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• Intertestamental PeriodBible

  The intertestamental period is the era between Malachi, the last prophetic book of the Old Testament, and the time of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus in the New Testament. It is commonly described as lasting about four hundred years.

• HerodPeople

  Herod is the name used in the New Testament for Herod the Great and several of his descendants. It refers to multiple figures, including Herod the Great at the time of Jesus' birth, Herod Antipas, who executed John the Baptist, and Agrippa I and Agrippa II in the Book of Acts.

• Herod AntipasPeople

  Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great, was the tetrarch who ruled Galilee and Perea. He executed John the Baptist and, according to the Gospel of Luke, took part in the trial of Jesus.

• Matthew 11Bible

  Matthew 11 records John the Baptist sending his disciples from prison to question Jesus, Jesus' testimony about John, His rebuke of the towns that did not repent, and His invitation to "all ye that labour and are heavy laden."

• Matthew 3Bible

  Matthew 3 is the chapter in which John the Baptist preaches repentance and baptizes in the wilderness of Judea, and Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan River.

• Luke 3Bible

  Luke 3 recounts John the Baptist's preaching of a baptism of repentance and his imprisonment, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism, and the genealogy of Jesus, traced back from Joseph to Adam and to God.

• Matthew 14Bible

  Matthew 14 records Herod's execution of John the Baptist, Jesus' feeding of the five thousand with five loaves and two fish, and His walking on the sea.

• Luke 7Bible

  Luke 7 is the chapter in which Jesus heals a centurion's servant in Capernaum, raises a widow's son at Nain, answers a question from John the Baptist, and forgives the sins of a sinful woman in the house of Simon the Pharisee.

• Mark 6Bible

  Mark 6 is the chapter of the Gospel of Mark that recounts Jesus' rejection in his hometown, the sending out of the Twelve, the death of John the Baptist, the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus' walking on the water, and the healing of the sick at Gennesaret.

• RabbiBible

  Rabbi is a Hebrew and Aramaic title of respect meaning "my teacher." In the New Testament Gospels, disciples and others use it to address Jesus and John the Baptist.

• Mark 1Bible

  Mark 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the superscription announcing the beginning of the gospel, the ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism and wilderness temptation of Jesus, the calling of the first disciples, and Jesus' teaching and healing in Capernaum and throughout Galilee.

• Luke 1Bible

  Luke 1 opens with a preface in which the author explains to Theophilus his purpose in writing. The angel Gabriel then announces the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, followed by Mary's song of praise, the birth of John, and the prophecy of Zacharias.

• CaiaphasPeople

  Caiaphas was the high priest in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus. He led the council that examined Jesus and handed him over to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, and he is recorded as the son-in-law of Annas.

• AnnasPeople

  Annas was a former Jewish high priest in the time of Jesus and the father-in-law of Caiaphas. He was the first person before whom Jesus was brought after his arrest, and he also appears at the interrogation of the apostles.

• Lawyer (New Testament)Bible

  In the New Testament, especially the Gospel of Luke, a lawyer was an expert who studied and interpreted the Law of Moses. The best-known example is the lawyer who asked Jesus how to inherit eternal life, which prompted the parable of the Good Samaritan.

• SadduceesBible

  The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the New Testament era centered on the high-priestly families and the aristocracy of the Jerusalem temple. Because they rejected the resurrection, angels, and spirits, they came into conflict with Jesus and the apostles.

• Luke 2Bible

  Luke 2 records the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the visit of the shepherds, the encounter with Simeon and Anna in the temple, and the twelve-year-old Jesus questioning and answering the teachers in the temple.

• Matthew 4:17Bible Verses

  Matthew 4:17 records the first proclamation Jesus made when he began his public ministry in Galilee. The words "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" are regarded as a summary of Jesus' preaching and are frequently cited and discussed in debates over how to understand repentance and the kingdom of God.

• Mark 1:15Bible Verses

  Mark 1:15, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel," is Jesus' first proclamation in the Gospel of Mark. It is regarded as a summary of Jesus' entire teaching, and scholars have long debated whether the kingdom of God has already come or is yet to come.

• Luke 11:5–13Bible Verses

  A passage in which Jesus, after teaching the Lord's Prayer, instructs his disciples on prayer through the parable of the friend who comes at midnight to borrow bread and through the words "Ask, seek, knock." It is frequently cited in support of persistent prayer and concludes with the promise that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.