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Mark 15:33–37
[Bible Verses]This passage describes the moment just before Jesus died on the cross when, after three hours of darkness, he cried out in the words of Psalm 22:1, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" It is frequently discussed in connection with the suffering of Jesus, the atonement, and the relationship between the Father and the Son.
Matthew 4:17
[Bible Verses]Matthew 4:17 records the first proclamation Jesus made when he began his public ministry in Galilee. The words "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" are regarded as a summary of Jesus' preaching and are frequently cited and discussed in debates over how to understand repentance and the kingdom of God.
Matthew 10:40–42
[Bible Verses]The closing section of the instructions Jesus gave when sending out the twelve disciples, declaring that whoever receives those he sends receives Jesus and, through him, God. Because of the phrase "a cup of cold water," the passage is often cited in sermons on small acts of service and on hospitality toward missionaries.
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
[Bible]The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is a parable of Jesus recorded in Matthew 20:1–16. In it, laborers who worked from early morning and laborers who arrived near sundown all receive the same wage. The parable conveys the grace of the kingdom of God and the teaching that "the last shall be first."
The Vine and the Branches
[Bible]A figurative saying in John 15 in which Jesus compares himself to a vine and his disciples to its branches, teaching that they bear fruit only by abiding in him.
Talitha Koum
[Bible]Talitha koum is the Aramaic phrase Jesus spoke when he raised the dead daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue. It appears in Mark 5:41 and means "Little girl, arise."
Nathanael
[People]Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus who appears in the Gospel of John. A native of Cana in Galilee, he was introduced to Jesus by Philip and confessed Him as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel."
Ephphatha
[Bible]Ephphatha is an Aramaic word that Jesus spoke when He healed a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment. It appears in Mark 7:34 and means "Be opened."
Sign of Jonah
[Bible]The sign of Jonah is Jesus' reply to those who demanded a sign, that no sign would be given "but the sign of the prophet Jonas." The saying appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Adoptionism
[Doctrine & Theology]Adoptionism is the Christological view that Jesus was originally an ordinary man who was "adopted" as the Son of God at his baptism or resurrection. Since the early church, orthodox Christianity has rejected it as heretical.
Transfiguration Sunday
[Feasts & Seasons]Transfiguration Sunday commemorates the event in which Jesus was transfigured in glory on a mountain (the Transfiguration). In the Protestant church calendar, it is commonly observed on the last Sunday of the Epiphany season, the Sunday immediately before Ash Wednesday.
Mary the Mother of James
[People]One of the women who followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to him, she witnessed his crucifixion and burial and went to the empty tomb on the morning of the resurrection.
Moses' Seat
[Bible]Moses' seat is an expression Jesus used in Matthew 23:2 to describe the position of the scribes and Pharisees. It is generally read as referring to the authority to teach and interpret the Law of Moses.
Vineyard Movement
[History]The Vineyard Movement is a charismatic church movement that originated in the Jesus Movement in the United States during the 1970s. Under the leadership of John Wimber in the 1980s, it spread worldwide. Because it emphasizes both evangelical faith and the experience of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it is also called the "Third Wave."
Luke 19:10
[Bible Verses]Luke 19:10 records the words Jesus spoke after staying at the house of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, in Jericho, declaring that he had come "to seek and to save that which was lost." The verse is regarded as a one-line summary of the theme of the Gospel of Luke and is frequently cited as a basis for evangelism and missions.
Matthew 4
[Bible]Matthew 4 is the chapter in which Jesus is tempted by the devil in the wilderness, goes to Galilee and begins to preach, "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand," and calls four fishermen to be his disciples.
Matthew 11
[Bible]Matthew 11 records John the Baptist sending his disciples from prison to question Jesus, Jesus' testimony about John, His rebuke of the towns that did not repent, and His invitation to "all ye that labour and are heavy laden."
Matthew 9
[Bible]Matthew 9 is the chapter in which Jesus heals a paralytic, calls Matthew the tax collector, answers a question about fasting, heals several sick people, and raises a dead girl, and then tells his disciples to pray for laborers for the harvest.
Matthew 20
[Bible]Matthew 20 contains the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, Jesus' third prediction of his passion, the request of the mother of Zebedee's sons together with Jesus' teaching on service, and the healing of two blind men at Jericho.
Matthew 13
[Bible]Matthew 13 is the chapter in which Jesus teaches the crowds by the sea about the kingdom of heaven (the kingdom of God) through seven parables, explains two of them, and is then rejected in his hometown.