Genesis 6:19 Context
Genesis 6:19 tells Noah to bring a pair of every kind of living creature into the ark, one male and one female, so their lives would continue after the...
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Mark 4:40 Explanation
Mark 4:40 is Jesus asking his frightened disciples why they are so afraid and why they still have no faith, right after he has calmed a violent storm on...
Jeremiah 5:28 Context
Jeremiah 5:28 describes a people who have grown rich and comfortable by ignoring the vulnerable.
Lamentations 5:6 Explanation
Lamentations 5:6 describes Judah's desperate dependence on other nations for basic food during the siege and exile.
2 Corinthians 8:2 Explained
Second Corinthians 8:2 describes Christians in Macedonia who gave generously even though they had very little money, and who did it with real joy despite...
Revelation 8:1 Explained
Revelation 8:1 describes a moment of complete stillness in heaven after the seventh seal is opened, lasting about half an hour.
Revelation 7:11 Explanation
Revelation 7:11 describes the angels, the elders, and the four living creatures bowing face down before God's throne in worship.
Psalm 11:3 Explanation
Psalm 11:3 asks what faithful people can do when the basic structures of life, the things everything else rests on, have been torn down.
Exodus 5:17 Context
Exodus 5:17 records Pharaoh's answer to the request that Israel be allowed to leave Egypt for a festival in the wilderness.
Matthew 5:15 Context
Matthew 5:15 teaches that light is meant to be seen, so nobody lights a lamp only to hide it under a container.