16 After his baptism, as soon as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God coming down in the form of a dove.
17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, and I am wonderfully pleased with him."
Matt 3:16-17 (Living)
3 Melchizedek had no father or mother and there is no record of any of his ancestors. He was never born and he never died but his life is like that of the Son of God--a priest forever.Heb 7:3 (Living)
1 This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of the Most High God. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against many kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him;
Heb 7:1 (Living)
20 where Christ has gone ahead to plead for us from his position as our High Priest, with the honor and rank of Melchizedek.
Heb 6:20 (Living)
4 See then how great this Melchizedek is: (a) Even Abraham, the first and most honored of all God's chosen people, gave Melchizedek a tenth of the spoils he took from the kings he had been fighting.
Heb 7:4 (Living)
10 ..........Aaron threw down his rod before Pharaoh and his court, and it became a serpent.
Ex 7:10 (Living)
20 ......... Aaron hit the surface of the Nile with the rod, and the river turned to blood.
Ex 7:20 (Living)
1 "Consecrate Aaron your brother, and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to be priests, to minister to me.
2 Make special clothes for Aaron, to indicate his separation to God--beautiful garments that will lend dignity to his work.
Ex 28:1-2 (Living)
3 Then Moses said to the people, "This is a day to remember forever--the day of leaving Egypt and your slavery; for the Lord has brought you out with mighty miracles. Now remember, during the annual celebration of this event you are to use no yeast; don't even have any in your homes.Ex 13:3 (Living)
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Meanwhile, Moses stretched his rod over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the sea, with walls of water on each side; and a strong east wind blew all that night, drying the sea bottom.Ex 14:21 (Living)
19 As the trumpet blast grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God thundered his reply.
20 So the Lord came down upon the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses up to the top of the mountain, and Moses ascended to God.
Ex 19:19-20 (Living)
10 There has never been another prophet like Moses, for the Lord talked to him face-to-face.
11,12 And at God's command he performed amazing miracles that have never been equaled.
Deut 34:10-11 (Living)
21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, please let this child's spirit return to him."
22 And the Lord heard Elijah's prayer; and the spirit of the child returned, and he became alive again!
23 Then Elijah took him downstairs and gave him to his mother. "See! He's alive!" he beamed.
1 Kings 17:21-23 (Living)
8 Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it; and the river divided and they went across on dry ground!
2 Kings 2:8 (Living)
11 As they were walking along, talking, suddenly a chariot of fire, drawn by horses of fire, appeared and drove between them, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.
2 Kings 2:11 (Living)
13,14 Then he picked up Elijah's cloak and returned to the bank of the Jordan River, and struck the water with it. "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" he cried out. And the water parted and Elisha went across!
2 Kings 2:13 (Living)
22 And sure enough! The water was purified, just as Elisha had said.
2 Kings 2:22 (Living)
32 When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there upon the prophet's bed.
33 He went in and shut the door behind him and prayed to the Lord.
2 Kings 4:32-33 (Living)
35 Then the prophet went down and walked back and forth in the house a few times; returning upstairs, he stretched himself again upon the child. This time the little boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
2 Kings 4:35 (Living)
20,21 So Elisha died and was buried. In those days bandit gangs of Moabites used to invade the land each spring. Once some men who were burying a friend spied these marauders so they hastily threw his body into the tomb of Elisha. And as soon as the body touched Elisha's bones, the dead man revived and jumped to his feet!
2 Kings 13:20 (Living)
26 Little Samuel was growing in two ways--he was getting taller, and he was becoming everyone's favorite (and he was a favorite of the Lord's, too!).
1 Sam 2:26 (Living)
10 And the Lord came and called as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel replied, "Yes, I'm listening."
1 Sam 3:10 (Living)
As Samuel grew, the Lord was with him and people listened carefully to his advice.20 And all Israel from one end of the land to the other knew that Samuel was going to be a prophet of the Lord.
1 Sam 3:20 (Living)
18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain; and all the people were very much afraid of the Lord and of Samuel.
1 Sam 12:18 (Living)
18 I and the children God has given me have symbolic names that reveal the plans of the Lord of heaven's armies for his people: Isaiah means "Jehovah will save (his people)," Shear-jashub means "A remnant shall return," and Maher-shalal-hash-baz means "Your enemies will soon be destroyed."
Isaiah 8:18 (Living)
28 Don't you yet understand? Don't you know by now that the everlasting God, the Creator of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary? No one can fathom the depths of his understanding.
Isaiah 40:28 (Living)
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (Living)
10 Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed. I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (Living)
9 When they arrived at the place where God had told Abraham to go, he built an altar and placed the wood in order, ready for the fire, and then tied Isaac and laid him on the altar over the wood.
10 And Abraham took the knife and lifted it up to plunge it into his son, to slay him.
11 At that moment the Angel of God shouted to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes, Lord!" he answered.
12 "Lay down the knife; don't hurt the lad in any way," the Angel said, "for I know that God is first in your life--you have not withheld even your beloved son from me."
Gen 22:9-12 (Living)
7 Noah was another who trusted God. When he heard God's warning about the future, Noah believed him even though there was then no sign of a flood, and wasting no time, he built the ark and saved his family. Noah's belief in God was in direct contrast to the sin and disbelief of the rest of the world--which refused to obey--and because of his faith he became one of those whom God has accepted.
Heb 11:7 (Living)
13 As a result, Joshua and his troops crushed the army of Amalek, putting them to the sword.
Ex 17:13 (Living)
18 The Lord replied, "Go and get Joshua (son of Nun), who has the Spirit in him,
Num 27:18 (Living)
9 Joshua (son of Nun) was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; so the people of Israel obeyed him and followed the commandments the Lord had given to Moses.
Deut 34:9 (Living)
15,16 For it was Joshua who, at the Lord's command, issued the orders to the priests carrying the Ark. "Come up from the riverbed," the Lord now told him to command them.
17 So Joshua issued the order.
18 And as soon as the priests came out, the water poured down again as usual and overflowed the banks of the river as before!
Josh 4:15-18 (Living)
31 Israel obeyed the Lord throughout the lifetimes of Joshua and the other old men who had personally witnessed the amazing deeds the Lord had done for Israel.
Josh 24:31 (Living)
15 But the Lord said, "Go and do what I say. For Paul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the nations and before kings, as well as to the people of Israel.
Acts 9:15 (Living)
22 Paul became more and more fervent in his preaching, and the Damascus Jews couldn't withstand his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Christ.
Acts 9:22 (Living)
9 He was listening as Paul preached, and Paul noticed him and realized he had faith to be healed.
10 So Paul called to him, "Stand up!" and the man leaped to his feet and started walking!
Acts 14:9-10 (Living)
11 And God gave Paul the power to do unusual miracles,
Acts 19:11 (Living)
30 Paul lived for the next two years in his rented house and welcomed all who visited him,
31 telling them with all boldness about the Kingdom of God and about the Lord Jesus Christ; and no one tried to stop him.
Acts 28:30-31 (Living)
