Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performsContinue reading “John 11: 45-54….A plot to kill Jesus.”
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Exodus 13: 11-16….The customs explained.
“When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you, you shall set apart to the LORD all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the LORD’S. Every firstborn of aContinue reading “Exodus 13: 11-16….The customs explained.”
John 18: 28-38a…..Before Saint Pilate,
28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”Continue reading “John 18: 28-38a…..Before Saint Pilate,”
John 18: 12-18…..Peter,Peter!
12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. 13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient thatContinue reading “John 18: 12-18…..Peter,Peter!”
Matt 26: 14-25: Judas! You silly, silly man.
Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.Now on the first day of Unleavened BreadContinue reading “Matt 26: 14-25: Judas! You silly, silly man.”
Matt 22: 41-45….Whose Son?
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,“‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit atContinue reading “Matt 22: 41-45….Whose Son?”
Luke 18: 31-34… looking at death.
And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, theyContinue reading “Luke 18: 31-34… looking at death.”
Luke 24: 13-35 They walked, talked and ate with Him.
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.Continue reading “Luke 24: 13-35 They walked, talked and ate with Him.”
Luke 24: 1-12…. Dare I believe it TRUE?
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, twoContinue reading “Luke 24: 1-12…. Dare I believe it TRUE?”
Luke 23: 26-56 Dead and Buried
And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. But turning to them JesusContinue reading “Luke 23: 26-56 Dead and Buried”
As I read it! 