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What does that verse actually mean?

The most-quoted verses in the Bible, read the way their first hearers heard them — with the history, the original language, and the sources.

Deuteronomy

  • Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be Strong and of a Good Courage" in Context

Joshua

  • Joshua 1:9 "Be Strong and of a Good Courage" in Context

2 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles 7:14 "Heal Their Land" and Who the Promise Was For

Psalms

  • Psalm 23 "The LORD Is My Shepherd" in Context
  • Psalm 46:10 "Be Still" Is a Command to Stop Fighting
  • Psalm 91 The Psalm of Protection Satan Quoted
  • Psalm 139:14 "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" in Context

Proverbs

  • Proverbs 3:5–6 "He Shall Direct Thy Paths" in Context

Ecclesiastes

  • Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 "A Time to Every Purpose" in Context

Isaiah

  • Isaiah 40:31 Waiting, Eagles, and Strength for the Long Haul
  • Isaiah 41:10 "Fear Thou Not; For I Am With Thee" in Context
  • Isaiah 53 The Suffering Servant in Context

Jeremiah

  • Jeremiah 29:11 "Plans to Prosper You" in Context

Micah

  • Micah 6:8 Justice, Mercy, and Humility in a Courtroom

Zephaniah

  • Zephaniah 3:17 The God Who Sings Over His People

Matthew

  • Matthew 6:33 "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God" in Context
  • Matthew 11:28–30 "Come Unto Me" and the Easy Yoke in Context
  • Matthew 28:19–20 The Great Commission in Context

John

  • John 3:16 "For God So Loved the World" in Context
  • John 14:6 "I Am the Way" Spoken to Frightened Friends
  • John 16:33 "I Have Overcome the World" on the Night of the Arrest

Acts

  • Acts 1:8 Power, Witness, and the Map of the Whole Book

Romans

  • Romans 5:8 Love Proven "While We Were Yet Sinners"
  • Romans 6:23 Wages, a Gift, and Two Masters
  • Romans 8:28 "All Things Work Together for Good" in Context
  • Romans 10:9 "Confess with Thy Mouth" in Context
  • Romans 12:2 Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind

1 Corinthians

  • 1 Corinthians 10:13 "More Than You Can Handle" in Context
  • 1 Corinthians 13 The Love Chapter in Context

Galatians

  • Galatians 5:22–23 Why "Fruit" Is Singular

Ephesians

  • Ephesians 2:8–9 Grace, Faith, and the Gift
  • Ephesians 3:20 "Exceeding Abundantly Above All" in Context

Philippians

  • Philippians 4:13 "I Can Do All Things" in Context

Colossians

  • Colossians 3:23 "Do It Heartily, as to the Lord" in Context

2 Timothy

  • 2 Timothy 1:7 The "Spirit of Fear" in Context

Hebrews

  • Hebrews 11:1 "The Substance of Things Hoped For" in Context

James

  • James 1:2–4 "Count It All Joy" Without Pretending

1 Peter

  • 1 Peter 5:7 Why Casting Your Care Is an Act of Humility

Revelation

  • Revelation 3:20 "I Stand at the Door, and Knock" in Context

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