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Matthew 6
[Bible]Matthew 6 is the central portion of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus teaches that almsgiving, prayer, and fasting are not to be done to be seen by others, gives the Lord's Prayer, and urges his hearers to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness rather than wealth and anxious concerns.
Luke 22
[Bible]Luke 22 records Judas's plot to betray Jesus, the Last Supper and the institution of the Lord's Supper, Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives, his arrest, Peter's denial, and the interrogation before the council.
1 Corinthians 11
[Bible]1 Corinthians 11 is the chapter in which Paul addresses problems in the worship of the Corinthian church. In correcting practices concerning head coverings during prayer or prophecy and divisions at the Lord's Supper, he relates the words of institution of the Supper.
1 Corinthians 10
[Bible]First Corinthians 10 warns against idolatry, holding up the failures of Israel in the wilderness as an example. It then declares that believers cannot partake of both the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils, and on the question of food offered to idols, it sets forth the conscience of one's neighbor and the glory of God as the guiding standards.
2 Corinthians 10
[Bible]2 Corinthians 10 is the chapter in which Paul defends his apostolic authority against those who disparage him as weak. It speaks of the weapons of spiritual warfare, of authority given for building up, and of glorying in the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 1
[Bible]Second Thessalonians 1 records the thanksgiving of Paul and his companions for the Thessalonian church, whose faith and love are growing in the midst of persecution. The chapter teaches that when the Lord Jesus is revealed, God will judge justly and grant rest to the saints, and it includes a prayer on the believers' behalf.
1 Thessalonians 5
[Bible]1 Thessalonians 5 is the final chapter of the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. It urges believers to meet the day of the Lord watchfully, gives counsel on church life, including "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks," and closes with final greetings.
1 Thessalonians 3
[Bible]1 Thessalonians 3 recounts Paul's sending of Timothy from Athens to Thessalonica, his thanksgiving for the news Timothy brought back of the believers' faith and love, and his prayer that they would be unblameable at the coming of the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 2
[Bible]2 Thessalonians 2 corrects the Thessalonian church, which had been unsettled by claims that "the day of the Lord" had already come, by teaching that a falling away must occur and the man of lawlessness must appear before that day. The chapter closes with thanksgiving for God's choosing of the believers and an exhortation to hold fast to the teaching they had received.
Hebrews 12
[Bible]Hebrews 12 builds on the witnesses of faith in chapter 11 and exhorts readers to run the race with patience, looking unto Jesus. It addresses the meaning of the Lord's chastening, the warning example of Esau, the contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion, and the kingdom that cannot be moved.
Revelation 14
[Bible]Revelation 14 is the chapter of Revelation that presents the Lamb standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000, the proclamations of the three angels, the blessing on those who die in the Lord, and two harvest visions: the reaping of grain and the gathering of grapes.
James 5
[Bible]James 5 is the final chapter of the Epistle of James. It warns the rich and urges believers to be patient until the coming of the Lord. It then addresses the prohibition of oaths, prayer for the sick, and the restoration of a brother who has wandered from the truth.
Rehob
[People]Rehob was the father of Hadadezer, the Aramean king of Zobah who fought against David. He appears only by name, twice, in 2 Samuel 8.
Joash (Father of Gideon)
[People]Joash was a member of the Abiezrite clan of the tribe of Manasseh who appears in the Book of Judges as the father of the judge Gideon. He kept an altar of Baal at Ophrah, yet when Gideon tore that altar down, he protected his son from the men of the town.
Ephesians 6:12
[Bible Verses]Ephesians 6:12 declares, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (KJV). It is a key verse on spiritual warfare, and denominations differ considerably over how it should be put into practice.
John 14:6
[Bible Verses]John 14:6 is the verse in which Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." It is a principal text for the exclusivity of Christian salvation and the verse most often cited in debates over the relationship between salvation and other religions.
Jeremiah 17:9
[Bible Verses]A lament declaring that the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, and asking who can know it. It is a classic verse on the sinfulness of human nature and is frequently cited in discussions among denominations concerning original sin and the doctrine of total depravity.
Hagar and Ishmael
[People]Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian maidservant who bore Abraham his son Ishmael, Abraham's firstborn. Their story appears in Genesis 16, 21, and 25, and Paul uses the account allegorically in Galatians 4.
1 Corinthians 12:3
[Bible Verses]1 Corinthians 12:3 is the criterion Paul establishes at the outset of his teaching on spiritual gifts to the church at Corinth. He declares that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and that no one can say that Jesus is the Lord except by the Holy Spirit. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between the confession of faith and the Holy Spirit and of the criteria for discerning spirits.
1 Peter 2:13–17
[Bible Verses]An exhortation in First Peter urging Christians to submit to rulers and human institutions "for the Lord's sake" and not to use their freedom as a cover for evil. Together with Romans 13, it is frequently cited in discussions of the Christian's stance toward state authority.