![\"Luke](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/luke-5-32-ter-brugghen-m.jpg\")
Luke 5:32 (WEB)
\nI have not come to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance.
The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1621
Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, 1588-1629)
Mark 2:4-5 (ESV)
\nAnd when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
\n\nJesus Heals the Paralytic
H...
Luke 5:10 (ESV)
\n“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
\n![\"Luke](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/luke-5-10-reysschoot-m.jpg\")
Miraculous Fishing, St. Peter's Church, Ghent, Belgium
Pieter Norbert van Reysschoot (Flemish, 1738-1795)
John 4:50 (ESV)
\nJesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.”
\nThe man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at...
weneedanark.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://weneedanark.micro.blog/2026/03/20/john-esv-jesus-said-to.html","date_published":"2026-03-20T19:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"We Need an Ark","url":"https://weneedanark.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F134721.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"WeNeedAnArk"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-20 19:00","date_timestamp":1774033200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86552341","content_html":"John 4:14 (WEB)
\nWhoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again.
\n![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/john-4-14-siemiradzki-m.jpg\")
Christ and the Samaritan Woman, 1890
Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish, 1843-1902)
John 3:2 (WEB)
\n“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
\n![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/d48626251e-m.jpg\")
Nicodemus Visiting Jesus, 1886
Fritz von Uhde (German, 1848-1911)
John 2:11 (ESV)
\nThis, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
\n![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/a5cee087cb-m.jpg\")
The Marriage at Cana, 1673
Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
John 1:49 (ESV)
\n“Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
\n![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/john-1-49-brassey-hole-m.jpg\")
Jesus and his disciples travelling into Galilee.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1905.
William Brassey Hole (Scottish, 1846-1917)
John 1:36 (ESV)
\n“Look, the Lamb of God!”
\n![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/john-1-36-caravaggio-m.jpg\")
The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew, 1603
Caravaggio (Italian, 1571-1610)
Isaiah 61:1-2 (ESV)
\nThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of...
Revelation 1:7 (ESV)
\nBehold,
he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,
and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.
![\"Revelation](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/revelation-1-7-bartezago-m.jpg\")
Giudizio Universale (Last Judgement)
Luigi Bartezago (Italian, 1820-1905)
Matthew 2:6 (ESV)
\n“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
![\"Matthew](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/matthew-2-6-shepherd-field-m.jpg\")
Fresco in Shepherd Field Chapel, Bethlehem
Tradition says this sits on the site of Boaz' field of wheat.
Micah 5:2 (ESV)
\nBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.
![\"Micah](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/micah-5-2-fugel-m.jpg\")
The birth of Jesus, 1911
Gebhard Fugel (German, 1863-1939)
Daniel 7:13-14 (ESV)
\n“I saw in the night visions,
and behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
his dominion is...
John 10:11 (ESV)
\nI am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/john-10-11-edwards-m.jpg\")
The Good Shepherd
Susan Edwards
Luke 1:68-69 (ESV)
\n“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David”
![\"Luke](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/luke-1-68-69-verschieden-m.jpg\")
Salvation
Verschieden (Bulgarian)
[artmajeur.com/verschied...](https://artmajeur.com/verschieden)
Jeremiah 23:5-6 (ESV)
\nBehold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name...
weneedanark.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://weneedanark.micro.blog/2025/12/16/jeremiah-esv-behold-the-days.html","date_published":"2025-12-16T07:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"We Need an Ark","url":"https://weneedanark.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F134721.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"WeNeedAnArk"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-16 07:00","date_timestamp":1765868400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86243477","content_html":"1 Peter 2:24-25 (ESV)
\nHe himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
By his wounds you have been healed.
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
The Lost Sheep, 1898
Alfred Usher Soord...
Isaiah 53:5 (ESV)
\nBut he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
![\"Isaiah](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/isaiah-53-5-gerome-m.jpg\")
Consummatum est, 1867
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904)
John 1:22-23 (ESV)
\n“Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
\nHe said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
\n\nSaint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Bartolomé Esteban...
Isaiah 40:3 (ESV)
\nA voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
![\"Isaiah](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/isaiah-40-3-luesa-m.jpg\")
La résurrection, 1992
André Kamba Luesa (Congolese, 1944-1995)
John 15:5 (ESV)
\nI am the vine;
you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
![\"John](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/john-15-5-unknown-m.jpg\")
Christ the True Vine
Unknown French Artist
Isaiah 11:1-2 (ESV)
\nThere shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah's Root
Daphne...
Luke 2:10-12 (ESV)
\n“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you:
you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
![\"Luke](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/77539/2026/luke-2-10-12-unknown-m.jpg\")
Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)
\nThe people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
At the Mass, if we unite ourselves with Christ's self-offering, we are like jewels on His robe, as he looks up in love to the Father
Elizabeth Wang
[radiantlight.org.u...
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