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Curated entries — iconic verses, the great narratives, doctrines the church has built its life around, and the questions scripture answers when we ask. Flip to any of them.
9 entries
Verses & phrases
Scripture's most-quoted lines, with chapter and verse.
Abba
“Father — in the language Jesus actually spoke.”
The Lord is my shepherd
“The hymn the church has buried its dead with.”
For God so loved the world
“The gospel folded into a single verse.”
Jesus wept
“Scripture's shortest verse — and the most arrival.”
Be still and know
“A command, not a suggestion.”
I AM
“The burning bush gives Moses a verb, not a name.”
Love is patient
“Paul's definition. Not the world's.”
All Things New
“Behold, I am making all things new — the Bible's final word.”
The Word Became Flesh
“And dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.”
12 entries
Narratives
The Bible's stories, where they happen and how they end.
Creation
“And God said. And it was good.”
The Fall
“The first hiding.”
Noah and the Flood
“Mercy in a wooden box.”
The Binding of Isaac
“A father, a son, a ram in the thicket.”
The Exodus
“Blood on the doorposts; freedom by morning.”
David and Goliath
“A boy with five stones.”
The Nativity
“Glory laid in a manger.”
The Good Samaritan
“And who is my neighbor?”
The Prodigal Son
“While he was yet a great way off, his father saw him.”
The Road to Emmaus
“Two travelers, a stranger, and their eyes were opened.”
Pentecost
“Wind, fire, and a hundred languages.”
The Damascus Road
“A persecutor blinded into an apostle.”
16 entries
Doctrines & teachings
Teaching passages — the church's load-bearing texts.
The Cross
“Folly to those perishing; power to those being saved.”
The Resurrection
“He is not here; He is risen.”
The Lord's Prayer
“Six petitions on the spine of Our Father.”
The Beatitudes
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.”
The Armor of God
“The Christian's offense is scripture quoted aloud.”
Fruit of the Spirit
“One fruit, nine flavors. They grow together.”
The Lord's Supper
“Do this in remembrance of Me.”
The Lamb of God
“Behold, the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world.”
The Aaronic Blessing
“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee.”
Abib
“Green ears of barley — the month of the Exodus.”
Abraham's Bosom
“The place of comfort where the righteous dead rest.”
The Abyss
“The bottomless pit — prison of fallen powers.”
acacia
“The wilderness hardwood God chose for the sanctuary.”
acrostic
“Aleph to Tav — the Hebrew alphabet as a structure for completeness.”
acre
“*Semed* — the land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day.”
The Accuser
“Adversary in the heavenly court — cast down by the blood of the Lamb.”
11 entries
Themes & questions
What scripture says when life asks a question.
anxiety
“Be anxious for nothing.”
fear
“Fear not; I am with thee.”
grief
“His mercies are new every morning.”
suffering
“The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared.”
faith
“The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
hope
“Justified by faith — peace with God.”
forgiveness
“Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
wisdom
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”
asceticism
“Disciplines of restraint — fasting, vows, simplicity — across scripture.”
abstinence
“See *asceticism*.”
accountability
“Every one of us shall give account.”
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