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and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Verse ConceptsMaryNativity of Jesus ChristJesus BirthRelationships With Boyfriendmums

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.

Verse ConceptsGospel, Confirmation OfNazarethChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyBranches, Illustrating MessiahScriptures Fulfilled

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).

Verse ConceptsFishesNetsFishermenWalkingTwo DisciplesChrist SeeingFishingLearning From JesusFishBuilding Relationshipslakes

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.

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofNetsMendingTwo DisciplesBoatsFishingRepairingChrist Summoning

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Verse ConceptsFalse TeachingsCommands, in NTKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfTeachingInferiorityMisteachingGreatness Of DisciplesTeaching The Way Of GodUnimportant ThingsBreaking The Ten Commandmentsrelaxingrelaxation

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;

Verse ConceptsPeter, The ApostleTwelve DisciplesDiscipleshipChristmas TreeStruggles In Relationshipzealots

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more will they defame the members of his household!

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfChristlikenessBeelzebubGrowth Of EvilSlavesBecoming Like PeopleRelatives Also InvolvedAccused Of Being Demonised

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."

Verse ConceptsCompassion, Of Christethics, socialHeart, DivineMercy, Of Jesus ChristPoverty, Attitudes TowardsReceptivenessUnselfishnessJesus Christ, Love OfFaintingChrist SummoningChrist With His DisciplesTired In ActivityFastingDiscipleshipNervousnessFeeding The Poor

Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, 'Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

Verse ConceptsCancelling DebtsOthers SummoningPeople Forgiving OthersDebt

But Jesus called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Verse ConceptsLeaders, PoliticalRulersWhat Foreigners DoChrist SummoningGentile RulersLording ItPeople With General KnowledgeGentilesExerciseServant Leadershipservanthooddominion

Jesus stopped, called them, and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Verse ConceptsCessationStopping StillChrist SummoningRight Desires

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!"

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionHouse Of GodSacrilegePeople In CavesStatus Of The Templethievesmarketing

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

Verse ConceptsTeachersNames And Titles For The ChristianBrotherhood

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalOilPrivacySittingPeople Sitting DownChrist Going With PeopleChrist Speaking To DisciplesJesus PrayingExamples of secret prayerbridges

So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?"

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRight DesiresPeople Releasing Othersfree

Pilate said to them, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredWorldly DilemmasChrist Would Be Killedcrucifixion

Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofdelay, humanHiringBoatsServants Of PeopleChrist Summoning

Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

Verse ConceptsAssociationsDrawing Near To ChristChrist SummoningGod's Desires

So he called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan?

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningJesus Using Parables

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsListeningChrist Summoning

In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

Verse ConceptsNo FoodChrist SummoningChrist With His Disciples

Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Verse ConceptsRulersWhat Foreigners DoAuthorityChrist SummoningGentile RulersLording ItExerciserecognition

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man and said to him, "Have courage! Get up! He is calling you."

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningGet Up!Take Courage!

Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodUnity, God's Goal OfPeople In CavesStatus Of The TempleThe Gospel To The Nationsthieves

He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

Verse ConceptsOutdoingChrist With His Disciples

Then they went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalPrivacyPeople Sitting DownChrist Speaking To DisciplesJesus Praying

So the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort.

Verse ConceptsMustering TroopsRoyal HousesSoldiers Treatment Of Christ

They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which is translated, "Place of the Skull").

Verse ConceptsCalvarySkullsInterpreting Languagecrucifixion

Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsOthers SummoningThe Fact Of Christ's Deathsurprises

"And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age -- although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesJohn The BaptistOld Age, Attainment OfChildlessnessMonth 6Relatives

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Verse ConceptsForerunnersDivine MessengerPeople Going BeforeIndividual Prophets

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

Verse ConceptsCity Of DavidGod Shows Loving KindnessRelativesNativity of Jesus ChristJesus Birth

When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:

Verse ConceptsOrdinationTwelve DisciplesChosen DisciplesChrist With His Disciples

Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,

Verse ConceptsApostles, DescriptionJudaismTwin Brotherszealots

Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusDisciples' Movements

John's disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

Verse ConceptsDisciples Of John The BaptistTelling Of Jesusluck

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities: Mary (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

Verse ConceptsSatanic InvasionSeven SpiritsThose Jesus HealedDemonsCasting Out Demons

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!"

Verse ConceptsHearingThe Cries Of ChristOne HundredFertile LandLand ProducingPlants Growing UpHundredfold Return

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.

Verse ConceptsApostles, During Jesus Earthly MinistryRetirementTelling What People DidThe Apostles In Actionfeedback

When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."

Verse ConceptsSicknessrelaxing

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers."'

Verse ConceptsServants Of The Lord

Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

Verse ConceptsGuilt, Human Aspects OfRepentance, Examples OfConviction Of SinAfflicted Saints, Examples OfWe Have SinnedBeing A Good Father

So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

Verse ConceptsAsking

So he called the manager in and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.'

Verse ConceptsOthers SummoningPropertyaccounting

So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'

Verse ConceptsLimitednessTongueDrinking WaterFire Of HellFingers Of PeoplePeople Showing Mercylazarus

But Jesus called for the children, saying, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoChildlikenessLike ChildrenChildren And The KingdomChrist SummoningDo Not HinderPeople Of The KingdomBaptizing InfantsKidsChild Of Godbelonging

So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Verse ConceptsPraying LoudlyBe Merciful!pity

Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesDisciples' Movements

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.

Verse ConceptsNear The Time Generally

So Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

Verse ConceptsWhat Foreigners DoGentile RulersLording ItPeople BlessingExercise

Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

Verse ConceptsRulersAssembling LeadersThe Chief Priests Convened

So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical DeathDeath penaltyCrucifixion, Of ChristPainTortureCalvarySkullsChrist Was KilledCrucifiedOthers CrucifiedBurying placesassertivenesscrucifixion

Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearTwo Disciples

Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

Verse ConceptsPeople As RocksChrist SeeingPeople Renaming People

Nathanael asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus replied, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

Verse ConceptsKnowing PeopleJesus Christ, Omniscience OfAwarenessBeforeChrist Seeing

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

Verse ConceptsTasteDrawing WaterProviding WineNot Knowing WhereKnowing FactsWhere From?Jesus As A Bridegroompotential

Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Verse ConceptsTownPeople Giving Other Thingshumor

The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (the one called Christ); "whenever he comes, he will tell us everything."

Verse ConceptsMessianic HopeThe Fact Of His Coming

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool called Bethzatha in Aramaic, which has five covered walkways.

Verse ConceptsGatesLanguagesPorchesFive ThingsHallsNamed Gatescrusades

After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias).

Verse ConceptsSeaCrossing To The Other SideRelationships And Datinglakes

He replied, "The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and was able to see."

Verse ConceptsEyes Cared For

If those people to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' (and the scripture cannot be broken),

Verse ConceptsWord Of GodScripture, Inerrancy OfMen As GodsThe Word Of GodThe Bible

So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him."

Verse ConceptsFriendship, Examples OfResigned To DeathChrist With People On EarthChrist Going With PeopleTwin Brothers

And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you."

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningOthers SummoningBringing Men To Jesus

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.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsSigns Of The TimesProphecies Concerning ChristPlottingSigns Performed By ChristThe Chief Priests Convenedaccomplishment

Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.

Verse ConceptsActing In SecretDisciples' MovementsTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsContemporary Witness To ChristWitnessingtestifyinglazarus

When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called "The Stone Pavement" (Gabbatha in Aramaic).

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatJudgesLanguagesPavementsJudgement Seat

and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called "The Place of the Skull" (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristBackCalvaryCarrying The CrossSkullsBurying placesThe Crosscrusades

Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithIncredulityTwelve DisciplesGone Away

Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.

Verse ConceptsTwinsTwo DisciplesTwin BrothersDiscipleship

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away).

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In NtWeights And Measures, DistancesSabbath Observedzealotswellness

This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language they called that field Hakeldama, that is, "Field of Blood.")

Verse ConceptsField Of BloodCovered With Blood

So they proposed two candidates: Joseph called Barsabbas (also called Justus) and Matthias.

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesLeadership Qualities

And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called "the Beautiful Gate" every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

Verse ConceptsCripplesGatesLamenessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalBeauty, In ArtefactsHelplessnessChronic AilmentsSitting In The GatewayNamed GatesFrom The WombOnce A DayPeople Carrying Live PeopleInner BeautyThe Beauty Of Nature

While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon's Portico.

Verse ConceptsSolomon, Life OfPorchesClinging To PeopleGateways Of The TempleGroups Running

And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of believersSpeaking In Christ's NameMen's OrdersTeaching The Way Of Godpreaching

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

Verse ConceptsAlexandria The CityConfrontationMissionaries, Support ForSynagogueGod, Impartiality OfFalse Teachers, Examples OfDisputes

All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"

Verse ConceptsGreat And SmallArrogantly Like GodPowerful Individuals

Then the Lord told him, "Get up and go to the street called 'Straight,' and at Judas' house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Verse ConceptsRoadsStreetsStraight Paths