Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 WEB After Lazarus died, Jesus came to Bethany to demonstrate the resurrection power of God. As Christ...
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. Luke 2:16 KJV This passage from Luke’s gospel is about local shepherds who hurried to see the newborn Messiah lying in a manger in a barn in Bethlehem. Moments before they rushed off, a large group of angels...
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 KJV After Mary and Joseph arrive...
Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23 WEB An angel of the...
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. Luke 2:1 NIV The second chapter of Luke’s gospel gives an orderly account of the unusual circumstances surrounding the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A taxed census ordered by the...
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, James 1:2 NIV James begins his epistle with a very brief introduction. He identifies himself as a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. He then gives greetings to the twelve tribes of Israel scattered among...
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest Acts 9:1 WEB The first verse of chapter nine in the Book of the Acts relates the hatred of Saul for the disciples of the Lord. Jesus prepared his disciples for the difficulties they would...
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” Mark 1:15 NIV John the Baptist ministry prepared the way for the ministry of Jesus. As we read in Matthew 3:1-2, “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And...
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more. Revelation 21:1 WEB The book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament. As such, it occupies a central place in Christian eschatology, the study of the end...
Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth. John 17:17 WEB In chapter seventeen of John’s gospel, Jesus prays for God to glorify him as he glorified the Father. Christ says in John 17:3-4, “I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me...
But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities.The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 WEB These words from the prophet Isaaiah predict the life and death of the promised Messiah. Centuries later, Jesus was born...
Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism: but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” Acts 10:34-35 WEB When he makes this statement, Peter is in the city of Caesarea Maritima, the Roman capital of Samaria and...
