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• 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.

• ShealtielPeople

  Shealtiel is a biblical figure recorded as the son of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), the king of Judah who was carried captive to Babylon, and as the father of Zerubbabel, who led the rebuilding of the temple. His name also appears in the genealogies of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• Lord's PrayerWorship & Rites

  The Lord's Prayer is the prayer that Jesus Christ taught his disciples. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and nearly all churches, regardless of denomination, recite it together in worship and use it in instruction.

• 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.

• JoachimPeople

  Joachim is the figure whom church tradition, including the second-century apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, identifies as the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the husband of Anne. He is not named in the canonical Scriptures.

• 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.

• Simon of CyrenePeople

  Simon of Cyrene was the man whom Roman soldiers seized and compelled to carry the cross for Jesus as Jesus was being led away to be crucified. He 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Healing of the Man with a Withered HandBible

  The healing of the man with a withered hand is a miracle in which Jesus, on the Sabbath, healed a man in a synagogue whose hand was withered. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, where it gives rise to a controversy over the Sabbath and prompts a plot to kill Jesus.

• Parable of the SowerBible

  The Parable of the Sower is a parable in which Jesus used the image of seed falling by the wayside, on stony ground, among thorns, and on good ground to teach about the different ways people respond to the word. It appears 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.

• 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.

• Mustard SeedBible

  The mustard seed is the seed of the mustard plant. In the Gospels, Jesus uses it as the classic example of something very small when teaching about the growth of the kingdom of God and about faith.

• Jesus Walking on WaterBible

  Jesus walking on water is the event in which Jesus walked across the Sea of Galilee at night and approached the disciples' boat as it was battered by wind and waves. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John.

• New Testament ApocryphaBible

  The New Testament Apocrypha is a collective term for early Christian writings that tell stories about Jesus and the apostles or bear an apostle's name but were not included among the twenty-seven books of the New Testament canon.

• Parable of the Unjust StewardBible

  A parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 16:1-13. A steward facing dismissal reduces the debts owed to his master in order to provide for his own future, and the master commends his shrewdness. The parable teaches about the right attitude toward wealth.

• Parable of the Friend at MidnightBible

  The Parable of the Friend at Midnight is a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 11:5–8. It teaches about prayer through the story of a man who receives a guest at midnight and asks his neighbor for bread.

• Luke 17:22–24Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus tells his disciples that the day of the Son of Man will come like lightning, visible to the whole world. It is often cited as evidence that the Second Coming will be openly manifest to all, and as grounds for caution against claims that the returned Christ is "here" or "there."