13 Bible Verses about Jerusalem, Significance Of

And Jesus went into Jerusalem, and into the temple, and looking round on all things when it was now evening he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And his parents went up yearly to Jerusalem to the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old they went up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast. And having completed the days, on their return, the child Jesus remained behind at Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not.read more.
But supposing that he was in the company went a day's journey and sought him among their relations and acquaintances. And not finding him they returned to Jerusalem to seek him. And after three days they found him sitting in the temple in the midst of the teachers, both hearing and questioning them. And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Son, why have you dealt thus with us? Behold, your father and I have sought you with sorrow. And he said to them, Why did you seek me? did you not know that I must be in [the courts] of my father? And they understood not the word which he spoke to them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

And he brought him to Jerusalem and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here;

coming and standing by, said to me, Brother Saul, Receive your sight. And in that hour I looked upon him. And he said, The God of our fathers chose you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice of his mouth, for you shall be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.read more.
And now, why do you delay? Arising, baptize and wash away your sins, calling on his name. And when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance, and saw him [Christ], saying to me, Hasten and depart immediately from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony of me.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus said to her, Believe me, woman, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, you shall worship the Father.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her brood under her wings, but you would not! Behold, your house is left to you desolate; for I tell you that you shall not see me henceforth, till you say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is left to you. And I tell you, that you shall not see me, till [the day] shall come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

AND having said these things he went forward going up to Jerusalem. And when he came near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, Go into the village opposite to you, and having entered into it you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat; untie and bring him;read more.
and if any one asks you, Why do you untie him? Say thus to him; The Lord has need of him. And those sent, going, found as he said to them. And untying the colt, his owners said to them, Why do you untie the colt? And they said, The Lord has need of him. And they brought him to Jesus; and spreading their clothes on the colt they put Jesus on him. And as he proceeded they spread their clothes in the way. And when he was now approaching, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they saw, saying, Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord; peace be in heaven, and glory in the highest [heavens].

AND when they led him away, they took Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put on him the cross to bear after Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women; and they bewailed and lamented him. And turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.read more.
For behold, days come in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and those who have not borne children, and the breasts which have not nursed them! Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us; for if they do these things with the green tree, what shall be done with the dry? And two other criminals were led out to be put to death with him. And when they arrived at the place called Cranium, there they crucified him, and the criminals; one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them]. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed, saying, He saved others; if this is the Christ, the elect of God, let him save himself. And the soldiers also mocked him, and came and presented him vinegar, and said, If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself. And there was an inscription over him; THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the criminals crucified, reviled him, [saying], Are you not the Christ? save yourself and us. But the other answered and rebuked him, and said, Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence? and we indeed justly, for we receive the desert of our doings; but this man has done nothing amiss. And he said, Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom. And he said to him, I tell you truly, to-day you shall be with me in paradise. And it was now about the sixth hour [noon]; and there was a darkness over all the land till the ninth hour [3 P.M.]. And the sun was obscured; and the vail in the midst of the temple was rent in two. And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit; and having said this, he expired. And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous man. And all the multitudes who had come together to this spectacle, beholding what was done, returned beating their breasts. And all his friends stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, seeing these things.

And on the first day of the week, early in the morning, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb; and entering, found not the body.read more.
And while they were in doubt about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining clothing. And [the women] being afraid, and bowing their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living with the dead? He is not here, but is raised. Remember how he told you while he was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of wicked men to be crucified, and on the third day rise again. And they remembered his words; and returning from the tomb related all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. And they were the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words appeared to them like idle talk; and they believed them not. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer)

And assembling them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which [says he] you have heard from me; that John baptized indeed with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit after a few days. They therefore having come together asked him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?read more.
And he said to them, It is not your [province] to know the times or seasons which the Father has appointed by his own authority; but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

AND when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one mind together. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind borne along, and it filled all the house where they were sitting; and there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and [one] sat on each one of them;read more.
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were Jews living at Jerusalem, pious men, of every nation under heaven; and when this sound was [heard], the multitude came together and were astonished, for they each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were astonished and wondered, saying, Are not all these that speak Galileans? And how do we hear each one in our own language in which we were born, Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and the Roman strangers, both Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabs, do we hear them speak in our tongues of the great works of God. And they were all astonished and perplexed, saying one to another, What does this mean? But others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine. But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Judea, and all who live at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and attend to my words. For these are not drunk as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day [9 A.M.], but this is what was said by the prophet; In the last days, says God, I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; and upon my male servants and upon my female servants in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. And I will show prodigies in heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and a cloud of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and illustrious day of the Lord comes. And whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.