Revelation 8:6–13 follows a lengthy hush in heaven, after which seven angels receive seven trumpets and another angel mixes the prayers of the saints with...

Some modern religious teachers recoil at the thought of eternal punishment. However, the Bible clearly teaches that all who do not believe in Jesus as...

(Read Luke 5:12-16) This man is said to be full of leprosy; he had that distemper in a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by...

Context Summary Romans 10:5–13 explores how Israel’s people have, for the most part, rejected God by refusing to trust in Christ. Instead of waiting for...

Context Summary James 3:1–12 discusses talking. This passage continues James’s big idea that faith and works go together. Specifically, that what one does (or says)...

In Acts 20:17–27, Paul begins his farewell to the elders of Ephesus. He and his team leave Troas and sail to Miletus, south of Ephesus,...

Context Summary James 5:13–20 closes out the letter by encouraging those who believe in God to show it. This is most readily shown by praying in response...

Context Summary Ephesians 1:3–14 praises God for the blessings He has provided. Paul ties together the ideas of predestination, God’s glory, the salvation of His...

Context Summary Second Corinthians 2:12–17 briefly continues Paul’s story of deciding not to come to Corinth until learning whether they were ready. He hoped to...

Context Summary Hebrews 11:1–3 defines faith using words which are frequently quoted, and also frequently misunderstood. As with the rest of the book of Hebrews,...