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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 5
[Bible]John 5 is the chapter in which Jesus heals, on the Sabbath, a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. In the confrontation with the Jews that follows, he delivers a lengthy discourse on the relationship between the Father and the Son, on judgment and life, and on the witnesses that testify of him.
Luke 10
[Bible]Luke 10 is the chapter in which Jesus sends out the seventy, two by two, to proclaim the kingdom of God. It also contains the parable of the Good Samaritan, which arises from a conversation with a lawyer, and the account of Martha and Mary.
Luke 14
[Bible]Luke 14 is the chapter in which Jesus, dining on the Sabbath at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, heals a sick man and tells parables about humility and a great supper. He then teaches the crowds following him about the cost of discipleship.
John 17
[Bible]John 17 records the prayer Jesus offered, lifting up his eyes to heaven, after concluding the Farewell Discourse. In it he asks for his own glorification, for the preservation and sanctification of his disciples, and for the unity of those who would later believe.
John 6
[Bible]John 6 is the chapter in which Jesus feeds the five thousand on the far side of the Sea of Galilee, walks on the water, and then delivers the "Bread of Life" discourse in the synagogue at Capernaum. It closes with many disciples turning away and Peter making his confession of faith.
John 10
[Bible]John 10 is the chapter in which Jesus presents himself as "the door of the sheep" and "the good shepherd." It also recounts how, at the Feast of Dedication in the Jerusalem temple, he declared, "I and my Father are one," and was nearly stoned.
John 18
[Bible]John 18 recounts the arrest of Jesus in a garden across the brook Kidron, his appearances before Annas and Caiaphas, and his interrogation by the Roman governor Pilate. Meanwhile, Peter denies Jesus three times, and the crowd demands that Barabbas be released instead of Jesus.
John
[People]John was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, the son of Zebedee and the brother of James. He has traditionally been regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation.
John 10:10
[Bible Verses]John 10:10 is the verse in which Jesus, presenting himself as the door of the sheep and the good shepherd, says, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Interpreters differ over the meaning of this "abundant life": some read it as spiritual life, while others extend it to blessing in every area of life.
John 11:25–26
[Bible Verses]John 11:25–26 is the passage in which Jesus, after the death of Lazarus, tells Martha, "I am the resurrection, and the life." It is one of the "I am" declarations in the Gospel of John and is the passage most frequently read at Christian funeral services.
John 13:34-35
[Bible Verses]John 13:34-35 is the passage in which Jesus, at the Last Supper, gives his disciples the new commandment to "love one another." He declares that their love for one another is the mark by which others will know they are his disciples. Discussion centers on what is "new" about the commandment and whether the scope of this love is limited to the church.
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.
Matthew 1:23
[Bible Verses]Matthew 1:23 is Matthew's testimony that the prophecy that a virgin would bear a son, whose name would be called Emmanuel, "God with us," was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. It is one of the best-known Christmas verses and the central text in the debate over the virgin birth.
Matthew 5:13–16
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:13–16 is 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. In Korean Protestant churches, it is also often invoked when the public credibility of the church is called into question.
Matthew 5:39
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:39 is the verse in which Jesus teaches his hearers not to resist an evil person and, if someone strikes them on the right cheek, to turn the other also. It stands at the center of interpretive debates that extend beyond the prohibition of personal retaliation to questions of war, violence, and military service.
Andrew
[People]Andrew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, the brother of Simon Peter, and a fisherman from Galilee. The Gospel of John portrays him as a former disciple of John the Baptist who followed Jesus and brought Peter to Him.
Mary Magdalene
[People]Mary Magdalene was a woman disciple who followed Jesus from the time of his Galilean ministry. All four Gospels record that she witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and the empty tomb, and the Gospel of John presents her as the first person to meet the risen Jesus.
Thomas
[People]Thomas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He declared that he would not believe until he had seen the risen Jesus for himself, and he then confessed, "My Lord and my God."
Romans 4:25
[Bible Verses]Romans 4:25 is the verse stating that Jesus was delivered over to death because of our sins and raised again for our justification. It is frequently cited as a summary that joins the cross and the resurrection with justification in a single sentence.