"But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep..."—1 Corinthians 15:20-24

"A farmer went out to sow his seed..."—Matthew 13:3

"While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples... Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them..."—Matthew 26:26-28

"...This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe..."—Romans 3:21-24

"He [Jesus] then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again."—Mark 8:31

"...the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."—1 John 1:7

"...Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you..."—Ruth to mother-in-law, Naomi (Ruth 1:16-19a)

"All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel'—which means, 'God with us.'"—Matthew 1:22-23

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them..."—Jesus (Matthew 5:17-20)

"Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."—Luke 24:44