Anointed to Preach the Gospel

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read.  And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where …

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Take heed lest any one deceive you…

And as He sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,  "Tell us, when shall these things be, and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?"  And Jesus answering them began to say, "Take heed lest any man …

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They were talking with Jesus

And He said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power." And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain …

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Hearts Far From Him

Then came together unto Him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.  And when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.  For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the …

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When the Son of Man Comes in His Glory

"When the Son of Man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and He shall set the …

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Only Sinners Can Be Saved

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto him, "Follow Me." And he arose, and followed Him.  And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with …

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A Man With Authority Understands Faith

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching Him, and saying, "Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented."  And Jesus saith unto him, "I will come and heal him." The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my …

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The Coming of the King

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.  And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle …

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He Shall Build His Temple

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, "Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set …

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The LORD Does What He Says He Will Do

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, "The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.  Therefore say thou unto them, "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; "Turn ye unto Me," saith the …

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