Faith and Bible Study Armory

Mary , the mother of Jesus, searches done via BlueLetterBible.org and BibleHub.com .  [ Mattew 1 :16, 18, 20 BSB] 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. ... 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, d because He will save His people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin w...

The Biblical feasts, also known as the "Feasts of the Lord," point to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. They are integral to the Hebrew calendar and follow a lunar-solar system,  each month beginning with a new moon, and its months correspond roughly to different parts of our modern months.  Here’s a breakdown of the 8 feasts and how they align with our modern calendar.  Tap anything turquoise for scripture references / searches: 1. Passover (Pesach): This feast commemorates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. It falls on the 14th of Nisan (the first month in the Hebrew calendar) and corresponds to March or April in the Gregorian calendar. Exodus 12:1-14 : Instructions for the original Passover in Egypt. Leviticus 23:5 : God commands the observance of Passover. Deuteronomy 16:1-6 : Further instructions for the observance of Passover. 1 Corinthians 5:7   "Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." Revelation 5   The Lamb takes the scroll and unseals it. 2. Feast o...

Biblehub.com - My favorite for reading if you can get some dark mode tweaks in your browser because the site is bright. Includes a few public domain versions that can be fully quoted and copied without limits. I particularly like the BSV and BSB. There’s also tools to see scripture directly translated from Hebrew and Greek to English so you can enjoy that strong coffee unfiltered, although the sentence structure is very different at times. The cross references feature is also very nice as you click on a single verse to see multiple translations and connected scriptures below. Biblegateway.com  - great for listening in the car etc. Various audio translations and text translations available. BlueLetterBible.org  - this one has really grown on me, especially when I would like to find a particular word  occurrence throughout the entire Bible. The neatly organized search result groupings make it less overwhelming to sift through results from Genesis to Revelation. Many of my ...

A gathering of scripture related to justice . Tap anything turquoise for full chapter context, other translations, and related scriptures. A work in progress; comments welcome. Exodus 21:23-25 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life— / eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, / burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe. Leviticus 24:19-20 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him. Deuteronomy 19 The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses ( Matthew 18:15–20 ) 15 A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. b 16 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, 17 both parties to the dispute mu...

A gathering of scripture regarding faith . Tap anything turquoise for more translations, full chapter context, etc Matthew 8 7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. 8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 21 The Parable of the Two Sons 28 But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He w...

A gathering of scripture on " bribes ". Tap anything turquoise to be linked to verses and chapters in more context, translations, etc via Biblehub.com Exodus 23:8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. Numbers 35:31 Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe. Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. Deuteronomy 27:25 ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ 2 Chronicles 19:7 And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.” 1 ...