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.
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...?
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.
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.
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.”
The Nine Dragons (detail), 1244
Chen Rong (Chinese, 1200-1266)
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.
James 1:19 ( NASB1995 )
This you know, my beloved brethren.
But everyone must be quick to hear,
slow to speak
and slow to anger
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.”
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...”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
Raising the Maypole, 1855
Frederick Goodall (English, 1822-1904)
John 21:7
"It is the Lord!"
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.”
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.”
Christ and Apostles at the Sea of Galilee, 1553
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (Dutch, c. 1525-1569)
John 20:20-21 (NIV)
After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
The Appearance of Christ to his Disciples, 1625-6
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
John 20:15 (KJV)
“Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou?”
Woman, Why Weepest Thou?, 1892-94
Fritz von Uhde (German, 1848-1911)
John 20:15 (ESV)
“Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”
The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene, 1638
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Acts 17:30-31 (ESV)
The times of ignorance God overlooked –
He will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed;
And of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
Paradise (detail), after 1588
Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1519-1594)
Luke 24:32 (ESV)
“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”
Sketch for Christ's Appearance to the Two Disciples Journeying to Emmaus, 1829
John Linnell (English, 1792-1882)
Luke 24:30-31 (ESV)
And their eyes were opened,
and they recognized Him.
The Supper at Emmaus, 1629
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Luke 24:30-31 (ESV)
When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him.
The Supper at Emmaus, 1648
Pupil of Rembrandt, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
2 Timothy 4:7-8 (ESV)
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”
The Voyage of Life: Old Age (1842)
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)