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Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 15:40-47 NASB
aThere were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James bthe Less and Joses, and cSalome.When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and aminister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.aWhen evening had already come, because it was bthe preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,Joseph of Arimathea came, a aprominent member of the Council, who himself was bwaiting for the kingdom of God; and he cgathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.And ascertaining this from athe centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.aMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.
Feb 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 15:31-39 NASB
In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "aHe saved others; He cannot save Himself."Let this Christ, athe King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" bThose who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.aWhen the bsixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the bninth hour.At the aninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "bELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."aAnd Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.aAnd the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.aWhen the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
Feb 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 15:24-30 NASB
And they crucified Him, and adivided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.It was the athird hour when they crucified Him.The inscription of the charge against Him read, "aTHE KING OF THE JEWS."They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, awagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to bdestroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
Feb 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 15:16-23 NASB
aThe soldiers took Him away into bthe palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman ccohort.They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.aThey pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and bRufus), to bear His cross.aThen they brought Him to the place bGolgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.They tried to give Him awine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
Feb 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 15:12-15 NASB
Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"They shouted back, "Crucify Him!"But Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!"Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ascourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Feb 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Mark 15:1-11 NASB
For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ato ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.aEarly in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole bCouncil, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.aPilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say."The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly.Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!"But Jesus amade no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.aNow at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
Feb 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 16:14-15 NASB
A woman named Lydia, from the city of aThyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, ba worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord copened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.And when she and aher household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.
Feb 24
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 16:11-13 NASB
So putting out to sea from aTroas, we ran ba straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;and from there to aPhilippi, which is a leading city of the district of bMacedonia, ca Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.And on athe Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.
Feb 24
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 16:6-10 NASB
When he had seen athe vision, immediately bwe sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to cpreach the gospel to them.They passed through the aPhrygian and bGalatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in cAsia;and after they came to aMysia, they were trying to go into bBithynia, and the cSpirit of Jesus did not permit them;and passing by aMysia, they came down to bTroas.aA vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of bMacedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
Feb 24
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 16:3-5 NASB
Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he atook him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering athe decrees which had been decided upon by bthe apostles and celders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.So athe churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were bincreasing in number daily.
Feb 24
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 16:1-2 NASB
Paul came also to aDerbe and to aLystra. And a disciple was there, named bTimothy, the son of a cJewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,and he was well spoken of by athe brethren who were in bLystra and cIconium.
Feb 24
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:16-17 NASB
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; ayou are still in your sins.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:45-50 NASB
So also it is written, "The first aMAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL." The blast Adam became a clife-giving spirit.However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.The first man is afrom the earth, bearthy; the second man is from heaven.As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, aso also are those who are heavenly.Just as we have aborne the image of the earthy, we bwill also bear the image of the heavenly.Now I say this, brethren, that aflesh and blood cannot binherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit cthe imperishable.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:34-44 NASB
aBecome sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have bno knowledge of God. cI speak this to your shame.But asomeone will say, "How are bthe dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?"aYou fool! That which you bsow does not come to life unless it dies;and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.But God gives it a body just as He wished, and ato each of the seeds a body of its own.All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish.There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.aSo also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown ba perishable body, it is raised can imperishable body;it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in aglory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;it is sown a anatural body, it is raised a bspiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:27-32 NASB
For aHE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, "bAll things are put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.When aall things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that bGod may be all in all.Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?Why are we also ain danger every hour?I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, aI die daily.If from human motives I afought with wild beasts at bEphesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, cLET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:18-26 NASB
Then those also who ahave fallen asleep in Christ have perished.If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are aof all men most to be pitied.But now Christ ahas been raised from the dead, the bfirst fruits of those who care asleep.For since aby a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.For aas in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.But each in his own order: Christ athe first fruits, after that bthose who are Christ's at cHis coming,then comes the end, when He hands over athe kingdom to the bGod and Father, when He has abolished call rule and all authority and power.For He must reign auntil He has put all His enemies under His feet.The last enemy that will be aabolished is death.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:15 NASB
Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He araised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:11-14 NASB
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there ais no resurrection of the dead?But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;and aif Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 NASB
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called abrother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or ban idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one.For what have I to do with judging aoutsiders? bDo you not judge those who are within the church?But those who are outside, God judges. aREMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
Feb 21
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 5:8-10 NASB
I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with aidolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.Therefore let us celebrate the feast, anot with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.I wrote you in my letter anot to associate with immoral people;
Feb 21