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Luke 17:22–24
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus tells his disciples that the day of the Son of Man will come like lightning, visible to the whole world. It is often cited as evidence that the Second Coming will be openly manifest to all, and as grounds for caution against claims that the returned Christ is "here" or "there."
Luke 11:20
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Jesus attributes his exorcisms (the casting out of demons) to "the finger of God" and declares that they are a sign that the kingdom of God has already come. It is frequently cited as a key text on the present reality of the kingdom of God.
John 3:17–18
[Bible Verses]A passage stating that God sent his Son not to condemn the world but to save it, and that whoever believes is not condemned, while whoever does not believe is condemned already. Together with John 3:16, it is frequently cited to explain the relationship between salvation and judgment.
2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul and his companions, though entitled to support from the Thessalonian church, worked night and day to provide for themselves and presented this as an example for the believers to follow. It is frequently cited in discussions of self-supporting ministry, bivocational pastors, and pastoral compensation.
John 15:12–13
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Jesus commands his disciples to love one another as he has loved them and declares that there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Because it speaks both to the meaning of the crucifixion and to love within the community of believers, it is frequently quoted in sermons and at memorial services.
1 Timothy 4:12
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul urges his young coworker Timothy not to let anyone look down on him because of his youth, but to be an example to the believers in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. It is frequently cited in discussions of the faith of young people and the qualifications of leaders.
Job's Three Friends
[People]Job's three friends are Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, who appear in the Book of Job. They came to comfort Job in his suffering but went on to argue that his sins had caused it, and God rebuked them.
Matthew 11:29–30
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus invites his hearers to take his yoke upon them and learn of him, promising that they will find rest. Together with the preceding verse, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden," it is widely quoted as a passage of comfort and invitation. A recurring question is how the "easy yoke" fits with the weight of discipleship.
Mark 7:18–19
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus explains to his disciples that food entering a person from outside cannot defile that person. Its closing clause, often rendered "declaring all foods clean," is frequently debated because translations and interpretations differ over whether it abolishes the Old Testament food laws.
Isaiah 43:10–11
[Bible Verses]In this passage God appoints Israel as his "witnesses" and his "servant" and declares that there is no other god and no savior besides him. It is a classic text of monotheistic faith and is frequently cited both as the basis for the name of Jehovah's Witnesses and in discussions of the deity of Jesus.
Genesis 45:5–8
[Bible Verses]In this passage Joseph reveals his identity to the brothers who sold him into slavery and tells them that it was not they but God who sent him to Egypt to preserve life. It is frequently cited as a key text on divine providence.
Job 2:10
[Bible Verses]In this verse Job answers his wife, who has urged him in his suffering to curse God, with the words "shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" The verse is often cited in discussions of faith amid suffering. Interpreters debate how Job's wife should be assessed and what the phrase "with his lips" means.
Reuel (son of Esau)
[People]Reuel was a son of Esau and his wife Bashemath. He appears in the genealogies of Esau in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1, and his four sons became chiefs in the land of Edom.
Genesis 24
[Bible]Genesis 24 recounts how Abraham sends his aged servant to his kindred in his homeland to find a wife for his son Isaac, and how the servant meets Rebekah at a well and brings her back to marry Isaac.
Genesis 33
[Bible]Genesis 33 tells how Jacob meets his brother Esau, who has come with four hundred men. The two embrace and are reconciled. Jacob then travels by way of Succoth to Shechem in the land of Canaan, where he buys a field and builds an altar.
1 Samuel 14
[Bible]1 Samuel 14 recounts how Jonathan and his armor-bearer attack a Philistine garrison at Michmash, leading Israel to victory. It goes on to describe Saul's rash oath imposing a fast, which nearly costs Jonathan his life until the people rescue him, and closes with a record of Saul's wars and family.
Humanity of Christ
[Doctrine & Theology]The humanity of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ is a true human being, possessing a body and a soul yet without sin; together with his divinity, it forms the core of Christology.
Ezra 7:10
[Bible Verses]This verse records that Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of the LORD, to do it, and to teach it in Israel. Because it presents the sequence of study, practice, and teaching, it is frequently cited in discussions of the proper disposition of ministers of the Word and of teachers.
2 Samuel 7:12–16
[Bible Verses]The passage in which God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, promises David that He will establish the throne and kingdom of his offspring forever. It is the central text of the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament frequently cites it as a basis for confessing Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.
Acts 23
[Bible]Acts 23 recounts how Paul makes his defense before the Jewish council (the Sanhedrin), escapes a plot by more than forty men to kill him, and is sent under Roman military escort to Felix, the governor at Caesarea.