Verses
Decalogue
Parables
Beatitudes
Seven Deadly Sins
Nine Circles
The Ten Commandments — Exodus 20
I
No other gods before Me
Exodus 20:3
III
No vain use of God's name
Exodus 20:7
IV
Keep the Sabbath holy
Exodus 20:8-11
V
Honor your father and mother
Exodus 20:12
VI
You shall not murder
Exodus 20:13
VII
You shall not commit adultery
Exodus 20:14
VIII
You shall not steal
Exodus 20:15
IX
You shall not bear false witness
Exodus 20:16
X
You shall not covet
Exodus 20:17
Old Testament — 39 Books
Pentateuch (Torah)
GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy
Historical Books
JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel
1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 Chronicles
EzraNehemiahEsther
Wisdom & Poetry
JobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of Solomon
Major Prophets
IsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDaniel
Minor Prophets
HoseaJoel
AmosObadiah
JonahMicah
NahumHabakkuk
ZephaniahHaggai
ZechariahMalachi
New Testament — 27 Books
The Gospels
MatthewMarkLukeJohn
History
Acts of the Apostles
Paul's Letters
Romans1 Corinthians2 Corinthians
GalatiansEphesiansPhilippians
Colossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemon
General Letters
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Prophecy
Revelation
Biblical Timeline
~4000 BC
Creation
Genesis 1-2 · God creates the heavens, earth, and Adam and Eve
~2350 BC
The Great Flood
Genesis 6-9 · Noah builds the ark; God floods the earth and makes a covenant with Noah
~2000 BC
Abraham's Covenant
Genesis 12-25 · God calls Abraham; promises a great nation and a land
~1440 BC
The Exodus
Exodus 1-20 · Moses leads Israel out of Egypt; Ten Commandments given at Sinai
~1010 BC
Kingdom of David
2 Samuel · David becomes king of Israel; Jerusalem established as capital
~960 BC
Solomon's Temple
1 Kings 6 · Solomon builds the First Temple in Jerusalem
~586 BC
Babylonian Exile
2 Kings 25 · Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem and the Temple; Israel taken captive
~5 BC
Birth of Jesus
Matthew 1, Luke 2 · Jesus born in Bethlehem; angels announce to shepherds
~30 AD
Ministry of Jesus
Matthew-John · Jesus baptized, tempted, calls disciples, performs miracles, teaches
~33 AD
Crucifixion & Resurrection
John 19-20 · Jesus crucified, buried, and rises on the third day
~33 AD
Pentecost
Acts 2 · The Holy Spirit descends; the Church is born
Future
Second Coming & New Creation
Revelation 21-22 · Christ returns; new heaven and new earth
Parables of Jesus
Stories told by Jesus to reveal the Kingdom of God
The Prodigal Son
God's unconditional love and forgiveness for those who repent and return.
Luke 15:11-32
The Good Samaritan
True neighborly love transcends ethnic and religious boundaries.
Luke 10:25-37
The Sower
Four types of soil represent how people receive the Word of God.
Matthew 13:1-23
The Mustard Seed
The Kingdom of God starts small but grows into something great.
Matthew 13:31-32
The Lost Sheep
God rejoices more over one repentant sinner than ninety-nine who need no repentance.
Luke 15:3-7
The Talents
We are accountable for how we use the gifts God entrusts to us.
Matthew 25:14-30
The Ten Virgins
Be ready and watchful — we do not know the hour of Christ's return.
Matthew 25:1-13
The Wheat & Tares
Good and evil coexist until the final judgment, when God will separate them.
Matthew 13:24-30
The Pearl of Great Price
The Kingdom of God is worth giving up everything to obtain.
Matthew 13:45-46
The Rich Fool
Life does not consist in abundance of possessions. Be rich toward God.
Luke 12:16-21
The Vine & Branches
Remain in Christ to bear fruit; apart from Him we can do nothing.
John 15:1-8
The Pharisee & Tax Collector
God exalts the humble and humbles the proud. True prayer is honest humility.
Luke 18:9-14
The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:3-12 — The Sermon on the Mount
"Blessed are..." — Eight declarations of blessing from the opening of Jesus' greatest sermon, revealing the character of those who belong to God's Kingdom.
I
"Blessed are the poor in spirit"
...for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Those who recognize their spiritual bankruptcy and total need for God receive His Kingdom.
Matthew 5:3
II
"Blessed are those who mourn"
...for they will be comforted. Grief over sin and suffering leads to God's divine comfort and healing.
Matthew 5:4
III
"Blessed are the meek"
...for they will inherit the earth. Meekness is strength under control — not weakness, but power surrendered to God.
Matthew 5:5
IV
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness"
...for they will be filled. An intense longing for God's righteousness will be fully satisfied.
Matthew 5:6
V
"Blessed are the merciful"
...for they will be shown mercy. Those who extend compassion and forgiveness to others will receive God's mercy.
Matthew 5:7
VI
"Blessed are the pure in heart"
...for they will see God. Purity of intention and singleness of devotion to God leads to the ultimate blessing — seeing God face to face.
Matthew 5:8
VII
"Blessed are the peacemakers"
...for they will be called children of God. Those who actively work to restore relationships and bring reconciliation reflect God's nature.
Matthew 5:9
VIII
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness"
...for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Suffering for following Christ is itself a sign of God's blessing and a share in His glory.
Matthew 5:10-12
The Seven Deadly Sins
Capital vices — root causes of all moral failings
Pride — Superbia
Excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the recognition of the grace of God. The original and most serious of the seven deadly sins — it is the source from which all others arise.
Opposite virtue: Humility
Envy — Invidia
The desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation. Unlike covetousness, envy wishes to deprive others of what they have.
Opposite virtue: Kindness
Wrath — Ira
Uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and hatred. It can manifest as impatience, revenge, and self-destructive behavior, denying reason and compassion.
Opposite virtue: Patience
Sloth — Acedia
Avoidance of physical or spiritual work. Spiritual sloth is the failure to utilize one's gifts — not mere laziness, but the refusal to grow and become what God intended.
Opposite virtue: Diligence
Greed — Avaritia
The excessive desire for material possessions and wealth, beyond what one needs. Dante placed it among the gravest sins because it drives betrayal, fraud, and manipulation.
Opposite virtue: Charity
Lust — Luxuria
Intense longing, especially of a sexual nature — but broadly any obsessive desire for pleasure. It distorts the human capacity for love by reducing persons to objects.
Opposite virtue: Chastity
Gluttony — Gula
Overindulgence and overconsumption to the point of waste. It extends beyond food — any form of excess that prioritizes self-gratification over need and temperance.
Opposite virtue: Temperance
The Nine Circles of Hell
From Dante Alighieri's Inferno — Divine Comedy (1320)
Limbo
Virtuous pagans and unbaptized souls. No torment, but no joy — eternal longing for God.
Lust
Souls blown by violent winds — representing passions that overcame reason. Paolo and Francesca dwell here.
Gluttony
Souls lie in filthy rain and slush, guarded by Cerberus. The punishment mirrors the excess of their earthly lives.
Greed
Hoarders and wasters push heavy weights in opposite directions, forever unable to meet.
Wrath & Sloth
The wrathful fight on the surface of the river Styx; the slothful lie submerged in its black mud.
Heresy
Souls trapped in burning tombs — those who denied the immortality of the soul and divine truth.
Violence
Three rings: violence against others (river of blood), against self (forest of suicides), against God (burning desert). The Minotaur guards the entrance.
Fraud — Malebolge
Ten concentric ditches for different types of fraud: seducers, flatterers, simoniacs, sorcerers, barrators, hypocrites, thieves, false counselors, sowers of discord, and falsifiers.
Treachery — Cocytus
A frozen lake divided into four rounds: traitors to family, country, guests, and benefactors. At the center — Satan himself, eternally chewing Judas, Brutus, and Cassius.