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• BethesdaBible

  Bethesda was a pool by the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem where Jesus, on the Sabbath, healed a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years (John 5:1–18).

• AndrewPeople

  Andrew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, the brother of Simon Peter, and a fisherman from Galilee. The Gospel of John portrays him as a former disciple of John the Baptist who followed Jesus and brought Peter to Him.

• Judas IscariotPeople

  Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who handed Jesus over to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver. His actions and death are recorded in the Gospels and 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.

• LukePeople

  Luke was a first-century coworker of Paul who is called "the beloved physician" in the Pauline epistles. Church tradition regards him as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

• Matthew 19Bible

  Matthew 19 is the chapter in which Jesus, traveling from Galilee into the region of Judea, answers the Pharisees' question about divorce, lays his hands on little children, and speaks with a rich young man who asks about eternal life.

• PhilipPeople

  Philip is the name of two figures in the New Testament: Philip the Apostle, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, and Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men appointed by the church in Jerusalem.

• ThomasPeople

  Thomas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He declared that he would not believe until he had seen the risen Jesus for himself, and he then confessed, "My Lord and my God."

• BethanyBible

  Bethany was a village on the slope of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. In the Gospels it appears as the home of Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, and as the place where Jesus stayed during Holy Week.

• PraetoriumBible

  The Praetorium was the official residence where a Roman governor stayed and held trials. The Gospels present it as the place where Jesus was interrogated by Pontius Pilate and mocked by soldiers.

• Alabaster BoxBible

  An alabaster box is a small stone vessel for holding perfumed ointment. It is best known from the Gospel accounts of a woman who poured costly ointment from an alabaster box on Jesus.

• EvangelicalismDoctrine & Theology

  Evangelicalism is a broad movement within Protestantism that emphasizes conversion, the authority of Scripture, Christ's atoning death on the cross, and evangelism and service. The term does not designate a particular denomination; it refers to a current of faith that spans many denominations.

• Titulus CrucisBible

  The titulus crucis was the placard stating the charge against Jesus Christ, fastened above him on the cross at his crucifixion. All four Gospels record that it bore the words "the King of the Jews."

• Acts 9Bible

  Acts 9 recounts how Saul, who had been persecuting the church, encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, was converted, and began to preach the gospel. It also tells how Peter healed Aeneas at Lydda and raised Tabitha at Joppa.

• Acts 8Bible

  Acts 8 describes the great persecution that followed the martyrdom of Stephen and the scattered believers who preached the gospel wherever they went. It recounts Philip's preaching in Samaria and on the desert road to Gaza, including the accounts of Simon the sorcerer and the Ethiopian eunuch.

• John 20:28Bible Verses

  John 20:28 is the verse in which Thomas, encountering the risen Jesus, confesses, "My Lord and my God." Because it is one of the principal New Testament texts that directly call Jesus "God," it is frequently cited in discussions of the divinity of Jesus.

• John 3:36Bible Verses

  John 3:36 states that whoever believes in the Son (Jesus) has eternal life now, while the wrath of God remains on whoever does not obey the Son. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and obedience and of eternal life as a present reality.

• Revelation 14:9–11Bible Verses

  The third angel's warning that whoever worships the beast and its image and receives its mark will drink of the wine of the wrath of God. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of the identity of the "mark of the beast" and the nature of punishment in hell.

• John 3:16Bible Verses

  John 3:16 declares that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should have everlasting life. Widely regarded as a summary of the gospel, it is the best-known verse in the Bible. Calvinism and Arminianism interpret the scope of "the world" and "whosoever believeth" differently.

• Mark 13:10Bible Verses

  Mark 13:10 is the verse in which Jesus says that, before the end, the gospel must first be preached to all nations. It is frequently cited and discussed as a basis for missions and in connection with the timing of the Second Coming.