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• Genesis 20Bible

  Genesis 20 recounts how Abraham, while sojourning in Gerar, presented his wife Sarah as his sister. Abimelech, king of Gerar, took her, but after God warned him in a dream, he returned her.

• 1 Chronicles 10Bible

  1 Chronicles 10 recounts the deaths of Saul and his three sons at the hands of the Philistines in the battle on Mount Gilboa and the burial of their bodies by the men of Jabesh-gilead. It assesses the reason for Saul's death and concludes that the kingdom was turned over to David.

• 2 Chronicles 23Bible

  2 Chronicles 23 tells how the priest Jehoiada gathered the captains of hundreds and the Levites, made the hidden prince Joash king in the temple, and put to death Athaliah, who had seized the throne. He then renewed the covenant, and the people abolished the worship of Baal.

• 2 Chronicles 5Bible

  This chapter records how Solomon brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Most Holy Place of the completed temple, and how the cloud of the LORD's glory filled the temple as the Levites and priests praised God together.

• Isaiah 54Bible

  Isaiah 54 is a prophecy promising restoration to Zion, who has become like a forsaken woman. Drawing on God's oath after Noah's flood, it proclaims an unchanging covenant of peace.

• 2 Corinthians 7Bible

  2 Corinthians 7 is the chapter in which Paul urges a holy life and recounts how he was comforted when he met Titus in Macedonia and heard of the Corinthian believers' repentance. It contrasts godly sorrow with the sorrow of the world.

• 1 Chronicles 13Bible

  1 Chronicles 13 recounts how David, together with all Israel, attempted to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim, halted the effort when Uzza died, and left the ark in the house of Obed-edom for three months.

• 2 Chronicles 19Bible

  2 Chronicles 19 recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who had allied himself with Ahab, is rebuked by the seer Jehu, then brings the people back to the LORD and reorganizes the judicial system by appointing judges in the provincial cities and in Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 9Bible

  Second Chronicles 9 recounts the visit of the Queen of Sheba, who came to Solomon and marveled at his wisdom. It describes Solomon's wealth and glory and closes the account of Solomon with his forty-year reign and death.

• 2 Chronicles 27Bible

  2 Chronicles 27 is a brief account of the sixteen-year reign of Jotham, king of Judah. It records that he did what was right, as his father Uzziah had done, built cities and fortifications, and defeated the Ammonites, who then paid him tribute. It closes with his death and the accession of his son Ahaz.

• 2 Chronicles 28Bible

  Second Chronicles 28 recounts the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. It records that his idolatry led to defeat by Aram and Israel, that the captives were released at the word of the prophet Oded, and that Ahaz's reliance on Assyria brought him no benefit.

• Romans 8:1–2Bible Verses

  The declaration that there is "no condemnation" for those who are in Christ Jesus. Cherished as a classic text on the assurance of justification, it raises the question of whether freedom from condemnation is purely a forensic declaration or also includes the transformation of life.

• Philippians 4:13Bible Verses

  Philippians 4:13 is Paul's confession, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." It is one of the most beloved verses in Korean churches, and it is also frequently criticized for being taken out of context and used as a promise of success.

• Deuteronomy 6:4–5Bible Verses

  Known as the Shema, this passage begins, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD." It is the central confession of faith in Judaism, was cited by Jesus as the greatest commandment, and serves as the starting point for discussions of the relationship between monotheism and the doctrine of the Trinity.

• Revelation 20:4–6Bible Verses

  Revelation 20:4–6 is the passage describing how the martyrs and those who had not worshiped the beast "lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." It is the only text in Scripture that directly mentions the millennium, and it stands at the center of the eschatological debate among premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism.

• Revelation 21:23–24Bible Verses

  A vision in the Book of Revelation in which the New Jerusalem has no need of the sun or moon, because the glory of God gives it light and the Lamb is its lamp. The passage is often cited as a depiction of the consummation of God's presence. Interpreters differ over the identity of the "nations" and the "kings of the earth" who enter by its light.

• Job 19:25Bible Verses

  Job 19:25 is Job's confession in the midst of his suffering: "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." The church has long read this verse as pointing to Christ and the hope of the resurrection, while scholars differ over the identity of the redeemer and what Job expected.

• Romans 8:32Bible Verses

  A verse in which Paul argues that, because God gave up his own Son, he will also graciously give believers all things. It is frequently quoted as an assurance of God's love, and interpreters differ over the extent of the atonement and the meaning of "all things."

• Isaiah 43:16–21Bible Verses

  A passage in the Book of Isaiah that promises Israel in Babylonian exile a "new thing" greater than the Exodus, in which God parted the Red Sea: a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. In Korean Protestant churches, it is widely cited as a text for New Year sermons and for annual church mottos.

• Luke 12:29–31Bible Verses

  A saying of Jesus in which he tells his disciples not to be anxious about what they will eat and drink but to seek the kingdom of God. Together with its parallel in Matthew 6:33, it is frequently cited in discussions of anxiety, material possessions, and priorities in the life of faith.