And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;
But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.
The time of the passover of the Jews was near and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.
Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.
Some other boats, however, came from Tiberias near to the place where they had taken the bread after the Lord had given praise.
But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.
Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;
So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.
Now the passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.
The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek.
Now there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put.
So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.
Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away.
But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were increasing in Egypt,
And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,
And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;
And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.
Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:
And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.
Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
And moving from there, he went into the house of a man named Titus Justus, a God-fearing man, whose house was very near the Synagogue.
Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.
And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.
And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.
And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?
And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.
And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.
And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:
But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;
And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.
Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,
But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.
Unnoted, but still kept fully in mind; as near to death, but still living; as undergoing punishment, but not put to death;
For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,
But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;
Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one spirit to the Father.
By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.
Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.
Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.
For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.
(Because the law made nothing complete), and in its place there is a better hope, through which we come near to God.
Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near.
So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.
Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.
Again, I give you a new law, which is true in him and in you; for the night is near its end and the true light is even now shining out.
Even as sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
A blessing be on the reader, and on those who give ear to the prophet's words, and keep the things which he has put in the book: for the time is near.
Be on the watch, and make strong the rest of the things which are near to death; because as judged by me your works have not come up to God's measure.
And he said to me, Let not the words of this prophet's book be kept secret, because the time is near.
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Let us love one another, for love comes from God and every one who loves is a child of God and knows God. He who loves not man does not know God, for God is love. God showed his love for us, for he sent his only Son into the world that through him we might have life. Love the stranger.
In Mark 12:30 Jesus said;
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
And the second Mark 12:31 [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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The First Book of Adam and Eve. Books 1 begins immediately after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. We learn about the fall but also of the promise to save Adam and his decendents. The story depicts mans struggle against evil, the devil and sin.
The Second Book of Adam and Eve. Discusses Adam's sorrow and death. The history of the patriarchs who lived before the Flood until the birth of Noah; the children of Seth on Mount Hermon and Cain's death. It ends with the testament and translation of Enoch.
The Infancy of Jesus Christ (Infancy Gospel of Thomas) relates the life of Jesus from the ages of five to twelve. It is believed that the document was transcribed from oral traditions some time prior to the second century. The ancient writing is possibly Gnostic and many early church leaders considered it heretical.
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