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• Job 37Bible

  Job 37 is the chapter in which Elihu concludes his long speech, pointing to natural phenomena such as thunder, lightning, snow, rain, and clouds as evidence of the unsearchable majesty of God.

• Acts 4Bible

  Acts 4 describes Peter and John bearing witness to the name of Jesus before the council and being released, after which the Jerusalem church prays together and shares its possessions.

• Ezra 1Bible

  Ezra 1 records how Cyrus king of Persia, in his first year, issued a decree permitting the exiles of Judah to return to Jerusalem and build the temple, and how he returned to Sheshbazzar the temple vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away.

• Luke 19Bible

  Luke 19 contains the account of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector who welcomed Jesus in Jericho; the parable of the minas; the entry into Jerusalem; Jesus weeping over Jerusalem; and the cleansing of the temple.

• 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.

• Mark 12Bible

  Mark 12 is the chapter in which Jesus, teaching in the temple at Jerusalem, tells the parable of the wicked husbandmen; answers questions about tribute, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment; and commends the poor widow's offering.

• Luke 5Bible

  Luke 5 is the chapter in which Jesus calls Simon Peter, James, and John as disciples by the lake of Gennesaret, heals a leper and a paralytic, calls Levi the tax collector, and answers a question about fasting.

• Luke 24Bible

  Luke 24 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke. It recounts the women's discovery of the empty tomb, Jesus' appearance to two travelers on the road to Emmaus, his appearance to the eleven apostles, in which he opens the Scriptures to them and appoints them as witnesses, and his departure as he blesses them near Bethany.

• John 3Bible

  John 3 is the chapter of the Gospel of John that records the nighttime conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus about being born again, along with John the Baptist's testimony to Jesus as the one who "must increase."

• John 2Bible

  John 2 records Jesus' "first sign," in which he turned water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee, and his driving out of those who were selling in the temple in Jerusalem at Passover.

• Exodus 30Bible

  Exodus 30 contains the ordinances for making and using the tabernacle's altar of incense, the half-shekel ransom paid at a census, the bronze laver, the holy anointing oil, and the holy incense.

• Acts 11Bible

  In this chapter Peter explains to the church in Jerusalem what happened at the house of Cornelius, and the church accepts that salvation has come to the Gentiles. A church is also established in Antioch, where the disciples are first called "Christians."

• Acts 15Bible

  Acts 15 is the chapter of the Book of Acts that recounts the Jerusalem Council, which considered whether Gentile believers should be required to be circumcised and to keep the Law. It also records the letter conveying the council's decision and the account of Paul and Barnabas parting ways over Mark.

• Job 33Bible

  Job 33 is the chapter in which Elihu first addresses Job by name and rebuts him directly. He argues that God awakens people through dreams and sickness in order to deliver them from death.

• Mark 14Bible

  Mark 14 covers the events surrounding Jesus' final Passover: the chief priests' plot, the woman who anointed him with ointment at Bethany, the Last Supper, the prayer in Gethsemane, his arrest and examination before the Council, and Peter's threefold denial.

• Jeremiah 9Bible

  Jeremiah 9 is a chapter in which the prophet and the LORD lament over Judah, a nation filled with deceit and idolatry, and pronounce judgment upon it. It contains the exhortation not to glory in wisdom, might, or riches, but to glory in knowing the LORD (verses 23–24).

• John 12Bible

  John 12 recounts Mary's anointing of Jesus with ointment at Bethany and his entry into Jerusalem. Prompted by a visit from some Greeks, Jesus then speaks of his death and glory. The chapter brings the public teaching of his ministry to a close.

• Psalm 117Bible

  Psalm 117 is a two-verse hymn of praise that calls all nations and peoples to praise the LORD. It gives the LORD's merciful kindness and truth as the reasons for praise. It is the shortest chapter in the entire Bible.

• Micah 5Bible

  Micah 5 foretells that, amid the humiliation of a besieged Israel, one who is to be ruler in Israel will come forth from the small town of Bethlehem Ephratah. The chapter also speaks of the future of the remnant of Jacob and of a purification that removes idols and military might.

• Revelation 22:17Bible Verses

  In this verse from the final chapter of the Bible, the Spirit and the bride (the church) say "Come," and the thirsty are invited to take the water of life freely. Interpreters discuss whether it should be read as a prayer for the Second Coming or as a gospel invitation.