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Psalm 21
[Bible]Psalm 21 is a royal psalm that thanks God for granting the king his desire and for giving him victory and long life. It anticipates the king's triumph over his enemies and praises the power of God.
Proverbs 4
[Bible]In Proverbs 4, a father passes on to his sons the instruction he himself received and urges them to get wisdom. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the way of the wicked and teaches them to guard the heart, mouth, eyes, and feet.
Song of Songs 5
[Bible]Song of Songs 5 opens with the bridegroom's song upon entering his garden. It then tells how the bride, failing to receive her beloved when he comes to her at night, loses him, searches for him, and sings of his beauty to the daughters of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 50
[Bible]In Isaiah 50 the LORD answers the charge that he has abandoned his exiled people, after which the Servant of the LORD speaks in the first person of remaining obedient in the midst of suffering. Verses 4–9 are known as the "Third Servant Song."
Jeremiah 27
[Bible]Jeremiah 27 is the chapter in which Jeremiah wears a yoke on his neck and tells Judah and five neighboring nations to serve the king of Babylon. He also warns that prophecies of the temple vessels' imminent return from Babylon are false.
Luke 3
[Bible]Luke 3 recounts John the Baptist's preaching of a baptism of repentance and his imprisonment, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism, and the genealogy of Jesus, traced back from Joseph to Adam and to God.
Luke 1
[Bible]Luke 1 opens with a preface in which the author explains to Theophilus his purpose in writing. The angel Gabriel then announces the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, followed by Mary's song of praise, the birth of John, and the prophecy of Zacharias.
Mark 6
[Bible]Mark 6 is the chapter of the Gospel of Mark that recounts Jesus' rejection in his hometown, the sending out of the Twelve, the death of John the Baptist, the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus' walking on the water, and the healing of the sick at Gennesaret.
John 12
[Bible]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.
John 15
[Bible]John 15 is the chapter in which Jesus likens himself to the true vine and his disciples to the branches, telling them to "abide in me." In it he also gives the commandment to love one another, speaks of the world's hatred, and describes the witness of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit.
John 14
[Bible]John 14 is the opening portion of the farewell discourse that Jesus delivered to his disciples at the Last Supper. It contains the promise of a place in the Father's house, the declaration that he is "the way, the truth, and the life," the promise of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, and the gift of Christ's peace.
Acts 1
[Bible]Acts 1 is the chapter in which the risen Jesus appears to his disciples over forty days, promises the Holy Spirit, and ascends into heaven, and in which the disciples cast lots to appoint Matthias to the place of Judas Iscariot.
Acts 17
[Bible]Acts 17 recounts how Paul, during his second missionary journey, preaches the gospel in Thessalonica and Berea and meets opposition, and then, at the Areopagus in Athens, uses the altar "TO THE UNKNOWN GOD" as a starting point to proclaim the Creator and the resurrection.
Hebrews 10
[Bible]Hebrews 10 concludes that Christ, by offering his body once for all, brought the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament to an end. It then urges readers to draw near to God in faith and to keep meeting together, sternly warns against apostasy, and calls for perseverance.
Joses
[People]Joses is a figure in the Gospel of Mark, identified as the brother of James the Less. His mother, Mary, is recorded as one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and his burial in the tomb.
Atonement
[Doctrine & Theology]The atonement is the Christian doctrine concerning the work by which Jesus Christ, through his death on the cross, dealt with human sin and reconciled God and humanity. It is also referred to as substitutionary atonement.
Peter
[People]Peter, originally named Simon, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ. A fisherman from Galilee, he became a leader of the early church in Jerusalem, and the New Testament books of 1 Peter and 2 Peter bear his name.
Providence
[Doctrine & Theology]Providence is the Christian doctrine that God preserves and governs the world he created and guides it according to his will. Many Protestant denominations confess it in common, though traditions differ in explaining how it relates to human freedom.
Sermon on the Mount
[Bible]The Sermon on the Mount is the collection of Jesus' teachings recorded in Matthew 5–7, delivered on a mountain to His disciples and the multitudes. It contains the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer, and the Golden Rule.
Paul
[People]Paul was an apostle of the early church. A Jewish Pharisee who had persecuted the church, he was converted and devoted himself to mission among the Gentiles. Thirteen letters bearing his name are included in the New Testament.