Because they ministered to the house of Israel before their idols and became a sinful stumbling block to them, therefore I swore an oath against them”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“that they would bear the consequences of their sin.

Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were shattered and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face turned pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

I saw the ram charging to the west, the north, and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no rescue from his power. He did whatever he wanted and became great.

Then the male goat became very great, but when he became powerful, the large horn was shattered. Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.

When Ephraim multiplied his altars for sin,
they became his altars for sinning.

I discovered Israel
like grapes in the wilderness.
I saw your fathers
like the first fruit of the fig tree in its first season.
But they went to Baal-peor,
consecrated themselves to Shame,
and became detestable,
like the thing they loved.

When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.
Therefore they forgot Me.

Then the Lord became jealous for His land and spared His people.

But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.

Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity.
Her children were also dashed to pieces
at the head of every street.
They cast lots for her dignitaries,
and all her nobles were bound in chains.

I thought: You will certainly fear Me
and accept correction.
Then her dwelling place
would not be cut off
based on all that I had allocated to her.
However, they became more corrupt
in all their actions.

In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.

He was transformed in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.

When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.

Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

The guards were so shaken from fear of him that they became like dead men.

had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse.

and His clothes became dazzling—extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them.

Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing him violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He’s dead.”

The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.

Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became dazzling white.

Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him.

While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

“Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich.

Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

They were not able to catch Him in what He said in public, and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. Previously, they had been hostile toward each other.

The Word became flesh
and took up residence among us.
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, Field of Blood).

Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles became strong.

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

The second time, Joseph was revealed to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.

“At this disclosure, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.

but their plot became known to Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,

In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.

This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

Looking intently at him, he became afraid and said, “What is it, lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have come up as a memorial offering before God.

Then he became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing something, he went into a visionary state.

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them and met separately with the disciples, conducting discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

This became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Then fear fell on all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter.

When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, rescue him from them, and bring him into the barracks.

Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I find time I’ll call for you.”

They all became encouraged and took food themselves.

For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.

He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.

and having been liberated from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

And not only that, but also Rebekah received a promise when she became pregnant by one man, our ancestor Isaac.

But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became God-given wisdom for us—our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law—though I myself am not under the law—to win those under the law.

To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.

Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

When I was a child,
I spoke like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put aside childish things.

So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have not wronged me;

They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.

As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

For you, brothers, became imitators of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, since you have also suffered the same things from people of your own country, just as they did from the Jews

So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.

After He was perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him,

For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, became companions with the Holy Spirit,

None of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,

By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength after being weak, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. So a third of the sea became blood,

The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.

Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter.

The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.

The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.”

The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning:

Woe, woe, the great city,
where all those who have ships on the sea
became rich from her wealth,
for in a single hour she was destroyed.