Bible Verses About Religious Zeal

`Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch--not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, `Go away to thy house, unto thine own friends , and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee;

and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering.

and he wondered because of their unbelief. And he was going round the villages, in a circle, teaching,

And Peter said to him, `And if all shall be stumbled, yet not I;'

And Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.'

And he spake the more vehemently, `If it may be necessary for me to die with thee--I will in no wise deny thee;' and in like manner also said they all.

and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with them , and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

`And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put it ; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put it , that those coming in may see the light,

for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, `I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

and Jesus said to him, `The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.'

And when he came nigh, having seen the city, he wept over it,

saying--`If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.

and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

And he said to him, `Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth;'