Luke 2:29-32 (BCP)
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles,
and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Simeon's Song of Praise, 1631
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Genesis 3:22-23 (GNV)
"Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill. And nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life and eate and liue for euer, Therefore the Lord God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till ye earth, whence he was taken."
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, 1828
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)
Detail of Adam and Eve.
Genesis 2:8-9A (ESV)
And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.
The Garden of Eden, right panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights, c.1500
Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch, 1450-1516)
Genesis 1:1-2 (ESV)
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
'Redemption' mural, Houghton University; foyer of the John and Charles Wesley Chapel.
H. Willard Ortlip, in partnership with his wife, Aimée E. Ortlip, 1960
Detail
Genesis 11:4 (ESV)
"Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth."
The Lord's Prayer.
Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them
that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
1 Corinthians 14:26 (ESV)
When you come together,
each one has a hymn, a lesson,
a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation.
Let all things be done for building up.
"Nattvardsgång i Svensk Lantkyrka" (Holy Communion in Rural Swedish Church), 1853
Bengt Nordenberg (Swedish, 1822-1902)
1 Corinthians 15:24-26 (ESV)
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
The ceiling of The Hercules Salon, Versailles
John 3:16 (ESV)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Descent from The Cross, 1634
Part of the 'Passion' series of four paintings depicting
Adoration of the Shepherds
Raising of the Cross
The Descent from the Cross
The Entombment
Workshop of Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Joshua 1:2-3 (NLT)
Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. I promise you what I promised Moses: 'Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you.'
John 3:13-15 (ESV)
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
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.
The Brazen Serpent (detail), c.1883
Gustav Doré (French, 1832-1883)
John 6:9 (NIV)
“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
Miracle of the Multiplication of Bread, c. 1640
Vitus Heinrich (Netherlands, 1596-1652)
Genesis 28:10-12 (ESV)
Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep.
And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!
Picture taken from a postcard collection painted by Robert Anton Leinweber.
Picture XI. Jacob's Dream. Gen. XXVIII, 10-13.
Dated c. 1915
Genesis 32:28 (ESV)
“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
Unknown Italian School (Italian, 1800-1899)
Philippians 1:18 (ESV)
Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.
St. Paul, c.1611
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
John 11:43
“Lazarus, come out.”
The Raising of Lazarus, c. 1630-32
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Genesis 50:19-20 (ESV)
But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God?
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today."
Joseph and His Brothers, c. 1750
Franz Anton Maulbertsch (Austrian, 1724-1796)
Genesis 7:8-9 (ESV)
Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground, two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.
Noah Leading the Animals into the Ark, c. 1645
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609-1664)
Jeremiah 6:14 (ESV)
They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Mark 4:25 (ESV)
Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Woman by the Light of a Candle
Martin Ferdinand Quadal (Polish, 1736-1809)
Matthew 7:11 (LSB)
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
Matthew 7:9-10 (LSB)
What man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
Genesis 15:5-6 (ESV)
"Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." ... "So shall your offspring be."
And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
Abraham's Oak, 1905
Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
The tree depicted is known as the Oak of Mamre, which in some traditions marks where Abraham pitched his tent.
Isaiah 1:31 (ESV)
And the strong shall become tinder, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, with none to quench them.
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV)
The Lord himself goes before you
and will be with you;
he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged.
The Israelites Led by the Pillar of Fire by Night, c 1845
William West (English, 1793-1861)