[JN 8:25] "Who are you?" they asked.
"Just what I have been claiming all along," Jesus replied. [26]
"I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable,
and what I have heard from him I tell the world."
JN 8:27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.
[28] So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you
will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own
but speak just what the Father has taught me. [29] The one who sent me is
with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him."
[30] Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.
JN 8:31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold
to my teaching, you are really my disciples. [32] Then you will know the
truth, and the truth will set you free."
[LK 23:32] Two other men, both criminals, were
also led out with him to be executed.
[LK 23:39] One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't
you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
LK 23:40 But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God,"
he said, "since you are under the same sentence? [41] We are punished
justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done
nothing wrong."
LK 23:42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your
kingdom. "
LK 23:43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will
be with me in paradise."
[MT 27:45] From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. [46] About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
[MT 27:47] When some of those standing there
heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."
MT 27:48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with
wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. [49]
The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save
him."
MT 27:50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up
his spirit.
[MT 27:51] At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from
top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. [52] The tombs broke
open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
[53] They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went
into the holy city and appeared to many people.
[MK 16:9] When Jesus rose early on the first
day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had
driven seven demons. [10] She went and told those who had been with him
and who were mourning and weeping. [11] When they heard that Jesus was alive
and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
MK 16:12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while
they were walking in the country. [13] These returned and reported it to
the rest; but they did not believe them either.
MK 16:14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked
them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those
who had seen him after he had risen.
[MT 28:17] When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. [18]
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. [19] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, [20] and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
[1CO 15:1] Now, brothers, I want to remind you
of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have
taken your stand. [2] By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to
the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
1CO 15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, [4] that he was
buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
[5] and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. [6] After that,
he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time,
most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. [7] Then
he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, [8] and last of all he appeared
to me also, as to one abnormally born.
1CO 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be
called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. [10] But by the
grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect.
No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that
was with me.
[1 TH 4:15] According to the Lord's own word,
we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of
the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [16]
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with
the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first. [17] After that, we who are still alive and are
left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord
in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. [18] Therefore encourage
each other with these words.
[1 PE 3:17] It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good
than for doing evil. [18] For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous
for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body
but made alive by the Spirit, [19] through whom also he went and preached
to the spirits in prison [20] who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently
in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people,
eight in all, were saved through water, [21] and this water symbolizes baptism
that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge
of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, [22] who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels,
authorities and powers in submission to him.
1PE 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also
with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done
with sin. [2] As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life
for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. [3] For you have
spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do--living in
debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.
[4] They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same
flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you. [5] But they will have
to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. [6]
For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now
dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body,
but live according to God in regard to the spirit.
[2CO 4:16] Therefore we do not lose heart. Though
outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by
day. [17] For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal
glory that far outweighs them all. [18] So we fix our eyes not on what is
seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is
unseen is eternal.
2CO 5:1 Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we
have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human
hands. [2] Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
[3] because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. [4] For while
we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to
be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what
is mortal may be swallowed up by life. [5] Now it is God who has made us
for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing
what is to come.
2CO 5:6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are
at home in the body we are away from the Lord. [7] We live by faith, not
by sight.
[8] We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and
at home with the Lord. [9] So we make it our goal to please him, whether
we are at home in the body or away from it. [10] For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due
him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
[1 JN 2:23] No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 1JN 2:24 See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. [25] And this is what he promised us--even eternal life.
[1JN 5:18] We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. [19] We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. [20] We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true--even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
[1JN 5:21] Dear children, keep yourselves from
idols.
[EPH 6:10] Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. [11]
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the
devil's schemes. [12] For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this
dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
[13] Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil
comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything,
to stand. [14] Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your
waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, [15] and with your
feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. [16]
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. [17] Take the helmet
of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. [18]
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
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