'God' in the Bible

See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;

And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.

So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.

And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.

And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible.

Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God.

But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead but of the living.

And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.

Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.

But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell,

Let not that which has been joined together by God be parted by man.

And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you say I am good? no one is good but one, and that is God.

And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

Jesus, looking on them, said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.

And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.

Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.

For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.

Truly I say to you, I will take no more of the fruit of the vine till the day when I take it new in the kingdom of God.

And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: