12 Bible Verses about stories

He went to the second son and said the same thing. That son replied, '[Yes], sir, I will,' [but] then did not go.

They will refuse to listen to the truth and will turn their attention to myths.

and not to listen to legends or exhaustive lists of ancestors. These [only] serve to arouse speculations, rather than [promote] God's plan which is based on faith.

saying, 'These men [you hired] last have worked only one hour and you gave them wages equal to ours when we carried the heaviest load of the day's work and [put up with] the scorching heat [all day long].'

And it just happened that a certain priest was traveling down that [same] road, and when he saw the [injured] man, he went around him on the opposite side of the road.

But you should have nothing to do with those worldly myths [See 1:4] and superstitious tales [often] told by old women. Instead, train yourself for living a godly life.

And Jesus did many other things; if every one of them were written down, I do not think the world would hold [all] the books that would be written.

And the master of that servant felt deep pity [for him], so released him [from custody] and canceled his debt.

Now [the meaning of] the parable is this: The seed represents the word of God.

Then Jesus entered the Temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold things there. He upset the tables of the cashiers [i.e., those who exchanged foreign coins] and the benches of those who sold pigeons [for sacrifices].

For whatever things were written previously [i.e., in the Old Testament], were intended for us to learn from, so that we could have hope [i.e., in the face of difficult times] through remaining steadfast, and through the encouragement [received] from reading the Scriptures.