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And so they found a cause for stumbling over Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never fails to be honored except in his native neighborhood and in his own home." And so Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristUnderestimationProphecy Ignoredhonour






But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, became a believer in the Lord, and so did all his family, and from time to time many of the Corinthians heard, believed, and were baptized. Verse ConceptsBaptism, Administered ByBaptism, Features Ofevangelism, kinds ofFamilies, Examples OfBaptism, practice ofMission, Of The ChurchOrdinancesSynagogueReligious AwakeningsChristian BaptismThose Who Believed In ChristBaptism






So the crowds were asking him this question, "What then ought we to do?" Verse ConceptsReligious AwakeningsCrowds SeekingOne's Deeds

Many of the Samaritans in that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony, when she said, "He has told me everything I ever did." Verse ConceptsExamples Of Faithevangelism, kinds ofRevival, CorporateReligious AwakeningsContemporary Witness To ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleThose Who Believed In ChristHard Work

As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip. Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofCrowdsMiracles, Nature OfMiracles, Responses ToReligious AwakeningsSigns And Wonders Of The GospelAgreeing With One AnotherMiraclesWitnessing

Then all the people who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and so they turned to the Lord. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofReligious AwakeningsTurning To God

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The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed, Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtHappinessHonouring GodPredestined PeopleThe Call Of GodPredestination, Of PersonsReligious AwakeningsThe Gentiles ConversionThose Who Believed In ChristElect

And many who became believers kept coming and confessing and uncovering their former practices. Verse ConceptsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfReligious AwakeningsSin ConfessedThings Revealedconfessing


















When the high priests and attendants saw Him, they shouted, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I can find no ground for a charge against Him." Verse ConceptsChief priestsAccusations, Against ChristCorrupt PriestsChrist Would Be KilledThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said, Verse ConceptsChief priestsCorrupt PriestsMocking ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesFunpriests



But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead. Verse ConceptsPersuasionInciting To EvilCorrupt PriestsBarabbasPeople Set Free By People





But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death. Verse ConceptsMultitudesChief priestsPersuasionInciting To EvilCorrupt PriestsBarabbasAttempts To Kill Christ

So, because I hold a place in this ministry and that because I have had God's mercy shown me, I never give up. Verse Conceptsevangelism, motivation forAssurance in the life of faithMercy, Response To God'sMinistry, Qualifications ForPastorsBeing StrongReceiving God's Mercy







This is why the good news was preached to the dead too, that they may be judged in their physical nature as men are, but live in the Spirit as God does. Verse ConceptsSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual Life, Nature OfSpiritual Life, Described ByLiving For The MaterialChrist PreachingValidly Like GodLiving The Life

yes, he continued to preach to them the kingdom of God, and to teach them about the Lord Jesus Christ, and that with perfect, unfettered freedom of speech. Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofBoldness, Proclaiming GospelConfidence, Of ChristiansHeraldImportunity, Towards PeopleKingdom Of God, Coming OfPreaching, Content OfTeachingChristian Teachersholy BoldnessBoldnessmuscles




in which He went and preached to the spirits in prison, Verse ConceptsSpiritsSpirit, Nature OfDamnationChrist PreachingPurgatorypreaching

Jesus kept visiting all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing every sort of sickness and ailment. Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofKingdom Of God, Coming OfMissionaries, Task OfSynagogueTeachingParticular JourneysChrist PreachingChrist TeachingJesus HealingSicknessHealing SicknessIllnesspreaching

And so they set out and went from village to village, telling the good news and curing people everywhere. Verse ConceptsMiracles, Nature OfMission, Of The ChurchHealing Through DisciplesSpreading The Gospel

When He came, He brought the good news of peace for you who were far away and for you who were near; Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In NtPreaching, Importance OfPeace To You



















If anyone teaches different doctrines and refuses to agree with the wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the teaching that is in accordance with true religion, Verse ConceptsTeachersTeachingSound DoctrineMisteachingDifferent TeachingsFalse TeachersDoctrines of the The GospelGodly Mandoctrine


They want to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand the words they use or the things about which they make such confident assertions. Verse ConceptsTeachersTeachers Of The LawBeing Without UnderstandingThe Law ProclaimedPositive ThinkingBeing Positivelaw

For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching so to be tickled, Verse ConceptsFalse TeachingsFalse Teachers, Characteristics OfEarsGuidance, Need For God'sManipulationTeachingCultsApostasy, CauseEvil TimesRefusing To HearSound DoctrineDoctrines of the The Gospelphotographydoctrine

whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain. Verse ConceptsProfitsSelf IndulgenceSacrilegeMisteachingRelatives Also InvolvedDishonestyFamiliesvulnerability

Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as 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


And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding reception, but they refused to come. Verse ConceptsMealsGod Sends ProphetsPeople UnwillingWedding GuestsCelebration






The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel; I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to talk with you and to tell you this good news. Verse ConceptsAngel of the Lordevangelists, identity ofevangelism, nature ofAngels as God's servantsNewsStandingGood TidingsGod Sending ProphetsThe Presence Of Godfitnessgabrielevangelising

There appeared a man named John, sent from God. Verse ConceptsGod Sending ProphetsGodly Man






















because they were very much disturbed over their continuing to teach the people and to declare in the case of Jesus the resurrection from the dead. Verse ConceptsHeraldTeachersTeachingTeaching The Way Of God


Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus. Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelism, kinds ofUse Of The Scripturespreaching

and at once he began to preach in their synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. Verse ConceptsHeraldSonsSaid To Be The Christempowerment

He has sent His message to the descendants of Israel, by telling them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all. Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofGod, Unity OfGospel, Essence OfKnowing God, Nature OfPeace, Divine In NtPreaching, Content OfNames And Titles For ChristChrist Is LordSalvation For Israelpreaching

explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ." Verse ConceptsHeraldPreaching ChristSaid To Be The ChristChrist Would Rise

we are preaching the Christ who was crucified -- a message that is a trap-stick to the Jews and nonsense to the Greeks, Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofHeraldStumblingStumbling BlocksPreaching ChristFoolishness Of GodChrist Was KilledSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionGentilesJewscrucifixion




You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

I did not eat any man's bread without paying for it, but with toil and hard labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you. Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

So Paul for two whole years lived in a rented house of his own; he continued to welcome everybody who came to see him; Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

But I myself have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this just to make it so in my case, for I had rather die than do that. No one shall rob me of this ground of boasting. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting















What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops. Verse ConceptsRooftopBeelzebubHousetopsGo And PreachFaintnessFrom Darkness To LightOvertaken By DarknessSpreading StoriesDisclosuresUnder One's BreathDarknessAnxiety And Stress



Then He answered him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you go on and continue to spread the good news of the kingdom of God." Verse ConceptsMinisters, Should Not BeGo And PreachSpiritually Deadgoodbyes


"Go and take your stand in the temple square and continue to tell the people the message of this new life." Verse ConceptsNewnessMinisters, Way They Should TeachGo And PreachLife By God's WordDisciples In The TempleSpeaking As From God







For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain," and, "The workman deserves his pay." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


Just so the Lord has issued orders that those who preach the good news shall get their living out of it. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching




For the third time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you really tenderly love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus the third time asked him, "Do you really tenderly love me?" So he answered Him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I do tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep. Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfPeter, Preacher And TeacherShepherds, As Church LeaderJesus Christ, Omniscience OfFeeding The FlockLove For GodCommunicating Three TimesFeeding AnimalsChrist Knowing All ThingsThe Need To Love Christimpulsiveness





Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who is called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen who was an intimate friend of the governor, and Saul. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDoctrine, CommunicatedTeachersTetrarchChristian TeachersAnonymityRulers Of A FourthMissionaries



At that time some prophets from Jerusalem came down to Antioch, Verse ConceptsVisitingAnonymity




Those who have Christian masters must not pay them less respect because they are brothers; they must serve them all the better, because those who get the benefit of their service are believers and so are dear to them. These are the things that you must continue to teach and urge them to do. Verse ConceptsBelieversPartakersTeaching In The ChurchServing PeopleExhort OthersRespect For PeopleThose Who Had Faith

Continue to give these orders and to teach these truths. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTBeing A TeacherTeaching In The ChurchMen's Orders





to the one a deadly perfume that leads to death, to the other a living perfume that leads to life. Verse ConceptsControlling Your ThoughtsLife And DeathBeing SavedDeath Of Loved OneDeath Of A MotherBeing LostFeeling Lostatheismothers

Many of you, my brothers, should avoid becoming teachers, because you know that we teachers are going to be judged with stricter judgment than other people. Verse ConceptsBeing A TeacherDoctrine, CommunicatedLove, Abuse OfPreaching, Importance OfTeachersWatchfulness, Of LeadersFew In The KingdomAccountabilityJudgmentsResponsibilityJudgement DayJudgementJudging Others Actionscondemnation





So He made a lash out of cords, and drove them all, together with the sheep and cattle, out of the temple court, scattered the money-changers' coins and upset their tables. Verse ConceptsBanksWhipsTurning Upside DownWhippingChrist Driving Out PeopleIndeterminate Sums Of Moneycatsknots



but into the second or inner part nobody but the high priest may go, and he only once a year, and never without blood which he offers for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people. Verse ConceptsExpiationBlood Of SacrificesAtonement, Types OfAtonement, in OTDay Of AtonementMost Holy PlaceSin, God's Remedy ForSin OfferingTypesAaron, As High PriestTypes Of ChristEvery YearSecond ThingAtoning By SacrificesRiversignorancepriests

So Christ too did not take upon Himself the glory of being appointed High Priest, but it was God who said: "You are my Son; I have today become your Father," Verse ConceptsJesus As The Beloved SonThe Beloved SonMessianic Titles, High PriestConceptionJesus Christ, Son Of GodSeeking HonourRivers









He at once called them. They left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went after Him. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofdelay, humanHiringBoatsServants Of PeopleChrist Summoning

When day came, He called His disciples to Him, and selected from them twelve whom He also named apostles: Verse ConceptsOrdinationTwelve DisciplesChosen DisciplesChrist With His Disciples

The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofInstructions About Following


The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met. Verse ConceptsArrestingOld Age, Attitudes ToAssembling LeadersRivers

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our forefathers? For they do not practice washing their hands when they take their meals." Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintsLaw, Jesus Christ's Attitude ToTraditionsPeople UnwashedBreaking Man's LawHow People EatFinding Fault With Jesuselders

And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?" Verse ConceptsChief priestsLeaders, SpiritualEntering The TempleChrist TeachingChrist In The TempleGod Appointing His SonResolving Conflict

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus Christelders, as community leadersBad Decision Making ExamplesRopesTeachers Of The LawCommitteesHanding Over ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesThe Chief Priests ConvenedTying Up

as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished. Verse ConceptsLettersSanhedrin









I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality. Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityElection, Description OfSolemn ChargesMinisters, Should BeAngels, DescriptionPartialityMen's Orders

Before God who preserves the life of all His creatures and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made His good profession, I solemnly charge you Verse Conceptseternal life, nature ofSolemn ChargesGod Giving LifeThe Witness Of ChristAll Life Is Dependent On GodWitnessingtestimonyconfessing

I solemnly charge you, before God and Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom, Verse ConceptsGospel, Essence OfSolemn ChargesJudgesLast JudgmentThe Judgement InvolvesSecond Coming Of Christ, The PurposeEternal JudgmentChrist AppearingChrist JudgingLife And Deathepiphany

When they reached the city, they went to the room upstairs where they had been staying; they were: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. Verse ConceptsStairwaysZealAndrewPrayer MeetingsUpper RoomsGuest Roomszealots

Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, Verse ConceptsPeter, The ApostleTwelve DisciplesDiscipleshipChristmas TreeStruggles In Relationshipzealots

Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Verse Conceptszealots

The Twelve whom He appointed were: Peter, the name which He gave to Simon, Verse ConceptsPeople Renaming People


















































"So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place" -- let the reader take notice -- Verse ConceptsAbominationsReadingHoliness, As Set Apart For GodUnderstandingAbomination Of DesolationSacrilegeNamed Prophets Of The LordThis GenerationImage Of The BeastOlivet Discourseend times prophecymath

to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in stories, I will utter truths concealed since creation." Verse ConceptsMouthsDisclosuresChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyFrom The BeginningOthers Using ParablesWritten In The ProphetsGod's Things Concealed





So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of Him, for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife." Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toCourage, Examples OfMarriage ControlledBreaking God's Law


So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of Him, for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife." Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toCourage, Examples OfMarriage ControlledBreaking God's Law














The hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf carries off some of the sheep and scatters the flock. Verse ConceptsSatan, Compared With AnimalsUnfaithful MinistersScattered Like SheepMen Similar To AnimalsWolvesPeople Abandoning People

While we were spending some days here, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord





"I tell you, of all men born of women there is not one greater than John; and yet the one who is of least importance in the kingdom of God is greater than he. Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfInferiorityGreatness Of DisciplesGreatness Of JohnWhat Value Is Man?

Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he uttered the following prophecy: Verse ConceptsPraise, Manner And Methods OfProphesyingBeing Filled With The Spirit