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• The Good ShepherdBible

  The Good Shepherd is a figurative expression Jesus used of himself in John 10. It portrays the true leader as a shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, in contrast to the hireling and the thief.

• 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.

• EssenesBible

  The Essenes were a Jewish sect active around the time of Jesus, known for their communal life and strict purity regulations. They are not named in the Bible and are known from extra-biblical sources such as Josephus and Philo.

• Parable of the Prodigal SonBible

  The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 15:11-32. It tells of a father who welcomes home his younger son after the son has squandered his share of the estate. It is also known as the parable of the "returning prodigal."

• Parable of the Wedding FeastBible

  The Parable of the Wedding Feast is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 22:1-14. A king invites guests to his son's wedding feast, but they refuse; he then has people gathered from the highways to fill the feast. Luke 14 contains a similar "Parable of the Great Banquet."

• JosephusPeople

  Josephus (c. 37 – c. 100) was a first-century Jewish historian. He wrote The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews, and his works are among the extrabiblical sources most frequently consulted in studying the background of the New Testament.

• DalmanuthaBible

  Dalmanutha is a place on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in Mark 8:10. Jesus went there by boat after the feeding of the four thousand. Matthew's account of the same scene gives the place name as Magadan.

• Parable of the Great BanquetBible

  The Parable of the Great Banquet is a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 14:15–24. When the invited guests make excuses and fail to come, the host calls in the poor and people from the roadsides to fill his banquet.

• John 8Bible

  John 8 opens with the account of Jesus declining to condemn the woman caught in adultery. It also contains his declaration "I am the light of the world" and a long dispute with the Jews over his identity.

• Parable of the Lost SheepBible

  The Parable of the Lost Sheep is a parable of Jesus in which a shepherd with a hundred sheep goes in search of the one that has gone astray and rejoices when he finds it. It appears in Luke 15 and Matthew 18.

• Sign of JonahBible

  The sign of Jonah is Jesus' reply to those who demanded a sign, that no sign would be given "but the sign of the prophet Jonas." The saying appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• Mark 3Bible

  Mark 3 records Jesus healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, appointing the twelve disciples, the Beelzebub controversy and his warning against blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and his teaching on his true family.

• Matthew 12Bible

  Matthew 12 contains the Sabbath controversies, the Beelzebub controversy, the warning against blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, the sign of Jonah, and Jesus' teaching on his true family. In this chapter the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees deepens.

• Luke 15:20Bible Verses

  Luke 15:20 is the verse in the Parable of the Prodigal Son in which the father sees his returning younger son from a distance, runs to him, embraces him, and kisses him. Because the father reaches his son before the son confesses his wrongdoing, the verse is widely cited as an illustration of God's grace and forgiveness.

• Matthew 12:7Bible Verses

  Matthew 12:7 is the saying in which Jesus, during a controversy over the Sabbath, defended his disciples by quoting Hosea 6:6. Because it expresses the principle that mercy takes precedence over sacrifice, it is frequently cited in discussions of how the Law should be interpreted and of the Sabbath and the Lord's Day.

• Matthew 12:41Bible Verses

  Matthew 12:41 records Jesus' warning to those who demanded a sign: the men of Nineveh, who repented at Jonah's preaching, will condemn "this generation" at the judgment. The verse is often cited as a call to repentance and as a revelation of who Jesus is.

• Matthew 22:37–40Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus, asked which is the greatest commandment, names love for God and love for neighbor and declares that all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. It is accepted across denominational lines as a summary of biblical ethics.

• John 10:9Bible Verses

  John 10:9 is the verse in which Jesus, explaining the parable of the sheepfold, identifies himself as "the door." Whoever enters through him, he says, finds salvation, protection, and pasture. It is frequently cited as a key verse on salvation through Christ.

• Matthew 9:13Bible Verses

  In this verse Jesus quotes Hosea 6:6 to the Pharisees, declaring that God desires mercy rather than sacrifice and that he has come to call sinners. It is frequently cited in discussions of grace and evangelism and of the relationship between outward form and mercy.

• Luke 12:10Bible Verses

  Luke 12:10 is the verse in which Jesus says that anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. What this "unforgivable sin" is, and whether believers can commit it, has long been debated.