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"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume MeasuresDebt

Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentAdulterersAdultery and Divorcedivorce, amongst believersLove, In RelationshipsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningMonogamyAnnulmentDivorceadultry

For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven, shines to an other part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningSkyShiningSparklingSimilar ItemsTimes Of The ChristSky, Figurative UseLightning Used Metaphorically

On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

Verse ConceptsRoofRooftopMan Going DownPeople not returning

I tell you this man went home approv'd as just, and not the other. for whoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Verse ConceptsHumilityPromotionIndividuals going homeHumbling Oneself

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

Verse ConceptsSeeking ChristShort PeopleCrowds SeekingThe First Sight Of ChristDisadvantages Of CrowdsWho Is Jesus?Motivationluckseekingtrying

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for I must spend this day at your house.

Verse ConceptsMan Going DownTodayHurrying Others OnStaying Temporarily

in these words, "O that thou hadst consider'd, at least in this very day, the opportunity you had of being happy! but now alas! it is vanish'd from your eyes."

Verse ConceptsMisused PrivilegesTodayGod's Things ConcealedNo Peace

On one of the days, as Jesus was instructing the people in the temple [area] and preaching the good news (gospel), the chief priests and the scribes along with the elders confronted Him,

Verse ConceptsTeachingThe Gospel PreachedChrist TeachingOpposition To Christ From Scribesevangelizingevangelising

And answering, he said unto them - I too, will question, you, as to a matter, - and tell me!

Verse ConceptsChrist Enquiring

so not being able to take any advantage from his words, before the people, they said no more, being surpriz'd at his answer.

Verse ConceptsResponseSilenceTrapAmazement, Of Jesus ChristIndividuals Being SilentBeware Of Your SpeechUnable To Harm

but they, who shall be accounted worthy to obtain the resurrection to an eternal life, shall have no concern in marriage, as being immortal:

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In ChristSinglenessWorthinessMarriage No MoreWorthy People

He saw, too, a widow in poor circumstances putting two farthings into them.

Verse ConceptsTwo Other ThingsActual Widows

Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.

Verse ConceptsAffirmationsPermanenceChrist Telling The TruthGod Not Delaying

And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give [him] money.

Verse ConceptsRejoicing In EvilPrice Set On Individuals

And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeCrowds AvoidedJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For People

And he will take you up to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready.

Verse ConceptsA Place PreparedThings ManifestUpper RoomsGuest Roomsspacezealots

the son of man indeed must die, as it was decreed: but wo to that man by whom he is betrayed.

Verse ConceptsFate Of IndividualsBetrayalNecessityWoeJudas Betraying ChristWoe To The Wicked

you have represented this man to me as one that was stirring up the people to a revolt: you see I have examin'd him in your presence; yet I don't find he is guilty of the crimes you have laid to his charge: no, nor even Herod;

Verse ConceptsFaultlessnessTesting ChristBeing Misleadassertiveness

And when they came to a place called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, the one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

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

Then Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise [Note: This is a place in God's presence, referred to as "the third heaven" (II Cor. 12:2-4), and where overcomers will be able to eat from "the tree of life" (Rev. 2:7)]."

Verse ConceptsDeath, Of BelieversFutureGarden Of Eden, Theeternal life, experience ofLand, Spiritual Aspects OfParadiseRest, EternalConsciousness Following DeathDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfReceived OutcastsChrist Telling The TruthTodayChrist With People In SpiritTaken To HeavenConsciousness After DeathIntermediate StateThe Crossthieves

owing to an eclipse of the sun; the curtain in the middle of the temple was torn in two.

Verse ConceptsMost Holy PlaceThe Veil TornDarkening Sun Moon And Starsassertiveness

then they went home, and provided spices and perfumes: after which they rested the sabbath-day, as the law appointed.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalLord's Day, TheOintment

And he said unto them - What are these things which ye are debating one with another, as ye walk along? And they came to a stand, sad in countenance.

Verse ConceptsHealthSadnessUnhappinessWalkingMotionlessnessComing To RestConversationWhat Is The Matter?Other Sad People

And they said one to an other, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Verse ConceptsFellowship With ChristHow Disciples LearnRoadsHeart, Affections OfInward FireChrist And The Scripturesgirlfriends

And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

Verse ConceptsWedding FeastsThe Third Day Of The WeekWedding GuestsMarriage KjvIdentity In Christmarraige

And he must needs go thro' Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria,

Verse ConceptsNecessityMan's Needs

At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?

Verse ConceptsMarvellingSeeking For Concrete ThingsThe Disciples ReactionsIndividuals Being SilentWhy Does Jesus Do This?Woman's Placesurprises

After these things, went Jesus his way over the sea of Galilee nigh to a city called Tiberias.

Verse ConceptsSeaCrossing To The Other SideRelationships And Datinglakes

Then Jesus went up to a high plateau [Note: This place, northeast of Lake Galilee, is called "The Golan Heights," today] and sat down there with His disciples.

Verse ConceptsPeople Sitting DownOther References To The Disciples

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again to a mountain himself alone.

Verse ConceptsHumility Of ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleMaking KingsOutward Compulsionmovement

This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"

Verse ConceptsConfusionMisunderstood TruthEating Christ's BodyDiscussionsJesus As Food

They answered, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you are [truly] Abraham’s children, then do the works of Abraham and follow his example.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAbraham, Family And DescendantsImitating Good PeopleDescendants ofRaising Childrenfatherhoodrehabilitation

They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSynagogueFear, Of PersecutionFear Of ManDisfellowshipExcommunicationFear Of EnemiesBelieving In Christ

It has never been heard of, since the world was created, that anyone has restored sight to a man born blind.

Verse ConceptsUnique EventsHealing Of The BlindFrom The BeginningFrom Birth

Others said, "These are not the words of someone dominated by an evil spirit. Can an evil spirit restore sight to a blind person?"

Verse ConceptsHealing Of The BlindAccused Of Being DemonisedDemonic Influence

Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

Verse ConceptsDays, Natural UseUsing The DayThe Number TwelveHourNot StumblingLiving In The LightLight

Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him: but Mary stay'd at home.

Verse ConceptsVisitingMeeting PeopleSitting In Dejection

But others of them said, "Could not this man, who restored sight to a blind person, have kept Lazarus from dying?"

Verse ConceptsNot DyingHealing Of The BlindDeath Prevented

Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went away thence into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he sojourned with the disciples.

Verse ConceptsActing In SecretDisciples' MovementsTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had publish'd an order, that if any man knew where he was, he should give information in order to have him seized.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTArresting Christ

The next day, when the large crowd who had come to the Passover feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Verse ConceptsVisitingThe Next Day

And it was then, after he had received it, that Satan took possession of him. So Jesus said to him: "Do at once what you are going to do."

Verse ConceptsJudas IscariotSuffering, Of Jesus ChristDemons EnteringThose DemonisedWork Soon DoneSatanResolving ConflictDemonic Influence

but so that the world may know [without any doubt] that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father has commanded Me [and act in full agreement with Him]. Get up, let us go from here.

Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Relation To FatherGet Up!Interaction Of Father And SonLove Between Father And SonWe ObeyFathers Love

A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.

Verse ConceptsAgony, Of BodyChild BearingChildbirthAnguish, CauseTravailLabour PainsBirthRejoicing In ProsperityHaving A Babybabyhurtingwomanhoodchildbearing

After offering this prayer Jesus went out with His disciples to a place on the further side of the Ravine of the Cedars, where there was a garden which He entered--Himself and His disciples.

Verse ConceptsValleysCrossing To The Other SideDisciples' Movements

They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”

Verse ConceptsIndignities Suffered By ChristFalse Accusations, Examples OfHanding Over Christ

Pilate, therefore, having heard this word, brought Jesus without -- and he sat down upon the tribunal -- to a place called, 'Pavement,' and in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatJudgesLanguagesPavementsJudgement Seat

So, they took Jesus [away] and He went out [of the city] carrying the cross by Himself to a place called "The Place of the Skull," [also] called "Golgotha" in the Hebrew language [and "Calvary" in Latin].

Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristBackCalvaryCarrying The CrossSkullsBurying placesThe Crosscrusades

This was the third time that Jesus shewed Himself to a number of his disciples, after He was risen from the dead.

Verse ConceptsChrist AppearingActing Three TimesChrist Is RisenChrist With His Disciples

which occasion'd a flying rumour among the brethren, that John should not die: tho' Jesus had not said, he shall not die: but, if I will have him stay till I come, what have you to do with that?

Verse ConceptsRumoursNot DyingUnrelated ThingsMisunderstandingsDyingDiscipleshipDeath Of Loved OnePositive ThinkingSpreading The GospelJesus Deathrumors

[One day, as He was] gathered with these apostles, He urged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there until they received what the Father had promised them. (Jesus had previously discussed this with them). [See Luke 24:49].

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritGiftsThe Holy Spirit Described As God's GiftChrist's OrdersThe Father

And when they had arrived, they went up to an upper room, where abode Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James son of Alpheus, and Simon the zealous, and Jude brother to James.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysZealAndrewPrayer MeetingsUpper RoomsGuest Roomszealots

And during this time Peter stood up to speak to a gathering of about one hundred twenty persons.

Verse ConceptsBelieversA Hundred And Somegroupsgoodbyes

(Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandReward, HumanTreacheryDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfReal EstateBowelsPeople Torn To PiecesPeople TumblingHurt And Betrayal

For the promise [of forgiveness and the Holy Spirit] is being given to you [Jews] and to your descendants and [also] to all those who are far away [i.e., Gentiles. See Eph. 2:17]. [This promise is] to as many as [respond to] the Lord, our God's call [through the Gospel, See II Thess. 2:14]."

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritChildren, attitudes towardsChildren, Good KidsGod's Call, EveryoneSharing The GospelPromises To ChildrenThe promises of GodPromisesFamily FirstKidsculturebelonging

One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o'clock Prayers, a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by.

Verse ConceptsFamily SolidarityCeremoniesHourWorship, Times ForPrayer Meetings3 PmDisciples In The TempleWhen To PrayThe First TemplePrayingpartnership

The next day a meeting was held in Jerusalem of their Rulers, Elders, and Scribes,

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersJudaismRulersAssembling Leaders

if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole;

Verse ConceptsActs of KindnessKindnessHow Healing Came

When it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And even after the sale, was the money not yours to do as you pleased about it? How could you think of doing a thing like this? You have not defrauded men but God."

Verse ConceptsCommunismGod Hating LyingAuthorityGod Hates Lying

And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

Verse ConceptsWise CouncelThought

after this man, Judas of Galilee appear'd, at the time of the registry, and seduc'd many people: he also perished, and all his followers were dispersed.

Verse ConceptsCensusHistoryPeople Following PeopleScattering Followers

And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to an end;

Verse ConceptsGood Human AdviceLeave Them AloneMan's TeachingWork Ethicmovement

but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.

Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfStriving With GodOther People Of GodWork EthicSuccess And Hard Workmovement

and He said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and come to a land that I shall shew thee.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamPilgrimsSeparating From Relativesland

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesChristiansdispersion, theJerusalem, Significance OfSamaritansChurch, Description OfChurch, Examples OfThe Church ScatteredAssentingApproval To KillThe Apostles In Action