So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge, majestic mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.

but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

flowing down the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations.

Then the angel said to me, “These words are reliable and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon.”

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I threw myself down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.

But he said to me, “Do not do this! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey the words of this book. Worship God!”

“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.

the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.

And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?

In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.” And the servant was healed at that hour.

When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.