national bible bee 2023 - believe cross references

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

Genesis 1:26-27

God created man in His own image

Genesis 3:19

The man was cursed and must work the ground for food. You can only get physical food through work.

Genesis 26:18-21

Strife over wells

Exodus 16:4

Manna, supplied by the Lord

Exodus 20:8-11

God commanded the Israelites to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. No work was to be done on that day.

Exodus 40:34-38

God's glory was visible in the tabernacle above the Ark of the Covenant

Leviticus 8:10, 12

The tabernacle, all that was in it, and Aaron were anointed by Moses to consecrate/sanctify them

Numbers 21:4-9

The Israelites complain so the Lord sends fiery serpents and many die. But then the Lord instructs Moses to set up a bronze serpent on a pole and those who look at it will live

Deuteronomy 6:5

Worship by loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength/might

Deuteronomy 18:15-19

Jesus is the prophet that Moses spoke of

1 Kings 1:33-35

Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon to make him king

1 Kings 19:13-16

Elijah anointed Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha. Hazael to be king of Aram/Syria, Jehu to be king of Israel, Elisha to replace Elijah as prophet

2 Chronicles 7:1-3

The glory of God filled His temple, and the people praised and worshiped the Lord.

Psalm 34:8

Taste and see that the Lord is good

Psalm 69:9

Zeal for your house has consumed me

Psalm 105:5-7

God's chosen ones are to remember all God has done. He is the Lord our God and His judgments are in all the earth

Isaiah 9:2, 6

Prophecy of Christ who would be the Prince of Peace

Isaiah 12:2-5

Worship by singing the Lord's praises and giving thanks for His salvation.

Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news of salvation

Isaiah 53:5-7

Describes the sufferings of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who was wounded for us

Isaiah 53:10-11

Jesus pleased God by His offering.

Isaiah 61:1-2

Prophecy of Christ that the Spirit was upon Him and he was anointed to preach good news

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases and His mercies never come to an end but are new every morning. His faithfulness is great. (Faithfulness is the important attribute here according to the DJ)

Ezekiel 36:24-28

The role of the Spirit in regeneration: God promised His people He would cleanse them of their sin and put His Spirit within them so they would be able to obey Him.

Daniel 4:3

God's kingdom is an everlasting kingdom

Daniel 7:13-14

The Son of Man presented before the Ancient of Days and all that was given to the Son of Man

Matthew 1:21

Joseph is instructed to name the child, "Jesus"

Matthew 3:1-3

John was the voice sent to prepare the way. This is the fulfillment of Isaiah 40:1-3

Matthew 3:14-15

Jesus needed John to baptize Him in order to fulfill all righteousness

Matthew 4:8-10

Worship by serving the Lord and Him only.

Matthew 4:18-22

Jesus calls the first disciples: Peter, Andrew, James, and John.

Matthew 7:28-29

he people were amazed at Jesus' teaching because He taught as one having authority, not like their teachers of the law.

Matthew 8:16-17

Jesus fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy that the Messiah would heal our illnesses and diseases.

Matthew 8:23-27

Jesus calms a storm on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 11:20-23

Jesus pronounced woes on 3 Galilean cities for their unrepentance

Matthew 12:8

The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath

Matthew 13:44

Jesus told a parable comparing the kingdom to a treasure.

Matthew 17:1-8

Peter, James, and John witness the transfiguration of Jesus

Matthew 19:4-6

God made them male and female , and they were to be united as one flesh.

Matthew 23:1-8

Jesus' teaching about the scribes and Pharisees included how they loved being called rabbi, but Jesus instructed His disciples to not allow anyone to call them rabbi .

Matthew 26:27-28

Jesus gives the disciples the cup to drink (Lord's Supper) which is a symbol of His blood

Matthew 28:19-20

Disciples of Christ are commanded to make disciples of all nations.

Mark 1:9-11

Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan and the Spirit descends and the Father speaks

Mark 6:45-52

Jesus walks on water. He intends to pass by the disciples but ends up not doing that. The disciples do not understand the miracle of the loaves because their hearts were hardened

Mark 8:22-25

Jesus heals a blind man in Bethsaida and he touches him 2 times to heal him

Mark 14:24

Jesus shed His blood (Lord's Supper)

Luke 1:26-35

Gabriel announces Jesus' birth to Mary and promises her that the Holy Spirit would come upon her.

Luke 2:41-52

Jesus stays in the temple after his parents leave town and they look for him and find him and he says he must be in His Father's house. He increased in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man

Luke 4:2

Jesus was tempted

Luke 4:14-19

Jesus reads from Isaiah 61:1-2 in the synagogue in Nazareth

Luke 6:13-16

Jesus chooses the 12 disciples

Luke 7:11-15

Jesus raises a widow's son in Nain

Luke 9:20

Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ of God

Luke 9:23

Disciples of Christ deny themselves and follow Christ daily.

Luke 17:20-21

Jesus said the kingdom is in your midst/in you.

Luke 19:10

Jesus' purpose for coming to earth was the seek and save the lost

Luke 19:45-48

Jesus cleanses the temple a second time

Luke 23:39-43

The thief converted on the cross

Luke 24:6-8

States the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy in John 2:19-21 that He would raise the temple in three days

John 7:37-39

Jesus promises that those who come to Jesus, thirst, and believe will receive Living Water (which is the Spirit) after Jesus was glorified

John 8:12

Jesus is the Light of the world

John 8:31

The true disciples of Jesus abide and continue in His Word.

John 9:2

Jesus' disciples call Him Rabbi

John 12:13

The people take palm branches to meet Jesus and He is called the King of Israel

John 13:34-35

True disciples of Jesus are known by the way they love one another.

John 14:7-9

Jesus told Philip that whoever had seen Him had seen the Father.

John 15:5

Those who remain/abide in Christ will bear fruit

John 15:8, 27

The disciples testify of Jesus and bear fruit for Him

John 20:1-8

John saw the empty tomb

Acts 5:29-31

Peter and the other apostles acknowledge that Jesus was the Savior and that they must obey God rather than men

Acts 10:43

Those who believe in Jesus Christ receive forgiveness of sins

Acts 22:3

Paul studied under a famous rabbi in Jerusalem named Gamaliel.

Romans 1:16-17

The gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, for in it the righteousness of God is revealed.

Romans 3:23

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord

Romans 5:8

We were sinners when Christ died for us

Romans 6:23

The consequence (wages) of sin is death

Romans 8:16

The Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are children of God

Romans 8:28-29

Those who love God and are called according to His purpose are predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son

Romans 12:1

Worship by presenting your body a living and holy sacrifice which is your reasonable service of worship

Romans 14:17

The kingdom of God is not a matter or eating and drinking but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:9

God is merciful

1 Corinthians 5:7

Cleanse out the leaven that you may be a new lump as you really are unleavened. Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 10:16-17

When believers share in the cup and bread, they participate in the blood and body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:53-55

Perishable puts on imperishable and mortal puts on immortality and death is swallowed up in victory

2 Corinthians 3:18

With unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

Christ is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ is the solution for our sin

Galatians 3:24

The Law was given as a tutor to lead us to Christ and to reveal sin

Galatians 4:1-5

Those who believe in Jesus Christ receive redemption and adoption as sons

Ephesians 2:8-9

You can only receive the spiritual food that endures to eternal life through faith

Ephesians 5:22-33

The marriage relationship is a picture of Christ and the church

Ephesians 6:1

Children are to obey their parents

Philippians 3:3

Worship by the Spirit, boasting in Christ and not the flesh.

Colossians 1:16

All things came into being through Christ

Colossians 2:16-17

The Sabbath was a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ

Hebrews 1:1-3

Jesus' character and nature is the exact image of God's nature

Hebrews 2:14-16

Jesus shared in flesh and blood and helped the offspring of Abraham. Jesus died to (1) destroy the one who has the power of death that is, the devil and (2) deliver all those who, through fear of death, were subject to lifelong slavery.

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus, our Great High Priest, can sympathize with us in our weaknesses because He was tempted as we are, yet without sin.