Tobit 12:20-21

“When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and didst hide the dead by day in thy house, and buriedst them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord."

Tobit 12 20 21 Rembrandt

The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family, 1637
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

John 21:15 (ESV)

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

John 21 15 Jordaens

Peter's Appointment as Chief Shepherd of the Church, 1616
Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

Genesis 27:36 (NIV)

Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!” Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”

Genesis 27 36 Assereto

Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1640's
Gioacchino Assereto (Italian, 1600-1649)

Acts 8:36 (NASB1995)

As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”

Acts 8 36 Unknown follower of Rembrandt

The Baptism of the Eunuch, c. 17th Century
Unknown follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch

Matthew 1:20 (ESV)

But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”

Matthew 1 20 Valencia

St. Joseph's Dream, 1791-92
Vicente Lopez Portaña Valencia (Spanish, 1772-1850)

Romans 16:17-18 (ESV)

I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites —

Romans 16 17 18 Cotman

Cain and Abel, 1800-03
John Sell Cotman (English, 1782-1842)

Genesis 3:23-24 (ESV)

Therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3 23 24 Martin  1

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, 1823-27
John Martin (English, 1789-1854)

Matthew 16:24-26 (ESV)

“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”

Matthew 16 24 26 Cole

Study for the Cross and the World, 1846-47
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)

Psalm 23:4 (NKJV)

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 23 4 Inness

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1867
George Inness (American, 1825-1894)

Romans 9:21-23 (NKJV)

Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory...?

Romans 9 21 23 Woodward

Biloxi Art Pottery, 1890's
William Woodward (American, 1859-1939)

‭‭Genesis‬ 7:11 (RSV‬‬)

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.

Genesis 7 11 Turner

The Deluge, 1805
J. M. W. Turner (English, 1775-1851)

Genesis 2:25 (NASB1995)

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

Genesis 2 25 Cole

The Garden of Eden, 1828
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)

Isaiah 30:6 (ESV)

“Through a land of trouble and anguish,
from where come the lioness and the lion,
the adder and the flying fiery serpent,
they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys,
and their treasures on the humps of camels,
to a people that cannot profit them.”

Isaiah 30 6 Rong

The Nine Dragons (detail), 1244
Chen Rong (Chinese, 1200-1266)

Isaiah 30 6 Master of Edward IV

Illumination of a 15th-century manuscript of Historia Regum Britanniae showing king of the Britons Vortigern and Ambros watching the fight between two dragons.
Manuscript illustrated by Master of Edward IV (Flemish, 1470-1500).

Psalm 119:25-27 (NASB1995)

My soul cleaves to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.
I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will meditate on Your wonders.

Psalm 119 25 27

James 1:19 ( NASB1995 )

This you know, my beloved brethren.
But everyone must be quick to hear,
slow to speak
and slow to anger

James 1 19 Vermeer

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, 1654-56
Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632-1675)

Isaiah 62:6-7 (ESV)

“On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest, and give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth.”

Isaiah 62 6 7 Lear

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, 1859
Edward Lear (English, 1812-1888)

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭19‬:‭17‬-18 (‭NASB1995‬‬)

“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings...”

Revelation 19 17 Turner

The Angel in the Sun, c.1846
J.M.W. Turner (British, 1775-1851)

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”

John 3 14 15 Church

Cross in the Wilderness, 1857
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900)

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭12‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭(ESV‬)‬

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:

“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.”

Isaiah 12 3 4 Siemiradzki

Girl at the Well, 1889
Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish, 1843-1902)

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Ephesians 6 11 Tintoretto

Saint George and the Dragon, 1555/58
Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518-1594)

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭144‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who trains my hands for war,
and my fingers for battle;
he is my steadfast love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield and he in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples under me.

Psalm 144 1 2 Solomon

St George, ca. 1906
Solomon J. Solomon (British, 1860-1927)

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭31‬:‭13‬ (‭ESV‬‬)

“Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
I will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.”

Jeremiah 31 13 Goodall

Raising the Maypole, 1855
Frederick Goodall (English, 1822-1904)

John 21:7

"It is the Lord!"

John 21 7 van Heemskerck

Christ Appearing to St Peter on the Sea of Tiberias
Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498-1574)

‭‭John‬ ‭21‬:‭15‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”
— “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”


“Feed my lambs.”

John 21 15 Raphael

Raphael Cartoon, Christ's Charge to Peter (Matthew 16:18-19 & John 21:15-17)
Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-raphael-cartoons-christs-charge-to-peter

‭‭John‬ ‭21‬:‭11‬ ‭(NASB1995)‬‬

“Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.”

John 21 11 Brueghel

Christ and Apostles at the Sea of Galilee, 1553
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (Dutch, c. 1525-1569)