But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. Luke 1:7 WEB After a brief introduction, Luke begins his gospel describing the circumstances of the birth of John the Baptist. Although well advanced in years, the parents to be of John the Baptist did...
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 WEB Jesus promised his disciples in John 14:13. “I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor,...
Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! John 7:37 WEB Chapter seven in John’s gospel describes events surrounding Jesus’ attendance of the Festival of Tabernacles. It is an annual pilgrimage festival in...
When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.” John 2:3 WEB Jesus’ mother Mary had unique insight into his divinity from the time of her conception. Mary learned of Jesus’ purpose before she ever conceived him by the power of the Holy Spirit. The angel Gabriel said to Mary...
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; James 1:19 WEB James begins his epistle with a brief introduction. He addresses his letter to the twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad among the nations. As such, he directs his words to kindred...
Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. Proverbs 31:31 NIV Chapter thirty-one in the Book of Proverbs consists of the sayings of King Lemuel. Verses two through nine read as instruction from Lemuel’s loving mother directly to her son, the...
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, Mark 1:14 KJV Mark begins his gospel account of Christ with references from the books of Malachi and Isaiah. First, he quotes a portion of Malachi 3:1 which reads in full, “Behold, I will...
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. Job 1:6 KJV Job is the oldest book of the bible. In fact, it is over four hundred years older than Genesis. We do not know who wrote Job. But, in antiquity, authors often referred...
Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, Philippians 2:5-6 WEB The English word Christ comes from the Greek “Christos.” It is a translation of the Hebrew word for the Jewish Messiah. It means...
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. “Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.” Luke 18:9-10 WEB Those who think of themselves as better than others suffer...
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. John 4:8 WEB Verse eight in chapter four of John’s gospel sets the stage for a lesson Jesus later teaches his disciples. As Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, his disciples were on their way to buy food in a town...
Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.” John 18:36 WEB Chapter eighteen of John’s gospel begins with Jesus’ arrest in the Garden at...
