Bible verses about "wholeness" | Moffatt

¹⁷ And for those who believe, these miracles will follow: they will cast out daemons in my name, they will talk in foreign tongues, ¹⁸ they will handle serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and make them well."

¹ Shortly afterwards he went travelling from one town and village to another preaching and telling the good news of the Reign of God; he was accompanied by the twelve ² and by some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses, Mary called Magdalene (out of whom seven daemons had been driven), ³ Joanna the wife of Chuza the chancellor of Herod, Susanna, and a number of others, who ministered to him out of their means. ⁴ As a large crowd was gathering and as people were resorting to him from town after town, he addressed them in a parable. ⁵ "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the road and was trampled down, and the wild birds ate it up; ⁶ some other seed dropped on the rock, but it withered away when it sprang up because it had no moisture; ⁷ some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up along with it and choked it; ⁸ some other seed fell on sound soil, and springing up bore a crop, a hundredfold." When he said this he called out, "He who has an ear, let him listen to this." ⁹ The disciples questioned him about the meaning of the parable; ¹⁰ so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that for all their seeing they may not see, and for all their hearing they may not understand. ¹¹ This is what the parable means. The seed is the word of God. ¹² Those 'on the road' are people who hear; but then the devil comes and carries off the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³ Those 'on the rock' are people who on hearing the word welcome it with enthusiasm, but they have no root; they believe for a while and fall away in the hour of trial. ¹⁴ As for the seed that fell among thorns, that means people who hear but who go and get choked with worries and money and the pleasures of life, so that they never ripen. ¹⁵ As for the seed in the good soil, that means those who hear and hold fast the word in a good and sound heart and so bear fruit stedfastly. ¹⁶ No one lights a lamp and hides it under a vessel or puts it below the bed: he puts it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light. ¹⁷ For nothing is hidden that shall not be disclosed, nothing concealed that shall not be known and revealed. ¹⁸ So take care how you listen; for he who has, to him shall more be given, while as for him who has not, from him shall be taken even what he thinks he has." ¹⁹ His mother and brothers reached him but they were unable to join him for the crowd. ²⁰ Word was brought to him that "your mother and brothers are standing outside; they wish to see you." ²¹ But he answered, "My mother and brothers are those who listen to the word of God and obey it." ²² It happened on one of these days that he embarked in a boat alone with his disciples and said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake." So they set sail. ²³ During the voyage he fell asleep. But when a gale of wind came down on the lake and they were being swamped and in peril, ²⁴ they went and woke him up. "Master, master," they cried, "we are drowning!" So he woke up and checked the wind and the surf; they ceased and there was a calm. ²⁵ Then he said to them, "Where is your faith?" They marvelled in awe, saying to one another, "Whatever can he be? He gives orders to the very winds and water, and they obey him!" ²⁶ They put in at the country of the Gergesenes, on the shore facing Galilee. ²⁷ As he stepped out on land he was met by a man from the town who had daemons in him; for a long while he had worn no clothing, and he stayed not in a house but among the tombs. ²⁸ On catching sight of Jesus he shrieked aloud and prayed him with a loud cry, "Jesus, son of God most High, what business have you with me? Do not torture me, I beg of you." ²⁹ (For he had charged the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many a time when it had seized hold of him, he had been fastened secure in fetters and chains, but he would snap his bonds and be driven by the daemon into the desert.) ³⁰ So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he said, for a number of daemons had entered him. ³¹ And they begged him not to order them off to the abyss. ³² Now a considerable drove of swine was grazing there on the hillside, so the daemons begged him for leave to enter them. He gave them leave, ³³ and the daemons came out of the man and went into the swine; the drove rushed down the steep slope into the lake and were suffocated. ³⁴ When the herdsmen saw what had occurred they fled and reported it to the town and the hamlets. ³⁵ The people came out to see what had occurred and when they reached Jesus they discovered the man whom the daemons had left, seated at the feet of Jesus, clothed and sane. That frightened them. ³⁶ They got a report from those who had seen how the lunatic was cured, ³⁷ and then all the inhabitants of the surrounding country of the Gergesenes asked him to leave them, they were so seized with terror. He embarked in the boat and went back. ³⁸ The man whom the daemons had left begged that he might accompany him. Jesus, however, sent him away, saying, ³⁹ "Go home and describe all that God has done for you." So he went off to proclaim through the whole town all that Jesus had done for him. ⁴⁰ On his return Jesus was welcomed by the crowd; they were all looking out for him. ⁴¹ A man called Jairus came, who was a president of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus entreated him to come to his house, ⁴² for he had an only daughter about twelve years old and she was dying. As Jesus went the crowds kept crushing him, ⁴³ and a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years which no one could cure, ⁴⁴ came up behind him and touched the tassel of his robe. Her hemorrhage instantly ceased. ⁴⁵ Jesus said, "Who touched me?" As everyone denied it, Peter and his companions said, "Master, the crowds are all round you pressing hard!" ⁴⁶ Jesus said, "Somebody did touch me, for I felt power had passed from me." ⁴⁷ So when the woman saw she had not escaped notice, she came trembling, and falling down before him she told before all the people why she had touched him and how she had been instantly cured. ⁴⁸ "Daughter," he said to her, "your faith has made you well; depart in peace." ⁴⁹ He was still speaking when someone came from the house of the synagogue-president to say, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the teacher any further." ⁵⁰ But when Jesus heard it he said to him, "Have no fear, only believe and she shall get well." ⁵¹ When he reached the house he would not allow anyone to come in with him except Peter and James and John, and the child's father and mother. ⁵² Everyone was weeping and bewailing her, but he said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep." ⁵³ They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴ But he took her hand and called to her, "Rise, little girl." ⁵⁵ And her spirit returned, she got up instantly, and he ordered them to give her something to eat. ⁵⁶ Her parents were amazed, but he charged them not to tell anyone what had happened.

³ as we recall your active faith and labour of love and patient hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father. ⁴ O brothers beloved by God, we know he has chosen you; ⁵ for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good), ⁶ and you started to copy us and the Lord, welcoming the word, though it brought you heavy trouble, with a joy inspired by the holy Spirit. ⁷ Thus you became a pattern to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia; ⁸ for the word of the Lord has resounded from you not only through Macedonia and Achaia — no, your faith in God has reached every place. We never need to speak about it. ⁹ People tell us of their own accord about the visit we paid to you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and a real God

¹ Then I saw the new heaven and the new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and the sea is no more. ² And I saw the holy City, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, all ready like a bride arrayed for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, crying, "Lo, God's dwelling-place is with men, with men will he dwell; they shall be his people, and God will himself be with them: ⁴ he will wipe every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more — no more wailing or crying or pain, for the first things have passed away." ⁵ Then he who was seated on the throne said, "Lo, I make all things new." And he said, "Write this: 'these words are trustworthy and genuine.'" ⁶ Then he said, "All is over! I am the alpha and the omega, the First and the Last. I will let the thirsty drink of the fountain of the water of Life without price. ⁷ The conqueror shall obtain this, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son; ⁸ but as for the craven, the faithless, the abominable, as for murderers, the immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars of all kinds — their lot is the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." ⁹ Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues; and he spoke to me thus, "Come, and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb." ¹⁰ So he carried me off, rapt in the Spirit, to a huge, high mountain, where he showed me the City, the holy Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, ¹¹ with the glory of God. The sheen of it resembled some rare jewel like jasper, clear as crystal; ¹² it has a huge, high wall with twelve gates, twelve angels at the twelve gates, and names inscribed thereon which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, ¹³ three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. ¹⁴ And the wall of the City has twelve foundation-stones, bearing the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ He who talked to me had a golden wand by way of a measuring-rod, to measure the City and its gates and wall; ¹⁶ the City lies foursquare, the length the same as the breadth, and he measured fifteen hundred miles with his rod for the City, for its breadth and length and height alike; ¹⁷ he made the measure of the wall seventy-two yards, by human, that is, by angelic reckoning. ¹⁸ The material of the wall is jasper, but the City is made of pure gold, transparent like glass. ¹⁹ The foundation-stones of the city-wall are adorned with all sorts of precious stones, the first foundation-stone being of jasper, the second of sapphire, the third of agate, the fourth of emerald, ²⁰ the fifth of onyx, the sixth of sardius, the seventh of chrysolite, the eighth of beryl, the ninth of topaz, the tenth of chrysoprase, the eleventh of jacinth, the twelfth of amethyst. ²¹ The twelve gates are twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl; and the streets of the City are pure gold, clear as crystal. ²² But I saw no temple in the City, for its temple is the Lord God almighty and the Lamb. ²³ And the City needs no sun or moon to shine upon it, for the glory of God illumines it, and the Lamb lights it up. ²⁴ By its light will the nations walk; and into it will the kings of earth bring their glories ²⁵ (the gates of it will never be shut by day, and night there shall be none), ²⁶ they will bring to it the glories and treasures of the nations. ²⁷ Nothing profane, none who practises abomination or falsehood shall enter, but those alone whose names are written in the Lamb's book of Life.

¹ Then he showed me the river of the water of Life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ² through the streets of the City; on both sides of the river grew the tree of Life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, each month having its own fruit; and the leaves served to heal the nations. ³ None who is accursed will be there; but the throne of God and the Lamb will be within it, his servants will serve and worship him, ⁴ they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ Night there shall be none; they need no lamp or sun to shine upon them, for the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign for ever and ever. ⁶ [vss 6,7 relocated between vss 9 & 10] And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and genuine, for the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to show his servants what must very soon come to pass. ⁷ Lo, I am coming very soon; blessed is he who lays to heart the words of the prophecy of this book!" ⁸ I John saw and heard all this; and when I heard and saw it, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me it all. ⁹ But he said to me, "No, not that! I am but a servant like yourself and your brothers the prophets, who lay to heart the words of this book. Worship God." ¹⁰ He said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near: ¹¹ Let the wicked still be wicked, let the filthy still be filthy, let the righteous still do right, let the holy still be holy! ¹² [Relocated to follow vss 16 & 13] Lo, I am coming very soon, with my reward, to requite everyone for what he has done." ¹³ [Relocated to follow vs 16] I am the alpha and the omega, the First and the Last, the beginning and the end. ¹⁴ Blessed are those who wash their robes, that theirs may be the right to the tree of Life, the right to enter the gates of the City! ¹⁵ Begone, you dogs, you sorcerers, you vicious men, you murderers, you idolaters, you who love and practise falsehood, everyone of you!" ¹⁶ "I Jesus have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches; I am the Scion and offspring of David, the bright star of the morning. ¹⁷ "Come," say the Spirit and the Bride: let the hearer too say, "Come"; and let the thirsty come, let anyone who desires it, take the water of Life without price. ¹⁸ [I adjure all who hear the words of the prophecy of this book: "If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book; ¹⁹ and if anyone removes any words written in this book, God will remove his share in the tree of Life and in the holy City described in this book."] ²⁰ He who bears this testimony says, "Even so: I am coming very soon." Amen, Lord Jesus, come! ²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

¹ And summoning his twelve disciples he gave them power over unclean spirits, power to cast them out and also to heal every disease and every ailment.

¹² Truly, truly I tell you, he who believes in me will do the very deeds I do, and still greater deeds than these. For I am going to the Father,

¹⁷ he is prior to all, and all coheres in him.

¹⁰ Once you have suffered for a little, the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will repair and recruit and strengthen you.

²⁵ He who loves his life loses it, and he who cares not for his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

¹ Well then, my brothers, I appeal to you by all the mercy of God to dedicate your bodies as a living sacrifice, consecrated and acceptable to God; that is your cult, a spiritual rite.

¹³ In him who strengthens me I am able for anything.

⁹ It is in Christ that the entire Fulness of deity has settled bodily, ¹⁰ it is in him that you reach your full life, and he is the Head of every angelic Ruler and Power;

¹³ However, when the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you into all the truth; for he will not speak of his own accord, he will say whatever he is told, and he will disclose to you what is to come.

¹⁷ all we are given is good, and all our endowments are faultless, descending from above, from the Father of the heavenly lights, who knows no change of rising and setting, who casts no shadow on the earth.

¹⁰ The thief only comes to steal, to slay, and to destroy: I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.

¹ James, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: greeting. ² Greet it as pure joy, my brothers, when you come across any sort of trial, ³ sure that the sterling temper of your faith produces endurance; ⁴ only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect. ⁵ Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his. ⁶ Only, let him ask in faith, with never a doubt; for the doubtful man is like surge of the sea whirled and swayed by the wind; ⁷ that man need not imagine he will get anything from God, ⁸ double-minded creature that he is, wavering at every turn. ⁹ Let a brother of low position exult when he is raised; ¹⁰ but let one who is rich exult in being lowered; for the rich will pass away like the flower of the grass — ¹¹ up comes the sun with the scorching wind and withers the grass, its flower drops off, and the splendour of it is ruined: so shall the rich fade away amid their pursuits. ¹² Blessed is he who endures under trial; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the crown of life which is promised to all who love Him. ¹³ Let no one who is tried by temptation say, 'My temptation comes from God'; God is incapable of being tempted by evil and he tempts no one. ¹⁴ Everyone is tempted as he is beguiled and allured by his own desire; ¹⁵ then Desire conceives and breeds Sin, while Sin matures and gives birth to Death. ¹⁶ Make no mistake about this, my beloved brothers: ¹⁷ all we are given is good, and all our endowments are faultless, descending from above, from the Father of the heavenly lights, who knows no change of rising and setting, who casts no shadow on the earth. ¹⁸ It was his own will that we should be born by the Word of the truth, to be a kind of firstfruits among his creatures. ¹⁹ Be sure of that, my beloved brothers. Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to talk, slow to be angry — ²⁰ for human anger does not promote divine righteousness; ²¹ so clear away all the foul rank growth of malice, and make a soil of modesty for the Word which roots itself inwardly with power to save your souls. ²² Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves. ²³ For whoever listens and does nothing, is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror; ²⁴ he glances at himself, goes off, and at once forgets what he was like. ²⁵ Whereas he who gazes into the faultless law of freedom and remains in that position, proving himself to be no forgetful listener but an active agent, he will be blessed in his activity. ²⁶ Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile. ²⁷ Pure, unsoiled religion in the judgment of God the Father means this: to care for orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself from the stain of the world.