Thematic Bible: Touched by others


Thematic Bible



John answered them, "I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,



Jesus answered her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, 'Give me some water to drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

Then they began asking him, "Who is your father?" Jesus answered, "You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too."

The man replied, "This is a remarkable thing, that you don't know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!


For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.



Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!




As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.


Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"




But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. For she kept saying to herself, "If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed." But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him. They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

The whole crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing them all.


When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.


Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.



Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."



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