From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.

while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.

Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.

and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement.

And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

The blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, along with the blood of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

There are three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.