If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
Jesus teaches about the light of life and the freedom connected with truth and discipleship.
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Old Testament
Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Ecclesiastes1 verses →
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Isaiah2 verses →
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Lamentations1 verses →
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
Matthew2 verses →
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
James1 verses →
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
1 Peter1 verses →
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Revelation1 verses →
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.
God promises Joshua continuing presence as he succeeds Moses.
Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua receives encouragement as he takes on the leadership of Israel.
You came near in the day that I called on you. You said, “Don’t be afraid.”
The speaker remembers calling on God and hearing an assurance against fear.
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
In the conversation leading to the Good Samaritan, the law's demand is expressed as love of God and neighbor.
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Jesus' teaching on prayer encourages asking, seeking, and knocking.
“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
Jesus' teaching on prayer encourages asking, seeking, and knocking.
“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.
Jesus teaches mutual care and mercy in his sermon to the disciples.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Jesus teaches generous love, prayer for opponents, mercy, and forgiveness.
“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
Jesus teaches mutual care and mercy in his sermon to the disciples.
Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
Jesus teaches generous love, prayer for opponents, mercy, and forgiveness.
Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”
Jesus speaks of what is possible with God and describes his own mission in terms of service.