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• Genesis 34Bible

  Genesis 34 records how, after Shechem violated Jacob's daughter Dinah, Simeon and Levi used a deceitful demand for circumcision to kill the men of the city of Shechem, after which their brothers plundered the city.

• John 1Bible

  John 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of John. It contains the prologue declaring that the Word, who was in the beginning, became flesh; the testimony of John the Baptist; and the account of how Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathanael came to follow Jesus.

• Genesis 49Bible

  Genesis 49 is the chapter in which Jacob, shortly before his death, calls his twelve sons together, speaks in poetic form about the future of each, asks to be buried in the cave of Machpelah, and then dies.

• Mark 4Bible

  Mark 4 records Jesus teaching parables about the kingdom of God by the Sea of Galilee, including the parables of the sower, the seed growing secretly, and the mustard seed. It also records his calming of a storm while crossing the sea by boat.

• John 21Bible

  John 21 is the final chapter of the Gospel of John. The risen Jesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, gives them a large catch of fish, and eats breakfast with them. He then asks Peter three times whether he loves him and entrusts his sheep to him. The chapter closes with the book's concluding words.

• 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.

• Esther 7Bible

  Esther 7 recounts how Esther, at her second banquet, reveals to King Ahasuerus the danger facing her people and names Haman as their enemy, after which Haman is hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai.

• John 5Bible

  John 5 is the chapter in which Jesus heals, on the Sabbath, a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. In the confrontation with the Jews that follows, he delivers a lengthy discourse on the relationship between the Father and the Son, on judgment and life, and on the witnesses that testify of him.

• John 16Bible

  John 16 is a farewell teaching in which Jesus, before his departure, warns his disciples of coming persecution, promises the coming of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, and the turning of their sorrow into joy, and closes with the words "I have overcome the world."

• Isaiah 45Bible

  Isaiah 45 is a prophecy in which God calls Cyrus his "anointed" and uses him to set captive Israel free. The chapter also declares that there is no God besides the LORD and invites all peoples to the ends of the earth to be saved.

• Isaiah 53Bible

  Isaiah 53 is the central portion of the Servant Song that begins in Isaiah 52:13. It portrays a sinless servant who is despised and afflicted and who bears the transgressions and iniquities of many in their place.

• Isaiah 52Bible

  Isaiah 52 calls captive Zion to awake and arise, proclaiming the Lord's redemption and the return of His people. Verse 13 begins a song about the "Servant of the Lord," who will be highly exalted; the song continues into chapter 53.

• Luke 16Bible

  Luke 16 centers on the Parable of the Unjust Steward and the account of the rich man and Lazarus, addressing the proper attitude toward wealth, the enduring validity of the law, divorce, and destiny after death.

• Galatians 2Bible

  Galatians 2 recounts how the apostles in Jerusalem recognized Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles and how Paul rebuked Cephas (Peter) at Antioch. The chapter declares that a person is justified not by the works of the law but by faith in Christ.

• Genesis 25Bible

  Genesis 25 records the death of Abraham and the descendants of Keturah and Ishmael. It then recounts the birth of the twins Esau and Jacob to Isaac and Rebekah and tells how Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of pottage.

• Exodus 7Bible

  Exodus 7 is the chapter in which Moses and Aaron perform the sign of turning a rod into a serpent before Pharaoh and in which the first plague occurs, as the waters of the Nile ("the river") are turned to blood.

• Numbers 12Bible

  Numbers 12 recounts how Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses over his Cushite wife, how God affirms Moses' unique standing, and how Miriam is struck with leprosy and shut out of the camp for seven days.

• John 15:1–8Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus compares himself to "the true vine" and his disciples to the branches, teaching that they bear fruit only by abiding in him. It is often cited as a statement of the foundation of the Christian life, and the branch that is cast forth in verse 6 has prompted debate over the preservation of salvation.

• Acts 1:4–5Bible Verses

  In this passage the risen Jesus, before his ascension, tells the apostles not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, saying that they will soon be baptized with the Holy Spirit. It is frequently cited as the starting point for the differing ways denominations understand "baptism in the Holy Spirit."

• Exodus 24:8Bible Verses

  The verse in which Moses, at Mount Sinai, sprinkles the blood of the sacrifices on the people and declares it "the blood of the covenant," completing the ratification of the covenant between God and Israel. Because Jesus' words instituting the Lord's Supper and the Epistle to the Hebrews take up this expression, these passages are frequently read together.