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Matthew 5:3
[Bible Verses]The first of the Beatitudes, which open the Sermon on the Mount, this verse declares that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit. Interpreters differ over what "poverty of spirit" means and how it differs from "the poor" in Luke's Gospel.
Matthew 5:13–16
[Bible Verses]The passage in which Jesus calls his disciples "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." It is among the texts most frequently cited in discussions of Christian social responsibility, and it is often invoked when the credibility of the Korean church is called into question.
Matthew 25:40
[Bible Verses]The verse in the parable of the sheep and the goats in which the King says, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." It is the passage most often cited as a basis for serving the poor, and interpreters differ over who "the least of these" are.
Mark 1:15
[Bible Verses]"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel" is Jesus' first proclamation in the Gospel of Mark. It is regarded as a summary of Jesus' entire teaching, and scholars have long debated whether the kingdom of God has already come or is yet to come.
Genesis 1:1
[Bible Verses]The first sentence of the Bible, declaring that God created the heavens and the earth. It is the starting point of the Christian doctrine of creation and the first verse cited in the creation–evolution debate over the timing and manner of creation.
Genesis 12:1–3
[Bible Verses]The passage in which God commands Abram to leave his country, his kindred, and his father's house, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless him. It is regarded as a turning point in salvation history, and there is debate over whether "I will bless them that bless thee" should be applied to the modern State of Israel.
Genesis 28:20-22
[Bible Verses]The vow Jacob made after his dream at Bethel, promising that if God would keep him, the LORD would be his God and he would give a tenth of all he received. The passage is often cited as an example of tithing before the Mosaic Law, and interpreters differ over the nature of a vow made with conditions attached.
Exodus 20:3–5
[Bible Verses]The opening of the Ten Commandments, which forbids having other gods and making or bowing down to idols. Traditions differ in how they number the commandments, and the phrase "unto the third and fourth generation" is frequently cited in Korean church debates over the doctrine of generational curses.
Exodus 20:8-11
[Bible Verses]The fourth of the Ten Commandments, which commands that the Sabbath be remembered and kept holy: after six days of labor, no work is to be done on the seventh day. Denominations differ on whether Christians should keep this commandment on Sunday, the Lord's Day, or on the Saturday Sabbath.
Job 1:21
[Bible Verses]The words Job spoke after losing his possessions and his children in a single day: "The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." Regarded as a classic confession of faith in the midst of suffering, the verse is frequently read at funeral services. Interpreters differ over whether the cause of suffering may rightly be attributed to God.
Psalm 1:1-2
[Bible Verses]The opening of the Psalter, which declares blessed the person who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on it day and night. It opens the entire book of Psalms and is a passage frequently cited to encourage meditation on Scripture.
Daniel (Prophet)
[People]Daniel was a man from Judah who, according to the Bible, served in the royal court during the Babylonian exile. He is widely known for interpreting dreams and for the account of the lions' den, and he is the central figure of the Book of Daniel.
Zacchaeus
[People]Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector of Jericho who appears in Luke 19. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus, was called by Jesus, and welcomed him into his home. He then declared that he would give half of his goods to the poor and repay fourfold anything he had taken by fraud.
Samaritan Woman
[People]The Samaritan woman is an unnamed woman in John 4 who spoke with Jesus at Jacob's well near the Samaritan town of Sychar and then told the people of her town about him.
Cornelius
[People]Cornelius is a Roman centurion stationed at Caesarea who appears in Acts 10. After hearing Peter's preaching, he received the Holy Spirit and was baptized, and he is remembered as the central figure in the event through which the gospel was opened to the Gentiles.
Revelation 14:9–11
[Bible 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.
Exodus 40:34-35
[Bible Verses]The closing scene of the Book of Exodus, in which, once the tabernacle is completed, the cloud covers the tent of meeting and the glory of the LORD fills the tabernacle so that even Moses cannot enter. As a key text on God's presence dwelling among his people, it is frequently cited at dedication services and in sermons on worship.
Matthias
[People]Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place left vacant by Judas Iscariot and was numbered with the eleven apostles. In Scripture he appears only in Acts 1.
Ehud
[People]Ehud was a judge of Israel whose story appears in Judges 3. The son of Gera of the tribe of Benjamin, he killed Eglon, king of Moab, and delivered Israel from eighteen years of Moabite rule.
Matthew 28:18–20
[Bible Verses]The closing verses of the Gospel of Matthew, in which the risen Jesus commands the eleven disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them. Known as the "Great Commission," the passage is frequently cited as a basis for missions, for baptism, and for the Trinitarian baptismal formula.