26 Bible Verses about jerusalem

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold an estate and kept back a part from the price, his wife knowing it along with him; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles. But Peter said, Ananias, wherefore hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and keep back a part from the price of the land? read more.
Remaining with thee did it not belong to thee; and having been sold, was it not still in thy control? why hast thou placed this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God. And Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, breathed out his soul. And great fear came on all hearing; and the young men, rising up, took him, and having carried him out, buried him. And an interval of about three hours supervened, and his wife, not having known what had taken place, came in. And Peter responded to her, Tell me if you sold the place for so much? And she said; Yes, for so much. And Peter said to her; Why has it been agreed with you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of those having buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out. And immediately she fell at his feet, and breathed out her soul; and the young men having come in found her dead, and having carried her out, buried her with her husband. And great fear came on all the church, and on all those hearing these things.

And arriving into Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and they proclaimed so many things as God did with them.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!

The one conquering, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God: and my new name.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth passed away; and the sea is no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice speaking from the throne, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with the people, and he will tabernacle with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them: read more.
and he will wipe every tear out of their eyes; and there will be no more death, neither will there be any more sorrow, nor crying, nor pain: because the former things have passed away. And the one sitting on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says, Write: that these words are faithful and true.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of His feet; neither by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of man. They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were getting married, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; read more.
and on the day on which Lot went out from Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from heaven and destroyed them all. According to these things it will be in the day the Son of man is revealed. In that day, let not him who is on the house, and his goods in the house, come down to take them: and likewise let not him who is in the field turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever may seek to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it shall find it. I say unto you, on that night two men shall be on one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the same mill; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. OMITTED TEXT Responding they say to Him, Where, Lord? And He said to them, Where the body is, there the eagles will also be gathered together.

Then when you may see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth know),

And when He drew near, seeing the city He wept over it, saying, If thou indeed hadst known, truly in this thy day, the things appertaining to thy peace! but now they are hidden from thy eyes. Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will cast a fortification about thee, and surround thee, and press in on thee from all directions, read more.
and will slay thee, and thy children in thee; and will leave in thee not a stone upon a stone; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

And when you may see Jerusalem shut up by the armies, then know that her desolation is nigh. Then let those in Judea fly to the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let not those in the country come into it. Because these are the days of vengeance, to fill up all things which have been written. read more.
But alas to those in gestation and nursing in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the earth, and wrath to this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles may be fulfilled.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where it behooveth to worship.

And His parents were going, according to custom, into Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

After these things was the feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up into Jerusalem.

but having bidden them adieu; and saying, I will return unto you again, God willing; he embarked from Ephesus;

And there was certain Greeks of those having come up that they might worship at the feast:

And these things beginning to take place, straighten up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption is nigh.

And you will be about to hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you are not disturbed: for it behooveth all these things to be, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. And all these things are the beginning of travails. read more.
Then they will deliver you into tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name, and then many will be offended; and they will betray one another, and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and deceive many. And because iniquity doth abound, the divine love of many will grow cold. But the one persevering to the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end shall come. Then when you may see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth know),

And they asked Him, saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things may be about to come to pass? And He said, See that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, I am He; and The time is at hand: go ye not after them. And when ye may hear of wars and commotions, be not affrighted: for it behooveth these things first to take place; but the end is not immediately. read more.
Then He said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in divers places; and there shall be great terrors and signs from heaven.

And there will be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and commotion of the nations of the earth in their perplexity, the sea and the wave roaring;

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband.

The one conquering, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God: and my new name.

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles may be fulfilled.

And a reed like a rod was given unto me: saying, Arise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those worshiping in it. And the outer court of the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles: and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months.

And having bound Him, took Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

And immediately early in the morning the high priests having made counsel with the elders and scribes, and all the sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.

And all the multitude of them rising up, lead Him to Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found Him perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that He is Christ, a King. And Pilate asked Him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And responding to him, He said, Thou sayest it. read more.
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, I find nothing criminal in this man. And they became stronger and stronger, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee unto this place. And Pilate hearing, asked if He is a Galilean man. And learning that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him up to Herod, being himself in Jerusalem in those days.

Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the judgment hall: and it was morning. And they did not come into the judgment hall, in order that they might not be polluted, but that they might eat the passover. Then Pilate came out to them, and says, What accusation do you bring against this man?

Moreover it behooves Me to travel to-day and to-morrow and the day following: because it does not behoove a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!

Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

who being seen in glory, was speaking of His departure which He was about to perfect in Jerusalem.

For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and the rulers, having rejected him, condemning him, have

and when they perfected all the things which had been written concerning him, taking him down from the cross, placed him in a sepulchre.

and repentance unto remission of sins is to be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

and being assembled together with them, He commanded them, Not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which ye heard from me;

And Peter standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke to them: Judean men and all ye dwelling at Jerusalem, let this be known unto you, and know my words.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world even until now nor ever may be.

And immediately, after the desolation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from the heavens, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And he sitting on his tribunal, his wife sent to him, saying, Let there be nothing to thee and that just man: for this day I suffered many things in a dream on account of Him.

And having bound Him, took Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!

And when He drew near, seeing the city He wept over it,

And having called a certain two of the centurions, he said, Get ready two hundred soldiers that they may go unto Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;

Then Festus having entered upon his office, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem; and both the chief priests and the first men of the Jews appeared before him against Paul, and continued to entreat him, asking favor against him, in order that he might send him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on the road. read more.
Then indeed Festus responded, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and himself was about to go away quickly: Then, says he, Let the influential ones among you, coming down, accuse him, if there is anything wrong in the man. And having tarried with them not more than eight or ten days, having come down to Caesarea, on the following day, sitting on the tribunal, he commanded that Paul should be brought forth. And he being present, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him charges many and heavy, which they were not able to prove. And Paul apologizing, that Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I done anything wrong. And Festus, wishing to confer a gratification on the Jews, responding to Paul, said, Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, there to be judged by me concerning these things? And Paul said, I am standing at the tribunal of Caesar, where it behooves me to be judged. To the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you indeed well know. If therefore I indeed am guilty of unrighteousness, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not ask not to die: but if nothing of these things of which they accuse me is true, no man is able to gratify them (by my death): I appeal unto Caesar. Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar; thou shalt go unto Caesar. And some days having passed away, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, saluting Festus.

Blessed are they that mourn: because they shall be comforted.

And when He was twelve years old, they going up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

and being assembled together with them, He commanded them, Not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which ye heard from me;

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all of one accord in the same place. And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a mighty, rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them divided tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them; read more.
and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And Jews were dwelling at Jerusalem, devout men from every nation, of those under the heaven;

And the apostles and elders were convened to see about this problem.

And arriving into Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and they proclaimed so many things as God did with them.

Then indeed those having been dispersed abroad on account of the persecution prevailing over Stephen came through even to Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only. And of them there were certain Cyprian and Cyrenean men, who, having come into Antioch, were speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number having believed, turned to the Lord.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And godly men buried Stephen, and made great mourning over him. But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison. read more.
Therefore indeed, being dispersed abroad, they went everywhere preaching the word:

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And they speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees rose up against them,

And the multitudes going forward, and following, continued to cry out, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest! And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He?

saying, If thou indeed hadst known, truly in this thy day, the things appertaining to thy peace! but now they are hidden from thy eyes. Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will cast a fortification about thee, and surround thee, and press in on thee from all directions, and will slay thee, and thy children in thee; and will leave in thee not a stone upon a stone; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

And He was teaching in the temple during the days; and during the nights going out, He was lodging in the mountain called Mount of Olives. And all the people gathered in the temple to hear Him.

And when you may see Jerusalem shut up by the armies, then know that her desolation is nigh. Then let those in Judea fly to the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let not those in the country come into it. Because these are the days of vengeance, to fill up all things which have been written. read more.
But alas to those in gestation and nursing in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the earth, and wrath to this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles may be fulfilled.

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband.

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, as a crystalline, jasper stone; having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. read more.
From the east, three gates; and from the north, three gates; and from the south, three gates; and from the west, three gates. And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And the one speaking with me, had a measure, a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of the man, that is of the angel. And the building of the wall was jasper: and the city pure gold, like transparent glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were ornamented with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedon; the fourth, emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. The twelve gates are twelve pearls; each one of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass. And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, is its temple. And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may light it: and the nations will walk about through its light: and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. And the gates of it shall in no wise be shut in the day, for there will be no night there; and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. And nothing unclean, and the one doing abomination, and falsehood, can at all enter into it: none except those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Moreover it behooves Me to travel to-day and to-morrow and the day following: because it does not behoove a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and miracles among the people. And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen, and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking. read more.
Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God. And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council, and they raised up false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us. And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

But at this time king Herod reached forth his hands to persecute some of those from the church. And he slew James the brother of John with a sword. And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread: read more.
whom having seized, he also put in prison, having committed him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; wishing to bring him out to the people after the passover. Then indeed Peter was kept in prison: but prayer to God in his behalf was incessantly made by the church. But when Herod was about to lead him forth, and Peter was sleeping that night between two soldiers, and bound with two chains; and the guards were keeping guard before the door. And, behold, the angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in the house; and having touched the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying; Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals. And he thus did. And he says to him, Throw thy cloak about thee, and follow me. And having come out, he was following; and did not know that it is true which was done by the angel; but he was thinking that he saw a vision. And having come through the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and having come out, they came on to the first street; and the angel immediately departed from him. And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know truly, that the Lord sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews. And recognizing his whereabouts, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, called Mark; where many were assembled and praying. And he knocking at the door of the gate, a damsel, by name Rhoda, came to hearken: and recognizing the voice of Peter, from joy did not open the gate, but running in, she proclaimed that Peter stands before the gate. And they said to her, You are gone mad; but she persisted that it was so. And they said, It is his angel. But Peter remained knocking: and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished. And he, beckoning to them with his hand to keep silent, related how the Lord led him out from the prison: and said, Proclaim these things to James, and the brethren. And having gone out, he departed into another place. And it being day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to where Peter then was. And Herod having sought him, and found him not, condemning the guards, commanded that they should be put to death; and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he tarried. And he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians: and they unanimously came to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the chamber of the king, they continued to seek peace; because their country is supported by the kings. But on an appointed day, Herod, invested with his royal apparel, sitting on his tribunal, delivered a discourse to them: and the people shouted, It is the voice of God and not of man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God; and being eaten by worms, he breathed out his soul.

And Simon Peter and the other disciples followed Jesus. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and came with Jesus into the court of the high priest.

And when He came into Galilee, Galileans received Him, having seen all things which He did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also came to the feast.

And Simon Peter and the other disciples followed Jesus. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and came with Jesus into the court of the high priest.

And there was in the place where He was crucified, a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, in which no one was ever yet placed.

nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of His feet; neither by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.