Bible verses about "wholeness" | Living_Oracles

¹ Afterward he traveled through cities and villages, proclaiming the joyful tidings of the Reign of God, being attended by the twelve, ² and by certain women, who had been delivered from evil spirits and distempers; Mary, called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons; ³ Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Susanna, and several others, who assisted him with their property. ⁴ Now, when a great multitude was assembled, and the people were flocking to him, out of the cities, he spoke by a parable. ⁵ The sower went out to sow his grain: and in sowing, part fell by the way-side, and was crushed under foot, or picked up by the birds; ⁶ part fell upon a rock, and when it was sprung up, withered away for want to moisture; ⁷ part of it also fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it; ⁸ and part fell into good soil, and sprung up, and yielded increase, a hundred fold. Having said this, he cried, Whosoever has ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ And his disciples asked him, saying, What does this parable mean? ¹⁰ He answered, It is your privilege to know the secrets of the Reign of God, which, to others, are couched in parables; that, though they look, they may not perceive; that though they hear, they may not understand. ¹¹ Now, this is the meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God. ¹² By the wayside are meant those hearers out of whose hearts the devil coming, takes away the word, these they should believe, and be saved. ¹³ By the rock are meant those, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; yet not having it rooted in them, are but temporary believers; for in the time of trial they fall off. ¹⁴ By the ground encumbered with thorns, are meant those hearers who are entangled in the business, and pursuits, and pleasures of life; which stifle the word, so that it brings no fruit to maturity. ¹⁵ But by the good soil are meant those, who, having heard the word, retain it in a good and honest heart, and persevere in bringing forth fruit. ¹⁶ A lamp is never lighted to be covered with a vessel, or put under a bed; but to be set on a stand, that they who enter may see the light. ¹⁷ For there is no secret which shall not be discovered; nor anything concealed which shall not be known, and become public. ¹⁸ Take heard, therefore, how you hear; for to him who has, more shall be given; but from him who has not, shall be taken even that which he seems to have. ¹⁹ Then his mother and brothers came to speak with him; but could not get near him for the crowd. ²⁰ And it was told him by some persons, Your mother and your brothers are without, desiring to see you. ²¹ But he, answering, said to them, My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God, and obey. ²² One day, Jesus having gone into a bark with his disciples, said to them, Let us cross the lake. Accordingly they set sail. ²³ But while they sailed, he fell asleep; and there blew such a storm upon the lake, as filled the bark with water, and endangered lives. ²⁴ And they came to him, and awakened him, saying, Master, Master, we perish! Then he arose and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. ²⁵ And Jesus said to them, Where is your faith? But they said one to another, with fear and admiration, Who is this that commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him? ²⁶ And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite to Galilee. ²⁷ Being come ashore, a man of the city met him, who had been long possessed by demons; and who wore no clothes, and had no habitation but the sepulchers. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he roared out, and threw himself at his feet, crying, What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me. ²⁹ (For he had ordered the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for it had frequently seized him, so that when he was chained and fettered, he broke his bonds, and was driven by the fiend into the desert.) ³⁰ Then Jesus asked him, saying, What is your names?" He answered, Legion; because many demons had entered into him. ³¹ And they entreated him, that he would not command them to go into the deep; ³² but, as there was a numerous herd of swine feeding on the mountain, that he would permit them to enter into the swine. And he permitted them. ³³ Then the demons having quitted the man, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, and were drowned. ³⁴ The herdsmen, seeing this, fled, and spread the news through the city and villages. ³⁵ And the inhabitants flocked out to see what had happened. Being come to Jesus, and finding the man of whom the demons were dispossessed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind, they were afraid. ³⁶ But having been informed by the spectators, in what manner the demoniac delivered, ³⁷ all the people of the country of the Gadarenes, entreated him to leave them; for they were struck with terror. Accordingly, he re-entered the bark, and returned. ³⁸ Now, the man out of whom the demons were gone, entreated his permission to attend him. But Jesus dismissed him, saying, ³⁹ Return home, and relate what great things God has done for you. Then he departed, and published through all the city, what great things Jesus had done for him. ⁴⁰ Jesus, at his return, was welcomed by the crowd, who were all waiting for him. ⁴¹ Meantime, a man named Jairus, came, a ruler of the synagogue, who, throwing himself at the feet of Jesus, besought him to come into his house; ⁴² for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. As Jesus went along, the people crowded him; ⁴³ and a woman, who had been twelve years afflicted with an issue of blood, and had consumed all her living upon physicians, none of whom could cure her, ⁴⁴ coming behind, touched the tuft of his mantle; upon which her issue was stopped. ⁴⁵ Then Jesus said, Who touched me? When every body denied it, Peter, and those with him, answered, Master, the multitude throng and press you, and do you say, Who touched me? ⁴⁶ Jesus replied, Some person has touched me; for I am sensible that my power was just now exerted. ⁴⁷ Then the woman perceiving that she was discovered, came trembling, and having thrown herself prostrate, declared to him, before all the people, why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed: ⁴⁸ and he said to her, Daughter, take courage, your faith has cured you, go in peace. ⁴⁹ While he was yet speaking, one came from the house of the director of the synagogue, who said, your daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher. ⁵⁰ Jesus, hearing this, said to Jairus, Fear not; only believe, and she shall be well. ⁵¹ Being come to the house, he allowed no person to enter with him, except Peter, and John, and James, and the maid's father and mother. ⁵² And all wept, and lamented her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but asleep. ⁵³ And they derided him, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴ But he, having made them all retire, took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maiden, arise. ⁵⁵ And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately, and he commanded to give her food. ⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished, but he charged them not to mention to any person what had happened.

¹⁷ And these miraculous powers shall attend the believers:- In my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak in languages unknown to them before. ¹⁸ They shall handle serpents with safety. And if they drink poison, it shall not hurt them. They shall cure the sick by laying their hands upon them.

³ incessantly remembering your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God, even our Father; ⁴ knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election: ⁵ for our gospel came not to you in word only, but also with power, and with the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance: as you know what sort of men we were among you. ⁶ And you became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having embraced the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit. ⁷ So that you become patterns to all who believe, in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ Besides, from you the word of the Lord has resounded, not only in Macedonia and Achaia; but also in every place your faith in God is spread abroad, so that we have no need to speak anything. ⁹ For they themselves publish concerning us, what sort of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God;

¹ And I saw a new heaven, and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth were passed away: and the sea was no more. ² And I, John, saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending from God, out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall pitch his tent among them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be among them-their God. ⁴ And he shall away wipe every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor grief, nor crying; nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. ⁵ And he that sat upon the throne, said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said, Write, for these are true and faithful words. ⁶ And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End: I will give to him that is athirst, of the fountain of the water of life freely. ⁷ The conqueror shall inherit all things: and I will be to him a God, and he shall be to me my son. ⁸ But, as for the cowards, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and prostitutes, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars-their part shall be in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. ⁹ And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues; and spoke with me, saying, Come, and I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife. ¹⁰ And he brought me, in the Spirit, to a great and high mountain; and he showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹ having the glory of God; (its luster was like that of a precious gem, even as a jasper stone, clear as crystal,) ¹² having a great and high wall; having also twelve gates, and over the gates twelve angels, and names written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel: ¹³ on the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; and on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates. ¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve foundations; and on them the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And he that spoke with me, had a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates and wall. ¹⁶ And the city is square, and its length is equal to its breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: and its length and its breadth, and its height are equal. ¹⁷ And he measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. ¹⁸ And the wall was built of jasper, and the city was pure gold, like refined glass. ¹⁹ And the foundations of the walls of the city, were adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation is jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; ²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, hyacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst. ²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: each of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. ²² And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple of it. ²³ And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of the Lord enlightened it, and the Lamb is the light of it. ²⁴ And the nations of the saved shall walk in its light; and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and their honor into it. ²⁵ And the gates of it shall not be shut by day; (for there shall be no night there.) ²⁶ And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. ²⁷ And nothing unclean shall enter into it, nor anything which practices abomination and falsehood; but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

¹ And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, issuing out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb. ² In the midst of the broad street, and on each side of the river, was the tree of life, producing twelve kinds of fruit- producing its fruit in every month: and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. ³ And every curse shall cease. And the throne of God, and of the Lamb, shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him. ⁴ And they shall see his face: and his name shall be borne upon their foreheads. ⁵ And there shall be no more night; and they have no need of a lamp, nor of the light of the sun; because the Lord God shall enlighten them: and they shall reign for ever and ever. ⁶ And he said to me, These words are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the holy prophets, has sent his holy angel to show his servants what must quickly be done. ⁷ Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. ⁸ And I, John, saw and heard these things, and when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a fellow-servant with you, and of your brethren, the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book: worship God. ¹⁰ And he said to me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is near. ¹¹ Let him that is unjust, be unjust still; and let him that is polluted, be polluted still; and let him that is righteous, be righteous still; and let him that is holy, be holy still. ¹² Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me: I will recompense to every man according as his works shall be. ¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega-the Beginning and the End: the First and the Last. ¹⁴ (Happy are they who keep his commandments, that they may have the privilege to eat of the tree of life; and they shall enter by the gates into the city. ¹⁵ Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who loves and invents a lie.) ¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you, in the congregations. I am the Root and the Offspring of David; the bright and the Morning Star. ¹⁷ And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come: and let him that hears, say, Come: and let him that is thirsty, come: whoever will, let him take of the water of life freely. ¹⁸ And I testify of every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues which are written in this book: ¹⁹ and if any one take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city-the things which are written in this book. ²⁰ He who testifies these things, says, Surely, I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. ²¹ May the favor of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints!

¹ And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power to expel unclean spirits, and to cure diseases and maladies of every kind.

¹² Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes on me, shall himself do such works as I do; nay, even greater than these shall he do; because I go to my Father,

¹⁷ And he is before all things; and by him all things consist.

¹⁰ And may the God of all favor, who has called us to his eternal glory, by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, himself make you complete; support, strengthen, establish you:

²⁵ He who loves his life shall lose it; and he who hates his life in this world, shall preserve it eternally in the next.

¹ Wherefore, brethren, I beseech you, by the tender mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

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

⁹ For all the fullness of the Deity resides substantially in him. ¹⁰ And you are complete in him, who is the head of all government and power.

¹³ But when the Spirit of Truth is come, he will conduct you into all the truth: for his words will not proceed from himself: but whatsoever he shall have heard, he will speak, and show you things to come.

¹⁷ every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descended from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of turning.

¹⁰ The thief comes in only to steal, to slay, and to destroy. I am come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion: Health. ² My brethren, count it all joy, when you fall into diverse trials; ³ knowing that the proof of your faith works out patience. ⁴ Let patience, therefore, have a perfect effect, that you may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing. ⁵ If any of you be deficient in wisdom, let him ask it of God: who gives to all men liberally, and upbraids not, and it shall be given to him. ⁶ But let him ask in faith, being not at all irresolute: for he who is irresolute, is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. ⁷ Now let not that man think, that he shall receive anything from the Lord. ⁸ A man of two minds, is unstable in all his ways. ⁹ Moreover, let the brother of humble condition glory in his exaltation, ¹⁰ and the rich in his humiliation; for as a garden flower he shall pass away.- ¹¹ For the sun rises with a burning heat, and withers the herb, and its flower falls down, and the beauty of its appearance perishes: so also shall the rich man fade in his ways. ¹² Blessed is the man who sustains trial, for becoming an approved person, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them who love him. ¹³ Let no one who is tempted say, Certainly I am tempted by God: for God is incapable of being tempted by evil things, and he tempts no one. ¹⁴ But every one is tempted, when he is drawn away, and enticed by his own lust: ¹⁵ then lust having conceived, brings forth sin, and sin, being perfected, brings forth death. ¹⁶ Be not deceived, my beloved brethren; ¹⁷ every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descended from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will, he begot us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of fruits of his creatures. ¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; ²⁰ for the wrath of man works not out the righteousness of God. ²¹ Wherefore, putting away all filthiness, and overflowing of maliciousness, embrace with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. ²² And be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves by false reasoning. ²³ For if any one be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man who views his natural face in a mirror; ²⁴ for he who looks at himself and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was. ²⁵ But he who looks narrowly into the perfect law of liberty, and perseveres, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of its work, shall, in so doing, be happy. ²⁶ If any one among you think to be religious, who bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, the religion of this person is vain. ²⁷ Pure religion, and undefiled, with God, even the Father, is this: To take care of orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.