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When the impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders about the wilds in quest of some repose: but finding none, I will return, says he, to the abode I have quitted.

Verse ConceptsEvil SpiritsRestlessnessDry PlacesComing Out Of PeopleRestCasting Out Demons

Now when the crowds came thronging upon Him, He proceeded to say, "The present generation is a wicked generation: it requires some sign, but no sign shall be given to it except that of Jonah.

Verse ConceptsSeeking SignsUnbelief, As Response To GodJesus Christ, Temptation OfCrowds SeekingCrowds Around JesusSeeking For Abstract ThingsNo SignsBeginning To Teach

Some of whom they will persecute and kill, in order that the 'blood' of all the prophets 'that has been spilt' since the creation of the world may be exacted from this generation--

Verse ConceptsMartyrdom, Examples OfSheddingReckoningFrom The BeginningResponsibility

to which purpose he propos'd to them this parable: a rich man had some land that was very fruitful.

Verse ConceptsRich, TheFertile LandWealthy PeopleFarminguncertainty

that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know, and will cut him in two, and put him with the unbelievers.

Verse ConceptsUnbelieversUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfPeople Cut In PiecesNot Believing The GospelLack Of ExpectationThe Time Unknown

The Lord replied to him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey and lead it out of its stall to give it some water?

Verse ConceptsDonkeysMangersShepherds, As OccupationsUnkindnessWaterThe Sabbath And ChristHypocrisy

It is like some yeast which a woman took and covered in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

Verse ConceptsFoodWeights And Measures, DryLeavenedHidden ThingsThree Other Things

yet some shall come from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south, and shall be entertain'd in the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptseastHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityRest, EternalNorth And SouthNorth, South, East And WestReclining To EatThe Gospel Worldwide

And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Verse ConceptsFirst OnesLast Onesimportance

"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,

Verse ConceptsCelebritiesSocial FellowshipSeatsDo Not Be ProudGuest RoomsWaiting Till Marriageimportance

And he said also to him that had invited him, When you make a breakfast, or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also at some time invite you in return, and a compensation be made to you.

Verse ConceptsSocial FellowshipSeparating From RelativesGood ReboundingSettling AccountsWealthy PeopleGiving Without Expecting ReturnFriendsFamily And FriendsGiving Backfriendliness

Then all of them, in the same way, began to excuse themselves [from attending]. The first one said to the host, 'I just bought some land and I need to go out and look it over, so please excuse me [from attending the supper].'

Verse ConceptsComplacencyBuying and sellingLove, Abuse OfReal EstateGuest Rooms

And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingYokesOwning LivestockFive AnimalsTesting Other Thingstrying

"Every man who divorces his wife and marries some one else, commits adultery; and he who marries one who is put away by her husband commits adultery.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentAdulterersAdultery and Divorcedivorce, amongst believersLove, In RelationshipsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningMonogamyAnnulmentDivorceadultry

"'No, father Abraham,' he pleaded; 'but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

"'If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, 'they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'"

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceRoses

Will the man not rather say to him, 'Get some thing ready for my supper; gird yourself and wait on me till I eat and drink; then you can eat and drink yourself'?

Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food

And as He entered a certain village, He was met by ten men with infectious skin diseases, who were standing some distance away [Note: Restrictions in the Jewish law prevented contact with persons having infectious diseases. See Lev. 13:45ff],

Verse ConceptsLeprosyHealingLonelinessQuarantiningHygieneCrying To JesusQuarantineTen PeopleStanding At A Distance

Standing still, some distance off, they called out loudly: "Jesus! Sir! pity us!"

Verse ConceptsSelf PityCrying To JesusBe Merciful!pity

There will be two women grinding grain together [Note: This was done with a hand-operated millstone where two persons sat across from each other and rotated a circular stone over kernels of grain]; one will be taken while the other one will be left. {{Some ancient manuscripts include verse

Verse ConceptsGrainGrindingGrinding FoodTwo WomenTaking Other People

And for some time the judge refused to do it. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I do not revere God or respect man,

Verse ConceptsHeartlessnessBeing Seen By ManNo Fear Of GodPeople Unwilling

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Verse ConceptsContritionReconciliation, Of The World To GodRepentance, Examples OfRepentance, Nature OfConviction Of SinBeating OneselfBe Merciful!Far From Heredistancebreastspitytaxes

Some people were even bringing infants to Him so He might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

Verse ConceptsRebukeSensitivityTouchTouching For HealingThe Disciples ReactionsChildren And The Kingdom

And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.

Verse ConceptsScribesTeachers Of The LawAmazement, Of Jesus ChristPlottingUnceasingAlways Being ActiveChrist TeachingChrist Would Be KilledOpposition To Christ From Scribes

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

Verse ConceptsOccupationsFortsAfter A Long TimeLeasingFarming

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsEmpty Handed

So, after impatiently watching their opportunity, they sent spies who were to act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsHope, Nature OfPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristHuman Authority, Nature OfSnares Laid For ChristWatching To EntrapHanding Over ChristSpyingPretendingBeware Of Your Speech

AND as he looked up, he saw some casting their gifts into the treasury who were rich.

Verse ConceptsTreasuriesRight Use Of WealthMoney Box

"Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name.

Verse ConceptsHated SaintsPeople Being Hated

The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfScribesTeachers Of The LawChrist Would Be KilledFearing Other PeopleOpposition To Christ From Scribes

and sat down among some people who had lit a fire in the courtyard and were sitting round it.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardPeople Sitting DownWarming

A little while afterwards some one else--a man--saw him and said: "Why, you are one of them!" "No," Peter said, "I am not."

Verse ConceptsClosing Up

After an interval of about an hour some one else stoutly maintained: "Certainly this fellow also was with him, for in fact he is a Galilaean."

Verse ConceptsHourOne HourChrist With People On Earth

And on that very day Herod and Pilate became friends again, for they had been for some time at enmity.

Verse ConceptsReconciliation, Between BelieversProphecies Concerning ChristAllegiancesBest Friends

Therefore, I will have him punished and [then] release him." {{Some ancient manuscripts include verse

Verse ConceptsJudicial PunishmentPeople Releasing Others

A large crowd of people followed him, including some women who kept mourning and wailing for him.

Verse ConceptsLamentingLargenessTearsCrowds Around JesusMourning The Death Of Christ

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

Verse ConceptsDawnembalmingSundayOintmentSepulchresThe First Day Of The WeekDaybreakJesus TombAt DaybreakEarly Rising

The women who told the apostles about it were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and some others.

Verse ConceptsThe Apostles In Action

But these words seemed as nonsense to the apostles, and they refused to believe the women. {{Some ancient authorities do not include verse

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithUnbelief, Examples OfSkepticismDoubting The ResurrectionLack Of Meaning

And also some of the women among us shocked us. They were at the tomb early in the morning,

Verse ConceptsAmazingJesus Tomb

So, they got up at once and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven apostles gathered together with some other disciples.

Verse ConceptsElevenGroups going homejerusalem

The apostles [or, some think the two men] were saying, "The Lord truly has risen and has appeared to Simon [i.e., Peter]."

Verse ConceptsResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesChrist AppearingChrist Is Risen

Look at my hands and my feet and realize that it is I, myself. Feel me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have." {{Some ancient authorities omit verse

Verse ConceptsBonesDocetismJesus Christ, ResurrectionInfallible ProofsThe Existence Of ChristChrist's Handsghostsscarsmyself

When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask--"Who are you?", his statement was this:

Verse ConceptsPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesPriests, Types Of In Nt TimesContemporary Witness To ChristWho Is John The Baptist?Priests In Action

So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

Verse ConceptsWho Is John The Baptist?Acting For OneselfAnswering

Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him;

Verse ConceptsPharisees Concerned About Christpharisees

[Then] on the next day He [i.e., Jesus, but some think it refers to Peter or Andrew] decided to travel into Galilee, [and there] He found Philip. Jesus said to Philip, "Become my follower."

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofInstructions About Following

Then He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter [of the banquet].” So they took it to him.

Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsDinnerDrawing Water

So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew--he called to the bridegroom

Verse ConceptsTasteDrawing WaterProviding WineNot Knowing WhereKnowing FactsWhere From?Jesus As A Bridegroompotential

so that whoever believes in Him would have never ending life." [Note: Some translations extend Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus through verse 21].

Verse ConceptsOrigins Of Spiritual LifeLife Through FaithSaved By FaithOnly Son Of GodEternal lifeEverlastingeternity

After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritChristian BaptismDisciples' MovementsBaptism

Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;

Verse ConceptsOutsidersWaterDrawing WaterMan Providing WaterSocial dutieswoman

(Now Jesus' disciples had gone away to town to buy some food).

Verse ConceptsLeavingDisciples' Movements

Jesus replied, "Everyone who drinks some of this water will be thirsty again.

Verse ConceptsThe Water Of LifeBeing UnsatisfiedDrinking Water

The woman [then] said to Him, "Sir, [please] give me [some of] that water, so that I do not get thirsty [again], or have to come all the way here to draw [water]."

Verse ConceptsMisunderstood TruthDrawing Water

While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.

Verse ConceptsRabbiPeople EatingThe Disciples Words

So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"

Verse ConceptsMisunderstood TruthThe Disciples WordsPeople Providing Food

I sent you to reap that with which ye have not been wearied: some have been wearied, and others have come into their labor.

Verse ConceptsLabor, Spiritual Aspects OfNot Reaping What You SowNot ToilingThe Fact Of ToilHard WorkReaping What You SowSuccess And Hard Worksoaring

Some time after this the feast of the Jews being come, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsPilgrimageVisitingFestivals ObservedIdentity In Christjerusalem

In these porticoes lay a great number of people who were sick, blind, lame, withered, [waiting for the stirring of the water;

Verse ConceptsdiseasesMoving OnThose Loving GodMoving To A New Placemovement

"Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalHelplessnessPeople Going BeforeDippingThings ShakingNo Help

After these things, Jesus findeth him, in the temple, and said unto him - See! thou hast become, well: - No more, be committing sin, lest, some worse thing, do thee befall.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsDeliverance, Response ToSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfWarningFinding PeopleChrist In The TempleHealth AchievedWorse

I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristWelcoming Other PeopleNot Welcoming ChristFather And Son AlikeRelationship Of Father And SonIn God's NameDadsAcceptanceRejectionFathers Love

Do not think that I [am the One who] will accuse you before the Father. There [already] is one who accuses you: Moses, [the very one] in whom you have placed your hope [for salvation].

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceMoses, Significance OfAccusations, Source OfEffect Of The LawPeople Accusing PeopleThe Fatheraccusations

Philip answered him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not sufficient for them, that each may have some little portion.

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithWagesLittle FoodNo FoodGrace Being SufficientWorth

[Now some] other small boats from Tiberias had come in near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Verse ConceptsShipsBoatsPeople EatingThanking God For Food

The Pharisees heard the people thus expressing their various doubts about Him, and the High Priests and the Pharisees sent some officers to apprehend Him.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsArresting ChristPharisees Concerned About ChristThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

But some were saying, "The Messiah doesn't come from Galilee, does he? Doesn't the Scripture say that the Messiah is from David's family and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidBethlehemJesus As Son Of DavidChrist's OriginMessiahScripture SaysJesus Birth

So a division arose in the crowd concerning him. Some of them wished to apprehend him, but no one laid hands on him.

Verse ConceptsPublic OpinionSchismsDivisions Of Opiniondivision

{Joh 7:538:12: This passage is omitted as ungenuine by Tischendorf and most critical editors of the Greek Testament. It is found in some manuscripts, but not in the most ancient. It is, however, very generally regarded as a genuine relic of the teaching of Christ, though not forming a part of the fourth Gospel. I give it in the text of Tregelles, omitting the words which he incloses in brackets. Tregelles, however, does not suppose it to be genuine.} [And they went each to his house;

Verse ConceptsGroups going home