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)
Isaiah 43:1-2 (ESV)
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you...”
The Voyage of Life: Manhood (1842)
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)
Micah 4 : 1 ( KJV)
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
The Voyage of Life: Youth (1842)
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)
Matthew 18:3 (NIV)
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
The Voyage of Life: Childhood (1842)
Thomas Cole (English-American, 1801-1848)
Psalm 122:1 (NIV)
I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Church Fair, 1729
Franz Christoph Janneck (Austrian, 1703-1761)
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4 (KJV)
To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Rustic Dance Outside an Inn, 1729
Franz Christoph Janneck (Austrian, 1703-1761)
Matthew 26:20-21, 23-24 (ESV)
When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”
“He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
Last Supper, 1863
Nikolai Ge (Russian, 1831-1894)
Matthew 24:3 (ESV)
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, 1870
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900)
Psalm 107:28-30 (ESV)
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
He made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1596
Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625)
Luke 6:42 (ESV)
“How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.”
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, c. 1619
Domenico Fetti (Italian, c. 1589-1623)
Luke 22:43-44 (ESV)
And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
The Agony in the Garden, 1639
Salomon de Bray (Dutch, 1597-1664)
James 1:12 (NIV)
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
The Temptation of St. Jerome, c. 1886
Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish-Ukrainian, 1843-1902)