Thematic Bible: Appears, after his resurrection


Thematic Bible



Jesus said to her, Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”

For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but [He entered] into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf;



What then [will you think] if you see the Son of Man ascending to [the realm] where He was before?


You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.

Therefore it says,

When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And He bestowed gifts on men.”


So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Inasmuch then as we [believers] have a great High Priest who has [already ascended and] passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith and cling tenaciously to our absolute trust in Him as Savior].


Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

While He was still talking to the crowds, it happened that His mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to Him.

Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called for Him.

After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.


Have we not the right to take along with us a believing wife, as do the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas (Peter)?

But I did not see any other apostle except James, the [half] brother of the Lord.


He commanded us to preach to the people [both Jew and Gentile], and to solemnly testify that He is the One who has been appointed and ordained by God as Judge of the living and the dead.













But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Take courage, daughter; your [personal trust and confident] faith [in Me] has made you well.” And at once the woman was [completely] healed.

Overhearing what was being said, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; only keep on believing [in Me and my power].”

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and encouragement and the good [well-founded] hope [of salvation] by His grace,


In that day the Branch of the Lord will be splendid and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have survived.

Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father],
And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.


“Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as King and act wisely
And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.

Now listen, Joshua, the high priest, you and your colleagues who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a symbol [of what is to come]—for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the Branch [in Messianic glory].

Then say to Joshua, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold (look, keep in sight, watch), a Man (Messiah) whose name is Branch, for He shall branch out from His place (Israel, the Davidic line); and He shall build the [ultimate] temple of the Lord.





And they were saying many other [evil and slanderous] things against Him, blaspheming [speaking sacrilegiously and abusively about] Him.

[Jesus said this] because the scribes and Pharisees were [attributing His miracles to Satan by] saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Do they not blaspheme the precious name [of Christ] by which you are called?



And Jesus replied to them, “Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! The bridegroom [is coming]! Go out to meet him.’






When Jesus had again crossed over in the boat to the other side [of the sea], a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore.

On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.


for He was teaching them as one who had authority [to teach entirely of His own volition], and not as their scribes [who relied on others to confirm their authority].


They were all so amazed that they debated and questioned each other, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits (demons), and they obey Him.”

And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is a Son of Man [sinless humanity, qualifying Him to sit in judgment over mankind].


Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, the [visible] heaven was opened,

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan [River], to be baptized by him.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.


And Saul said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He answered, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,

and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.


After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death].


Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles,


and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the Twelve.


And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He].


And as they went, suddenly, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” And they went to Him and took hold of His feet [in homage] and worshiped Him [as the Messiah].


Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them.


So when it was evening on that same day, the first day of the week, though the disciples were [meeting] behind barred doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them, and said, Peace to you.”


Eight days later His disciples were again inside the house, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, though the doors had been barred, and stood among them and said, “Peace to you.”

While they were talking about this, Jesus Himself [suddenly] stood among them and said to them, “Peace be to you.”


While they were talking and discussing it, Jesus Himself came up and began walking with them.


After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). And He did it in this way: