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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.
2 Samuel 19
[Bible]2 Samuel 19 recounts how David, after Absalom's death, composes himself in his grief and returns to Jerusalem. Along the way he meets Shimei, Mephibosheth, and Barzillai in turn, and the chapter closes with Judah and Israel quarreling over their part in bringing the king back.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
[Bible Verses]"If any would not work, neither should he eat" is a command of the apostle Paul. Although it was meant to correct idleness within the church, the verse has also been cited in wider social debates over the work ethic and welfare policy, so its context and scope of application are frequently discussed.
Psalm 1:1-2
[Bible Verses]The opening verses of the Psalter, which declare blessed the person who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on it day and night. The passage opens the entire book of Psalms and is frequently cited to encourage meditation on Scripture.
Exodus 3:14
[Bible Verses]Exodus 3:14 is the verse in which God, speaking from the flame of the burning bush, answers Moses' question about his name with "I AM THAT I AM." The text is closely tied to the meaning of the divine name Jehovah (Yahweh). Interpreters variously read it as a statement about God's being or as a promise of his presence.
Revelation 22:20
[Bible Verses]Revelation 22:20 is the verse in which the church answers Christ's promise, "Surely I come quickly," with the prayer "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." It is the last prayer in the Bible. Because it carries the same meaning as the early church's Aramaic prayer *Maranatha*, it is deeply cherished in the hope of the Second Coming and in Christian worship traditions.
Deuteronomy 5:6–10
[Bible Verses]The opening of the Ten Commandments, in which God declares that He is the one who brought Israel out of bondage in Egypt and commands the people to have no other gods and not to make or serve idols. Denominations differ in how they number the commandments, how they view the use of images, and how they understand the phrase "unto the third and fourth generation."
Election
[Doctrine & Theology]Election is the Christian doctrine that God chooses those whom he will save; it forms part of the doctrine of predestination. Calvinism and Arminianism differ in their understanding of the basis on which God makes this choice.
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 38
[Bible]Job 38 is the chapter in which the LORD speaks directly to Job for the first time, out of the whirlwind. He poses a series of questions, each in effect asking "Do you know?", about the earth and the sea, light and the weather, the constellations, and wild animals.
Proverbs 30
[Bible]Proverbs 30 contains the words of Agur the son of Jakeh. It consists of questions about the Creator, a declaration of the purity of God's word, a prayer asking for neither poverty nor riches, and observational sayings grouped in the pattern of "three things, yea, four."
Fishers of Men
[Bible]A phrase Jesus used when He called disciples who were fishermen on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It likens the work of bringing people to God to catching fish and appears in Matthew 4:19 and Mark 1:17.
The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
[People]The disciple whom Jesus loved is an unnamed disciple of Jesus who appears only in the Gospel of John. He is present at the Last Supper, at the foot of the cross, at the empty tomb, and by the Sea of Tiberias. Church tradition identifies him as John the son of Zebedee.
Acts 19
[Bible]Acts 19 records Paul's stay in Ephesus during his third missionary journey. There he baptizes disciples who had received only John's baptism, teaches for two years in the school of Tyrannus, and faces a riot stirred up by the silversmiths who made shrines of Artemis.
Hebrews 11:6
[Bible Verses]A verse stating that without faith it is impossible to please God, and that whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. It is frequently cited as a statement of the basic content of faith.
Parable of the Two Sons
[Bible]The Parable of the Two Sons is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 21:28-32. It contrasts a son who refused his father's request but afterward changed his mind and went to work with a son who said he would go but did not.
Galatians 6:16
[Bible Verses]Galatians 6:16 is the benediction with which Paul closes the Epistle to the Galatians, invoking peace and mercy on those who walk according to "this rule" and upon "the Israel of God." Interpreters disagree over whether "the Israel of God" refers to the whole church or to Jewish believers, and the verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between the church and Israel.
2 Corinthians 10
[Bible]2 Corinthians 10 is the chapter in which Paul defends his apostolic authority against those who disparage him as weak. It speaks of the weapons of spiritual warfare, of authority given for building up, and of glorying in the Lord.
Agur
[People]Agur is the figure credited with the words of Proverbs 30 in the Old Testament. He is introduced only as "the son of Jakeh," and Scripture records nothing else about his life.
Leviathan
[Bible]Leviathan is a great sea creature mentioned in Job, Psalms, and Isaiah. The name serves as a symbol of a power beyond human control or of the chaos and evil that stand against God.