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Isaiah 42
[Bible]Isaiah 42 proclaims that the "servant" whom the LORD has appointed and upon whom he has put his spirit will gently bring forth justice to the Gentiles. The chapter then calls for praise with a new song and rebukes Israel, the servant who is blind and deaf.
Isaiah 32
[Bible]Isaiah 32 is a prophecy that foretells a king who will reign in righteousness and the restoration that comes under his rule, warns complacent women of coming desolation, and proclaims a future in which the Spirit is poured out and justice and peace dwell in the land.
Isaiah 36
[Bible]Isaiah 36 records the invasion of Judah by Sennacherib king of Assyria and the scene in which his official, the Rabshakeh, stands before Jerusalem, demands the surrender of Hezekiah and the people, and insults the LORD.
Isaiah 65
[Bible]Isaiah 65 is a prophecy that contrasts judgment on a rebellious people who have forsaken God with the blessings promised to his remaining "servants," and that promises the creation of new heavens and a new earth.
Ezekiel 5
[Bible]In this chapter Ezekiel performs a symbolic act, shaving his head and beard and dividing the hair into three parts, which God then interprets as the judgment that will fall on Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 17
[Bible]Ezekiel 17 uses the parable of two eagles and a vine to rebuke the king of Judah for breaking his covenant with Babylon and relying on Egypt. The chapter closes with God's promise of restoration: He will plant a tender twig from the top of a cedar on a high mountain.
Ezekiel 34
[Bible]Ezekiel 34 is a prophecy that rebukes the shepherds (leaders) of Israel who fed only themselves and promises that God himself will shepherd his flock, gather his scattered sheep, and set up "my servant David" as one shepherd over them.
Ezekiel 36
[Bible]Ezekiel 36 is a prophecy promising restoration to the desolate mountains of Israel and declaring that God will gather His people for the sake of His holy name, cleanse them, and give them a new spirit and a new heart.
Daniel 1
[Bible]The first chapter of the Book of Daniel. It tells how Daniel and his three friends, taken captive to Babylon, refused the king's food, were tested for ten days on a diet of vegetables, and, through the wisdom God gave them, came to stand before King Nebuchadnezzar.
Micah 6
[Bible]Micah 6 is the chapter in which the LORD calls the mountains as witnesses and pleads His case against His people. He requires justice, mercy, and a humble walk with God rather than sacrifices, rebukes dishonest commerce and the sin of following the ways of the kings of northern Israel, and pronounces judgment.
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.
Mark 7
[Bible]Mark 7 records Jesus' dispute with the Pharisees and scribes over the tradition of the elders, his teaching that what defiles a person comes from the heart, and his healing of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter and of a deaf man with a speech impediment.
Mark 11
[Bible]Mark 11 is the chapter in which Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a colt, curses a fig tree, and drives out those who bought and sold in the temple, after which the Jewish leaders question him about the source of his authority.
Luke 20
[Bible]Luke 20 records Jesus' debates with the religious leaders in the Jerusalem temple over the source of his authority, paying tribute to Caesar, the resurrection, and the relationship between the Christ and David. The chapter also contains the parable of the wicked husbandmen and a warning against the scribes.
Luke 13
[Bible]Luke 13 is the chapter in which Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, calls for repentance, heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath, teaches about the kingdom of God and the strait gate, and laments over Jerusalem.
Luke 23
[Bible]Luke 23 records Jesus' trial before Pilate and Herod, his crucifixion and death, and his burial in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.
John 16
[Bible]John 16 is a farewell teaching in which Jesus, before his departure, warns his disciples of coming persecution, promises the coming of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, and the turning of their sorrow into joy, and closes with the words "I have overcome the world."
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 21
[Bible]John 21 is the final chapter of the Gospel of John. The risen Jesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, gives them a large catch of fish, and eats breakfast with them. He then asks Peter three times whether he loves him and entrusts his sheep to him. The chapter closes with the book's concluding words.
Acts 20
[Bible]Acts 20 is the chapter in which Paul, having completed his third missionary journey and setting out for Jerusalem, restores to life the young man Eutychus, who had fallen to his death at Troas, and at Miletus delivers a farewell address to the elders of the church at Ephesus.