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When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men. Verse ConceptsCriminalsCrimesFaithlessness, As DisobedienceBoysBitterness, Examples OfInnocence, Examples OfShrewdnessSuffering, Nature OfBethlehemInfanticideDeath Of All MalesBeing Found OutWhen?Named Gentile RulersThose Who DeceivedAngry PeopleKilling IsraelitesMassacresThe Death Of BabiesExamples Of Ungodly MenJesus BirthDeath Of A Child

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'" Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdRulersWatchfulness, DivineNames And Titles For ChristChrist Is King Of IsraelUnimportant Things


All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofReligious AwakeningsTurning To God

Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda. Verse ConceptsSaintsVisiting

Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Come to us without delay." Verse ConceptsTwo Disciples


Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. Verse ConceptsAffluenceEvenings For Jesus And His DisciplesWealthy People

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away. Verse ConceptsCowardiceFaith, Growth InJews, TheSecrecyFear Of ManMyrrhAsking PermissionJesus CorpseFear Of EnemiesTaking Care Of Your Body

(Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, Lineardistance

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. Verse ConceptsdiseasesSick Individualsoverworkinglazarus

Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him up, and went off, leaving him half dead. Verse ConceptsInjuryMurderStealingSuffering, Causes OfTravelViolencePeople Stripping PeopleAfflicted To DeathActual Thievesthieves

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. Verse ConceptsGod's Mercy, Example OfPassing Through

Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesChrist SendingDisciples' Movements

Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearTwo Disciples

Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples. Verse ConceptsActing In SecretDisciples' MovementsTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea. Verse ConceptsMission, Of The ChurchTravelevangelizing


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