spiritual
The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Gracious
All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Mighty
They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
Christ » Confessing, example of » Peter's second confession
We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!"
Christ » Confessing, example of » The ethiopian eunuch
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Christ » Confessing, example of » The woman of samaria
"Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can't be the Messiah, can he?"
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
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.
Christ » Salvation through » The only saviour
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."
Christ » Salvation through » The only door
I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.
Christ » Silent of Christ » Before herod
So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.
Christ » In great crises » Before calling the twelve apostles
Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
Christ » In great crises » When the people would crown him
Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.
Christ » In great crises » At his transfiguration
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.
Christ » Faith in, great » The afflicted woman
for she kept saying, "If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed."
Christ » Commendation by » John the baptist
I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he is."
Christ » Commendation by » Mary of bethany
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.
Christ » In great crises » At his baptism
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
Christ » Commendation by » A poor widow
He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
Christ » Compassion of » For the leper
Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean!"
Christ » Sake, for his » Suffering
For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."
Christ » Miracles of » Second drought of fishes
He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.
Christ » Miracles of » Raising the widow's son
Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
Christ » Miracles of » Deaf and dumb healed
After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.
Christ » Miracles of » Man with dropsy
There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.
Christ » Miracles of » Nobleman's son
Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.
Christ » Miracles of » Blind man
Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked, "Do you see anything?"
Christ » Abiding in » Spiritual fruitfulness
"I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me -- and I in him -- bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.
Christ » Abiding in » Answered prayer
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
Christ » Life, the » The way, the truth, the life
Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Christ » Glorified » As portrayed by himself
He continued, "I tell all of you the solemn truth -- you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
Christ » Guest, a » Of one of the chief pharisees
Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
Christ » Glory of » Revealed in the incarnation
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
Christ » Glory of » Beheld upon the mount
Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
Christ » Guest, a » Of simon the leper
Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.
Christ » Names of » Only begotten son
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
Christ » Names of » Horn of salvation
For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
Christ » Precious » The only saviour
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."
Christ » Guest, a » Of a pharisee
Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table.
Christ » Names of » Bread of life
Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.
Christ » Guest, a » Of zacchaeus
And when the people saw it, they all complained, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
Christ » Names of » Lamb of God
On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Christ » Power of » Life-giving
just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
Christ » Power of » Over nature
Then he said to them, "Where is your faith?" But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another, "Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!"
Christ » Names of » Holy child
"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
Christ » Names of » Dayspring
Because of our God's tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high
Christ » Names of » Holy one
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.
Christ » Names of » Redeemer
As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that as the last he will stand upon the earth.
Christ » Reproves » To peter
But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."
Christ » Names of » Saviour
Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
Christ » Names of » Door
So Jesus said to them again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.
Christ » Names of » I am
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!"
Christ » Defamed » Accused of breaking the sabbath
Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?" Thus there was a division among them.
Christ » Defamed » Accused of insanity
When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
Christ » Joy of » In finding the lost sheep
Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Christ » Christ's zeal » Activity » The Call of Duty » To work while the day lasted
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
Christ » Names of » Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Weariness
Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Hunger
where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.
Christ » Silent of Christ » In the presence of a woman's accusers
(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Christ » Commendation by » A centurion
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!"
Christ » Miracles of » Water changed to wine
When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom
Christ » Miracles of » Impotent man healed
Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
Christ » Miracles of » Draught of fishes
When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.
Christ » Guest, a » At cana of galilee
and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
Christ » Names of » Creator
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
Christian ministers » Ministers of » Christ
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
One should think about us this way -- as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Contempt » The wicked exhibit towards » Christ
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"
But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
Courage » Examples of » Christ
By faith, when Moses was born, his parents hid him for three months, because they saw the child was beautiful and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
So Pilate said, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Don't you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?" Jesus replied, "You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin."
for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."
By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king's anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.
the Daily sacrifice » Illustrative of » Christ
On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.
Devotional life » Prayer » Night » All Night Prayers » Christ
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
Exaltation » Christ » God
O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.
The Lord is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.
Rise up, O Lord, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!
The nobles of the nations assemble, along with the people of the God of Abraham, for God has authority over the rulers of the earth. He is highly exalted!
Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
Praise the Lord our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!
Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you!
At that time you will say: "Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!
Example » Inspiration of example » Christ
Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
Faith » The objects of, are » Christ
Jesus replied, "This is the deed God requires -- to believe in the one whom he sent."
testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
Fasting » Examples of » Christ
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.'
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.
Foundation » Illustrative of » Christ
Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says: "Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Friendship » General references to » Christ
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
Galilee » Christ » Ministered to by women of
and Joanna the wife of Cuza (Herod's household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.
Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.
When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.
Galilee » Christ » Brought up in
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.
Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Galilee » Christ » Commenced, and wrought many miracles in
Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.
When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down. Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them. As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.
Galilee » Christ » Appeared in, to his disciples after his resurrection
But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."
Then go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Listen, I have told you!"
Galilee » Christ » Chose his apostles from
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. Then he called them.
Galilee » Christ » Despised as of
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."
They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!"
Galilee » Christ » Preached throughout
So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
Galilee » Christ » Sought refuge in
Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John
he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.
Galilee » Christ » Followed by the people of
And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan River.
Galilee » Christ » Preaching in, predicted
The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea, the region beyond the Jordan, and Galilee of the nations. The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.
Galilee » Christ » Kindly received in
So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast (for they themselves had gone to the feast).
Heaven » Christ » As mediator, entered into
For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands -- the representation of the true sanctuary -- but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God's presence for us.
where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.
This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.
Heaven » Christ » Is all-powerful in
who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Holiness » Christ » An example of
For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps. He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.
Holiness » Christ » Effects, in his people
Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, so that he may present the church to himself as glorious -- not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
Holiness » Christ » Desires, for his people
Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth.
Inspiration of example » Christ
Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
Jericho » A city » Joshua » Sees » Preincarnate » Christ
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him, "Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?" He answered, "Truly I am the commander of the Lord's army. Now I have arrived!" Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground and asked, "What does my master want to say to his servant?" The commander of the Lord's army answered Joshua, "Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy." Joshua did so.
Jerusalem » Christ » Put to death at
They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.
For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
Jerusalem » Christ » Lamented over
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!
Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
Jerusalem » Christ » Publicly entered, as king
The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, "Who is this?"
Jerusalem » Christ » Preached in
So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives. And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.
Jerusalem » Christ » Did many miracles in
So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast (for they themselves had gone to the feast).
Jesus Christ » Names of » Christ
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
Jews, the » Christ » Expected by
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"
At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!
Jews, the » Christ » Regarded as the restorer of national greatness
He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."
But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.
So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him, "Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
Jews, the » Christ » Rejected by
Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.
Jews, the » Christ » Murdered by
Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!
who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
Jews, the » Christ » Promised to
So know and understand: From the issuing of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an anointed one, a prince arrives, there will be a period of seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
Jews, the » Christ » Sprang from
To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.
The law of God » Christ » Explained
In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' read more.
All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
The law of God » Christ » Came to fulfil
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.
The law of God » Christ » Magnified
The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.
the Law of moses » Christ » Fulfilled all types and shadows of
The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.
For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.
But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity, read more.
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again -- sacrifices that can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet. read more.
For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.
For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.
the Law of moses » Christ » Attended all feasts of
On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and
Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing.
Now the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near.
But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then Jesus himself also went up, not openly but in secret.
the Law of moses » Christ » Bore the curse of
his body must not remain all night on the tree; instead you must make certain you bury him that same day, for the one who is left exposed on a tree is cursed by God. You must not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")
the Law of moses » Christ » Circumcised according to
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
the Law of moses » Christ » Came not to destroy but to fulfil
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
the Law of moses » Christ » Made under
But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
the Law of moses » Christ » Magnified and made honorable
The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.
the Law of moses » Christ » Fulfilled all precepts of
Then I say, "Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me. I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts."
the Law of moses » Christ » Abrogated, as a covenant of works
So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God.
Life » Christ » Deeper
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.
for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
he reveals deep and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light resides with him.
God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.
you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Life » Christ » Consistent life
And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil's trap.
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that -- whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent -- I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.
Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,
In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.
Life » Christ » Continuous
and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
And Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death."
Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
Life » Christ » Conspicuous
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.
Life » Christ » Death abolished
but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us).
Life » Christ » Radiant life
In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.
For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,
Life » Christ » The only source of life
The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
Life » Christ » Life everlasting
so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Life » Christ » Life for the dead
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
Life » Christ » Abundant life
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Spiritual life » Is maintained by » Christ
and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.
Man » Christ » Took on him nature of
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants.
Man » Christ » As such, is the cause of the resurrection
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
Man » Christ » Called the second, as covenant head of the church
The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
Man » Christ » Is the head of every
But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
Man » Christ » Was found in fashion as
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!
Man » Christ » Made in the image of
but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.
Man » Christ » A refuge as, to sinners
Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
Man » Christ » Approved of God as
"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know --
Man » Christ » Knew what was in
He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
Manna » Illustrative of » Christ
Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!" read more.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Mercy-seat » Illustrative of » Christ
God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.
And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.
divine Messenger » Christ
We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
but I know him, because I have come from him and he sent me."
Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
Missionaries » Christ
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Murmuring » Against » Christ
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
And when the people saw it, they all complained, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven," and they said, "Isn't this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?" Jesus replied, "Do not complain about me to one another.
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Nazarites » Illustrative of » Christ
For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
New Birth » Effected by » Christ
If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
Obedience » Examples of » Christ
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.
Pharisees » Reject » Christ
Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you." But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?"
None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
Pharisees » Christ » Tempted by, with questions about the law
Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"
And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words. They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone's favor because you show no partiality.
Pharisees » Christ » Offended, by his doctrine
The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.
Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?"
Pharisees » Christ » Condemned by, for associating with sinners
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner."
When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him. But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
Pharisees » Christ » Declared the doctrines of, to be hypocrisy
"Watch out," Jesus said to them, "beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!" Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Pharisees » Christ » Called fools and blind guides
Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!
Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
Pharisees » Christ » Asked for signs by
Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."
Pharisees » Christ » Often invited by
Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table.
As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
"But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in. [[EMPTY]] "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, 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 is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.' Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred? And, 'Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.' You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it. And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others. Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel! "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too! "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up then the measure of your ancestors! You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.' Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred? And, 'Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.' You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it. And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others. Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel! "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too! "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up then the measure of your ancestors! You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Pharisees » Christ » Called, an evil and adulterous generation
But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Pharisees » Christ » Called, serpents and generation of vipers
You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Pharisees » Christ » Compared, to whited sepulchres
"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.
Pharisees » Christ » Declared the imaginary righteousness of, to be insufficient for salvation
For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Pharisees » Christ » Left judea for a time on account of
Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were), he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.
Pharisees » Christ » Compared, to graves that appear not
Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it!"
Pharisees » Christ » Watched by, for evil
The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
Piety » Examples of piety » Christ
And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him."
Poverty » Of the righteous, examples of » Christ
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
public Prayer » Christ » Attended
Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.
Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
public Prayer » Christ » Sanctifies by his presence
For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."
public Prayer » Christ » Promises answers to
Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
priests » Illustrative of » Christ
And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again -- sacrifices that can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God,
The promises of God » Made to » Christ
Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, "and to the descendants," referring to many, but "and to your descendant," referring to one, who is Christ.
The promises of God » Subjects of » Christ
When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
Rejected » Christ » God
However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,
But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.
Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
The Lord said to Samuel, "Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.
Rejected » Christ » The wicked, by God
For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and presumption is like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king."
So the Lord rejected all of Israel's descendants; he humiliated them and handed them over to robbers, until he had thrown them from his presence.
But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I do not know you!'
But he will reply, 'I don't know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!'
Rejected » Christ » The people of nazareth
Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.
When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Rejected » Christ » The jewish nation
The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day.
He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.
I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
Rejected » Christ » The gergesenes
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
Rejected » Christ » The chief priests and rulers
But they all shouted out together, "Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!"
Religion » Examples of piety » Christ
And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him."
Resignation » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."
But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » Christ
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
"Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
Now this is the will of the one who sent me -- that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father -- for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to 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, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
Righteousness » Christ » Shall judge with
He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead."
Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called "Faithful" and "True," and with justice he judges and goes to war.
Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.
Righteousness » Christ » Shall reign in
but of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.
Righteousness » Christ » Shall execute
Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: 'The Lord has provided us with justice.'
The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
Righteousness » Christ » Loves
You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing."
Righteousness » Christ » Is made unto his people
He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
Righteousness » Christ » Put on, as breast-plate
He wears his desire for justice like body armor, and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. He puts on the garments of vengeance and wears zeal like a robe.
Righteousness » Christ » Was sustained by
He sees there is no advocate; he is shocked that no one intervenes. So he takes matters into his own hands; his desire for justice drives him on.
Righteousness » Christ » Fulfilled all
So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.
Righteousness » Christ » Has brought in everlasting
"Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.
Righteousness » Christ » Is the end of the law for
For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.
Righteousness » Christ » Was girt with
Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.
Righteousness » Christ » Is the son of
But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
Righteousness » Christ » Preached
I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O Lord, you know this is true.
The roe » Illustrative of » Christ
The Beloved to Her Lover: Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved -- be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountain gorges.
My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice.
The sabbath » Christ » Taught on
So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.
On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.
The sabbath » Christ » Was accustomed to observe
Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
The sabbath » Christ » Is lord of
For this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."
Sadducees » Christ » Vindicated the resurrection against
"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother. The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh. read more.
Last of all, the woman died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her." Jesus answered them, "You are deceived, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!"
Last of all, the woman died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her." Jesus answered them, "You are deceived, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!"
"Teacher, Moses wrote for us: 'If a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.' There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children. The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third. read more.
None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too. In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her." Jesus said to them, "Aren't you deceived for this reason, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too. In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her." Jesus said to them, "Aren't you deceived for this reason, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
Sadducees » Christ » Cautioned his disciples against their principles
"Watch out," Jesus said to them, "beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!" Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Sadducees » Christ » Silenced
Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.
Sadducees » Christ » Tempted by
Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Salvation » Christ » Came to effect
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This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" -- and I am the worst of them!
Salvation » Christ » Mighty to effect
So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? "It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!"
Salvation » Christ » Brings, with him
Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!
Look, the Lord announces to the entire earth: "Say to Daughter Zion, 'Look, your deliverer comes! Look, his reward is with him and his reward goes before him!'"
Salvation » Christ » Has
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
Salvation » Christ » The captain of
For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Salvation » Christ » Died to effect
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
Salvation » Christ » The author of
And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Salvation » Christ » Appointed for
he says, "Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth."
Salvation » Christ » Exalted to give
God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Salvation » Christ » Raised up for
For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
Sanctification » Effected by » Christ
For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,
Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp.
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Christ
"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.
When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us." So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.
Service » Unquestioning » Christ
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
Social duties » Compassion » Christ
Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
Solomon » Type » Christ
You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings. Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior! Appear in your majestic splendor! Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts! read more.
Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations fall at your feet. Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice. You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions. All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy. Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir. Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family! Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him! Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift. The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you. They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace. Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land. I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, then the nations will praise you forever.
Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations fall at your feet. Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice. You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions. All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy. Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir. Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family! Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him! Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift. The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you. They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace. Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land. I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, then the nations will praise you forever.
The First Temple » Illustrative of » Christ
Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again."
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.
The Second Temple » Christ » Predicted its destruction
And he said to them, "Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"
Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"
"As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"
The Second Temple » Christ » To appear in
"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.
I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord who rules over all.
The Second Temple » Christ » Miraculously transported to a pinnacle of
Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,
Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
The Second Temple » Christ » Presented in
So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,
Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
The Second Temple » Christ » Purified, at the close of his ministry
Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"
The Second Temple » Christ » Purified, and the commencement of his ministry
So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!" His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour me."
The Second Temple » Christ » Frequently taught in
Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled."
Temptation » Christ » Endured, from the wicked
Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
Temptation » Christ » Resisted by the word of God
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Temptation » Christ » Intercedes for his people under
"Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."
Temptation » Christ » Is able to succor those under
For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
Temptation » Christ » Sympathizes with those under
For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
Temptation » Christ » Overcame
Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to his needs.
Temptation » Christ » Endured, from the devil
He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."
But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Christ
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
True religion » Examples of piety » Christ
And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him."
Tyre » Christ » Visited the coasts of
After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able to escape notice.
After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Tyre » Christ » Was followed by many from
Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.
Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,
Tyre » Christ » Alluded to the depravity of
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!
Tyre » Christ » Saint paul found disciples at
After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there. After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.
Tyre » Christ » Depended for provision upon galilee
Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king's personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country's food supply was provided by the king's country.
Unity of God » Asserted by » Christ
Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
Jesus answered, "The most important is: 'Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Unselfishness » Christ
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.
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