28 passages · God
Jesus comes from Galilee to be baptized by John, who hesitates but consents when Jesus says it fits God's purposes. As Jesus comes up from the water, the Spirit descends like a dove and a voice from heaven calls him the beloved Son.
Jesus thanks the Father for revealing these things to little children, and says only the Son truly knows the Father. He then invites all who are weary and burdened to come to him, take his yoke and find rest.
Jesus comes from Nazareth and is baptized by John. The Spirit descends like a dove and a voice from heaven calls him the beloved Son.
After promising some will see the kingdom come with power, Jesus takes Peter, James and John up a mountain, where he is transformed in brilliant white with Moses and Elijah. A voice from a cloud calls him the beloved Son and says to listen to him.
As Jesus prays after being baptized, heaven opens, the Spirit descends like a dove, and a voice declares Him God's beloved Son.
On a mountain, Jesus' face changes and His clothes shine as Moses and Elijah speak with Him about His departure. A cloud covers them, and a voice says, 'This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!'
Jesus rejoices in the Spirit and thanks the Father for revealing things to little children, and says only the Father and Son know each other. He tells the disciples they are blessed to see what many prophets and kings longed to see.
John opens by describing the Word as existing in the beginning, with God and as God, the agent of creation, and the source of life and light that darkness has not overcome.
Because Jesus healed on the Sabbath and called God His own Father, the authorities seek to kill Him. Jesus says His Father is at work and so is He.
Jesus says the Son does what He sees the Father doing, gives life and has been given authority to judge. Those who hear and believe pass from death to life, and all will hear His voice at the resurrection.
Opponents accuse Him of being a Samaritan with a demon. Jesus says those who keep His word will not see death, claims Abraham rejoiced to see His day, and says 'before Abraham was born, I am'. They pick up stones.
At the Feast of Dedication in winter, the Jews ask Him to say plainly whether He is the Christ. He points to His works, says His sheep hear His voice and are secure, and declares 'I and the Father are one.'
The Jews pick up stones for blasphemy. Jesus points to His good works, quotes 'you are gods' from their Law, and argues that His works show the Father is in Him. They try to seize Him, but He escapes.
Thomas says they do not know where Jesus is going. Jesus answers that he himself is the way, the truth and the life, and that knowing him means knowing the Father.
Philip asks Jesus to show them the Father. Jesus replies that seeing him is seeing the Father, points to his words and works, and promises that believers will do great works and that prayer in his name will be answered.
Jesus links love for him with keeping his commands and promises the Father will send another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, to be with them forever. He says he will not leave them as orphans but will come to them.
Jesus calls himself the true vine, the Father the vinedresser and the disciples the branches. Branches must stay attached to bear fruit, and those that do not are removed and burned.
Paul says there are varieties of gifts, ministries, and workings but the same Spirit, Lord, and God. Each person receives a manifestation of the Spirit for the common good, as the Spirit determines.
Paul compares the time before Christ to an heir under guardians. When the time was right, God sent his Son to redeem those under the law, so believers are adopted and God's Spirit cries 'Abba, Father' in their hearts.
Paul praises God for blessing believers in Christ, choosing them before the world began, and adopting them as his children for the praise of his grace.
Paul kneels before the Father and asks that they be strengthened by the Spirit, that Christ dwell in their hearts, and that they grasp the breadth of Christ's love. He ends with praise to God.
In an exalted passage, Paul describes the Son as the image of the invisible God, through whom all things were created and hold together. He is head of the church, first to rise from the dead, and through His cross God reconciles all things.
The author says God spoke in many ways through the prophets but in these last days by his Son. The Son is heir of all things, creator, radiance of God's glory, and now sits at God's right hand, far above the angels.
Through a chain of Old Testament quotations, the author shows the Son is God's Son, worshiped by angels and eternal on his throne. The angels, by contrast, are servants sent to help those who will inherit salvation.
Peter, an apostle, greets God's chosen people living as exiles across several provinces of Asia Minor. He describes them as chosen by God, sanctified by the Spirit and sprinkled with Christ's blood.
Believers know they remain in God because He has given His Spirit. The apostles testify that the Father sent the Son as Savior of the world, and whoever confesses Jesus as the Son of God has God abiding in them.
Jesus came by water and blood, and the Spirit testifies to this, so the Spirit, the water and the blood agree. God's testimony is greater than human testimony, and it is that God gave eternal life in His Son.
John introduces the book as a revelation of Jesus Christ given through an angel, pronounces a blessing on those who read and keep it, and greets the seven churches with grace and peace.