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• 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.

• Luke 4

  [Bible]

  Luke 4 recounts how Jesus, after being tempted by the devil in the wilderness, returns to Galilee, reads from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth, and is rejected there. It also describes how he begins his public ministry in Capernaum by casting out demons and healing the sick.

• Mark 15

  [Bible]

  Mark 15 recounts how Jesus was handed over to Pilate and tried, sentenced to crucifixion in place of Barabbas, put to death at Golgotha, and buried in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea.

• Luke 12

  [Bible]

  Luke 12 is the chapter in which Jesus, before a crowd of many thousands, teaches his disciples to beware of hypocrisy. It contains the parable of the rich fool, the teaching against anxiety, the parables of the watchful servants and the faithful steward, and the call to discern the times.

• Luke 9

  [Bible]

  Luke 9 recounts the sending of the Twelve, the feeding of the five thousand, Peter's confession, and the Transfiguration. Beginning at verse 51, Jesus sets out on his journey toward Jerusalem.

• 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 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 12

  [Bible]

  John 12 recounts Mary's anointing of Jesus with ointment at Bethany and his entry into Jerusalem. Prompted by a visit from some Greeks, Jesus then speaks of his death and glory. The chapter brings the public teaching of his ministry to a close.

• 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 9

  [Bible]

  John 9 recounts how Jesus healed a man blind from birth on the Sabbath, and how the Pharisees questioned the healed man and his parents about the event and then cast him out.

• John 2

  [Bible]

  John 2 records Jesus' "first sign," in which he turned water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee, and his driving out of those who were selling in the temple in Jerusalem at Passover.

• Hebrews 8

  [Bible]

  Hebrews 8 presents Jesus as the high priest who ministers in the heavenly sanctuary and as the mediator of a better covenant, and it quotes the new covenant prophecy to declare that the first covenant has been made old.

• Hebrews 3

  [Bible]

  Hebrews 3 presents Jesus as the Son over God's house, greater than Moses. Quoting Psalm 95, it exhorts readers not to harden their hearts, lest, like the wilderness generation, they fail through unbelief to enter God's rest.

• 1 John 2

  [Bible]

  1 John 2 presents Jesus Christ as the advocate and the propitiation for sins and addresses keeping the commandments, loving one's brother, the exhortation not to love the world, the warning about antichrists, and the charge to abide in him.

• Faith

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Faith is trust in God and Jesus Christ and the acceptance of his word as true. Protestants understand it as the means by which salvation is received, though denominations differ somewhat in emphasis.

• Mark 16:15-18

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage the risen Jesus commands his disciples to preach the gospel to all the world and describes the signs that will follow those who believe. Although frequently cited as a missionary mandate, it belongs to the "Longer Ending of Mark," which is absent from the oldest manuscripts, so textual questions are discussed alongside its interpretation.

• Luke 2:14

  [Bible Verses]

  Luke 2:14 is the hymn of praise sung by the heavenly host before the shepherds on the night of Jesus' birth. It is a central verse in Christmas worship and hymnody, and manuscripts and translations differ over to whom peace on earth is given.

• Luke 4:18-19

  [Bible Verses]

  Luke 4:18-19 contains the words Jesus read from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth and proclaimed as the purpose of his ministry. Because the passage speaks of bringing the gospel to the poor, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed, interpreters have long debated whether it refers to spiritual salvation alone or also includes social liberation.

• Luke 17:20–21

  [Bible Verses]

  Luke 17:20–21 records Jesus' reply to the Pharisees when they asked when the kingdom of God would come. A central question in both translation and interpretation is whether "the kingdom of God is within you" refers to a kingdom within the heart or to a kingdom already present among those he addressed.

• Luke 23:34

  [Bible Verses]

  Luke 23:34 records the prayer Jesus offered on the cross for those who were crucifying him: "Father, forgive them." It is traditionally counted as the first of the Seven Last Words from the Cross. The verse also raises a textual question, because the prayer is absent from some early manuscripts.