Bible verses about "wholeness" | ISV

¹ To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.
God’s Revelation in the Heavens The heavens are declaring the glory of God, and their expanse shows the work of his hands. ² Day after day they pour forth speech, night after night they reveal knowledge. ³ There is no speech nor are there words— their voice is not heard— ⁴ yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens, ⁵ which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, or like a champion who rejoices at the beginning of a race. ⁶ Its circuit is from one end of the sky to the other, and nothing is hidden from its heat.
⁷ God’s Revelation in the LawThe Law of the LORD is perfect, restoring life. The testimony of the LORD is steadfast, making foolish people wise. ⁸ The precepts of the LORD are upright, making the heart rejoice. The commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes. ⁹ The fear of the LORD is clean, standing forever. The judgments of the LORD are true; they are altogether righteous. ¹⁰ They are more desirable than gold, even much fine gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb. ¹¹ Moreover your servant is warned by them; and there is great reward in keeping them. ¹² Who can detect his own mistake? Cleanse me from hidden sin. ¹³ Preserve your servant from arrogant people; do not let them rule over me. Then I will be upright and acquitted of great wickedness. ¹⁴ May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

¹ Some Women Accompany JesusAfter this, Jesus traveled from one city and village to another, preaching and spreading the good news about God’s kingdom. The Twelve were with him, ² as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; ³ Joanna, the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.
⁴ The Parable about a Farmer
Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable: ⁵ “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and birds from the sky ate them up. ⁶ Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture. ⁷ Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew with them and choked them. ⁸ But others fell on good soil, and when they came up, they produced 100 times as much as was planted.” As he said this, he called out, “Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!”
⁹ The Purpose of the Parables
Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant. ¹⁰ So he said, “You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are given in parables, so that ‘they might look but not see, and they might listen but not understand.’”
¹¹ Jesus Explains the Parable about the Farmer
“Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God’s word. ¹² The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³ The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don’t have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away. ¹⁴ The ones that fell among the thorn bushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn’t mature. ¹⁵ But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance.”
¹⁶ A Light under a Bowl
“No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lamp stand so that those who come in will see the light. ¹⁷ There is nothing hidden that won’t be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won’t become known and come to light. ¹⁸ So pay attention to how you listen, because to the one who has something, more will be given. However, from the one who doesn’t have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
¹⁹ The True Family of Jesus
His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn’t get near him because of the crowd. ²⁰ Jesus was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to see you.”
²¹ But he answered those people, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it.”
²² Jesus Calms the Sea
One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He told them, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they started out.
²³ Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger. ²⁴ So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, “Master! Master! We’re going to die!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.
²⁵ Then he asked the disciples, “Where’s your faith?”
Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this man? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!”
²⁶ Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man
They landed in the region of the Gerasenes, which is just across the lake from Galilee. ²⁷ When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a man from the city met him. This man was controlled by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house but in the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he screamed, fell down in front of him, and cried out in a loud voice, “What do you want from me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!” ²⁹ because Jesus was in the process of ordering the unclean spirit to come out of the man. On many occasions the unclean spirit had seized the man, and though he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.
³⁰ Jesus asked the man, “What’s your name?”
He answered, “Legion,” because many demons had gone into him. ³¹ Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.
³² Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he consented to that. ³³ Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
³⁴ Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside. ³⁵ So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened. ³⁶ The people who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed. ³⁷ Then all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were terrified. So he got into a boat and started back.
³⁸ Now the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Jesus to let him go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, ³⁹ “Go home and tell what God has done for you.” So the man left and kept proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
⁴⁰ Jesus Heals a Woman and Resurrects a Girl
When Jesus came back, the crowd welcomed him, because everyone was expecting him. ⁴¹ Just then a synagogue leader by the name of Jairus arrived. He fell at Jesus’ feet and kept begging him to come to his home, ⁴² because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.
⁴³ A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her. ⁴⁴ She came up behind Jesus and touched the tassel of his garment, and her bleeding stopped at once.
⁴⁵ Jesus asked, “Who touched me?”
While everyone was denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you.”
⁴⁶ Still Jesus said, “Somebody touched me, because I know that power has gone out of me.”
⁴⁷ When the woman saw that she couldn’t hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed. ⁴⁸ Then he told her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
⁴⁹ While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader’s home and told him, “Your daughter is dead. Stop bothering the teacher anymore.”
⁵⁰ But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader, “Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well.”
⁵¹ When he arrived at the man’s house, he allowed no one to go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the young girl’s father and mother. ⁵² Now everyone was crying and wailing for her. But Jesus said, “Stop crying! She’s not dead. She’s sleeping.” ⁵³ They laughed and laughed at him, because they knew she was dead. ⁵⁴ But he took her hand and called out, “Young lady, get up!” ⁵⁵ So her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then Jesus directed that she be given something to eat. ⁵⁶ Her parents were amazed, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

¹⁷ These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons. they will speak in new languages. ¹⁸ and they will pick up snakes with their hands.Even if they drink any deadly poison it will not hurt them; and they’ll place their hands on the sick, and they’ll recover.”

³ In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring. ⁴ Brothers whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you, ⁵ for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.
⁶ You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces. ⁷ As a result, you became a model for all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it.
⁹ For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God

¹ The Vision of the New Heaven and the New EarthThen I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. ² I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
³ I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “See, the tent of God is among humans! He will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God. ⁴ He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won’t be death anymore. There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.” ⁵ The one sitting on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new!”
He said, “Write this: ‘These words are trustworthy and true.’”
⁶ Then he told me, “It has happened! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give a drink from the spring of the water of life to the one who is thirsty. ⁷ The person who conquers will inherit these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son. ⁸ But people who are cowardly, unfaithful, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
⁹ The Vision of the New JerusalemThen one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, “Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb.” ¹⁰ He carried me away in the Spirit to a large, high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. ¹¹ The glory of God was its radiance, and its light was like a valuable gem, like jasper, as clear as crystal. ¹² It had a large, high wall with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. ¹³ There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. ¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the lamb were written on them.
¹⁵ The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its walls. ¹⁶ The city was cubic in shape: its length was the same as its width. He measured the city with his rod, and it measured at 12,000 stadia:Its length, width, and height were the same. ¹⁷ He also measured its wall. According to the human measurement that the angel was using, it was 144 cubits. ¹⁸ Its wall was made of jasper. The city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.
¹⁹ The foundations of the city wall were decorated with all kinds of gems: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth and the twelfth amethyst. ²¹ The twelve gates were twelve pearls, and each gate was made of a single pearl. The street of the city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.
²² I saw no temple in it, because the Lord God Almighty and the lamb are its temple. ²³ The city doesn’t need any sun or moon to give it light, because the glory of God gave it light, and the lamb was its lamp. ²⁴ The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. ²⁵ Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day—because there will be no night there. ²⁶ People will bring the glory and wealth of the nations into it. ²⁷ Nothing unclean, or anyone who does anything detestable, and no one who tells lies will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb’s Book of Life will enter it.

¹ The Vision of the River of the Water of LifeThen the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and the lamb. ² Between the city street and the river, the tree of life was visible from each side. It produced twelve kinds of fruit, each month having its own fruit. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. ³ There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him ⁴ and see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule forever and ever.
⁶ He is Coming SoonHe told me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord God of the spirits and of the prophets has sent his messenger to show his servants the things that must happen soon.”
⁷ “See! I am coming soon! How blessed is the person who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book!”
⁸ The Vision of an Exhortation to Worship GodI, John, heard and saw these things. When I had heard and seen them, I bowed down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing me these things. ⁹ But he told me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words in this book. Worship God!”
¹⁰ Then he told me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time is near. ¹¹ Let the one who does what is evil continue to do what is evil. Let the filthy person continue to be filthy. Let the righteous person continue to do what is right. And let the holy person continue to be holy.”
¹² Concluding Benediction“See! I am coming soon! My reward is with me to repay everyone according to his behavior. ¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
¹⁴ “How blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city! ¹⁵ Outside are dogs, sorcerers, immoral people, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
¹⁶ “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give this testimony to you for the churches. I am the root and descendent of David, the bright morning star.”
¹⁷ Concluding InvitationThe Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”
Let everyone who hears this say, “Come!”
Let everyone who is thirsty come!
Let anyone who wants the water of life take it as a gift!
¹⁸ Concluding WarningI warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book. ¹⁹ If anyone takes away any words from the book of this prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book.
²⁰ EpilogueThe one who is testifying to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
²¹ May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints.
Amen.

¹¹ The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

¹⁷ Indeed, I’ll bring you healing, and I’ll heal you of your wounds,’ declares the LORD, ‘because they have called you an outcast and have said, “It is Zion, no one cares for her!”’”

¹ Jesus Appoints Twelve Apostles
Then Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness.

¹² Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me will also do what I’m doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I’m going to the Father.

¹⁷ He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together.

¹⁰ After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.

²⁰ He issued his command and healed them; he delivered them from their destruction.

²⁵ The one who loves his life will destroy it, and the one who hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

¹ Dedicate Your Lives to GodI therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.

¹³ I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

⁹ because all the essence of deity inhabits him in bodily form. ¹⁰ And you have been filled by him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.

¹³ Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come.

¹⁷ Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.

¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I’ve come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

¹ GreetingsFrom: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.
To: The twelve tribes in the Dispersion.
Greetings.
² Responding Wisely to LifeConsider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. ⁴ But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
⁵ Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to everyone generously without a rebuke, and it will be given to him. ⁶ But he must ask in faith, without any doubts, for the one who has doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. ⁷ Such a person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸ He is a double-minded man, unstable in all he undertakes.
⁹ A brother of humble means should rejoice in his having been exalted, ¹⁰ and a rich person in his having been humbled, because he will fade away like a wild flower. ¹¹ For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass. The flower in it drops off, and its beauty is gone. That is how the rich person will fade away in his pursuits.
¹² Trial and TemptationHow blessed is the man who endures temptation! When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor’s crown of life that God has promised to those who keep on loving him. ¹³ When someone is tempted, he should not say, “I am being tempted by God,” because God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone. ¹⁴ Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it. ¹⁵ When that desire becomes pregnant, it gives birth to sin; and when that sin grows up, it gives birth to death.
¹⁶ Practical Christian LivingDo not be deceived, my dear brothers. ¹⁷ Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow. ¹⁸ In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.
¹⁹ You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. ²⁰ For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. ²¹ Therefore, rid yourselves of everything impure and every expression of wickedness, and with a gentle spirit welcome the word planted in you that can save your souls.
²² Keep on being obedient to the word, and not merely being hearers who deceive themselves. ²³ For if anyone hears the word but is not obedient to it, he is like a man who looks at himself in a mirror ²⁴ and studies himself carefully, and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like. ²⁵ But the one who looks at the perfect law of freedom and remains committed to it—thereby demonstrating that he is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of what that law requires—will be blessed in what he does.
²⁶ If anyone thinks that he is religious and does not bridle his tongue, but instead deceives himself, his religion is worthless. ²⁷ A religion that is pure and stainless according to God the Father is this: to take care of orphans and widows who are suffering, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.