the New Testament

noun

: the second part of the Christian Bible that describes the life of Jesus Christ and the lessons that he taught

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This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ — celebrated in the Catholic faith on Jan. 12. —

Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 It is also identified with an event mentioned in the New Testament known as the Visitation, where the Virgin Mary is said to have met her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist at the time. —

Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Scientists have a term for animals found alive after their kind was thought to have gone extinct: Lazarus species, named after the biblical figure from the New Testament who was resurrected. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2024 These verses are from the New Testament's Epistle to the Hebrews. —

Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the New Testament

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