Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead. Hebrews 11:12 WEB Paul devotes the entirety of chapter eleven in the Book of Hebrews to the topic of faith in action. He mentions...
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. Genesis 2:24 WEB Chapter two in the Book of Genesis describes the creation of the first man and woman. First, the Lord made Adam. Genesis 2:7 reads, “And the Lord God formed man of the...
Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the wedding. John 2:2 WEB During a wedding feast in the city of Cana, Jesus began to show the signs and wonders that reinforced his disciple’s understanding of his divinity. When the wine ran out, Jesus subtly performed a miracle. He turned water into...
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me. Proverbs 8:17 WEB The eighth chapter of proverbs is wisdom’s call to humanity. Personified as a woman, wisdom calls mankind to upright behavior and godliness. She says in Proverbs 8:20, “I walk in the way of righteousness, in the...
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue, 2 Peter 1:3 WEB This verse is a portion of Peter’s introduction to his second epistle. The letter is addressed to fellow believers....
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 WEB Isaiah gave this prophecy of the birth of our Savior during the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. Judah and Israel were separate nations at the time....
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:2 WEB When John writes that Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for our sins he means that Jesus’ death on the cross satisfied God’s wrath with the sins of mankind. The Greek word translated as...
I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”, Galatians 1:6 WEB Paul begins his letter to the Galatians with a greeting. In it, he extends the peace and grace of God to his readers. Also, Paul mentions the resurrected Christ and...
In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1 WEB In chapter six of Isaiah’s book, he transitions from offering prophecy and descriptions of God’s judgment. Here, Isaiah shares the commision he received from...
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:18 KJV Up to this point in the story of creation, Genesis reports that God saw everything he made as good or very good. This is the first instance where God identified something as...
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:20 WEB This is the final verse of Matthew’s gospel. It is the second verse of the great commission in which the resurrected Christ commands his disciples to spread...
But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.” Acts 8:26 WEB Verse twenty-six in chapter eight of the Book of Acts begins Luke’s recounting of an encounter between Philip, a deacon of the early...
