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Psalm 122:1
[Bible Verses]Psalm 122:1 is the verse in which a pilgrim declares his gladness upon hearing the invitation, "Let us go into the house of the LORD." It is regarded as a classic expression of delight in worship and is frequently used, for example, as a call to worship.
Proverbs 9:10
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 9:10 declares that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom and that the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. As a key verse that brings Proverbs 1–9 to a close, it is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and knowledge.
Romans 3:10-12
[Bible Verses]Romans 3:10–12 is a passage in which Paul weaves together Old Testament texts, chiefly from the Psalms, to show that Jews and Gentiles alike are under sin. As a key text on the universal sinfulness of humanity, it is frequently cited in discussions of total depravity and prevenient grace and in evangelistic preaching.
Psalm 111:10
[Bible Verses]The final verse of Psalm 111, which declares that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Together with Proverbs 9:10 and Job 28:28, it is frequently cited as a representative expression of biblical wisdom thought.
Song of Songs 2:16
[Bible Verses]Song of Songs 2:16 is a verse in which the woman declares that she and her beloved belong to each other. It is often cited and has been read both as a song of marital love and as a picture of the relationship between God and his people or between Christ and the church.
Ecclesiastes 12:13–14
[Bible Verses]The closing words of Ecclesiastes, which declare that to fear God and keep His commandments is the whole duty of man and that God will bring every work into judgment. The passage is frequently cited as a condensed statement of the book's conclusion, and its relationship to the main body of the book is also debated.
Isaiah 43:16–21
[Bible Verses]A passage in the Book of Isaiah that promises Israel in Babylonian exile a "new thing" greater than the Exodus, in which God parted the Red Sea: a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. In Korean Protestant churches, it is widely cited as a text for New Year sermons and for annual church mottos.
Acts 8:32–35
[Bible Verses]In this passage Philip explains to an Ethiopian eunuch, who was reading the passage in Isaiah 53 about the one "led as a sheep to the slaughter," that the words refer to Jesus. Because it is a leading text identifying the "Suffering Servant" of Isaiah 53 with Jesus, it is frequently cited and discussed.
Hebrews 8:6–13
[Bible Verses]Hebrews 8:6–13 is a passage in which the author of Hebrews quotes the "new covenant" prophecy of Jeremiah 31 to present Jesus Christ as the mediator of a better covenant than the first. It is frequently cited and discussed in treatments of the relationship between law and gospel and between the church and Israel.
Epaphras
[People]Epaphras was a coworker of Paul who appears in the New Testament letters of Colossians and Philemon. He is recorded as having preached the gospel to the church at Colossae and as continually laboring in prayer on its behalf.
Psalm 50:15
[Bible Verses]A verse in Psalm 50 in which God calls His covenant people to offer thanksgiving and to call upon Him rather than to bring merely formal sacrifices, and promises to deliver them when they call on Him in the day of trouble. It is widely cited as both a command to pray and a promise that prayer will be answered.
Revelation 21:23–24
[Bible Verses]A vision in the Book of Revelation in which the New Jerusalem has no need of the sun or moon, because the glory of God gives it light and the Lamb is its lamp. The passage is often cited as a depiction of the consummation of God's presence. Interpreters differ over the identity of the "nations" and the "kings of the earth" who enter by its light.
Ezekiel 18:2-4
[Bible Verses]A prophetic message delivered by Ezekiel to the exiles in Babylon that rejects a proverb blaming the fathers and declares each person's own responsibility: "the soul that sinneth, it shall die." The passage is frequently cited as a basis for individual responsibility and repentance, and in debates over the teaching of generational curses.
Lois and Eunice
[People]Lois and Eunice were New Testament women, the grandmother and mother of Timothy, the apostle Paul's coworker. In 2 Timothy 1:5 they are named as the ones in whom Timothy's faith first dwelt.
Daniel 9:1-3
[Bible Verses]In this passage Daniel reads Jeremiah's prophecy of the "seventy years" and resolves to seek God with fasting and prayer. It is often cited as a model of moving from the reading of Scripture to prayer, and it raises questions about the identity of Darius and how the seventy years should be reckoned.
Ezekiel 11:19–20
[Bible Verses]In this passage God promises the exiled Israelites that He will give them one heart and a new spirit, replacing their stony heart with a heart of flesh. It is frequently cited as a text on the new covenant and regeneration, and interpreters differ over what God does and what human beings do in the transformation of the heart.
Matthew 24:15
[Bible Verses]Matthew 24:15 is a verse in which Jesus, speaking to his disciples on the Mount of Olives, presents Daniel's "abomination of desolation" standing in the holy place as a sign of tribulation. Interpreters disagree on whether it refers to the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 or to an end-time event.
Egypt
[Bible]Egypt is the ancient nation in the Nile River valley of northeastern Africa. It is the setting of the Joseph narrative and the Exodus, and in Scripture it serves as a place symbolizing both bondage and deliverance.
Jeremiah 29:4–14
[Bible Verses]Part of Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon, containing the exhortation to settle in the land of exile and seek the peace of the city, together with the promise of return after seventy years. Verse 11 is widely quoted as a verse of encouragement, though some caution that it must be read in its context.
Jonah 3:10
[Bible Verses]This verse records that when the people of Nineveh turned from their evil way, God did not bring upon them the disaster He had announced. It is frequently cited as a text demonstrating the efficacy of repentance, and interpreters differ over how the statement that God "repented" relates to the immutability of God.