For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 WEB The general consensus among biblical scholars is that Solomon wrote the book of Ecclesiates. The author identifies himself as the “teacher” or “preacher” depending upon which translation we consider....
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 WEB Chapter four of John’s gospel begins with Jesus’ awareness that his success at winning new followers upset...
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:16 WEB Here, Jesus is speaking directly to his hand picked disciples. In previous...
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. Luke 4:16 WEB In chapter four of his gospel account, Luke shifts from presenting the circumstances of Jesus’ birth and early life to the beginning of his...
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he...
But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,...
Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. James 1:13 WEB The epistle written by James, the brother of Jesus, begins with a greeting addressing the twelve tribes of Israel scattered throughout the world. He identifies...
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father....
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Matthew 25:14 KJV Chapter twenty-five of Matthew’s gospel begins with the parable of the ten virgins. In the parable, Jesus teaches the importance of maintaining...
You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3 WEB Exodus is one of five books in the Old Testament written by Moses. It is the second in order of the first five books of the bible attributed to him. As the man God chose to lead the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt God spoke to Moses on...
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 NIV In the opening of the fourth chapter of John’s first epistle, he explains how to discern if a spirit is from God. He describes how to judge the sincerity of any...
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:15 KJV This is another of Jesus’ statements from his famous Sermon on the Mount. It serves as a warning. Saying, “beware of false prophets,” Jesus follows a theme in his ministry...
