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• 2 Timothy 2Bible

  2 Timothy 2 is the chapter in which Paul urges Timothy to be strong in grace, to pass the gospel on to the next generation, to endure hardship, to avoid empty disputes, and to teach with gentleness.

• Leviticus 22Bible

  Leviticus 22 contains the purity regulations that priests must observe when eating the holy things (sacred objects and food dedicated to God), together with the requirement that offerings presented to God be without blemish.

• Esther 5Bible

  Esther 5 recounts how, on the third day, Esther approaches the king unsummoned, obtains his favor, and invites the king and Haman to a banquet. It also describes how Haman, enraged at Mordecai, has a gallows built on which to hang him.

• Ezekiel 18Bible

  Ezekiel 18 is a prophecy that rejects the proverb "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge" and declares that each person is judged by his own conduct and that God takes pleasure in the wicked turning from his ways and living.

• Jonah 3Bible

  Jonah 3 is the chapter in which Jonah, having received God's second call, proclaims Nineveh's destruction; the king and the people fast and repent, and God withholds the calamity.

• Jonah 1Bible

  Jonah 1 tells how Jonah, fleeing the LORD's command to go to Nineveh, boards a ship bound for Tarshish, is thrown into the sea during a storm, and is swallowed by a great fish.

• Mark 8Bible

  Mark 8 is the chapter in which Jesus feeds the four thousand, heals a blind man at Bethsaida, and, after hearing Peter confess that he is the Christ, foretells his suffering and resurrection for the first time.

• Colossians 3Bible

  Colossians 3 urges believers who have been raised with Christ to seek those things which are above, and to put off the old man and put on the new. The chapter closes with a household code addressed to wives and husbands, children and fathers, and servants.

• Revelation 20Bible

  Revelation 20 depicts Satan bound in the bottomless pit for a thousand years while the saints reign with Christ, followed by Satan's final rebellion and defeat and the Last Judgment before the great white throne.

• Genesis 45Bible

  Genesis 45 is the chapter in which Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, forgives them, and, with Pharaoh's approval, summons his father Jacob and the whole family to Egypt.

• Judges 9Bible

  Judges 9 recounts how Abimelech, son of Gideon, killed his seventy brothers and became king at Shechem, then fell into conflict with Shechem after three years and died at Thebez.

• 2 Samuel 19Bible

  2 Samuel 19 recounts how David, after Absalom's death, composes himself in his grief and returns to Jerusalem. Along the way he meets Shimei, Mephibosheth, and Barzillai in turn, and the chapter closes with Judah and Israel quarreling over their part in bringing the king back.

• 1 Chronicles 20Bible

  1 Chronicles 20 briefly records Joab's capture of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, followed by the victories of David's mighty men over the descendants of the Philistine "giant."

• Isaiah 30Bible

  Isaiah 30 is a prophecy that rebukes Judah for relying on Egypt without seeking counsel from God, yet proclaims that the LORD waits to be gracious, promising restoration for His people and judgment on Assyria.

• Isaiah 20Bible

  Isaiah 20 records a symbolic act performed at God's command in the year Assyria captured Ashdod: for three years Isaiah went about naked and barefoot as a sign that Egypt and Cush would be led away captive by Assyria.

• Leviticus 8Bible

  Leviticus 8 is the chapter in which Moses, as the LORD commanded, washes, clothes, and anoints Aaron and his sons, then offers a sin offering, a burnt offering, and the ordination offering to install them as priests.

• Hebrews 3Bible

  Hebrews 3 presents Jesus as the Son over God's house, greater than Moses. Quoting Psalm 95, it exhorts readers not to harden their hearts, lest, like the wilderness generation, they fail through unbelief to enter God's rest.

• Leviticus 20Bible

  Leviticus 20 prescribes penalties for Molech worship, turning to mediums and wizards, cursing one's parents, and forbidden sexual relations, and it commands Israel to be a holy people set apart to God.

• Isaiah 57:15Bible Verses

  Isaiah 57:15 declares that God, who dwells in the high and holy place, also dwells with those who are contrite and humble and revives their spirit and heart. The verse is frequently quoted because it expresses both God's exaltation and his nearness in a single sentence.

• 1 Chronicles 4:10Bible Verses

  1 Chronicles 4:10 records that Jabez called on the God of Israel, asking Him to bless him, enlarge his territory, and keep him from evil and grief, and that God granted his request. Known as the "Prayer of Jabez," the verse is frequently cited in New Year sermons and at special prayer gatherings, though applications of it in the manner of prosperity theology have drawn criticism.