“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity” Proverbs 24: 16. The Proverbs are stand-alone sayings that don’t require context. But if you’d like to read the...
“Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf” Genesis 37: 7. Joseph’s Dream This passage...
“Then the Lord said to Abram, ‘Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. But I will bring judgment...
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “Again,...
“But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart” John 16: 6. The disciples were filled with grief at the news of Jesus’ departure from the earth. But He tells...
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” Isaiah 9:2. This verse is commonly used in connection with the...
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest...
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes” Mathew 18: 7! To read this passage for context, click here....
“He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born” Luke 1: 15b. This passage picks up the discourse between an unnamed...
“For we live by faith, not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5: 7. An immature person only does right when they feel like it. That is, when they feel good. A mature person, by contrast,...