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• Pisidian AntiochBible

  Pisidian Antioch was a Roman colony in the interior of Asia Minor. Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in its synagogue during the first missionary journey, as recorded in Acts 13.

• Peter's ConfessionBible

  Peter's Confession is the event near Caesarea Philippi in which Jesus asked His disciples, "But whom say ye that I am?" and Peter confessed Jesus to be the Christ.

• GospelsBible

  The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which record the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Together they are called the four Gospels.

• PaphosBible

  Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. According to Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas proclaimed the gospel there to the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus during their first missionary journey.

• CyreneBible

  Cyrene was a Greek city on the northeastern coast of present-day Libya in North Africa. In the New Testament it appears as the hometown of Simon, who carried the cross for Jesus, and as the place of origin of early Christian evangelists who preached the gospel to Gentiles in Antioch.

• SalamisBible

  Salamis was a port city on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Paul and Barnabas first preached the gospel on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:5).

• RabboniBible

  Rabboni is an Aramaic form of address meaning "my teacher." It is used twice in the New Testament to address Jesus and is best known as the word Mary Magdalene spoke when she recognized the risen Jesus.

• PereaBible

  Perea was the name used in the New Testament era for the region east of the Jordan River. It was ruled by Herod Antipas, and the Gospels refer to it as "beyond the Jordan." It is distinct from Berea in the book of Acts.

• GreeksBible

  In the New Testament, "Greek" refers to a Greek person or, more broadly, to a non-Jew belonging to the Greek-speaking world and Greek culture. The paired expression "Jew and Greek" is also used to represent all of humanity.

• JairusPeople

  Jairus was a ruler of the synagogue named in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. He sought Jesus' help for his dying twelve-year-old daughter, and Jesus raised her to life.

• PapiasPeople

  Papias was bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor in the early second century and an early church writer who left the earliest testimony concerning the origins of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.

• The Widow's Two MitesBible

  The widow's two mites refers to the incident in which Jesus, watching at the treasury of the Temple in Jerusalem, saw a poor widow put in two mites, all that she had, and declared that she had put in more than anyone else. It is recorded in the Gospels of Mark and Luke.

• Deuteronomy 30:11–14Bible Verses

  A passage in which Moses, on the plains of Moab, declares that God's commandment is not far off but is "in thy mouth, and in thy heart." Because Paul quotes it in Romans 10 to explain the word of faith, it is frequently discussed in connection with the relationship between law and gospel.

• Parable of the Mustard SeedBible

  The Parable of the Mustard Seed is a parable of Jesus that likens the kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed that grows large enough for birds to lodge in its branches. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Feeding of the Four ThousandBible

  The Feeding of the Four Thousand is the miracle in which Jesus fed a crowd of more than four thousand people with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark.

• Simon the LeperPeople

  Simon the Leper was a resident of Bethany in whose house Jesus was dining shortly before His Passion when a woman poured ointment on His head. He is mentioned by name only in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark.

• Raising of Jairus's DaughterBible

  The raising of Jairus's daughter is the miracle in which Jesus restored to life the twelve-year-old daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, after she had died. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Temptation of ChristBible

  The temptation of Christ is the event in which Jesus Christ, after his baptism, fasted for forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Healing of the ParalyticBible

  The healing of the paralytic is a miracle in which Jesus, in a house in Capernaum, declared the forgiveness of sins to a paralyzed man who had been lowered through the roof, and then raised him up so that he walked. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Healing of the Gerasene DemoniacBible

  The healing of the Gerasene demoniac is the miracle in which Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who lived among the tombs in a Gentile region on the far side of the Sea of Galilee. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.