A Complete Harmony of the Gospels
What the Gospels
Say about the
Person, Mission and Message of Jesus
I. Introduction
1.
Luke's
Introduction
Luke
Luk 1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth
in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
Luk 1:2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the
beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
Luk 1:3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order,
most excellent Theophilus,
Luk 1:4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those
things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Act 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O
Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2.
Pre-fleshly state of Christ
The apostle John leaves no doubt that Jesus had a
hand in the creation of the physical universe , of space and time:
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was
not any thing made that was made.
John
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was
not any thing made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not.
Joh 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Joh 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the
Light, that all men through him might believe.
Joh 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness
of that Light.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man
that cometh into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by
him, and the world knew him not.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him
not.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of
the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full
of grace and truth.
Joh 1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This
was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he
was before me.
Joh 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace
for grace.
Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ.
Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only
begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Heb 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers
manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb 1:2
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by
his Son,
whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Heb 1:3
Who being the brightness of
his glory, and
the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his
power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of
the Majesty on high;
Heb 1:4
Being made so much better than the angels,
as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
3.
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
Matthew
Mat 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the
son of David, the son of Abraham.
Mat 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and
Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Mat 1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and
Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Mat 1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat
Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
Mat 1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat
Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Mat 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king
begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Mat 1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia;
and Abia begat Asa;
Mat 1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
Mat 1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz;
and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Mat 1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat
Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Mat 1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren,
about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Mat 1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias
begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
Mat 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat
Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
Mat 1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and
Achim begat Eliud;
Mat 1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat
Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
Mat 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Mat 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are
fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are
fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are
fourteen generations.
Luke
Luk 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years
of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Luk 3:24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son
of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the
son of Joseph,
Luk 3:25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the
son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the
son of Nagge,
Luk 3:26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of
Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was
the son of Juda,
Luk 3:27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of
Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was
the son of Neri,
Luk 3:28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of
Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the
son of Er,
Luk 3:29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of
Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the
son of Levi,
Luk 3:30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of
Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son
of Eliakim,
Luk 3:31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of
Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the
son of David,
Luk 3:32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of
Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son
of Naasson,
Luk 3:33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son
of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the
son of Juda,
Luk 3:34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of
Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the
son of Nachor,
Luk 3:35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of
Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the
son of Sala,
Luk 3:36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of
Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son
of Lamech,
Luk 3:37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son
of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was
the son of Cainan,
Luk 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of
Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Rth 4:18
Now these
are the
generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Rth 4:19
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat
Amminadab,
Rth 4:20
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon
begat Salmon,
Rth 4:21
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
Rth 4:22
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat
David.
1Ch 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
1Ch 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
1Ch 1:3
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
1Ch 1:4
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
II. Birth
and Early Life of Jesus and John the Baptist
1. 7 B.C. - Jerusalem (Temple) -
Announcement of Birth of John
John had the indwelling of the Holy
Ghost even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luk 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luk 1:12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and
fear fell upon him.
Luk 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth.
Luk 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn
to the Lord their God.
Luke
Luk 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of
Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife
was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Luk 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking
in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Luk 1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Luk 1:8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the
priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Luk 1:9 According to the custom of the priest's office,
his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Luk 1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were
praying without at the time of incense.
Luk 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luk 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luk 1:12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and
fear fell upon him.
Luk 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth.
Luk 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn
to the Lord their God.
Luk 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and
power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the
Lord.
Luk 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall
I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Luk 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am
Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and
to shew thee these glad tidings.
Luk 1:20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to
speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou
believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Luk 1:21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and
marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
Luk 1:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto
them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he
beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
Luk 1:23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of
his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
Luk 1:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth
conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Luk 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days
wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
Num 6:3
He shall separate
himself from
wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of
strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist
grapes, or dried.
2. 7 or 6 B.C. Nazareth -
Announcement of Birth of Jesus to the Virgin
Before he was conceived, an angel said to Mary :
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God.
Luke
Luk 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent
from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luk 1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luk 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,
thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among
women.
Luk 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his
saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luk 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for
thou hast found favour with God.
Luk 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and
bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luk 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of
the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father
David:
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luk 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man?
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God.
Luk 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also
conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was
called barren.
Luk 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Luk 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Isa 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall
give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.
3. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Song of Elizabeth to Mary
His cousin John knew Jesus pretty well (thanks
to his indwelling of the Holy Ghost?):
Luk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost:
Luke
Luk 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the
hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
Luk 1:40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth.
Luk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost:
Luk 1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said,
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Luk 1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my
Lord should come to me?
Luk 1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation
sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Luk 1:45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall
be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
4. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Mary’s Song of Praise
Luke
Luk 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luk 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luk 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luk 1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great
things; and holy is his name.
Luk 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from
generation to generation.
Luk 1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath
scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Luk 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and
exalted them of low degree.
Luk 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and
the rich he hath sent empty away.
Luk 1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance
of his mercy;
Luk 1:55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to
his seed for ever.
Luk 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and
returned to her own house.
Psa 103:17 But the mercy of the LORD
is from everlasting
to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's
children
5. 5 B.C. - Judea - Birth,
Infancy and Purpose for Future of John the Baptist
A hint here that John will
preach on the need for repentance:
Luk 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Luk 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luk 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luk 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Luke
Luk 1:57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be
delivered; and she brought forth a son.
Luk 1:58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the
Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
Luk 1:59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they
came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of
his father.
Luk 1:60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he
shall be called John.
Luk 1:61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy
kindred that is called by this name.
Luk 1:62 And they made signs to his father, how he would
have him called.
Luk 1:63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote,
saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
Luk 1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his
tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Luk 1:65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them:
and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of
Judaea.
Luk 1:66 And all they that heard them laid them up in
their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the
Lord was with him.
Luk 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Luk 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath
visited and redeemed his people,
Luk 1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in
the house of his servant David;
Luk 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,
which have been since the world began:
Luk 1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and
from the hand of all that hate us;
Luk 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and
to remember his holy covenant;
Luk 1:73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
Luk 1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being
delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luk 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the
days of our life.
Luk 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luk 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by
the remission of their sins,
Luk 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the
dayspring from on high hath visited us,
Luk 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luk 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Mal 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and
he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall
suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye
delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
6. 5 B.C. Nazareth - Announcement
of Jesus' Birth to Joseph
Just a hint from an angel that Jesus will die
for our sins:
Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she
was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and
not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Mat 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Mat 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall
bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.
Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her
firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Isa 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son
is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall
be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.
Isa 9:7
Of the increase of
his government
and peace there shall be
no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
7. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Birth
of Jesus Christ
Matthew
Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her
firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Luke
Luk 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luk 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria.)
Luk 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own
city.
Luk 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the
city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Luk 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being
great with child.
Luk 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the
days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
Luk 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no
room for them in the inn.
Isa 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you
a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his
name Immanuel.
8. 5-4 B.C. - Near Bethlehem -
Proclamation by the Angels
And as he was born an angel said to
shepherds:
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke
Luk 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Luk 2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Luk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luk 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find
the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Luk 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will toward men.
1Ti 3:16
And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the
Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the
world, received up into glory.
9. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - The
Visit of Homage by Shepherds
Luke
Luk 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath
made known unto us.
Luk 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luk 2:17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told them concerning this child.
Luk 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those
things which were told them by the shepherds.
Luk 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them
in her heart.
Luk 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them.
10. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Jesus'
Circumcision
An angel named him Jesus.
Jesus=Joshua=Yahweh is salvation.
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Lev 12:3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his
foreskin shall be circumcised.
Luke
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
11. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem - First
Temple Visit with Acknowledgments by Simeon and Anna
Simion said of him as a baby:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel.
And Anna said:
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.
Luke
Luk 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to
the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present
him to the Lord;
Luk 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every
male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
Luk 2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which
is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Luk 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose
name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Luk 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost,
that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Luk 2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and
when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of
the law,
Luk 2:28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God,
and said,
Luk 2:29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in
peace, according to thy word:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel.
Luk 2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those
things which were spoken of him.
Luk 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his
mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in
Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Luk 2:35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul
also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Luk 2:36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter
of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an
husband seven years from her virginity;
Luk 2:37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four
years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and
prayers night and day.
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.
Exo 3:2
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him
in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold,
the bush burned with fire, and the bush
was not
consumed.
Lev 12:3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his
foreskin shall be circumcised.
Lev 12:4
And she shall then continue in the blood
of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing,
nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
Lev 12:5
But if she bear a maid child, then she
shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in
the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
Lev 12:6
And when the days of her purifying are
fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first
year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin
offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the
priest:
Lev 12:7
Who shall offer it before the LORD, and
make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her
blood. This is
the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
Lev 12:8
And if she be not able to bring a lamb,
then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the
burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make
an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Lev 12:3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his
foreskin shall be circumcised.
Lev 12:4
And she shall then continue in the blood
of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing,
nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
Lev 12:5
But if she bear a maid child, then she
shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in
the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
Lev 12:6
And when the days of her purifying are
fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first
year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin
offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the
priest:
Lev 12:7
Who shall offer it before the LORD, and
make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her
blood. This is
the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
Lev 12:8
And if she be not able to bring a lamb,
then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the
burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make
an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
12. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem and
Bethlehem - Visit of the Wise Men
Wise men said of him:
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew
Mat 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in
the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Mat 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Mat 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for
thus it is written by the prophet,
Mat 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not
the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that
shall rule my people Israel.
Mat 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise
men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Mat 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and
search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word
again, that I may come and worship him also.
Mat 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and,
lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and
stood over where the young child was.
Mat 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy.
Mat 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw
the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and
when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
Mat 2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Num 24:17
I shall see him, but not now: I shall
behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a
Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and
destroy all the children of Sheth.
13. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - Flight into Egypt and Massacre of Innocents
Matthew
Mat 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of
the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child
and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word:
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Mat 2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his
mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Mat 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt have I called my son.
Mat 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the
wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that
were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Mat 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy
the prophet, saying,
Mat 2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and
weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be
comforted, because they are not.
Jer 31:15
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in
Ramah, lamentation, and
bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for
her children, because they were
not.
14. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - From Egypt to Nazareth with Jesus
Matthew
Mat 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Mat 2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young
child's life.
Mat 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his
mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Mat 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in
Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts
of Galilee:
Mat 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called
a Nazarene.
Luke
Luk 2:39 And when they had performed all things according
to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
15. Afterward - Nazareth -
Childhood of Jesus
He grew up pretty much like a regular
person but showed hints of greatness to come:
Luk 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them,
and asking them questions.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
Deu 16:1
Observe the month of Abib, and keep
the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy
God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
Deu 16:2
Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the
passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place
which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
Deu 16:3
Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it;
seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith,
even the bread
of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that
thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt
all the days of thy life.
Deu 16:4
And there shall be no leavened bread seen
with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there
any thing of the
flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until
the morning.
Deu 16:5
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover
within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:
Deu 16:6
But at the place which the LORD thy God
shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover
at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth
out of Egypt.
Deu 16:7
And thou shalt roast and eat
it in the place
which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and
go unto thy tents.
Deu 16:8
Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread:
and on the seventh day shall be
a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work
Luke
Luk 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
1Sa 2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in
favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
16. A.D. 7-8 - Jerusalem - Jesus,
12 Years Old, Visits the Temple
Jesus realized from an early age that he had a
mission from God:
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought
me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luke
Luk 2:41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at
the feast of the passover.
Luk 2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to
Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
Luk 2:43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they
returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother
knew not of it.
Luk 2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the
company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and
acquaintance.
Luk 2:45 And when they found him not, they turned back
again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them,
and asking them questions.
Luk 2:47 And all that heard him were astonished at his
understanding and answers.
Luk 2:48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his
mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father
and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought
me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luk 2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake
unto them.
17. Afterward - Nazareth - 18-Year
Account of Jesus’ Adolescence and Adulthood
It was another eighteen years
before he fully learned what was his mission:
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
Luke
Luk 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
1Sa 2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in
favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
III. Ministry of John the Baptist - c. A.D. 25-27
1. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Johns Ministry Begins
John, like Jesus, did not
learn his mission until he was thirty years old.
Luk 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luk 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word
of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Matthew
Mat 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in
the wilderness of Judaea,
Mark
Mar 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God;
Mar 1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mar 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Luke
Luk 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luk 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word
of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
John
Joh 1:19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
Joh 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I
am not the Christ.
Joh 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And
he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Joh 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may
give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Joh 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Joh 1:24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
Joh 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet?
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Joh 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
Mal 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger,
and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek,
shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
2. and 3. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Man and Message, his picture of Jesus
John clearly tells everyone his call to
repentance of sin is not enough. They must look to his cousin
Jesus to pay the penalty for their sin:
Joh 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet?
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matthew
Mat 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
Mat 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet
Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mat 3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair,
and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Mat 3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and
all the region round about Jordan,
Mat 3:6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing
their sins.
Mat 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mat 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Mat 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have
Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to
raise up children unto Abraham.
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the
trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
Mark
Mar 1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mar 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mar 1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea,
and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan,
confessing their sins.
Mar 1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a
girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mar 1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier
than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and
unloose.
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Luke
Luk 3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Luk 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias
the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luk 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain
and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the
rough ways shall be made smooth;
Luk 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Luk 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be
baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come?
Luk 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance,
and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say
unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Luk 3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the
trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
Luk 3:10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do
then?
Luk 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two
coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do
likewise.
Luk 3:12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said
unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Luk 3:13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that
which is appointed you.
Luk 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying,
And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Luk 3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men
mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
Luk 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose
shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire:
Luk 3:17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he
will burn with fire unquenchable.
Luk 3:18 And many other things in his exhortation preached
he unto the people.
Act 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
John
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
4. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - His Courage
Matthew
Mat 14:4 For
John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
Mat 14:5 And
when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they
counted him as a prophet.
Mat 14:6 But
when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them,
and pleased Herod.
Mat 14:7
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Mat 14:8 And
she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John
Baptist's head in a charger.
Mat 14:9 And
the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat
with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
Mat 14:10 And
he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
Mat 14:11 And
his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought
it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 And
his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told
Jesus.
Luke
Luk 3:19 But
Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's
wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Luk 3:20 Added
yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
IV. Ministry of Jesus - Beginning - c. A. D. 27
1. c. A.D. 27 - Jordan River - Jesus
Baptized
This is a very important event,
and yet its entire and true meaning is a mystery - each
of us who come to it need the guidance of the Holy Spirit to take it in, to
understand its meaning. That said,
here are a few comments on this event:
Jesus himself admits He needs the baptism of John. I
take that to mean He admits to being a sinner just like all the rest of us
humans, He repents of His sin, and wishes to be baptized in the Jordan by John as
a public declaration of His repentance.
After He and all the rest of those in the crowd who
repented were baptized by John, Jesus prayed and this triggered His second
baptism, His born again experience, His baptism of the Holy Ghost.
I take this passage to show that Jesus as a human like
the rest of us had free will to accept or reject the indwelling of the Holy
Ghost and His prayer was one of acceptance.
Like all Old Testament saints he needed to look forward
in faith to the perfect sacrifice of the Messiah on the cross for the atonement
of His sin.
Whether or not He knew at that time He was to become
that sacrifice is a mystery. I suspect not, I suspect it was revealed to Him in
the next event when He fasted forty days and forty nights in the wilderness.
That Jesus needed to be baptized by water shows to me he
was still mortal and required repentance.
That John needed yet to be baptized by Jesus shows he
needed to look to Jesus for his salvation.
What does the dove mean? The dove was the sacrifice
available to even the poorest. That could be it. God's word would imply that
Jesus, now in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit, is now the perfect sacrifice for all
sin.
Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be
so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew
Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be
so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mark
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mar 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came
from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mar 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw
the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mar 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou
art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Luke
Luk 3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to
pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Luk 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape
like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my
beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Luk 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years
of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
John
Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and
saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Joh 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man
which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made
manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit
descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize
with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost.
Joh 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of
God.
Psa 2:7
I will declare the decree: the LORD
hath said unto me, Thou art
my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
2. c. A.D. 27 - Wilderness - Jesus Tempted
After forty days of fasting in the wilderness, Jesus
still did not answer Satan with the information that He was equal to God
. And His answers give little clue as to His mission - a
mission that was revealed to Him during the past forty days of fasting.
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luk 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those
days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luk 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Luk 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation,
he departed from him for a season.
Matthew
Mat 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights,
he was afterward an hungred.
Mat 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou
be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God.
Mat 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Mat 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning
thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone.
Mat 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Mat 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding
high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them;
Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give
thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan:
for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve.
Mat 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels
came and ministered unto him.
Mark
Mar 1:12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the
wilderness.
Mar 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days,
tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto
him.
Luke
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luk 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those
days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luk 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of
God, command this stone that it be made bread.
Luk 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That
man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Luk 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain,
shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luk 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I
give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to
whomsoever I will I give it.
Luk 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be
thine.
Luk 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee
behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve.
Luk 4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a
pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down from hence:
Luk 4:10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge
over thee, to keep thee:
Luk 4:11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest
at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Luk 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Luk 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation,
he departed from him for a season.
Psa 91:11
For he shall give his angels charge
over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
3. c. A.D. 27 - Beyond Jordan -
Calls First Disciples
How did John the Baptist know at this time that Jesus
was "the Lamb of God"?
One may guess that Jesus told him so. Jesus came
back to His cousin after forty days of fasting and temptation in the wilderness
and told him that God had revealed to Him
what was to be His mission here on earth -
that He was to undergo death, burial and resurrection as God the Father's
perfect sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of humanity.
Why were these men so quick
to follow Jesus?
Anyone who was present forty-one days ago at the baptism
of Jesus heard : "Mat 3:17...a
voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.
Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of
his disciples;
Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God!
Joh 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus.
John
Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of
his disciples;
Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God!
Joh 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus.
Joh 1:38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and
saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say,
being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
Joh 1:39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and
saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth
hour.
Joh 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and
followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
Joh 1:41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith
unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Joh 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld
him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which
is by interpretation, A stone.
Joh 1:43 The day following Jesus would go forth into
Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
Joh 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew
and Peter.
Joh 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We
have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Joh 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good
thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Joh 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of
him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Joh 1:48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast
under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Joh 1:49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou
art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Joh 1:50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said
unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater
things than these.
Joh 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of man.
4. c. A.D. 27 - Cana in Galilee -
The First Miracle
He changed water into wine.
The main point can be no other than as stated. That is to
show his Godly ability and thereby give his disciples cause to believe him worth
following.
Joh 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of
Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John
Joh 2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of
Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
Joh 2:2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to
the marriage.
Joh 2:3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus
saith unto him, They have no wine.
Joh 2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with
thee? mine hour is not yet come.
Joh 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he
saith unto you, do it.
Joh 2:6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone,
after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins
apiece.
Joh 2:7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with
water. And they filled them up to the brim.
Joh 2:8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto
the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
Joh 2:9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water
that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the
water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
Joh 2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning
doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is
worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Joh 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of
Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
5. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum is
"His" city - First Stay in Capernaum
John
Joh 2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his
mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many
days.
6. A.D. 27 - Jerusalem - First
Cleansing of the Temple
This is like a mini parable; the first with many more to
come. Here He reveals to all His mission but none understand,
not even His chosen disciples.
Joh 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Joh 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
Joh 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
John
Joh 2:13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went
up to Jerusalem,
Joh 2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and
sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
Joh 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he
drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out
the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
Joh 2:16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these
things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
Joh 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written,
The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Joh 2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What
sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Joh 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Joh 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
Joh 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Psa 69:9
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten
me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon
me.
7. A.D. 27 - Judea - Received at
Jerusalem
Probably the same day, He did commit Himself to one man.
That man, Nicodemus, came to Him in private at night
with an open heart wanting to know the full meaning Jesus' person and mission.
Joh 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in
the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he
did.
Joh 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all men,
Joh 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for
he knew what was in man.
John
Joh 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in
the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he
did.
Joh 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all men,
Joh 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for
he knew what was in man.
8. A.D. 27 - Judea - Teaches
Nicodemus about Second Birth
He told Nicodemus he came from God
to die for our sins:
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that
came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Isa 40:3
The voice of him that crieth in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.
John
Joh 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus,
a ruler of the Jews:
Joh 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these
miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born
when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be
born?
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that
which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born
again.
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest
the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so
is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Joh 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these
things be?
Joh 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a
master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Joh 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we
do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Joh 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe
not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that
came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn
the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he
that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come
into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds
were evil.
Joh 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Joh 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that
his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Num 21:8
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make
thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass,
that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Num 21:9
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and
put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten
any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
9. A.D. 27 - Judea - Co-Ministry
with John
Here are
some very strong words from John the Baptist
showing that his cousin Jesus has revealed to him His divinity and His mission
to die on the cross and the meaning of that mission - everlasting life for those
that believe.
My understanding is that the Old Testament saints are
those who put their faith in an unnamed Messiah to be provided by God at some
unspecified date in the future.
John the Baptist and Nicodemus would seem to be the
first two to learn the Messiah had come and His name is Jesus.
John said :
Joh 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is
of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven
is above all.
Joh 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
John
Joh 3:22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples
into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Joh 3:23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to
Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Joh 3:24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
Joh 3:25 Then there arose a question between some of John's
disciples and the Jews about purifying.
Joh 3:26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi,
he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the
same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Joh 3:27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing,
except it be given him from heaven.
Joh 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am
not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Joh 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the
friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly
because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Joh 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
Joh 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is
of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven
is above all.
Joh 3:32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he
testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
Joh 3:33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to
his seal that God is true.
Joh 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of
God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
Joh 3:35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all
things into his hand.
Joh 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
10. A.D. 27 - Judea - Leaves for
Galilee
There is a great significance in the fact that Jesus did
not baptize disciples. All the baptisms taking place at this time were in the
water of the Jordan as a public declaration of repentance. Those baptisms can
be well handled by John the Baptist and his disciples. (Some of whom were now
following Jesus)
The focus of Jesus' message is the baptism of the Holy
Spirit and that can only take place after Jesus' death on the cross, burial and
resurrection.
Up to now Jesus has limited His public ministry to the
performance of miracles in order to establish Himself as a teacher come from
God.
Joh 4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his
disciples,)
Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
Matthew
Mat 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into
prison, he departed into Galilee;
Mark
Mar 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came
into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Luke
Luk 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into
Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
John
Joh 4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his
disciples,)
Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
11. A.D. 27 - Samaria - Samaritan
Woman at Jacob’s Well
The Gospel of John gives quite a good outline of what
Jesus was preaching around the time of this event. It's the same message He
gave also in private to Nicodemus a few days before.
In Joh 4:10 Jesus gives the Samaritan woman a hint that
He is divine and can offer her a baptism certifying eternal life.
In Joh 4:13 He hints that a water baptism alone will not
give that certification.
In Joh 4:14 He confirms that His baptism is what leads
to eternal life.
In Joh 4:21 He tells her that the way to salvation will
soon change for all who worship the Father, for both God's chosen people the
Jews and for her and the rest of the world, the gentiles.
In Joh 4:24 He hints that His baptism revolves around
spirit.
In John 4:25 the Samaritan woman shows a remarkable
knowledge of Old Testament prophecy; Jesus' message to her rings a bell in her
mind of predictions of a coming Messiah.
And in Joh 4:26 Jesus tells her she has hit the nail on
the head and further more he is that very person.
John specifically states the returning disciples did not
ask Jesus what He was talking about with the Samaritan woman so up to this time
she now knew more about His message and mission than they.
Then in Joh 4:34 - 37 Jesus makes a pun when asked to
eat and gives them two more mini parables - the first about His mission and the
second about what is to be their jobs.
Not much hope that at this time they could catch the
meaning. Even a year later they needed His help to understand a similar parable
about sowing and harvesting. (Mat 13:3 - 23)
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Joh 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth
fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may
rejoice together.
John
Joh 4:5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is
called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Joh 4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
Joh 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water:
Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
Joh 4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to
buy meat.)
Joh 4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it
that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the
Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Joh 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest
the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou
wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Joh 4:11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing
to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living
water?
Joh 4:12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave
us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Joh 4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever
drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
Joh 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall
give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him
a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Joh 4:15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water,
that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
Joh 4:16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and
come hither.
Joh 4:17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband.
Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
Joh 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou
now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
Joh 4:19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that
thou art a prophet.
Joh 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye
say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Joh 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour
cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship
the Father.
Joh 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we
worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
Joh 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias
cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Joh 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am
he.
Joh 4:27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled
that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why
talkest thou with her?
Joh 4:28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way
into the city, and saith to the men,
Joh 4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that
ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Joh 4:30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
Joh 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him,
saying, Master, eat.
Joh 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye
know not of.
Joh 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath
any man brought him ought to eat?
Joh 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will
of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Joh 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth
fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may
rejoice together.
Joh 4:37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and
another reapeth.
Joh 4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no
labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
Joh 4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed
on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I
did.
Joh 4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they
besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
Joh 4:41 And many more believed because of his own word;
Joh 4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not
because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is
indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Jos 24:32
And the bones of Joseph, which the
children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a
parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance
of the children of Joseph.
12. A.D. 27 - Returns to Galilee
The only recorded mention of preaching Jesus did on this
trip to Galilee was during a two day stop at Samaria.
The record of the detail of what He preached is that
given by John in his account of Jesus witnessing to the Samaritan woman the
first afternoon of this visit.
Very likely what He preached in the city was the same
message that He preached to the woman.
Also very likely His disciples (at this time we are told
of only four) were in the audience and were exposed for the first time to His
"preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Luke
Luk 4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified
of all.
John
Joh 4:43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went
into Galilee.
Joh 4:44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath
no honour in his own country.
Joh 4:45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans
received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast:
for they also went unto the feast.
V. Northern Ministry of Jesus - A. D. 27-29
1. A.D. 27 - Cana - Healing of
the Nobleman's Son
Jesus has the power to cure the whole world of sickness
and death. He chose to do so in this particular case to establish
Himself to all who witnessed the miracle that He was their predicted messiah.
Joh 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and
wonders, ye will not believe.
Joh 4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did,
when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
John
Joh 4:46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he
made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at
Capernaum.
Joh 4:47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea
into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and
heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
Joh 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and
wonders, ye will not believe.
Joh 4:49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my
child die.
Joh 4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth.
And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his
way.
Joh 4:51 And as he was now going down, his servants met
him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
Joh 4:52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to
amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
Joh 4:53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour,
in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his
whole house.
Joh 4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did,
when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
2. A.D. 27 - Nazareth - Rejected
at Nazareth
This is the third event presented in the Gospels which
give some insight into Jesus' message to the world - Nicodemus, the Samaritan
woman and now to His home folks in Nazareth.
Not a word in all three about repentance.
Maybe He was going to bring it up here, but they gave
Him no chance; they tried to throw Him off a cliff at the very beginning of His
message for claiming to be the Messiah predicted by Isaiah. (Isaiah 61:1-2)
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard
these things, were filled with wrath,
Luke
Luk 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought
up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and
stood up for to read.
Luk 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the
prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was
written,
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luk 4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to
the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue
were fastened on him.
Luk 4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this
scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Luk 4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this
Joseph's son?
Luk 4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me
this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in
Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luk 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is
accepted in his own country.
Luk 4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in
Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six
months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
Luk 4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto
Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Luk 4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of
Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Luk 4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard
these things, were filled with wrath,
Luk 4:29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and
led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might
cast him down headlong.
Luk 4:30 But he passing through the midst of them went his
way,
Isa 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD
is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to
them that are
bound;
Isa 61:2
To proclaim the acceptable year of the
LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Moved to
Capernaum
Up to this time Jesus seems to have left it up to His
cousin John to preach the first step to salvation - repentance.
Now that John is in Herod's jail He appears to have
taken on that duty also.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew
Mat 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim:
Mat 4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying,
Mat 4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim,
by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Mat 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light;
and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Isa 9:1
Nevertheless the dimness
shall not
be
such as was
in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of
Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously
afflict her by
the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
Isa 9:2
The people that walked in darkness have
seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death,
upon them hath the light shined.
4. A.D. 27 - Sea of Galilee -
Four Become Fishers of Men
Of the four Gospels, Luke gives the most detail of this
account. (John who was an actual participant gives none)
Luke had ample opportunity to quiz Peter some years
later after the event and that's likely to have been the source of his detail.
Luke's account indicates that Peter for one had taken
Jesus' message of repentance to heart and that it was the miracle of the large
catch of fish which made all four decide to follow Jesus' call to service.
There is no indication here that Jesus had yet publicly
revealed his divinity and the need for all to rely on Him for a spiritual
rebirth.
Luk 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'
knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luk 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of
Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Luk 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed him.
Matthew
Mat 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two
brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea: for they were fishers.
Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make
you fishers of men.
Mat 4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed
him.
Mat 4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two
brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Mat 4:22 And they immediately left the ship and their
father, and followed him.
Mark
Mar 1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw
Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Mar 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I
will make you to become fishers of men.
Mar 1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and
followed him.
Mar 1:19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he
saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship
mending their nets.
Mar 1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left
their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Luke
Luk 5:1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed
upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
Luk 5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the
fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Luk 5:3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was
Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he
sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Luk 5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
Luk 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have
toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will
let down the net.
Luk 5:6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great
multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Luk 5:7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were
in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and
filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Luk 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'
knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luk 5:9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him,
at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
Luk 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of
Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Luk 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed him.
Psa 33:9
For he spake, and it was
done; he
commanded, and it stood fast.
5. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Demoniac
Healed on the Sabbath Day
Wow, what can we make of this? Devils inhabiting sick
people! Is that covered in your health insurance plan?
But one thing we can get from this event - fallen angels
know God when they see Him and His name is Jesus.
Luk 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Luk 4:34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art; the Holy One of God.
Mark
Mar 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on
the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Mar 1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he
taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mar 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an
unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Mar 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art, the Holy One of God.
Mar 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and
come out of him.
Mar 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and
cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
Mar 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they
questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is
this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do
obey him.
Mar 1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout
all the region round about Galilee.
Luke
Luk 4:31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and
taught them on the sabbath days.
Luk 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his
word was with power.
Luk 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Luk 4:34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art; the Holy One of God.
Luk 4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and
come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of
him, and hurt him not.
Luk 4:36 And they were all amazed, and spake among
themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he
commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Luk 4:37 And the fame of him went out into every place of
the country round about.
6. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Peter’s
Mother-in-Law Cured, Plus Others
Another instance of Jesus rebuking fallen angels for
revealing His divinity to the general public. The time for that had not yet come.
Luk 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had
any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them.
Luk 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not
to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
Matthew
Mat 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw
his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Mat 8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her:
and she arose, and ministered unto them.
Mat 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many
that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and
healed all that were sick:
Mat 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses.
Mark
Mar 1:29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the
synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mar 1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and
anon they tell him of her.
Mar 1:31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted
her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
Mar 1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought
unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mar 1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the
door.
Mar 1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers
diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak,
because they knew him.
Luke
Luk 4:38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered
into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and
they besought him for her.
Luk 4:39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and
it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
Luk 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had
any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them.
Luk 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not
to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
Isa 53:4
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and
carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted.
7. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - First
Preaching Tour of Galilee
There can be no doubt the person who sent Jesus to
preach and gave Him the message is God the Father.
Mar 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Luk 4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a
desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that
he should not depart from them.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom
of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Matthew
Mat 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all
manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Mat 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they
brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and
torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were
lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Mat 4:25 And there followed him great multitudes of people
from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from
beyond Jordan.
Mark
Mar 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Mar 1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed
after him.
Mar 1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him,
All men seek for thee.
Mar 1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next
towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Mar 1:39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all
Galilee, and cast out devils.
Luke
Luk 4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a
desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that
he should not depart from them.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom
of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Luk 4:44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
8. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - Leper
Healed and Response Recorded
Here is a clue as to why Jesus has not yet fully
revealed His divinity and not yet fully revealed God the Father's plan for
salvation for the whole world. He wants to give the priests ample time to repent of
their failure as spiritual leaders of His chosen people and to recognize the
predicted Messiah now that He has come.
Mat 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
Matthew
Mat 8:1 When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
Mat 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mat 8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Mat 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
Mark
Mar 1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and
kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean.
Mar 1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his
hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Mar 1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the
leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Mar 1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent
him away;
Mar 1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any
man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing
those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Mar 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and
to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into
the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every
quarter.
Luke
Luk 5:12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain
city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and
besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luk 5:13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
Luk 5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and
shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luk 5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of
him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of
their infirmities.
Luk 5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and
prayed.
Lev 13:49
And if the plague be greenish or
reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the
woof, or in any thing of skin; it
is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed
unto the priest:
9. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Paralytic Healed
This man received so much more than he and his friends
came for. They wanted health for the bed ridden man in this life; he received
life eternal. Each person on earth has his or her unique ability to
express repentance and faith. I understand this event as showing that God
judges each of us as to whether or not we have demonstrated repentance and faith
taking our unique abilities in consideration. A person with a doctor's degree
in religion should have a better testimony of repentance and faith than the
village idiot or the back woods native who never heard a word about Jesus.
Mat 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Matthew
Mat 9:1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and
came into his own city.
Mat 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mat 9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within
themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Mat 9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts?
Mat 9:5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven
thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
Mat 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power
on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take
up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Mat 9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
Mat 9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and
glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
Mark
Mar 2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some
days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
Mar 2:2 And straightway many were gathered together,
insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the
door: and he preached the word unto them.
Mar 2:3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was borne of four.
Mar 2:4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the
press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up,
they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
Mar 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick
of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mar 2:6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting
there, and reasoning in their hearts,
Mar 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can
forgive sins but God only?
Mar 2:8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit
that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these
things in your hearts?
Mar 2:9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the
palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
walk?
Mar 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Mar 2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
go thy way into thine house.
Mar 2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and
went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified
God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
Luke
Luk 5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was
teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which
were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power
of the Lord was present to heal them.
Luk 5:18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was
taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before
him.
Luk 5:19 And when they could not find by what way they
might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and
let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
Luk 5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him,
Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Luk 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,
saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God
alone?
Luk 5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he
answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
Luk 5:23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven
thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Luk 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say
unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Luk 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took
up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Luk 5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God,
and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Rom 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God;
10. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Matthew’s Call and Reception Held
The point of this event is not that the religious
leaders have no need for repentance. The point is that Jesus was sent because they were a
generation of vipers; they were not doing their God given job of teaching and
preaching God' word.
Mar 2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat
with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mar 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that
are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew
Mat 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a
man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Mat 9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the
house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples.
Mat 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his
disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Mat 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They
that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance.
Mark
Mar 2:13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all
the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
Mar 2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of
Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he
arose and followed him.
Mar 2:15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in
his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
Mar 2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat
with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mar 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that
are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke
Luk 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him,
Follow me.
Luk 5:28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Luk 5:29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house:
and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with
them.
Luk 5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against
his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luk 5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are
whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Luk 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
Hos 6:6
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice;
and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
11. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Disciples Defended via a Parable
Here Jesus had a perfect opportunity to reveal His
divinity and God's plan for salvation for the whole world - a plan which
involved overturning the old temple/priesthood system.
But the time was not ripe. So He chose to tell the
Jewish religious leaders the first of His famous parables; stories for which
most of His hearers lacked the spiritual ability to understand.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
: The
old system of Jewish priests teaching God’s rules of conduct and sacrifices at the
temple as payment for violations thereof is so corrupt he won’t mend it with
his new system, his kingdom, his church, his body of believers and his
sacrifice on the cross.
Mat 9:16 No man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3))putteth a piece of new cloth
(the new covenant, his new kingdom,
his church, his body of believers (Jer 31:31) (Heb 8:13))unto an old
garment(the old covenant, Jewish priests and the
temple (Mat 27:51)), for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the
rent is made worse.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent;
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles" :
We can trust in God’s word and Jesus’
sacrifice to preserve us forever.
Mat 9:17 Neither do men put new wine(Jesus’
blood of the new testament shed for the remission of sins (Mat
26:28-29)) into old bottles: else
the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they
put new wine into new bottles(New covenant
(Mat 26:28)), and both are preserved.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Mat 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth
of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom.
Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Psa 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh
not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall
be cut off.
Psa 21:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Psa 33:11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psa 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his
throne as the sun before me.
Psa 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent,
Thou art a priest
for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Rev 22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need
no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and
they shall reign for ever and ever.
Matthew
Mat 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying,
Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Mat 9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will
come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
Mat 9:16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old
garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the
rent is made worse.
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles"
Mat 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else
the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they
put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Mark
Mar 2:18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees
used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and
of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
Mar 2:19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the
bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mar 2:20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
Mar 2:21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old
garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the
rent is made worse.
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles"
Mar 2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else
the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles
will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
Luke
Luk 5:33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of
John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees;
but thine eat and drink?
Luk 5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of
the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Luk 5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
Luk 5:36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man
putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new
maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the
old.
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles"
Luk 5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else
the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall
perish.
Luk 5:38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and
both are preserved.
Luk 5:39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway
desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
12. A.D. 28 - Jerusalem - Goes to
Jerusalem for Second Passover; Heals Lame Man
And here we see Jesus' reason for holding back the
revelation of His person and message to the Jewish religious leaders. The more
He reveals, the more they seek to kill Him.
His death on the cross is, of course, God's plan for the
world's salvation but it can't be rushed. Jesus will need two more years to
find and train the disciples who will carry His message to the world.
Joh 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was
Jesus, which had made him whole.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and
sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh
hitherto, and I work.
Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his
Father, making himself equal with God.
John
Joh 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.
Joh 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a
pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
Joh 5:3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
Joh 5:4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the
pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the
water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Joh 5:5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity
thirty and eight years.
Joh 5:6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been
now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
Joh 5:7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man,
when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming,
another steppeth down before me.
Joh 5:8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and
walk.
Joh 5:9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up
his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
Joh 5:10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured,
It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
Joh 5:11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same
said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
Joh 5:12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said
unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
Joh 5:13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for
Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
Joh 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and
said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come
unto thee.
Joh 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was
Jesus, which had made him whole.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and
sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh
hitherto, and I work.
Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his
Father, making himself equal with God.
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the
Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Joh 5:20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all
things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that
ye may marvel.
Joh 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed
all judgment unto the Son:
Joh 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they
honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which
hath sent him.
Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Joh 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is
coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and
they that hear shall live.
Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he
given to the Son to have life in himself;
Joh 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment
also, because he is the Son of man.
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the
which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good,
unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.
Joh 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I
judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will
of the Father which hath sent me.
Joh 5:31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not
true.
Joh 5:32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I
know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
Joh 5:33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the
truth.
Joh 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these
things I say, that ye might be saved.
Joh 5:35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were
willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Joh 5:36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for
the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do,
bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Joh 5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath
borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his
shape.
Joh 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom
he hath sent, him ye believe not.
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye
have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have
life.
Joh 5:41 I receive not honour from men.
Joh 5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God
in you.
Joh 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me
not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Joh 5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of
another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Joh 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father:
there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Joh 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed
me: for he wrote of me.
Joh 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye
believe my words?
Exo 20:10
But the seventh day
is the
sabbath of the LORD thy God: in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that
is within thy gates:
13. A.D. 28 - En Route to Galilee
- Plucked Grain Precipitates Sabbath Controversy
When asked, Jesus told the truth about His divinity.
But the truth is more than the religious leaders can
comprehend.
Mat 12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
day.
Matthew
Mat 12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through
the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of
corn, and to eat.
Mat 12:2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him,
Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Mat 12:3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David
did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
Mat 12:4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat
the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were
with him, but only for the priests?
Mat 12:5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the
sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
Mat 12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
day.
Mark
Mar 2:23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn
fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the
ears of corn.
Mar 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do
they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Mar 2:25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what
David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with
him?
Mar 2:26 How he went into the house of God in the days of
Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat
but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Mar 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for
man, and not man for the sabbath:
Mar 2:28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the
sabbath.
Luke
Luk 6:1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the
first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears
of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
Luk 6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do
ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Luk 6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so
much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were
with him;
Luk 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and
eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not
lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
Luk 6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord
also of the sabbath.
Deu 5:14
But the seventh day
is the
sabbath of the LORD thy God: in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor
thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that
is
within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as
well as thou.
14. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Withered
Hand Healed Causes Another Sabbath Controversy
Rather than responding in joy that the messiah has
come, the religious leaders plot to kill Him. This just builds up more evidence that they must be
thrown out and the temple and their positions of authority be abolished.
Mat 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine
hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Mat 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council
against him, how they might destroy him.
Matthew
Mat 12:9 And when he was departed thence, he went into
their synagogue:
Mat 12:10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand
withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?
that they might accuse him.
Mat 12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be
among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath
day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Mat 12:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep?
Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Mat 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine
hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Mat 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council
against him, how they might destroy him.
Mark
Mar 3:1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there
was a man there which had a withered hand.
Mar 3:2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on
the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Mar 3:3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered
hand, Stand forth.
Mar 3:4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on
the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their
peace.
Mar 3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with
anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man,
Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored
whole as the other.
Mar 3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took
counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Luke
Luk 6:6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that
he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand
was withered.
Luk 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether
he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against
him.
Luk 6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man
which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose
and stood forth.
Luk 6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one
thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life,
or to destroy it?
Luk 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he said
unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored
whole as the other.
Luk 6:11 And they were filled with madness; and communed
one with another what they might do to Jesus.
15. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee -
Multitudes Healed
And again Jesus cautions the multitudes of common people
and fallen angels not to reveal His true identity. To do so would only hasten His sacrifice at the hands
of the religious leaders before its proper time, before He has trained His
disciples.
Mat 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Mat 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him
known:
Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down
before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Mar 3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not
make him known.
Matthew
Mat 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Mat 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him
known:
Mat 12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying,
Mat 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my
beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he
shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Mat 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any
man hear his voice in the streets.
Mat 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking
flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Mat 12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Mark
Mar 3:7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to
the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
Mar 3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from
beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had
heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Mar 3:9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship
should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Mar 3:10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed
upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down
before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Mar 3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not
make him known.
Luke
Luk 6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the
plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of
all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came
to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
Luk 6:18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and
they were healed.
Luk 6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for
there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
16. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Twelve Apostles Selected After a Night of Prayer
Next starts the training period for these twelve apostles.
As said before, it will take two years before they are ready to be sent out with
the complete message of God's plan of salvation for the entire world.
For two years they will be taught with parables which will
takes special spiritual discernment to understand, will witness miracles which
confirm the divinity of Jesus, and they will witness His death, burial and
resurrection. And at the end of their training period, as a graduation
ceremony at Pentecost, they will receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Mar 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto
him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mar 3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with
him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mar 3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast
out devils:
Mark
Mar 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto
him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mar 3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with
him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mar 3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast
out devils:
Mar 3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
Mar 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother
of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Mar 3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and
Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the
Canaanite,
Mar 3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and
they went into an house.
Luke
Luk 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went
out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luk 6:13 And when it was day, he called unto him his
disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
Luk 6:14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his
brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
Luk 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and
Simon called Zelotes,
Luk 6:16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas
Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
17. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Sermon on the Mt.
Now Jesus begins His training program for the twelve
chosen ones.
1. First He tells them the blessings they will receive if
they come to their mission of service with proper attitudes. (Mat 5:1-12 The
Beatitudes)
2. Next He tells them to be like Him in sacrifice and
light. (Mat 5:13-16 The Similitudes)
3. Then He cautions them that they will be required to live
lives of exemplary testimony. They will have to go above and beyond the
requirements given to them by Moses in the Ten Commandments, specially in the
areas of murder, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, and love. (Mat 5:17-
48)
4. Next He outlines what will be required in their
spiritual acts of obedience to God in almsgiving, prayer, fasting, wealth, and
judging. (Mat 6:1-7:6)
5. Then, after laying down all these very strict rules of
conduct for his close servants, He gives them some very encouraging news. Their
Heavenly Father will be with them at all times to supply their needs and give
success in their mission. (Mat 7:7-11)
6. Finely, He sums up this first training session by
telling His chosen apostles that there will be opposition but the path He has
set them on is the only one to true success. (Mat 7:12-29)
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
1. Mat 5:3 Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
2. Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
3. Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which
is in heaven is perfect.
4. Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
5. Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
6. Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The
Parable "Candle Under
a Bushel":
If you disciples are wondering why you received such
strict instructions in righteousness in “The Sermon on the Mount”, it’s because
you will be Jesus’ surrogates here on earth. People will judge Jesus and his creditability by your actions.
Mat 5:14 Ye
(Jesus’ disciples (Mat 5:1-2))are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light
(The message, repentance and God’s
kingdom (Mat 10:27) (Mar 6:12) (Luke 9:2))so shine before men, that they may
see your good works(Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils (Mat 10:7-8)), and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Scriptural references:
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when
he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying,
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick.
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
The Parable
"A Wise Man Builds on a Rock":
Jesus told this
parable to his disciples as part of his “Sermon on the Mount”. It is basically instructions in conduct for
those who enlist in his elite band of apostles and disciples. The penalty for sloth in following these
instructions is quite severe - eternity separated from God.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house(earthly
life (Ps 119:54)) upon a
rock(Christ (Matt 16:18)):
Mat 7:25 And the rain
(The time of final judgment
(James 5:7)) descended, and the floods came
(time of testing of where you have placed your faith (Gen
7:11)), and
the winds blew, (God’s judgment (Jer 22:22) and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house
upon the sand (any other foundation than Christ (1 Cor 3 :10-15)):
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall
(all die (1 Cor 15:22)) of
it.
Scriptural references:
Psa 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house
of my pilgrimage.
Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it.
Jam 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the
coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of
the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter
rain.
Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in
the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the
fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Jer 22:22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and
thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and
confounded for all thy wickedness.
1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given
unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1Co 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1Co 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation
gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
1Co 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for
the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire
shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
1Co 3:14 If any man's work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
1Co 3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall
suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive.
Matthew
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the
earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy.
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see
God.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be
called the children of God.
Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your
reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
The
Parable "Candle Under
a Bushel"
Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or
the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth
pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with
his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever
shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and
there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy
way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou
art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the
judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Mat 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Mat 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should
perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his
wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mat 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away
his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery:
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Mat 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the
Lord thine oaths:
Mat 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by
heaven; for it is God's throne:
Mat 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither
by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Mat 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou
canst not make one hair white or black.
Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:
for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Mat 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for
an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mat 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain.
Mat 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Mat 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Mat 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which
is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mat 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward
have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Mat 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye
more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which
is in heaven is perfect.
Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound
a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their
reward.
Mat 6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand
know what thy right hand doeth:
Mat 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father
which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the
corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet,
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it
is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Mat 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mat 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mat 6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites,
of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto
men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head,
and wash thy face;
Mat 6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto
thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through
nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart
be also.
Mat 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Mat 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be
full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great
is that darkness!
Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit
unto his stature?
Mat 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Mat 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Mat 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we
eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Mat 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mat 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof.
Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull
out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
Mat 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither
cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and
turn again and rend you.
Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask
bread, will he give him a stone?
Mat 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which
go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither
can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have
we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy
name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew
you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The Parable "A Wise Man Builds on a Rock"
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house
upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of
it.
Mat 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these
sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mat 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and
not as the scribes.
Luke
Luk 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and
said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luk 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be
filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luk 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when
they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out
your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Luk 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for,
behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers
unto the prophets.
Luk 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have
received your consolation.
Luk 6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger.
Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Luk 6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of
you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies,
do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek
offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy
coat also.
Luk 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him
that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Luk 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye
also to them likewise.
Luk 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Luk 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you,
what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luk 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive,
what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend,
hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the
children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is
merciful.
Luk 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn
not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give
into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again.
Luk 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind
lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luk 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every
one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Luk 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Luk 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother,
let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out
of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is
in thy brother's eye.
Luk 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit;
neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luk 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of
thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Luk 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart
his mouth speaketh.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which I say?
The Parable "A Wise Man Builds on a Rock"
Luk 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings,
and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged
deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream
beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon
a rock.
Luk 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man
that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the
stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house
was great.
18. A.D. 28 - Capernaum -
Centurion’s Servant Healed
Jesus has been doing these miracles of healing with the
purpose of establishing a belief in His chosen disciples and in the multitudes
of other Jewish witnesses that He is the predicted messiah.
Ironically, we have here a Gentile who catches on
quicker than the Jews.
Mat 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Mat 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed.
Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to
them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel.
Matthew
Mat 8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there
came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Mat 8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of
the palsy, grievously tormented.
Mat 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Mat 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed.
Mat 8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers
under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to
them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel.
Mat 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the
east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the
kingdom of heaven.
Mat 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out
into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and
as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in
the selfsame hour.
Luke
Luk 7:1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the
audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Luk 7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear
unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
Luk 7:3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the
elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
Luk 7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him
instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
Luk 7:5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a
synagogue.
Luk 7:6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not
far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord,
trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my
roof:
Luk 7:7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come
unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
Luk 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having
under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come,
and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Luk 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him,
and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto
you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Luk 7:10 And they that were sent, returning to the house,
found the servant whole that had been sick.
Isa 49:12
Behold, these shall come from far:
and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land
of Sinim.
Isa 49:13
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O
earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath
comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
19. A.D. 28 - Nain - Raises
Widow’s Son from Dead
This is another demonstration to the Jews that He is the
messiah, a quite successful one.
Luk 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified
God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people.
Luk 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all
Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Luke
Luk 7:11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went
into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much
people.
Luk 7:12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city,
behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she
was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
Luk 7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on
her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Luk 7:14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that
bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
Luk 7:15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak.
And he delivered him to his mother.
Luk 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified
God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people.
Luk 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all
Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Job 19:25
For I know
that my
redeemer liveth, and that
he shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth:
20. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Jesus
Allays John’s Doubts
John is in prison facing a martyr's death for his
faithful preaching of the need for repentance of sin.
He knows the water baptism which he offers is only step
one. He knows the world also needs the opportunity for a Spiritual baptism. He
knows only his cousin Jesus can offer that baptism and must be wishing as his
time here on earth draws near to the end that his cousin would start preaching
the need for the second baptism, the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
But Jesus is not yet ready to do that. He wants more
time to train His disciples and God is willing to give the religious leaders
more time to repent of their sins and save their jobs.
Mat 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew
John again those things which ye do hear and see:
Mat 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Matthew
Mat 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of
Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Mat 11:3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come,
or do we look for another?
Mat 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew
John again those things which ye do hear and see:
Mat 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
Mat 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended
in me.
Mat 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?
Mat 11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Mat 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I
say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Mat 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I
send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mat 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born
of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding
he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Mat 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now
the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Mat 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John.
Mat 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which
was for to come.
Mat 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It
is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Mat 11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have
not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Mat 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and
they say, He hath a devil.
Mat 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they
say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Luke
Luk 7:18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these
things.
Luk 7:19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples
sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for
another?
Luk 7:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John
Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we
for another?
Luk 7:21 And in that same hour he cured many of their
infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he
gave sight.
Luk 7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way,
and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the
poor the gospel is preached.
Luk 7:23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended
in me.
Luk 7:24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he
began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the
wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Luk 7:25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately,
are in kings' courts.
Luk 7:26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I
say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
Luk 7:27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send
my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luk 7:28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of
women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least
in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Luk 7:31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken
the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Luk 7:32 They are like unto children sitting in the
marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and
ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Luk 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor
drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
Luk 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye
say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners!
Luk 7:35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Mal 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger,
and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek,
shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
21. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Woes Upon
the Privileged
The message in this event shows the extreme importance
of repentance. There is no hope for a person, a city or a church which
does not recognize the realty of sin and the need for repentance.
Mat 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Matthew
Mat 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Mat 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee,
Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Mat 11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been
done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank
thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Mat 11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy
sight.
Mat 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father:
and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Gen 19:24
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and
upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
22. A.D. 28 - Simon's House,
Capernaum - A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
Jesus leaves unanswered the question "who is this that
forgiveth sins also?" His miracles have revealed His divinity to the sinful
woman but the wise Pharisee is still blind.
Luk 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it,
he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have
known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
sinner.
The Parable "The
Creditor and the Two Debtors"
: Simon as a
religious leader bears responsibility not only for his own sins but also shares
responsibility for the sins of those who he misleads. If and when he recognizes his sin, repents and puts his trust in
Jesus, he will “love him the most”.
Luk 7:41 There was a certain creditor
(God the Father (Gal 5:3)) which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence(Simon the
Pharisee, possibly the father of Judas (both seem to be from
Capernaum) (Jer 22:22) (Eze 3:17-18) (Matthew 11:23-25)), and the other fifty
(Mary sister of Lazarus; she anointed Jesus and wiped his
feet with her hair twice. The identification comes before she
did it the second time. (John 11:2) (John 12:3)).
Luk 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly
forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
Luk 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Scriptural References:
Gal 5:3 For I testify again to every man that is
circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Jer 22:22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and
thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and
confounded for all thy wickedness.
Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto
the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
from me.
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt
surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been
done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I
thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Joh 11:2 (It was that
Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Joh 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of
spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with
her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Luke
Luk 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would
eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
Luk 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a
sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an
alabaster box of ointment,
Luk 7:38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and
began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head,
and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Luk 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it,
he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have
known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
sinner.
Luk 7:40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have
somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
The Parable "The
Creditor and the Two Debtors"
Luk 7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Luk 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly
forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
Luk 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Luk 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon,
Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for
my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs
of her head.
Luk 7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the
time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
Luk 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this
woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Luk 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are
many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same
loveth little.
Luk 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Luk 7:49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say
within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
Luk 7:50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved
thee; go in peace.
23. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Another
Tour of Galilee
The plus side of this mission tour of Jesus' home
territory is that He is building up the faith in His close core group of
followers.
Luk 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Luke
Luk 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Luk 8:2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
Luk 8:3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and
Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
24. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus
Accuses the Pharisees of Blasphemy
By hindering Jesus' appeal for repentance, by accusing
Him of working for Satan, the religious leaders show themselves beyond
redemption and that their system of service for God must be abolished.
Mat 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both
spake and saw.
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This
fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Matthew
Mat 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both
spake and saw.
Mat 12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
this the son of David?
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This
fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Mat 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto
them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every
city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Mat 12:26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided
against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Mat 12:27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Mat 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God,
then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Mat 12:29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's
house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he
will spoil his house.
Mat 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Mat 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and
blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
shall not be forgiven unto men.
Mat 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of
man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it
shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Mat 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or
else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his
fruit.
Mat 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil,
speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Mat 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart
bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth
forth evil things.
Mat 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men
shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Mat 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by
thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Mark
Mar 3:20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that
they could not so much as eat bread.
Mar 3:21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to
lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Mar 3:22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem
said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
Mar 3:23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in
parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mar 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that
kingdom cannot stand.
Mar 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that
house cannot stand.
Mar 3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be
divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Mar 3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will
spoil his house.
Mar 3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven
unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Mar 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost
hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Mar 3:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Luke
Luk 11:14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb.
And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people
wondered.
Luk 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils
through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
Luk 11:16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign
from heaven.
Luk 11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them,
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house
divided against a house falleth.
Luk 11:18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how
shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through
Beelzebub.
Luk 11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Luk 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils,
no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Luk 11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his
goods are in peace:
Luk 11:22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him,
and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and
divideth his spoils.
Luk 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth.
25. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus’
Answer to a Demand for a Sign
By comparing Himself to Jonah Jesus here predicts His
coming death, burial and resurrection - but in a way that not even His closest
follower can, at this time, grasp His meaning.
Mat 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in
the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
The Parable
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2":
Jesus is here giving a
recruiting speech to the multitudes. He
promises the support of his body here on earth, the church, but he warns that
he is looking for candidates of high righteousness and virtue.
Luk 11:33 No man
(Jesus), when he hath lighted a candle
(teaches his twelve disciples), putteth it
in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick
(the church, the body of Christ here on earth (Rev 1:13,
20)), that they which
come (they that open the door and let Jesus’
message into their heart (Rev 3:20)) in may see the light
(the gospel of the kingdom and the men should repent (Mat
10:27) (Mark 6:12) (Luke 9:2)).
Luk 11:34 The light of the body
(the illuminator of the body (Eph 1:18)
) is the eye (understanding
(Eph 1:18)): therefore when thine eye is single
(clear (Strong’s Greek Dictionary)), thy whole body also is full of light
(full of the gospel of the kingdom and goodworks (Acts 9:36)); but when thine eye is
evil, thy body also is full of darkness (moral
depravity (Rom 13:12)).
Luk 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in
thee be not darkness.
Luk 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light,
having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Scriptural references:
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God,
and to heal the sick.
Eph 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Luk 11:34 The3588 light3088 of the3588 body4983 is2076 the3588 eye:3788 therefore3767 when3752 thine4675 eye3788 is5600 single,573 thy4675 whole3650 body4983 also2532 is2076 full of light;5460 but1161 when1875 thine eye is5600 evil,4190 thy4675 body4983 also2532 is full of darkness.4652
G573
ἁπλοῦς
haplous
hap-looce'
Probably
from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G4120; properly folded together,
that is, single
(figuratively clear):
- single.
Act 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by
interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and
almsdeeds which she did.
Rom 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand:
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light.
Matthew
Mat 12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees
answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Mat 12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to
it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Mat 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in
the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
Mat 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of
Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Mat 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the
uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a
greater than Solomon is here.
Mat 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Mat 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from
whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and
garnished.
Mat 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven
other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and
the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also
unto this wicked generation.
Luke
Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will
return unto my house whence I came out.
Luk 11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and
garnished.
Luk 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other
spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the
last state of that man is worse than the first.
Luk 11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is
the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Luk 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that
hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luk 11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together,
he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall
no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luk 11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so
shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Luk 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from
the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a
greater than Solomon is here.
Luk 11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching
of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
The Parable "Candle Under a
Bushel No.2"
Luk 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it
in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which
come in may see the light.
Luk 11:34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when
thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is
evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luk 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in
thee be not darkness.
Luk 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light,
having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light.
26. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Mother,
Brothers Seek Audience
What a compliment, what a source of inspiration to His
close followers! Jesus informs them that they mean more to Him than His actual
brothers and even His mother.
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew
Mat 12:46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Mat 12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and
thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Mat 12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him,
Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Mat 12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his
disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark
Mar 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and,
standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Mar 3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said
unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
Mar 3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or
my brethren?
Mar 3:34 And he looked round about on them which sat about
him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mar 3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same
is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Luke
Luk 8:19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and
could not come at him for the press.
Luk 8:20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy
mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
Luk 8:21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and
my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
27. A.D. 28 - By Sea of Galilee -
Famous Parables of Sower, Seed, Tares, Mustard Seed, Leaven, Treasure, Pearl,
Dragnet, Lamp Told
Why does Jesus speak so much to the multitudes in
parables?
The answer is in Mat 13:10 - 11.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
This is the greatest parable of all. What's the
difference between disciples and the multitude?
Disciples are those who have accepted what has been
Jesus' message up to this point. They accept the fact that they are sinners,
they accept Jesus' claim to be the promised Messiah, and they want to know more
about the Kingdom of Heaven.
The rest of the multitude have not accepted the fact
that they are sinners, have not repented of their sins, and do not believe Jesus
is the promised Messiah. They are not ready to understand the mysteries of the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Luke 8:18 is also a parable and can be explained as
follows:
Whosoever has the rebirth of water which comes from
repentance can receive the second rebirth, the baptism of the spirit; whosoever
has not repented of his sins loses the opportunity for spiritual rebirth and
those in high positions of spiritual authority will lose those positions.
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever
hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he seemeth to have.
Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat
by the sea side.
Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto
him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the
shore.
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Mar 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and
when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
The Parable of
"The Sower
":
Jesus’ mission is to find men with honest
and good hearts capable of teaching others the gospel of the kingdom and
thereby aid in its growth. Hopefully
they will also be capable of spiritual growth themselves and thereby be more
useful for greater heavenly duties after their earthly service is over.
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower (Jesus (Mat 13:37))
went forth to sow;
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds
(the word of the kingdom (Mat 13:19) (Zec 7:12)) fell by the way
side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not
much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away.
Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung
up, and choked them:
Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground
(an honest and good heart (Luke 8:15)), and brought forth
fruit (fruit of the spirit (Gal 5:22-23)), some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because
they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their
ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your
ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and
righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen
them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Mat 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one (Satan
(Mar 4:15)), and catcheth away that which
was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a
while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
by he is offended.
Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he
that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is
he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Scriptural references:
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Zec 7:12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should
hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by
the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which
in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is
no law.
Mar 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where
the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and
taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
The Parable of
"The Tares":
Judging who has a heart for God is best left to God.
Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man (Jesus
(Mat 13:37)) which sowed good seed
in his field (the world (Mat
13:38)):
Mat 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Mat 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
forth fruit (the children of the kingdom (Mat
13:38)), then appeared the tares
(the children of the wicked one (Mat 13:38)) also.
Mat 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath
it tares?
Mat 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy
(the devil (Mat 13:39)) hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Mat 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest
(the end of the world (Mat 13:39)): and in
the time of harvest I will say to the reapers (the
angels (Mat 13:39)), Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went
into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the
parable of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend
(false prophets and false teachers (2 Pet 2:1 - 2)), and them which
do iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the
sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Scriptural references:
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No. 3":
You who have chosen to follow me are
to be like me, a light to the world. To
help your light to shine you will have the aid of my body here on earth, the
church.
Mar 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle
(a disciple (Mar 4:10-11)) brought to be
put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick
(the church, the body of Christ here on earth (Rev
1:13, 20))?
Mar 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Scriptural
references:
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches.
The Parable of
"The Growing Seed":
You who preach God’s word are not
going to know for sure the fruit of your sowing until God’s harvest.
Mar 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
(an apostle or disciple (Mar 4:10-11))
should cast seed (the word (Mar 5:14)) into the ground;
Mar 4:27 And should sleep
(Die (John 11:11-13)), and rise night and day, and the
seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how (Only
God can read hearts (Luke 16:15) (Acts 1:24) (Acts 15:8) (Rev
2:23)).
Mar 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mar 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately
he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come (End
of the world (Mat 13:39)).
Scriptural references:
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Joh 11:11 These things said he: and after that he
saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him
out of sleep.
Joh 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep,
he shall do well.
Joh 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they
thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Luk 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which
justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is
highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Act 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which
knowest the hearts of all men,
shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Act 15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them
witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and
all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts:
and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed":
Beware of false teachers who shall
bring damnable heresies into the church.
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed (the
children of the kingdom (Mat 13:38)), which a man
(Jesus (Mat 13:37)) took, and
sowed in his field (the world (Mat 13:38)):
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when
it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree
(the church that will grow to have branches of idolatry
(Isa 44:14-17) (1 Tim 4:1-3) (2 Peter 2:1-2)), so that the
birds of the air (spreaders of idolatry (Mat 13:4,
19) (Rom 1:23) ) come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Isa 44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the
forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isa 44:15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he
will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a
god, and worshippeth it;
he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isa 44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with
part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he
warmeth himself, and saith,
Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isa 44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down
unto it, and worshippeth it,
and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the
fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible
God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted
beasts, and creeping things.
The Parable of
"The Leaven":
Beware of sin and false doctrine in
the church. Its nature is to grow.
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom
of heaven is like unto leaven (doctrine of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees (Mat 16:12) (Mat 23:13)), which a woman
(One easily led into idolatry (Jer 7:18)) took, and hid in three measures of
meal (Allowed in a little sin (1 Cor 5:6-8)), till the whole was leavened.
Scriptural references:
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Jer 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers
kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
1Co 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump?
1Co 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye
may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is
sacrificed for us:
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the
unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.
The Parable of
"The Hidden Treasure":
Jesus paid it all.
Mat 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto
treasure (children of the kingdom, the people of
God (Exo 19:5) (Titus 2:14) (1 Peter 2:9)) hid in a field
(the world (Mat 13:38)); the which when a man
(God (John 3:16)) hath found, he hideth
(The gospel hidden to those who are lost (2 Cor 4:3-4)), and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath (his
only begotten son, Jesus (John 3:16) (1 Cor 6:20)), and buyeth that field.
Scriptural
references:
Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Tit 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might
redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous
of good works.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them
that are lost:
2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
The Parable of
" The
Pearl of Great Price":
God paid an infinite price to dwell
in the temple of the believer’s body.
Mat 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl
(gate to God’s dwelling (Rev 21:21) (Eph 2:22)) of great price
(His only begotten son (John 3:16)),
went and sold all that he had, and bought it (the
body of the believers (1 Cor 6:19-20)).
Scriptural
references:
Rev 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate
was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Eph 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an
habitation of God through the Spirit.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost which is
in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
The Parable of
"The Net":
You disciples will have a very
important job. You will be spreading a
message of repentance and the kingdom, which will affect where people chose to
spend eternity.
Mat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered (The
harvest judgment (Isa 56:8) (Rev 14:19))
of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and
sat down, and gathered the good (Children of the
kingdom, the saved (Mat 13:38) (Rev 21:24-27)) into vessels, but cast the bad
(those not found written in the Book of Life (Rev
20:12-15)) away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Scriptural references:
Isa 56:8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of
Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are
gathered unto him.
Rev 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the
earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the
wrath of God.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved
shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory
and honour into it.
Rev 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all
by day: for there shall be no night there.
Rev 21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of
the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any
thing that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh
a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were
judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in
it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake
of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the
book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Matthew
Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat
by the sea side.
Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto
him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the
shore.
The Parable of
"The Sower "
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way
side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not
much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away.
Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung
up, and choked them:
Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth
fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because
they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their
ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your
ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and
righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen
them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Mat 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which
was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a
while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
by he is offended.
Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he
that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is
he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
The Parable of
"The Tares"
Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Mat 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Mat 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Mat 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath
it tares?
Mat 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Mat 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in
the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed"
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and
sowed in his field:
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when
it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the
birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
The Parable of
"The Leaven"
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom
of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of
meal, till the whole was leavened.
Mat 13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude
in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into
the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable
of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth
the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the
children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in
the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and
they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do
iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun
in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
The Parable of
"The Hidden Treasure"
Mat 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto
treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
The Parable of
" The
Pearl of Great Price"
Mat 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price,
went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
The Parable of
"The Net"
Mat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and
sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all
these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe
which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an
householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Mark
Mar 4:1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and
there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship,
and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
The Parable of
"The Sower
"
Mar 4:2 And he taught them many things by parables, and
said unto them in his doctrine,
Mar 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mar 4:4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the
way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mar 4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not
much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
Mar 4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and
because it had no root, it withered away.
Mar 4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up,
and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mar 4:8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit
that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty,
and some an hundred.
Mar 4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him
with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to
know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all
these things are done in parables:
Mar 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and
hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be
converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mar 4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable?
and how then will ye know all parables?
Mar 4:14 The sower soweth the word.
Mar 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where the word
is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the
word that was sown in their hearts.
Mar 4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on
stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with
gladness;
Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but
for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's
sake, immediately they are offended.
Mar 4:18 And these are they which are sown among thorns;
such as hear the word,
Mar 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness
of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it
becometh unfruitful.
Mar 4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground;
such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold,
some sixty, and some an hundred.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2
Mar 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be
put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Mar 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Mar 4:23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mar 4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear
shall more be given.
Mar 4:25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he
that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
The Parable of
"The Growing Seed"
Mar 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
should cast seed into the ground;
Mar 4:27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the
seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Mar 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mar 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately
he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed"
Mar 4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom
of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Mar 4:31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it
is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Mar 4:32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh
greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of
the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Mar 4:33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto
them, as they were able to hear it.
Mar 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and
when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Luke
The Parable of
"The Sower "
Luk 8:4 And when much people were gathered together, and
were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
Luk 8:5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed,
some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air
devoured it.
Luk 8:6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was
sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Luk 8:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang
up with it, and choked it.
Luk 8:8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and
bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luk 8:9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might
this parable be?
Luk 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they
might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Luk 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of
God.
Luk 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then
cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should
believe and be saved.
Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear,
receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe,
and in time of temptation fall away.
Luk 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which,
when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and
pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an
honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit
with patience.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2
Luk 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it
with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that
they which enter in may see the light.
Luk 8:17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made
manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever
hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he seemeth to have.
Joe 3:13
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest
is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow;
for their wickedness is
great.
28. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee - Sea
Made Serene
This event is another lesson for His disciples that
Jesus is God.
Mat 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Matthew
Mat 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples
followed him.
Mat 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the
sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Mat 8:25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him,
saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Mat 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye
of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was
a great calm.
Mat 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Mark
Mar 4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith
unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
Mar 4:36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they
took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little
ships.
Mar 4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the
waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Mar 4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep
on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that
we perish?
Mar 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Mar 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how
is it that ye have no faith?
Mar 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to
another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Luke
Luk 8:22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went
into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the
other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
Luk 8:23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came
down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in
jeopardy.
Luk 8:24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying,
Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of
the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
Luk 8:25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And
they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this!
for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
29. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Gadarene Demoniac Healed
Jesus is still not keen to have his healing power
published to the world. The man was instructed to reveal his cure to
his own home but he told the whole city.
Luk 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luk 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great
things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout
the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
Matthew
Mat 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the
country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out
of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Mat 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we
to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us
before the time?
Mat 8:30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of
many swine feeding.
Mat 8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast
us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Mat 8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come
out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Mat 8:33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways
into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of
the devils.
Mat 8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet
Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of
their coasts.
Mark
Mar 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea,
into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mar 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately
there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mar 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man
could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mar 5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters
and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters
broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mar 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains,
and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Mar 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and
worshipped him,
Mar 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I
to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God,
that thou torment me not.
Mar 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou
unclean spirit.
Mar 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he
answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mar 5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send
them away out of the country.
Mar 5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a
great herd of swine feeding.
Mar 5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us
into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Mar 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the
unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently
down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked
in the sea.
Mar 5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in
the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was
done.
Mar 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was
possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his
right mind: and they were afraid.
Mar 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to
him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mar 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their
coasts.
Mar 5:18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had
been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
Mar 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto
him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done
for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
Mar 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis
how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
Luke
Luk 8:26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes,
which is over against Galilee.
Luk 8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out
of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes,
neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luk 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down
before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou
Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Luk 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come
out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with
chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into
the wilderness.)
Luk 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And
he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
Luk 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command
them to go out into the deep.
Luk 8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding
on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into
them. And he suffered them.
Luk 8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered
into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and
were choked.
Luk 8:34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they
fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
Luk 8:35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came
to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at
the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Luk 8:36 They also which saw it told them by what means he
that was possessed of the devils was healed.
Luk 8:37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the
Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with
great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
Luk 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luk 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great
things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout
the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
30. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Jairus’ Daughter Raised and Woman with Hemorrhage Healed
So now He instructs them to tell no one of His
healing power.
Mat 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold,
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an
issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his
garment:
Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch
his garment, I shall be whole.
Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her,
he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
Mat 9:25 But when the people were put forth, he went in,
and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Mar 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should
know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Matthew
Mat 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold,
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Mat 9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his
disciples.
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an
issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his
garment:
Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch
his garment, I shall be whole.
Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her,
he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
Mat 9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and
saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
Mat 9:24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not
dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
Mat 9:25 But when the people were put forth, he went in,
and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Mat 9:26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that
land.
Mark
Mar 5:21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto
the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
Mar 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the
synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
Mar 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little
daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on
her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mar 5:24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed
him, and thronged him.
Mar 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood
twelve years,
Mar 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians,
and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
Mar 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press
behind, and touched his garment.
Mar 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I
shall be whole.
Mar 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was
dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Mar 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that
virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched
my clothes?
Mar 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the
multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Mar 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done
this thing.
Mar 5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what
was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Mar 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath
made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Mar 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of
the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest
thou the Master any further?
Mar 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken,
he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Mar 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter,
and James, and John the brother of James.
Mar 5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mar 5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why
make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Mar 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put
them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that
were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mar 5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto
her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
Mar 5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for
she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great
astonishment.
Mar 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should
know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Luke
Luk 8:40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was
returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Luk 8:41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he
was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him
that he would come into his house:
Luk 8:42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years
of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
Luk 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,
which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Luk 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his
garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
Luk 8:45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied,
Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and
press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Luk 8:46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I
perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
Luk 8:47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she
came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all
the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed
immediately.
Luk 8:48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good
comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Luk 8:49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the
ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not
the Master.
Luk 8:50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying,
Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Luk 8:51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no
man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of
the maiden.
Luk 8:52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep
not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luk 8:53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she
was dead.
Luk 8:54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand,
and called, saying, Maid, arise.
Luk 8:55 And her spirit came again, and she arose
straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
Luk 8:56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged
them that they should tell no man what was done.
31. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Two Blind Men’s Sight Restored
Mat 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Mat 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad
his fame in all that country.
Matthew
Mat 9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Mat 9:28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men
came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this?
They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Mat 9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to
your faith be it unto you.
Mat 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Mat 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad
his fame in all that country.
32. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Mute Demoniac Healed
Mat 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a devil.
Mat 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake:
and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils
through the prince of the devils.
Matthew
Mat 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a devil.
Mat 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake:
and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils
through the prince of the devils.
33. A.D. 28 - Nazareth -
Nazareth’s Second Rejection of Christ
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house.
Matthew
Mat 13:53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these parables, he departed thence.
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mat 13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his
mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Mat 13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence
then hath this man all these things?
Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house.
Mat 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of
their unbelief.
Mark
Mar 6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own
country; and his disciples follow him.
Mar 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to
teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From
whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto
him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Mar 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the
brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters
here with us? And they were offended at him.
Mar 6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without
honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Mar 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he
laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Mar 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he
went round about the villages, teaching.
34. A.D. 28 - Nazareth - Twelve
Sent Out
The mission of the apostles was not for the Samaritans,
not for the gentiles, was not a message of salvation. Its purpose was to give
the Jews another call to repentance. But above that, its purpose was to show the apostles the
resentment from loved ones they will experience as servants of Jesus; to harden
them for the task ahead of telling the world the good news of salvation through
the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior.
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mat 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own
household.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should
repent.
Matthew
Mat 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Mat 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep
having no shepherd.
Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest
truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
Mat 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he
will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Mat 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve
disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Mat 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these;
The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother;
Mat 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the
publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Mat 10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also
betrayed him.
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,
cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Mat 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in
your purses,
Mat 10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats,
neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Mat 10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter,
enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
Mat 10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
Mat 10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come
upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear
your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your
feet.
Mat 10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mat 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up
to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
Mat 10:18 And ye shall be brought before governors and
kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Mat 10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how
or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye
shall speak.
Mat 10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of
your Father which speaketh in you.
Mat 10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to
death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their
parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Mat 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Mat 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye
into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities
of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Mat 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the
servant above his lord.
Mat 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his
master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house
Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Mat 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing
covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in
light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are
not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both
soul and body in hell.
Mat 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one
of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Mat 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Mat 10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than
many sparrows.
Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,
him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will
I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth:
I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Mat 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against
his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against
her mother in law.
Mat 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own
household.
Mat 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is
not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy
of me.
Mat 10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth
after me, is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he
that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Mat 10:40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Mat 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a
prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man
in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Mat 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of
these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I
say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Mat 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in
their cities.
Mark
Mar 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he
went round about the villages, teaching.
Mar 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to
send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Mar 6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing
for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their
purse:
Mar 6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
Mar 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye
enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you,
when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony
against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and
Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should
repent.
Mar 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with
oil many that were sick, and healed them.
Luke
Luk 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and
gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and
to heal the sick.
Luk 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your
journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have
two coats apiece.
Luk 9:4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide,
and thence depart.
Luk 9:5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out
of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against
them.
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
1Co 9:14
Even so hath the Lord ordained that
they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
35. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Fearful
Herod Beheads John
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luk 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is
this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
Matthew
Mat 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame
of Jesus,
Mat 14:2 And said unto his servants, This is John the
Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth
themselves in him.
Mat 14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him,
and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Mat 14:4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee
to have her.
Mat 14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared
the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Mat 14:6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter
of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Mat 14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her
whatsoever she would ask.
Mat 14:8 And she, being before instructed of her mother,
said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
Mat 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the
oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given
her.
Mat 14:10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
Mat 14:11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given
to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and
buried it, and went and told Jesus.
Mark
Mar 6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was
spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and
therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Mar 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said,
That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mar 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John,
whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Mar 6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold
upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's
wife: for he had married her.
Mar 6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for
thee to have thy brother's wife.
Mar 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and
would have killed him; but she could not:
Mar 6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just
man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things,
and heard him gladly.
Mar 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on
his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of
Galilee;
Mar 6:22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came
in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto
the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Mar 6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask
of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mar 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What
shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the
king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the
head of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his
oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
Mar 6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and
commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
Mar 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to
the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mar 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and
took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Luke
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luk 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done
by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was
risen from the dead;
Luk 9:8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of
others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Luk 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is
this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
36. Spring A.D. 29 - Near
Bethsaida - Return of 12, Jesus Withdraws, 5000 Fed
Joh 6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
Joh 6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they
saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Joh 6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there
was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set
down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Joh 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle
that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the
world.
Matthew
Mat 14:13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by
ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they
followed him on foot out of the cities.
Mat 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Mat 14:15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to
him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the
multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Mat 14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart;
give ye them to eat.
Mat 14:17 And they say unto him, We have here but five
loaves, and two fishes.
Mat 14:18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
Mat 14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the
grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven,
he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples
to the multitude.
Mat 14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they
took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
Mat 14:21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand
men, beside women and children.
Mark
Mar 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto
Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had
taught.
Mar 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart
into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and
they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mar 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by ship
privately.
Mar 6:33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew
him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came
together unto him.
Mar 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and
was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a
shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mar 6:35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples
came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
Mar 6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the country
round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have
nothing to eat.
Mar 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to
eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread,
and give them to eat?
Mar 6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go
and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mar 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by
companies upon the green grass.
Mar 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by
fifties.
Mar 6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two
fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them
to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them
all.
Mar 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
Mar 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the
fragments, and of the fishes.
Mar 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about
five thousand men.
Luke
Luk 9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told
him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a
desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
Luk 9:11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him:
and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them
that had need of healing.
Luk 9:12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the
twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the
towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a
desert place.
Luk 9:13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And
they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go
and buy meat for all this people.
Luk 9:14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said
to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
Luk 9:15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
Luk 9:16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes,
and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples
to set before the multitude.
Luk 9:17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there
was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
John
Joh 6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
Joh 6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they
saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Joh 6:3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat
with his disciples.
Joh 6:4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
Joh 6:5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great
company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that
these may eat?
Joh 6:6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew
what he would do.
Joh 6:7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of
bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Joh 6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother, saith unto him,
Joh 6:9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves,
and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Joh 6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there
was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set
down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Joh 6:12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples,
Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Joh 6:13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over
and above unto them that had eaten.
Joh 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle
that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the
world.
37. Spring A.D. 29 - Sea of
Galilee - Walks on the Water
Mat 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
Mat 14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Mat 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and
worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Matthew
Mat 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
Mat 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went
up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there
alone.
Mat 14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Mat 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Mat 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be
of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Mat 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be
thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
Mat 14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down
out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
Mat 14:30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was
afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
Mat 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand,
and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou
doubt?
Mat 14:32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind
ceased.
Mat 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and
worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Mark
Mar 6:45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to
get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he
sent away the people.
Mar 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a
mountain to pray.
Mar 6:47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst
of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Mar 6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind
was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto
them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
Mar 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they
supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Mar 6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And
immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I;
be not afraid.
Mar 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the
wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and
wondered.
Mar 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves:
for their heart was hardened.
John
Joh 6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would
come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a
mountain himself alone.
Joh 6:16 And when even was now come, his disciples went
down unto the sea,
Joh 6:17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea
toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
Joh 6:18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that
blew.
Joh 6:19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or
thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the
ship: and they were afraid.
Joh 6:20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
Joh 6:21 Then they willingly received him into the ship:
and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
38. Spring A.D. 29 - Gennesaret -
Sick of Gennesaret Healed
Mar 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mar 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or
cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
Matthew
Mat 14:34 And when they were gone over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret.
Mat 14:35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of
him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all
that were diseased;
Mat 14:36 And besought him that they might only touch the
hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Mark
Mar 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mar 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship,
straightway they knew him,
Mar 6:55 And ran through that whole region round about, and
began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
Mar 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or
cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
39. Spring A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Peak of Popularity Passes in Galilee
Jesus explains in the synagogue in the manner of a
parable that all must trust in his sacrifice for their salvation.
This startling message lost Him many disciples and the
Jewish religious leaders in Galilee sought to kill Him.
Joh 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did
eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst.
Joh 6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he
taught in Capernaum.
Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had
heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back,
and walked no more with him.
Joh 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he
would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John
Joh 6:22 The day following, when the people which stood on
the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that
one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his
disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
Joh 6:23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh
unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
Joh 6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not
there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum,
seeking for Jesus.
Joh 6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of
the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
Joh 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did
eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Joh 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for
that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give
unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Joh 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we
might work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the
work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Joh 6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest
thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Joh 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you
the true bread from heaven.
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from
heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Joh 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us
this bread.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst.
Joh 6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me,
and believe not.
Joh 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me;
and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own
will, but the will of him that sent me.
Joh 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up
again at the last day.
Joh 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that
every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life:
and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I
am the bread which came down from heaven.
Joh 6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of
Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came
down from heaven?
Joh 6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them,
Murmur not among yourselves.
Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which
hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be
all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the
Father, cometh unto me.
Joh 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he
which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
Joh 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth
on me hath everlasting life.
Joh 6:48 I am that bread of life.
Joh 6:49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and
are dead.
Joh 6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven,
that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Joh 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven:
if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will
give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Joh 6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves,
saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Joh 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye
have no life in you.
Joh 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath
eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink
indeed.
Joh 6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,
dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Joh 6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by
the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
Joh 6:58 This is that bread which came down from heaven:
not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread
shall live for ever.
Joh 6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he
taught in Capernaum.
Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had
heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Joh 6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples
murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
Joh 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up
where he was before?
Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh
profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they
are life.
Joh 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For
Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should
betray him.
Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no
man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back,
and walked no more with him.
Joh 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he
would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Isa 54:13
And all thy children
shall be
taught of the LORD; and great
shall be the peace of thy children.
Isa 54:13
And all thy children
shall be
taught of the LORD; and great
shall be the peace of thy children.
40. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Traditions Attacked
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which
were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of
the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare
unto us this parable.
Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without
understanding?
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to
eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Matthew
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which
were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of
the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and
mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or
his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall
be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your
tradition.
Mat 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you,
saying,
Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
Mat 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them,
Hear, and understand:
Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a
man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Mat 15:12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
Mat 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my
heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Mat 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the
blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare
unto us this parable.
Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without
understanding?
Mat 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever
entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Mat 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth
come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to
eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Mark
Mar 7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and
certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
Mar 7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread
with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
Mar 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they
wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
Mar 7:4 And when they come from the market, except they
wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to
hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
Mar 7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk
not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with
unwashen hands?
Mar 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias
prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with
their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold
the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like
things ye do.
Mar 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the
commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mar 7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother;
and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Mar 7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or
mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; he shall be free.
Mar 7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his
father or his mother;
Mar 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your
tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Mar 7:14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he
said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
Mar 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering
into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they
that defile the man.
Mar 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mar 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the
people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
Mar 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without
understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without
entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mar 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into
the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
Mar 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man,
that defileth the man.
Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed
evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mar 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Mar 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile
the man.
Exo 21:17
And he that curseth his father, or
his mother, shall surely be put to death.
41. A.D. 29 - Phoenicia - Aborted
Retirement in Phoenicia: SyroPhoenician Healed
Jesus always addressed His good news message to the
Jews. It is not until some years after Pentecost that His
disciples are allowed, in fact commanded, to preach the Gospel to the gentiles.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew
Mat 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the
coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Mat 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the
same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of
David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Mat 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples
came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
help me.
Mat 15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take
the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Mat 15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of
the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Mat 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman,
great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made
whole from that very hour.
Mark
Mar 7:24 And from thence he arose, and went into the
borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know
it: but he could not be hid.
Mar 7:25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
Mar 7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation;
and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Mar 7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be
filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the
dogs.
Mar 7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet
the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
Mar 7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way;
the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
Mar 7:30 And when she was come to her house, she found the
devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
42. A.D. 29 - Decapolis -
Afflicted Healed
Mat 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with
them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them
down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Matthew
Mat 15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh
unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
Mat 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with
them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them
down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Mat 15:31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they
saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind
to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Mark
Mar 7:31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of
Decapolis.
Mar 7:32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had
an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
Mar 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put
his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
Mar 7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith
unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Mar 7:35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the
string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Mar 7:36 And he charged them that they should tell no man:
but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
Mar 7:37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He
hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to
speak.
43. A.D. 29 - Decapolis - 4000 Fed
This act of compassion had a secondary purpose: His
disciples saw Him produce food out of thin air. The multitude probably never realized their meal came by
way of an act of God.
Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and
gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
Matthew
Mat 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and
said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest
they faint in the way.
Mat 15:33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we
have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
Mat 15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have
ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
Mat 15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the
ground.
Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and
gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
Mat 15:37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they
took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
Mat 15:38 And they that did eat were four thousand men,
beside women and children.
Mat 15:39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship,
and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Mark
Mar 8:1 In those days the multitude being very great, and
having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
Mar 8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they
have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Mar 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own
houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
Mar 8:4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a
man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
Mar 8:5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And
they said, Seven.
Mar 8:6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the
ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to
his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
Mar 8:7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed,
and commanded to set them also before them.
Mar 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up
of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Mar 8:9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand:
and he sent them away.
44. A.D. 29 -
Magdala - Pharisees Ask for a Sign
This looks like bad news for the Pharisees.
Up to this time Jesus has only asked them to repent and
now He comes close to saying there is no hope they will do so.
Mat 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Matthew
Mat 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:2 He answered and said unto them, When it is
evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Mat 16:3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to
day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of
the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Mark
Mar 8:10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his
disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Mar 8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to
question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
Mar 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why
doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no
sign be given unto this generation.
Mar 8:13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again
departed to the other side.
45a. A.D. 29 - Magdala - Disciples
Reprimanded
Here's a turning point - the disciples come to realize
their religious leaders were teaching them false doctrine.
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other
side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
Matthew
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other
side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is
because we have taken no bread.
Mat 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O
ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no
bread?
Mat 16:9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the
five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
Mat 16:10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand,
and how many baskets ye took up?
Mat 16:11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake
it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
Mark
Mar 8:14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread,
neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
Mar 8:15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
Mar 8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is
because we have no bread.
Mar 8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why
reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand?
have ye your heart yet hardened?
Mar 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye
not? and do ye not remember?
Mar 8:19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand,
how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
Mar 8:20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
Mar 8:21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not
understand?
Mar 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind
man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Mar 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him
out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him,
he asked him if he saw ought.
Mar 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees,
walking.
Mar 8:25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes,
and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
Mar 8:26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither
go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Jer 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and
without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears,
and hear not:
45b. A.D. 29 - Magdala - Blind Man
Healed
Mar 8:26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither
go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Matthew
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other
side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is
because we have taken no bread.
Mat 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O
ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no
bread?
Mat 16:9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the
five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
Mat 16:10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand,
and how many baskets ye took up?
Mat 16:11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake
it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
Mark
Mar 8:14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread,
neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
Mar 8:15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
Mar 8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is
because we have no bread.
Mar 8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why
reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand?
have ye your heart yet hardened?
Mar 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye
not? and do ye not remember?
Mar 8:19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand,
how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
Mar 8:20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
Mar 8:21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not
understand?
Mar 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind
man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Mar 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him
out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him,
he asked him if he saw ought.
Mar 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees,
walking.
Mar 8:25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes,
and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
Mar 8:26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither
go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
46. A.D. 29 - Near Caesarea
Philippi - Peter Takes Step Forward - Sees Jesus as The Christ
And here's an even greater turning point in the training
of Jesus' disciples - it has finely gotten through to at least one of them that
Jesus is God in the flesh. The disciples are told to keep this information to
themselves.
Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man
am?
Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should
tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew
Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man
am?
Mat 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the
Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art
thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven.
Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom
of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mat 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should
tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Mark
Mar 8:27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the
towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto
them, Whom do men say that I am?
Mar 8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say,
Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
Mar 8:29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Mar 8:30 And he charged them that they should tell no man
of him.
Luke
Luk 9:18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his
disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I
am?
Luk 9:19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some
say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
Luk 9:20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Luk 9:21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them
to tell no man that thing;
John
Joh 6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go
away?
Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall
we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Joh 6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that
Christ, the Son of the living God.
Joh 6:70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve,
and one of you is a devil?
Joh 6:71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for
he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
47. A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi -
Jesus Foretells His Death
So now it's time for Jesus to start teaching His
disciples the good news, His gospel message that they are to take to the whole
world, the message that Christ died for our sins.
Mat 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his
disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the
elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
third day.
Matthew
Mat 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his
disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the
elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
third day.
Mat 16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him,
saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
Mat 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee
behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but those that be of men.
Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man
will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mat 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:
and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the
whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?
Mark
Mar 8:31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man
must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief
priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mar 8:32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took
him, and began to rebuke him.
Mar 8:33 But when he had turned about and looked on his
disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou
savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
Mar 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with
his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mar 8:35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it;
but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall
save it.
Mar 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mar 8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mar 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of
my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of
man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Luke
Luk 9:22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things,
and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and
be raised the third day.
Luk 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luk 9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:
but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luk 9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole
world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
48. A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi -
Kingdom Promised
Jesus here foretells His Second Coming:
Rev 19:11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there was a white horse!
Its rider is named Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages
war. Rev 19:12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many royal
crowns. He has a name written on him that nobody knows except himself. Rev 19:13
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.
Rev 19:14 The armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, follow him
on white horses. Rev 19:15 A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to strike down
the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod and tread the winepress of the
fury of the wrath of God Almighty. Rev 19:16 On his robe and his thigh he has a
name written: "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." Rev 19:17 Then I saw an angel
standing in the sun. He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying
overhead, "Come! Gather for the great supper of God. Rev 19:18 Eat the flesh of
kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of warriors, the flesh of horses and
their riders, and the flesh of all people, both free and slaves, both
unimportant and important." Rev 19:19 Then I saw the beast, the kings of the
earth, and their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and
his army. Rev 19:20 The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had
performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived
those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both of
them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Rev 19:21
The rest were killed by the sword that belonged to the rider on the horse and
that came from his mouth. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his
Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his
works.
Matthew
Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his
Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his
works.
Mat 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing
here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his
kingdom.
Mark
Mar 9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That
there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they
have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
Luke
Luk 9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my
words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own
glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
Luk 9:27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing
here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Pro 24:12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it
not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider
it? and he
that keepeth thy soul, doth not
he know it?
and shall not
he render to every
man according to his works?
49. A.D. 29 - Mountain Unnamed -
The Transfiguration
The purpose of this event seems mainly to bolster
the teaching abilities, the confidence of the three apostles who witnessed it.
Who can better teach the message that Jesus is God and
that he died for our sins than one who heard it direct from God the Father?
Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Matthew
Mat 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and
John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Mat 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did
shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Mat 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and
Elias talking with him.
Mat 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it
is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one
for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Mat 17:6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on
their face, and were sore afraid.
Mat 17:7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise,
and be not afraid.
Mat 17:8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw
no man, save Jesus only.
Mat 17:9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus
charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen
again from the dead.
Mat 17:10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say
the scribes that Elias must first come?
Mat 17:11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias
truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Mat 17:12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already,
and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise
shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Mat 17:13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto
them of John the Baptist.
Mark
Mar 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and
James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves:
and he was transfigured before them.
Mar 9:3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as
snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
Mar 9:4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and
they were talking with Jesus.
Mar 9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is
good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one
for Moses, and one for Elias.
Mar 9:6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore
afraid.
Mar 9:7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a
voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Mar 9:8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about,
they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
Mar 9:9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged
them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man
were risen from the dead.
Mar 9:10 And they kept that saying with themselves,
questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Mar 9:11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes
that Elias must first come?
Mar 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh
first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that
he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
Mar 9:13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and
they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
Luke
Luk 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after
these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to
pray.
Luk 9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance
was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
Luk 9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which
were Moses and Elias:
Luk 9:31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease
which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Luk 9:32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy
with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that
stood with him.
Luk 9:33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him,
Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make
three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not
knowing what he said.
Luk 9:34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and
overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
Luk 9:35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying,
This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Luk 9:36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found
alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things
which they had seen.
Isa 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold;
mine elect, in whom
my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth
judgment to the Gentiles.
50. A.D. 29 - Mt. of
Transfiguration - Epileptic Healed
Mat 17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there
came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Mat 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick,
and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Mat 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out
of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Matthew
Mat 17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there
came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Mat 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick,
and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Mat 17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they
could not cure him.
Mat 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?
bring him hither to me.
Mat 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out
of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Mat 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said,
Why could not we cast him out?
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your
unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it
shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mat 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting.
Mark
Mar 9:14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great
multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
Mar 9:15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld
him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
Mar 9:16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with
them?
Mar 9:17 And one of the multitude answered and said,
Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Mar 9:18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and
he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy
disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Mar 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless
generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him
unto me.
Mar 9:20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw
him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed
foaming.
Mar 9:21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since
this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
Mar 9:22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and
into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion
on us, and help us.
Mar 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all
things are possible to him that believeth.
Mar 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out,
and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Mar 9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came running
together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf
spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
Mar 9:26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came
out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Mar 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up;
and he arose.
Mar 9:28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples
asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
Mar 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by
nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Luke
Luk 9:37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when
they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
Luk 9:38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out,
saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Luk 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly
crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly
departeth from him.
Luk 9:40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and
they could not.
Luk 9:41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
Luk 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him
down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child,
and delivered him again to his father.
51. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Again
Tells of Death and Resurrection
This is the second time for most of the disciples to
hear this news (Peter, James, and John are hearing it for the third time).
The account in Mark and Luke implies that none
understood.
Mar 9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through
Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
Mar 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them,
The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and
after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
Mar 9:32 But they understood not that saying, and were
afraid to ask him.
Matthew
Mat 17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto
them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
Mat 17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he
shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Exo 30:11
And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying,
Exo 30:12
When thou takest the sum of the
children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a
ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there
be no plague among them, when
thou numberest them.
Exo 30:13
This they shall give, every one that
passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of
the sanctuary: (a shekel is
twenty gerahs:) an half shekel
shall be the offering of the LORD.
Exo 30:14
Every one that passeth among them
that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an
offering unto the LORD.
Exo 30:15
The rich shall not give more, and the
poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when
they give an
offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Mark
Mar 9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through
Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.
Mar 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them,
The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and
after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
Mar 9:32 But they understood not that saying, and were
afraid to ask him.
Luke
Luk 9:43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of
God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said
unto his disciples,
Luk 9:44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for
the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
Luk 9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was
hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that
saying.
52. A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Taxes
Paid
Mat 17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go
thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up;
and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Matthew
Mat 17:24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that
received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay
tribute?
Mat 17:25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the
house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the
kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of
strangers?
Mat 17:26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith
unto him, Then are the children free.
Mat 17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go
thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up;
and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee.
53. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Disciples Contend about Greatness
Maybe James and John understood to some extent that they
had been selected for high place in the Kingdom and are here wrangling over who
will be the highest. They are still overly concerned about the matter a year
later. (Mat 20:20 - 28)
Mat 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set
him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this
little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
The Parable of "The Lost Sheep":
We
are all lost sheep and the joy in heaven will be just as great for each of us
who repents of our sins and trusts Jesus as our shepherd.
Mat 18:12 How think ye? if a man
(Jesus (Psa 23:1) (Isa 53:3)) have an hundred sheep, and
one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine
(The truth is they are all lost (Isa 53:6)), and goeth
into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray (which
it will be is not by an act of the sheep but by an act of God’s
mercy (Titus 3:3-7)) ?
Mat 18:13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto
you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not
astray (in their own eyes, not God’s eyes (Luke
18:9-11) (Luke 13:3).
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which
is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Scriptural references:
Psa 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in
malice and envy, hateful, and
hating one another.
Tit 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God
our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Saviour;
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the
one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican.
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise perish.
The Parable of
"The Unforgiving
Servant":
Be careful what you ask for and
promise. God will keep his end and will
see to it that you keep your end of the deal.
Mat 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a
certain king (Jesus (Job 41:34) (Mat 2:2)), which would take account of his servants
(his disciples (Mat 20:27) (Mat 23:11) (John 12:26)).
Mat 18:24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought
unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Mat 18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and
payment to be made.
Mat 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with
compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Mat 18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of
his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him,
and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Mat 18:29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and
besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay the debt.
Mat 18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Mat 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said
unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou
desiredst me (it’s right in the “Lord’s Prayer”
(Mat 6:12-15)):
Mat 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on
thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the
tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto
you, if ye from your hearts forgive not (It’s part
of the agreement in becoming a disciple (Mat 5:20) (Mat 6:14-15)
(Jam 2:13)) every one his brother their trespasses.
Scriptural references:
Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a
king over all the children of pride.
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of
the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and
are come to worship him.
Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among
you, let him be your servant:
Mat 23:11 But he that is greatest among you
shall be your servant.
Joh 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow
me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be:
if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Mat 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mat 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
Matthew
Mat 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set
him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be
converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of
heaven.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this
little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 18:5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in
my name receiveth me.
Mat 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones
which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about
his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mat 18:7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it
must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence
cometh!
Mat 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut
them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt
or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting
fire.
Mat 18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and
cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather
than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Mat 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little
ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face
of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was
lost.
The Parable of "The Lost Sheep"
Mat 18:12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and
one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth
into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Mat 18:13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto
you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not
astray.
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which
is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Mat 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against
thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear
thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee
one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
established.
Mat 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it
unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as
an heathen man and a publican.
Mat 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven.
Mat 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall
agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for
them of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in
my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft
shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until
seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
The Parable of
"The Unforgiving
Servant"
Mat 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a
certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Mat 18:24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought
unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Mat 18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and
payment to be made.
Mat 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with
compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Mat 18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of
his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him,
and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Mat 18:29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and
besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay the debt.
Mat 18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Mat 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said
unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou
desiredst me:
Mat 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on
thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the
tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto
you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Mark
Mar 9:33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house
he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
Mar 9:34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had
disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
Mar 9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith
unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and
servant of all.
Mar 9:36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of
them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Mar 9:37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my
name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him
that sent me.
Mar 9:38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one
casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him,
because he followeth not us.
Mar 9:39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no
man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
Mar 9:40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
Mar 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to
drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall
not lose his reward.
Mar 9:42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little
ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about
his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Mar 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is
better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into
hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mar 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched.
Mar 9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is
better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into
hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mar 9:46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched.
Mar 9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is
better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two
eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Mar 9:48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched.
Mar 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every
sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Mar 9:50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his
saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace
one with another.
Luke
Luk 9:46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of
them should be greatest.
Luk 9:47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart,
took a child, and set him by him,
Luk 9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this
child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that
sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
Luk 9:49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one
casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with
us.
Luk 9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he
that is not against us is for us.
54. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Jesus
Rejects Brothers' Advice
His brethren wanted Jesus to go to Jerusalem and prove
to all His divinity. Jesus did go, but to prove the hatred of the religious
leaders for Him and His message of their need for repentance.
Joh 7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence,
and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
Joh 7:8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this
feast; for my time is not yet full come.
John
Joh 7:2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
Joh 7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence,
and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
Joh 7:4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret,
and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself
to the world.
Joh 7:5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
Joh 7:6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come:
but your time is alway ready.
Joh 7:7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth,
because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
Joh 7:8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this
feast; for my time is not yet full come.
Joh 7:9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode
still in Galilee.
55. c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee -
Samaritan Rejection
Two years earlier Jesus brought many Samaritans to
repentance and trust in Him. Now Samaritans reject Him because He is going to worship
in Jerusalem. Jesus does not find this at all reason to give up hope for their
later salvation. A short time later He shows in the parable of the good
Samaritan that this hope is well founded. The Samaritan loves Him but the
religious leaders of the Jews reject Him and try to kill Him.
Luk 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that
he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luk 9:52 And sent messengers before his face: and they
went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luk 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was
as though he would go to Jerusalem.
Matthew
Mat 19:1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea
beyond Jordan;
Luke
Luk 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that
he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luk 9:52 And sent messengers before his face: and they
went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luk 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was
as though he would go to Jerusalem.
Luk 9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw this,
they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and
consume them, even as Elias did?
Luk 9:55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know
not what manner of spirit ye are of.
Luk 9:56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's
lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
John
Joh 7:10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he
also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
56. c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee -
Demands of Discipleship
Jesus again lets His people know that those chosen as
apostles and missionaries are held to very strict rules of obedience.
They are to live a life without a permanent home. Their
service in preaching salvation to the world comes ahead of service to their own
earthly family.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee;
but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luk 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his
hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Matthew
Mat 8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he
gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Mat 8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him,
Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Mat 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes,
and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay
his head.
Mat 8:21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord,
suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Mat 8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the
dead bury their dead.
Luke
Luk 9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the
way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou
goest.
Luk 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and
birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Luk 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said,
Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead:
but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee;
but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luk 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his
hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
VI. Southern Ministry of Jesus - Oct. A.D. 29 - A.D. 30
1. Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Feast of Tabernacles
Now Jesus is shouting His message of salvation not just
in private to individuals, to His chosen ones, His disciples and apostles.
Now He is shouting it to all Jews in hearing distance.
Joh 7:25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this
he, whom they seek to kill?
Joh 7:26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing
unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Joh 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and
drink.
Joh 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath
said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Joh 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that
believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because
that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John
Joh 7:2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
Joh 7:11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said,
Where is he?
Joh 7:12 And there was much murmuring among the people
concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he
deceiveth the people.
Joh 7:13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the
Jews.
Joh 7:14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up
into the temple, and taught.
Joh 7:15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this
man letters, having never learned?
Joh 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not
mine, but his that sent me.
Joh 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the
doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Joh 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory:
but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no
unrighteousness is in him.
Joh 7:19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of
you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
Joh 7:20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil:
who goeth about to kill thee?
Joh 7:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one
work, and ye all marvel.
Joh 7:22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not
because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day
circumcise a man.
Joh 7:23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision,
that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have
made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
Joh 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge
righteous judgment.
Joh 7:25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this
he, whom they seek to kill?
Joh 7:26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing
unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Joh 7:27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when
Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
Joh 7:28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught,
saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself,
but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
Joh 7:29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath
sent me.
Joh 7:30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid
hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Joh 7:31 And many of the people believed on him, and said,
When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath
done?
Joh 7:32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such
things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to
take him.
Joh 7:33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I
with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
Joh 7:34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where
I am, thither ye cannot come.
Joh 7:35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will
he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the
Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
Joh 7:36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye
shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
Joh 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and
drink.
Joh 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath
said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Joh 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that
believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because
that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Joh 7:40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this
saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Joh 7:41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said,
Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Joh 7:42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of
the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
Joh 7:43 So there was a division among the people because
of him.
Joh 7:44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man
laid hands on him.
Joh 7:45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and
Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
Joh 7:46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this
man.
Joh 7:47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also
deceived?
Joh 7:48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees
believed on him?
Joh 7:49 But this people who knoweth not the law are
cursed.
Joh 7:50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus
by night, being one of them,)
Joh 7:51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him,
and know what he doeth?
Joh 7:52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of
Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
Joh 7:53 And every man went unto his own house.
2. Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Forgiveness of Adulteress
And the first event after His salvation message to the
Jews is a message for the need for repentance and forgiveness to those who call
Him Lord.
Joh 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up
himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her.
Joh 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their
own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the
last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
John
Joh 8:1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
Joh 8:2 And early in the morning he came again into the
temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
Joh 8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a
woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
Joh 8:4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in
adultery, in the very act.
Joh 8:5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should
be stoned: but what sayest thou?
Joh 8:6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have
to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground,
as though he heard them not.
Joh 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up
himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her.
Joh 8:8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
Joh 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their
own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the
last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Joh 8:10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but
the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man
condemned thee?
Joh 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her,
Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Lev 20:10
And the man that committeth adultery
with another
man's wife, even he
that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and
the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
3. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - I Am the
Light
Jesus continues His public declaration to the Jews that
He is a prophet sent by God His Father.
Joh 8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the
Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John
Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the
light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall
have the light of life.
Joh 8:13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou
bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
Joh 8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear
record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I
go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
Joh 8:15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
Joh 8:16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am
not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
Joh 8:17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony
of two men is true.
Joh 8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the
Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
Joh 8:19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father?
Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should
have known my Father also.
Joh 8:20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he
taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet
come.
4. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Temple -
Pharisees Can’t Meet the Prophecy Thus Try to Destroy the Prophet
Some of the Jews believe Jesus' claims to be the
promised Messiah, but the Pharisees reject. When Jesus tells them flat out that He is Devine they
take steps to kill Him.
Joh 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up
the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of
myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
Joh 8:59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus
hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so
passed by.
John
Joh 8:21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and
ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
Joh 8:22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because
he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
Joh 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am
from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Joh 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in
your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Joh 8:25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus
saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
Joh 8:26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but
he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have
heard of him.
Joh 8:27 They understood not that he spake to them of the
Father.
Joh 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up
the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of
myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
Joh 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath
not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
Joh 8:30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.
Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on
him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
Joh 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free.
Joh 8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were
never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Joh 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Joh 8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:
but the Son abideth ever.
Joh 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall
be free indeed.
Joh 8:37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to
kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
Joh 8:38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and
ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
Joh 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our
father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the
works of Abraham.
Joh 8:40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told
you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
Joh 8:41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to
him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
Joh 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye
would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of
myself, but he sent me.
Joh 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because
ye cannot hear my word.
Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of
your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in
the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh
of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Joh 8:45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me
not.
Joh 8:46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say
the truth, why do ye not believe me?
Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye
therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Joh 8:48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we
not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Joh 8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour
my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
Joh 8:50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that
seeketh and judgeth.
Joh 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my
saying, he shall never see death.
Joh 8:52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou
hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep
my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Joh 8:53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is
dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
Joh 8:54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is
nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
Joh 8:55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if
I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him,
and keep his saying.
Joh 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he
saw it, and was glad.
Joh 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet
fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
Joh 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Joh 8:59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus
hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so
passed by.
Isa 6:9
And he
said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and
see ye indeed, but perceive not.
5. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Man Born
Blind Healed
God planned this opportunity for the Pharisees to
recognize the divinity of Jesus when the man was born blind.
When the opportunity arose the Pharisees failed to see.
Once again they proved themselves unfit for their jobs
as religious leaders.
Joh 9:24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and
said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
Joh 9:41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should
have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
John
Joh 9:1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was
blind from his birth.
Joh 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who
did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Joh 9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor
his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Joh 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it
is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Joh 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the
world.
Joh 9:6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and
made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the
clay,
Joh 9:7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,
(which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and
came seeing.
Joh 9:8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had
seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Joh 9:9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him:
but he said, I am he.
Joh 9:10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes
opened?
Joh 9:11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus
made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam,
and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
Joh 9:12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I
know not.
Joh 9:13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime
was blind.
Joh 9:14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the
clay, and opened his eyes.
Joh 9:15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had
received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed,
and do see.
Joh 9:16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is
not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man
that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
Joh 9:17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest
thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
Joh 9:18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that
he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him
that had received his sight.
Joh 9:19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who
ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
Joh 9:20 His parents answered them and said, We know that
this is our son, and that he was born blind:
Joh 9:21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or
who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for
himself.
Joh 9:22 These words spake his parents, because they feared
the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he
was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Joh 9:23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
Joh 9:24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and
said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
Joh 9:25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or
no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
Joh 9:26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee?
how opened he thine eyes?
Joh 9:27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye
did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
Joh 9:28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his
disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
Joh 9:29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this
fellow, we know not from whence he is.
Joh 9:30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is
a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened
mine eyes.
Joh 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if
any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Joh 9:32 Since the world began was it not heard that any
man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
Joh 9:33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
Joh 9:34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast
altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Joh 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when
he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
Joh 9:36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I
might believe on him?
Joh 9:37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him,
and it is he that talketh with thee.
Joh 9:38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped
him.
Joh 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this
world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made
blind.
Joh 9:40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him
heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
Joh 9:41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should
have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
6. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Parable
of the Good Shepherd
Here Jesus explains who are God's sheep. They are those who recognize His voice.
It is clear that the current religious leaders are not
His sheep.
Joh 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep,
he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Joh 10:19 There was a division therefore again
among the Jews for these sayings.
Joh 10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil,
and is mad; why hear ye him?
The Parable of
"The Good Shepherd":
You scribes and Pharisees don’t have a clew. You are blind spiritually. You are heading to destruction, but you
won’t get my apostles to follow.
Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth
not by the door (Jesus (John 14:6)) into the sheepfold
(God the father (Psa 61:3)), but climbeth up some other way, the same is
a thief and a robber (the priests (Hos 6:9) (Hos :1)).
Joh 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:3 To him the porter
(Peter (Mat 16:18-19)) openeth; and the sheep
(the apostles (Mat 10:16) ) hear his
voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Joh 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth
before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Joh 10:5 And a stranger
(the religious leaders, teachers of apostasy (Jer
3:13)) will they not follow, but will flee
from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Joh 10:6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they
understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Joh 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 All that ever came before me
(the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 15:1, 9)) are thieves and
robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall
be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture (heaven
(John 14:2)).
Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly.
Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep.
Joh 10:12 But he that is an hireling
(Peter (and James and John?) (Matthew 26:37)
), and not the shepherd,
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf (Judas
(Matthew 26:47)) coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Joh 10:13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling,
and careth not for the sheep.
Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am
known of mine.
Joh 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the
Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Joh 10:16 And other sheep
(other disciples (John 17:20)) I have, which are not of this
fold (Gentiles (John 17:21)): them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be
one fold (the church, the body of Christ here on
earth (John 17:23)), and one shepherd.
Joh 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay
down my life, that I might take it again.
Joh 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of
myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father.
Joh 10:19 There was a division therefore again among the
Jews for these sayings.
Joh 10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is
mad; why hear ye him?
Joh 10:21 Others said, These are not the words of him that
hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
Scriptural references:
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith
unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
Psa 61:3 For thou
hast been a shelter for me, and a strong
tower from the enemy.
Hos 6:9 And as
troops of robbers wait for a man, so the
company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Hos 7:1 When I
would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the
wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
Mat 16:18 And I say
also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Mat 16:19 And I will
give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I
send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as
serpents, and harmless as doves.
Jer 3:13 Only
acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy
God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and
ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
Mat 15:1 Then came
to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:9 But in vain
they do worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
Joh 14:2 In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you.
Mat 26:37 And he took
with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very
heavy.
Mat 26:47 And while
he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the
people.
Joh 17:20 Neither
pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through
their word;
Joh 17:21 That they
all may be one; as thou, Father, art in
me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe
that thou hast sent me.
Joh 17:23 I in them,
and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may
know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
John
The Parable of
"The Good Shepherd"
Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth
not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is
a thief and a robber.
Joh 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the
shepherd of the sheep.
Joh 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his
voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Joh 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth
before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Joh 10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee
from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Joh 10:6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they
understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Joh 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and
robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall
be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly.
Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep.
Joh 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd,
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Joh 10:13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling,
and careth not for the sheep.
Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am
known of mine.
Joh 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the
Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Joh 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this
fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be
one fold, and one shepherd.
Joh 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay
down my life, that I might take it again.
Joh 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of
myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father.
Joh 10:19 There was a division therefore again among the
Jews for these sayings.
Joh 10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is
mad; why hear ye him?
Joh 10:21 Others said, These are not the words of him that
hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
7. A.D. 29 - Probably Judea - The
Service of the Seventy
Almost a year before this event the twelve apostles were
sent out with the same message - a call for repentance to the Jews because God
will shortly establish a new Kingdom here on earth.
God's disciples will not be sent out to preach a
rebirth of the spirit message until after the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
Luk 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and
place, whither he himself would come.
Luk 10:9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto
them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Luke
Luk 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and
place, whither he himself would come.
Luk 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is
great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luk 10:3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs
among wolves.
Luk 10:4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and
salute no man by the way.
Luk 10:5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say,
Peace be to this house.
Luk 10:6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall
rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
Luk 10:7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking
such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from
house to house.
Luk 10:8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they
receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
Luk 10:9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto
them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Luk 10:10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they
receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
Luk 10:11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth
on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the
kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Luk 10:12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more
tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
Luk 10:13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee,
Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have
been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and
ashes.
Luk 10:14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
at the judgment, than for you.
Luk 10:15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven,
shalt be thrust down to hell.
Luk 10:16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that
despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying,
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as
lightning fall from heaven.
Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall
by any means hurt you.
Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the
spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written
in heaven.
Luk 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said,
I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so,
Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Luk 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and
no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the
Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Luk 10:23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said
privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Luk 10:24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have
desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear
those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
8. A.D. 29 - Judea - The Good
Samaritan
The Parable of
"The Good Samaritan":
Get out of here and shape up you hypocrite lawyer; you
know very well that your neighbors are your fellows who love God. But right now your
head judges are planning to nail your God to a cross and your fellow lawyers,
Pharisees and Priests will stand by and cheer. One of the last ones to give God
love and thanks before you have him nailed to
that cross will be a Samaritan, whom you despise:
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, Luk 17:16 And fell down on
his face at his feet, giving him
thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man
(Jesus (Luke 14:16) (Luke 15:11) (Luke 20:9)) went down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves(Head
Judges (Isa 1:23)), which stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luk 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest
that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:33 But a certain Samaritan
(The Samaritan leper (Luke 17:12-19)), as he journeyed, came
where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Luk 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring
in oil (love (Ps 133:2)) and wine
(offerings (Lev 23:13)) , and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and
took care of him.
Luk 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out
two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and
whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luk 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luk 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Scriptural References:
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a
great supper, and bade many:
Luk 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luk 20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this
parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and
went into a far country for a long time.
Isa 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth
gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth
the cause of the widow come unto them.
Luk 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village,
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luk 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luk 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? but where are
the nine?
Luk 17:18 There are not found that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger.
Luk 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy
faith hath made thee whole.
Psa 133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down
upon the beard, even
Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
Lev 23:13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour
mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink
offering thereof shall be
of wine, the fourth part
of an hin.
Luke
Luk 10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and
tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luk 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how
readest thou?
Luk 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength,
and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luk 10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right:
this do, and thou shalt live.
Luk 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto
Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
The Parable of
"The Good Samaritan"
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luk 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest
that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came
where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Luk 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring
in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and
took care of him.
Luk 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out
two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and
whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luk 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luk 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
9. A.D. 29 - Bethany -
Hospitality of Martha and Mary
Martha makes her statement of faith in Jesus
later at the time of the resurrection from the dead of her brother:
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that
thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Luk 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat
at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen
that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Luke
Luk 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he
entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him
into her house.
Luk 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat
at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
Luk 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and
came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to
serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
Luk 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha,
Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen
that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Martha makes her statement of faith in Jesus later at the
time of the resurrection from the dead of her brother.
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that
thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Mary, by my theory, showed hers earlier in the home of
Simon the Pharisee.
Luk 7:50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved
thee; go in peace.
10. A.D. 29 - Judea - Lord's
Prayer (again) and Parable of "a Friend in Need"
The Parable of
"A
Friend in Need":
When a Gentile comes in need to a disciple, the disciple will never
find a “do not disturb” sign when he (the disciple) asks God for help. He will always get a good answer.
Luk 11:5 And he said unto them, Which of you
(a disciple (Luke 11:1))
shall have a
friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend
(Jesus (John 15:14)) , lend me
three loaves (payment for our sins (Gen 4:1)
(1 Cor 15:3-4);
Luk 11:6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me,
and I have nothing to set before him?
Luk 11:7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble
me not: the door is now shut, and my children (God’s
people, the children of Israel (Exo 7:4)) are with me in bed; I cannot rise
and give thee.
Luk 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give
him, because he is his friend (the Gentiles (Eph
3:6) (Jer 16:19)), yet because of his importunity he will rise and
give him as many as he needeth.
Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luk 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luk 11:11 If a son shall ask bread
(Jesus that gives life (John 6:33) (Luke 22:19) (Mat
26:26)) of any of you that is a
father, will he give him a stone (an idol
(Lev 26:1) (Mat 4:3)) ? or if he ask a fish
(Created by God and good (Gen 1:21)), will he for a fish give
him a serpent (the devil (Rev 20:2))?
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion?
Luk 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?
Scriptural references:
Luk 11:1 And
it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased,
one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught
his disciples.
Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
command you.
Gen 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures:
Exo 7:4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that
I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the
land of Egypt by great judgments.
Eph 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and
of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Jer 16:19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my
refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the
ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies,
vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down
from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and
brake it, and gave unto them, saying,
This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Mat 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread,
and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it
to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Lev 26:1 Ye
shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image,
neither shall ye set up any image of
stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am
the LORD your God.
Mat 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said,
If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every
living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after
their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Luke
Luk 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a
certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach
us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Luk 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Luk 11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
Luk 11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every
one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from
evil.
The Parable of
"A
Friend in Need"
Luk 11:5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a
friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me
three loaves;
Luk 11:6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me,
and I have nothing to set before him?
Luk 11:7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble
me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise
and give thee.
Luk 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give
him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and
give him as many as he needeth.
Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luk 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luk 11:11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a
father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give
him a serpent?
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion?
Luk 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?
11. A.D. 29 - Judea - Accused of a
Connection with Beelzebub
Luk 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils,
no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Luke
Luk 11:14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb.
And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people
wondered.
Luk 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils
through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
Luk 11:16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign
from heaven.
Luk 11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them,
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house
divided against a house falleth.
Luk 11:18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how
shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through
Beelzebub.
Luk 11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Luk 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils,
no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Luk 11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his
goods are in peace:
Luk 11:22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him,
and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and
divideth his spoils.
Luk 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth.
Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will
return unto my house whence I came out.
Luk 11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and
garnished.
Luk 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other
spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the
last state of that man is worse than the first.
Luk 11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is
the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Luk 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that
hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luk 11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together,
he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall
no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luk 11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so
shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Luk 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from
the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a
greater than Solomon is here.
Luk 11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching
of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Luk 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it
in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which
come in may see the light.
Luk 11:34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when
thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is
evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luk 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in
thee be not darkness.
Luk 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light,
having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light.
12. A.D. 29 - Judea - Judgment
Against Lawyers and Pharisees
Luk 11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees
make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full
of ravening and wickedness.
Luk 11:44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not
aware of them.
Luk 11:53 And as he said these things unto them, the
scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to
speak of many things:
Luk 11:54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch
something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Luke
Luk 11:37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him
to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
Luk 11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that
he had not first washed before dinner.
Luk 11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees
make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full
of ravening and wickedness.
Luk 11:40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is
without make that which is within also?
Luk 11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have;
and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
Luk 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint
and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God:
these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Luk 11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the
uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Luk 11:44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not
aware of them.
Luk 11:45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto
him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Luk 11:46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for
ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the
burdens with one of your fingers.
Luk 11:47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the
prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Luk 11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of
your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Luk 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will
send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Luk 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was
shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Luk 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto
you, It shall be required of this generation.
Luk 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the
key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in
ye hindered.
Luk 11:53 And as he said these things unto them, the
scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to
speak of many things:
Luk 11:54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch
something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Mic 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what
is good; and
what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy God?
13. A.D. 29 - Judea - Jesus Deals with Hypocrisy, Covetousness,
Worry, and Alertness
The verses Luke 12:8-9 could almost be understood as a
Readers' Digest version of Jesus' salvation message - whosoever calls Jesus Lord
is saved from eternity in Hell. The rest of this passage (Luke 12:13-57 is much a repeat
of the message given by Jesus about a year and a half earlier in the Sermon on
the Mount. Jesus tells His chosen disciples they will be subjected to very
strict standards and trials
Luk 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say
unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the
body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with
many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of
him they will ask the more.
The Parable of
"The Rich Fool":
Jesus uses this “certain rich man” in three
parables: this one “The Rich Fool”, “The Unjust Steward”, and “The Rich Man and
Lazarus”. He was a chief priest and no
doubt well versed in scripture and so received ample warning from Isaiah,
Jeremiah, and Jesus himself in his sermon condemning the whole crowd which was
running the temple (Matthew chapter 23). Three days later this man together with the rest of his crew of scribes
and Pharisees had Jesus crucified.
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The
ground of a certain rich man (one of the chief
priests (Luke 16:1) (Luke 16:19) (Exo 28:5-6)) brought forth plentifully:
Luk 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall
I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luk 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my
barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luk 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry
(acting like a dumb dog (Isa 56:9-12) (Psa 52:6-7)
(Jer 17:11) (Mat 23:13)).
Luk 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy
soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou
hast provided?
Luk 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and
is not rich toward God.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich
man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted
his goods.
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was
clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exo 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Isa 56:9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Isa 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark;
sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Isa 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and
they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to
their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Isa 56:12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill
ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Psa 52:6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and
shall laugh at him:
Psa 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but
trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psa 52:8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in
the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psa 52:9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou
hast done it: and I will wait
on thy name; for it is
good before thy saints.
Jer 17:11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave
them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
The Parable of
"The Faithful and the
Evil Servants":
The
disciples have responsibility and accountability; responsibility to preach the
gospel of repentance from sin, an accountability for the sins of those who fail
to get the message due to the disciple’s negligence. Jesus gives them fair warning that he will check in on them at a
time when they may least expect.
Luk 12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights
burning;
Luk 12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for
their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and
knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Luk 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he
cometh shall find watching (the disciples have the
God given responsibilities of watchmen (Eze 33:1-9)): verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself,
and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Luk 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come
in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
Luk 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house
had known what hour the thief (Jesus
(Rev 3:3) (Rev 16:15)) would come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through.
Luk 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man
cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Scriptural references:
Eze 33:1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 33:2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy
people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of
the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
Eze 33:3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the
land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
Eze 33:4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the
trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his
blood shall be upon his own head.
Eze 33:5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took
not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall
deliver his soul.
Eze 33:6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and
blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from
among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at
the watchman's hand.
Eze 33:7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a
watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my
mouth, and warn them from me.
Eze 33:8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost
not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his
blood will I require at thine hand.
Eze 33:9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his
way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his
iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received
and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will
come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon
thee.
Rev 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
The Parable of
"Faithful and Wise
Steward":
Yes Peter, Jesus was talking about
you and anyone else who is given the special call and gifts to be
His (Jesus’)
apostle, disciple, preacher, or church leader.
Luk 12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou
this parable unto us, or even to all?
Luk 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and
wise steward (Apostles, elders of the church
(Eph 3:3-10) (1 Peter 5:1-4)), whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them
their portion of meat in due season?
Luk 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing.
Luk 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him
ruler over all that he hath.
Luk 12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord
delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to
eat and drink, and to be drunken;
Luk 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when
he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with
many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of
him they will ask the more.
Scriptural
references:
Eph 3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me
the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Eph 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my
knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Eph 3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto
the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by
the Spirit;
Eph 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and
of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Eph 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to
the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his
power.
Eph 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ;
Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which
from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ:
Eph 3:10 To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the
manifold wisdom of God,
1Pe 5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who
am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a
partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
1Pe 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you,
taking the oversight thereof,
not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
1Pe 5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples
to the flock.
1Pe 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye
shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Luke
Luk 12:1 In the mean time, when there were gathered
together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon
another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the
leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luk 12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
Luk 12:3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness
shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets
shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Luk 12:4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of
them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
Luk 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear
him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto
you, Fear him.
Luk 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and
not one of them is forgotten before God?
Luk 12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luk 12:8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me
before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Luk 12:9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied
before the angels of God.
Luk 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son
of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy
Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
Luk 12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and
unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall
answer, or what ye shall say:
Luk 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same
hour what ye ought to say.
Luk 12:13 And one of the company said unto him, Master,
speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
Luk 12:14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or
a divider over you?
Luk 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of
covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth.
The Parable of
"The Rich Fool"
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The
ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luk 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall
I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luk 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my
barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luk 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luk 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy
soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou
hast provided?
Luk 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and
is not rich toward God.
Luk 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say
unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the
body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more
than raiment.
Luk 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor
reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much
more are ye better than the fowls?
Luk 12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to
his stature one cubit?
Luk 12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is
least, why take ye thought for the rest?
Luk 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not,
they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
Luk 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day
in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe
you, O ye of little faith?
Luk 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world
seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's
good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luk 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide
yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not,
where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Luk 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart
be also.
The Parable of
"The Faithful and the
Evil Servants"
Luk 12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights
burning;
Luk 12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for
their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and
knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Luk 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he
cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself,
and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Luk 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come
in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
Luk 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house
had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through.
Luk 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man
cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Luk 12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou
this parable unto us, or even to all?
The Parable of
"Faithful and Wise
Steward"
Luk 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and
wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them
their portion of meat in due season?
Luk 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing.
Luk 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him
ruler over all that he hath.
Luk 12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord
delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to
eat and drink, and to be drunken;
Luk 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when
he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and
prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with
many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of
him they will ask the more.
Luk 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what
will I, if it be already kindled?
Luk 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how
am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?
I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Luk 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one
house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luk 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and
the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter
against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the
daughter in law against her mother in law.
Luk 12:54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a
cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it
is.
Luk 12:55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say,
There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Luk 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky
and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Luk 12:57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what
is right?
Luk 12:58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the
magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered
from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Luk 12:59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till
thou hast paid the very last mite.
Mic 7:6
For the son dishonoureth the father,
the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against
her mother in law; a man's enemies
are the men
of his own house.
14. A.D. 29 - Judea - Repent or
Parish
Still no mention of the penalty for sin and how it
will be paid.
Luk 13:1 There were present at that season some that told
him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Luk 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye
that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they
suffered such things?
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall
all likewise perish.
Luke
Luk 13:1 There were present at that season some that told
him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Luk 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye
that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they
suffered such things?
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall
all likewise perish.
Luk 13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam
fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in
Jerusalem?
Luk 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall
all likewise perish.
15. A.D. 29 - Judea - The Barren
Fig Tree
The Parable of
" The
Barren Fig Tree":
The Jews are to get just a short time
more to repent and turn to Jesus. If
the temple priest system does not start to bear fruit of God loving people it
will be destroyed; which it was in 70 A.D.
Luk 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man
(Jesus (Luke 10:30) (Luke 14:16) (Luke 15:11) (Luke 20:9)) had a
fig tree planted in his vineyard (house of Israel
(Isa 5:7); and he came and sought fruit thereon
(Them that have a heart to know the Lord (Jer 24:7)), and
found none.
Luk 13:7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard
(Probably Peter – chief disciple (Mat 16:19)),
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none:
cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Luk 13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone
this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Luk 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after
that thou shalt cut it down.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Jer 24:7 And I will give them an heart to know me,
that I am the LORD: and they
shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with
their whole heart.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a
great supper, and bade many:
Luk 20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man
planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country
for a long time.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Luke
The Parable of
" The
Barren Fig Tree":
Luk 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a
fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and
found none.
Luk 13:7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none:
cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Luk 13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone
this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
Luk 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after
that thou shalt cut it down.
16. A.D. 29 - Judea - Crippled
Woman Healed
Luk 13:11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit
of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift
up herself.
Luk 13:13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God.
Luke
Luk 13:10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on
the sabbath.
Luk 13:11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit
of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift
up herself.
Luk 13:12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and
said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
Luk 13:13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God.
Luk 13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with
indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the
people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come
and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Luk 13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou
hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from
the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Luk 13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of
Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this
bond on the sabbath day?
Luk 13:17 And when he had said these things, all his
adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious
things that were done by him.
Deu 5:12
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it,
as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
Deu 5:13
Six days thou shalt labour, and do all
thy work:
Deu 5:14
But the seventh day
is the
sabbath of the LORD thy God: in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor
thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that
is
within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as
well as thou.
Deu 5:15
And remember that thou wast a servant
in the land of Egypt, and that
the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a
stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the
sabbath day.
17. A.D. 29 - Judea - Parables of
the Mustard Seed and Leaven
The Parable of
"The
Mustard Seed ":
Beware of false teachers who shall
bring damnable heresies into the church.
Luk 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God
like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Luk 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed
(the word of the kingdom (Mat 13:19)), which a man
(Jesus (Mat 13:37))
took, and cast into his garden (good ground,
honest and good hearts ((Isa 61:11) (Luke 8:15)); and it grew, and waxed a great tree
(grew to have branches of idolatry (Isa 44:14-17)
(1 Tim 4:1-3) (2 Peter 2:1-2)); and the
fowls (the devil (Luke 8:12)) of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Isa 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and
as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the
Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the
nations.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which
in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
Isa 44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the
forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isa 44:15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he
will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a
god, and worshippeth it;
he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isa 44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with
part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he
warmeth himself, and saith,
Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isa 44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down
unto it, and worshippeth it,
and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Luk 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear;
then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they
should believe and be saved.
The Parable of
"The Leaven":
Beware of sin and false doctrine in
the church. Its nature is to grow.
Luk 13:20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the
kingdom of God?
Luk 13:21 It is like leaven
(doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees
(Mat 16:12) (Mat 23:13)), which a woman
(One easily led into idolatry (Jer 7:18)) took and hid in
three measures of meal (Allowed in a little sin (1 Cor 5:6-8)), till the whole was leavened.
Scriptural references:
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Jer 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers
kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
1Co 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump?
1Co 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye
may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is
sacrificed for us:
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the
unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.
Luke
The Parable of
"The
Mustard Seed "
Luk 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God
like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Luk 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man
took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the
fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
The Parable of
"The Leaven"
Luk 13:20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the
kingdom of God?
Luk 13:21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in
three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
18. Winter A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Feast of Dedication
This passage contains some confusing statements but they
make complete sense if it is kept in mind that Jesus is explaining that God does
the choosing when it comes to selecting those qualified to be His full time
agents, His missionaries, His sheep. It is not a matter of free will. It is
not open to all. This passage should not be used to prove the Calvinistic
doctrine that God has determined who is qualified for salvation. That is open
to all, a matter of free will choice for each of us.
Joh 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my
sheep, as I said unto you.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they
follow me:
Joh 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me
not.
Joh 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe
the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in
him.
John
Joh 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the
dedication, and it was winter.
Joh 10:23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's
porch.
Joh 10:24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto
him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us
plainly.
Joh 10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed
not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
Joh 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my
sheep, as I said unto you.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they
follow me:
Joh 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall
never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Joh 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than
all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Joh 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Joh 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I
shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Joh 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we
stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest
thyself God.
Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your
law, I said, Ye are gods?
Joh 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God
came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Joh 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified,
and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Joh 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me
not.
Joh 10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe
the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in
him.
Joh 10:39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he
escaped out of their hand,
Psa 88:6 Thou hast
laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
19. Winter A.D. 29 - Withdrawal
Beyond Jordan
Joh 10:40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place
where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
Joh 10:41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no
miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
Joh 10:42 And many believed on him there.
John
Joh 10:40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place
where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
Joh 10:41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no
miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
Joh 10:42 And many believed on him there.
20. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Return to Jerusalem
Two points here: When a disciple asks Jesus if few will be saved, He
doesn't say yes. He says many will come to salvation from all over the world,
but they will come God's way. And He tells the Pharisees that He will be sacrificed by
them in Jerusalem according to God's plan.
Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that
be saved? And he said unto them,
Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many,
I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Luk 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the
west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom
of God.
Luk 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow,
and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Luke
Luk 13:22 And he went through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that
be saved? And he said unto them,
Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many,
I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Luk 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up,
and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the
door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I
know you not whence ye are:
Luk 13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and
drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
Luk 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not
whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
Luk 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth,
when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the
kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Luk 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the
west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom
of God.
Luk 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first,
and there are first which shall be last.
Luk 13:31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees,
saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
Luk 13:32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox,
Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third
day I shall be perfected.
Luk 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow,
and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Luk 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the
prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have
gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings,
and ye would not!
Luk 13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and
verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall
say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Psa 6:8
Depart from me, all ye workers of
iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
21. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Meal
with a Pharisee Ruler
The Parable of
"Best Places":
This is a reminder to the proud
Pharisees in the crowd of the many passages in scripture that God prefers the
humble. (If they are to get an
invitation to “The Marriage Supper of the Lamb”, they must first humble
themselves, turn from their sin and look to Jesus as their savior.)
Luk 14:7 And he put forth a parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luk 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3) (Luke 10:30)) to a wedding, sit
not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of
him;
Luk 14:9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to
thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Luk 14:10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend,
go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at
meat (Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:7-10)) with thee.
Luk 14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth (an outward sign of love for
God (Deu 8:2) (2 Ch 7:14)(2 Ch 34:27) (Psa 9:12) (Luke 18:14) (Mat 18:4)
(Mat 23:12) (Jam 4:6) (Jam 4:10) (1 Peter 5:6)) himself shall be exalted.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a
man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready.
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
Rev 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings
of God.
Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And
he said unto me, See thou do it
not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of
Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Deu 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which
the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou
wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
2Ch 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked
ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal
their land.
2Ch 34:27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou
didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this
place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me,
and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
Psa 9:12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he
remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the
other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as
this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be
abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Jam 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he
saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Jam 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and he shall lift you up
1Pe 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
The Parable of
"The Great Supper":
Yes, it is a blessing to eat bread at
the “The Marriage Supper of the Lamb”,
but the choice is yours to make if you are invited.
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3) (Luke 10:30)) made a great
supper (The Lord’s Supper (1 Cor 11:20-26)), and bade many
(All are invited (Rev 3:20)):
Luk 14:17 And sent his servant
(the twelve and the seventy sent to
preach (Luke 9:1-2) (Luke 10:1-2)) at supper time to say to
them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luk 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make
excuse (Those that have no root (Luke 8:13) (Luke
9:57-62) (Luke 18:22-23)). The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must
needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of
oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and
therefore I cannot come.
Luk 14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these
things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor,
and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind (Those
with good reason to know they need a savior (Luke 21:2-3) (Luke
5:24-25) (Luke 6:10) (Luke 7:21)).
Luk 14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou
hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Luk 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out
(Witness to the whole world (Acts 1:8)) into
the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be
filled.
Luk 14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which
were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
1Co 11:20 When ye come together therefore into one
place, this is not to
eat the Lord's supper.
1Co 11:21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is
hungry, and another is drunken.
1Co 11:22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink
in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I
say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
1Co 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which
also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took
bread:
1Co 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my
body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped,
saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye
drink it, in remembrance of
me.
1Co 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink
this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
Luk 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples
together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure
diseases.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick.
Luk 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and
place, whither he himself would come.
Luk 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest
truly is great, but the
labourers are few: pray
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into
his harvest.
Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear,
receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe,
and in time of temptation fall away.
Luk 9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in
the way, a certain man
said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luk 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes,
and birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Luk 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he
said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their
dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow
thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Luk 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put
his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luk 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said
unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute
unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Luk 18:23 And when he heard this, he was very
sorrowful: for he was very rich.
Luk 21:2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting
in thither two mites.
Luk 21:3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that
this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
Luk 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man
hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Luk 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and
took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Luk 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he
said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was
restored whole as the other.
Luk 7:21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and
of evil spirits; and unto many that were
blind he gave sight.
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth.
Luke
Luk 14:1
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief
Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Luk 14:2
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
Luk 14:3
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it
lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Luk 14:4
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him
go;
Luk 14:5
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox
fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath
day?
Luk 14:6
And they could not answer him again to these things.
The Parable of "Best
Places"
Luk 14:7
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked
how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luk 14:8
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the
highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
Luk 14:9
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place;
and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
Luk
14:10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that
when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up
higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at
meat with thee.
Luk
14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Luk 14:12
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a
supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor
thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be
made thee.
Luk 14:13
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the
blind:
Luk 14:14
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou
shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Luk 14:15
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he
said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
The Parable of "The
Great Supper"
Luk
14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many:
Luk
14:17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were
bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luk
14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said
unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see
it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk
14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to
prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk
14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot
come.
Luk
14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the
master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into
the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Luk
14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and
yet there is room.
Luk
14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luk
14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall
taste of my supper.
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Demands of Discipleship
The Parable of "Building
a Tower, a King Making War":
When you enlist in Jesus’ army be
prepared to give it everything you have. If you don’t, there is a steep penalty.
Luk 14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he
turned, and said unto them,
Luk 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father,
and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own
life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come
after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower,
sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost (much
is required of a disciple (Luke 12:47-48)), whether he have sufficient to
finish it?
Luk 14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation,
and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luk 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able
to finish.
Luk 14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another
king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able
(unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much
required (Luke 12:47-48)) with ten
thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luk 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off,
he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace (If
you volunteer to enter into Jesus’ war against Satan and are
slothful, you may lose salvation (Mat 25:30)).
Luk 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his
savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Luk 14:35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the
dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's
will, and prepared not himself,
neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given,
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they
will ask the more.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Luke
The Parable of "Building
a Tower, a King Making War"
Luk 14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he
turned, and said unto them,
Luk 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father,
and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own
life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come
after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower,
sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to
finish it?
Luk 14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation,
and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Luk 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able
to finish.
Luk 14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another
king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten
thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luk 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off,
he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
Luk 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his
savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Luk 14:35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the
dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Parables of Lost Sheep, Coins, Son
Luk 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and
sinners for to hear him.
Luk 15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying,
This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
The Parable of "The Lost Sheep":
We
are all lost sheep and the joy in heaven will be just as great for each of us
who repents of our sins and trusts Jesus as our shepherd.
Luk 15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luk 15:4 What man
( Jesus (Psa 23:1) (Isa 53:3)) of you, having an hundred sheep, if he
lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine (The
truth is they are all lost (Isa 53:6)) in the wilderness, and go
after that which is lost (which it will be is not
by an act of the sheep but by an act of God’s mercy (Titus
3:3-7)), until he find it?
Luk 15:5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his
shoulders, rejoicing.
Luk 15:6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his
friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my
sheep which was lost.
Luk 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in
heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just
persons, which need no repentance (in their own
eyes, not God’s eyes (Luke 18:9-11) (Luke 13:3)).
Scriptural references:
Psa 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in
malice and envy, hateful, and
hating one another.
Tit 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God
our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Saviour;
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the
one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican.
Luk 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise perish.
The Parable of "The Lost
Coin": The scribes and
Pharisees are just as lost if not more so than the publicans and sinners.
Luk 15:8 Either what woman
(house of Israel (Jer 3:20-22)) having ten pieces of silver
(ten tribes of Israel (1 Kings 11:31-35) (John 11:52)
(1 John 1:8-10) ), if
she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find it?
Luk 15:9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her
friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found
the piece which I had lost.
Luk 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth
(the thankful Samaritan (Luke 17:12-19)).
Scriptural
references:
Jer 3:20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have
ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Jer 3:21 A voice was heard upon the high places,
weeping and
supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their
God.
Jer 3:22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.
Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.
1Ki 11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces:
for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out
of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
1Ki 11:32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant
David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Israel:)
1Ki 11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have
worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the
Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my
ways, to do that which
is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
1Ki 11:34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom
out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David
my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my
statutes:
1Ki 11:35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's
hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
Joh 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also
he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered
abroad.
1Jo 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jo 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Luk 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village,
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luk 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luk 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? but where are
the nine?
Luk 17:18 There are not found that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger.
Luk 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy
faith hath made thee whole.
The Parable of "The Prodigal Son":
The
elder son is still dead to sin but doesn’t know it.
Luk 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luk 15:12 And the younger of them
(publicans and sinners who repent (Luke 15:21)) said to his father,
Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto
them his living.
Luk 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered
all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his
substance with riotous living.
Luk 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty
famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
Luk 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of
that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Luk 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the
husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Luk 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many
hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with
hunger!
Luk 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Luk 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make
me as one of thy hired servants.
Luk 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he
was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and
fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luk 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
Luk 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth
the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his
feet:
Luk 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it;
and let us eat, and be merry:
Luk 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luk 15:25 Now his elder son
(the Pharisees and scribes who deny their sin (Luke
15:29) (1 John 1:8-10)) was in the field: and as he
came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luk 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what
these things meant.
Luk 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and
thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and
sound.
Luk 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore
came his father out, and intreated him.
Luk 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these
many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Luk 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath
devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luk 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me,
and all that I have is thine.
Luk 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be
glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is
found.
Scriptural references:
Luk 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy
son.
Luk 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I
serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
1Jo 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jo 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Luke
Luk 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and
sinners for to hear him.
Luk 15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying,
This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
1Pe 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but
are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
The Parable of "The Lost Sheep"
Luk 15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luk 15:4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he
lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go
after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luk 15:5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his
shoulders, rejoicing.
Luk 15:6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his
friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my
sheep which was lost.
Luk 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in
heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just
persons, which need no repentance.
The Parable of "The Lost Coin"
Luk 15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if
she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find it?
Luk 15:9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her
friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found
the piece which I had lost.
Luk 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
The Parable of "The Prodigal Son"
Luk 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luk 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father,
Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto
them his living.
Luk 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered
all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his
substance with riotous living.
Luk 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty
famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
Luk 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of
that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Luk 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the
husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Luk 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many
hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with
hunger!
Luk 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Luk 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make
me as one of thy hired servants.
Luk 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he
was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and
fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luk 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
Luk 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth
the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his
feet:
Luk 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it;
and let us eat, and be merry:
Luk 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luk 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he
came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luk 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what
these things meant.
Luk 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and
thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and
sound.
Luk 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore
came his father out, and intreated him.
Luk 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these
many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Luk 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath
devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luk 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me,
and all that I have is thine.
Luk 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be
glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is
found.
1Pe 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but
are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
24. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Parables of the Unjust Steward, Rich Man and Lazarus
The Parable of "The Unjust Steward":
You apostles and disciples, if you
decide to be slothful in your duties of ministry, do it at my expense, not my
sheep’s.
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a
certain rich man (One of the chief priests (Luke
12:16) (Luke 16:19) (Exo 28:5-6)), which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he
had wasted his goods (ill gotten rewards (Isa
1:23) (Eze 22:12)).
Luk 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it
that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be
no longer steward.
Luk 16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I
do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed.
Luk 16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out
of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
Luk 16:5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto
him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Luk 16:6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he
said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty
(Reduce the bill for unrighteous gifts and bribes
thereby applying mercy over sacrifice (Hos 6:6)
(Mat 9:13) (Mat 12:7)).
Luk 16:7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou?
And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and write fourscore ( Reduce the bill for
unrighteous gifts and bribes thereby applying mercy over sacrifice (Hos 6:6) (Mat 9:13) (Mat 12:7)).
Luk 16:8 And the lord
(God (not the steward’s lord) Luke
uses “the Lord” in fifty-nine verses in his gospel, always referring
to Jesus) commended the unjust steward, because
he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser
than the children of light.
Luk 16:9 And I say unto you
(You, my (Jesus’) disciples (Luke 16:1)), Make to yourselves friends of
the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations.
Luk 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is
faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much.
Luk 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the
unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Luk 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is
another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Luk 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The
ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was
clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exo 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Isa 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth
gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth
the cause of the widow come unto them.
Eze 22:12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood;
thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy
neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
Hos 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and
the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There
was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him
that he had wasted his goods.
The Parable of "The Rich Man and
Lazarus": This is not a parable; Lazarus was literally raised from the dead to
demonstrate to the priests their need for repentance. Their answer was to plot the death of both
Lazarus and Jesus.
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man
(the chief priests (John 12:10) (Exo 28:5-6)), which was clothed
in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luk 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus
(Lazarus, of Bethany laying in his grave at the very time
of the telling of this parable (John 11:1-44),
which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luk 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
from the rich man's table (the priests are
spiritually blind (Mat 23:13)): moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luk 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and
was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died
(dead in that the chief priests were carnally minded (Rom
8:6)), and was
buried;
Luk 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in
torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luk 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water
(salvation (Isa 55:1) (John 4:10)), and
cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luk 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now
he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luk 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is
a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot;
neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Luk 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that
thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
Luk 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Luk 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them.
Luk 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went
unto them from the dead (which Lazarus did and the
Priests plotted to put him back to death (John 12:10)), they will repent.
Luk 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Scriptural references:
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also
to death;
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exo 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Joh 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister
Martha.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the
waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine
and milk without money and without price.
Joh 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou
knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink;
thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they
might put Lazarus also to death;
Luke
The Parable of "The Unjust Steward"
Luk 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a
certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he
had wasted his goods.
Luk 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it
that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be
no longer steward.
Luk 16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I
do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed.
Luk 16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out
of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
Luk 16:5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto
him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Luk 16:6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he
said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Luk 16:7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou?
And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and write fourscore.
Luk 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because
he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser
than the children of light.
Luk 16:9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of
the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations.
Luk 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is
faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much.
Luk 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the
unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Luk 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is
another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Luk 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luk 16:14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard
all these things: and they derided him.
Luk 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify
yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly
esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Luk 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since
that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
Luk 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass,
than one tittle of the law to fail.
Luk 16:18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth
another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from
her husband committeth adultery.
The Parable of "The Rich Man and
Lazarus"
Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed
in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luk 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus,
which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luk 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luk 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and
was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was
buried;
Luk 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in
torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luk 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and
cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luk 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now
he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luk 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is
a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot;
neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Luk 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that
thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
Luk 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Luk 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them.
Luk 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went
unto them from the dead, they will repent.
Luk 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
25. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Lessons on Service
The Parable of
"Unprofitable
Servants":
What ever we get from God is purely a
gift, he does not need our services.
Luk 17:7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or
feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go
and sit down to meat?
Luk 17:8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready
wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and
drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Luk 17:9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the
things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luk 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those
things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants
(There is nothing we can do to earn the Lord’s blessings
(Job 22:2) (Job 22:3) (Job 35:7) (Psa 16:2) (Isa 64:6) (1 Cor 9:16) (Eph 2:8-9)): we have done
that which was our duty to do.
Scriptural
references:
Job 22:2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that
is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways
perfect?
Job 35:7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him?
or what receiveth he of thine hand?
Psa 16:2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Isa 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade
as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
1Co 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have
nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I
preach not the gospel!
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Luke
Luk 17:1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible
but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Luk 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one
of these little ones.
Luk 17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass
against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Luk 17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a
day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt
forgive him.
Luk 17:5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our
faith.
Luk 17:6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the
root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
The Parable of
"Unprofitable
Servants"
Luk 17:7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or
feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go
and sit down to meat?
Luk 17:8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready
wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and
drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Luk 17:9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the
things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luk 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those
things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done
that which was our duty to do.
26. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea to
Bethany - Resurrection of Lazarus
The main purpose of this event, the death and
resurrection of Lazarus, Jesus states twice (John 11:4 and 11:15).
He staged it to strengthen the belief of His disciples
that He is the source of eternal life.
Joh 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is
not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified
thereby.
Joh 11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not
there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
John
Joh 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of
Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Joh 11:2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with
ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Joh 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord,
behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
Joh 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is
not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified
thereby.
Joh 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and
Lazarus.
Joh 11:6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he
abode two days still in the same place where he was.
Joh 11:7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us
go into Judaea again.
Joh 11:8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of
late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
Joh 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the
day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of
this world.
Joh 11:10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth,
because there is no light in him.
Joh 11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith
unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of
sleep.
Joh 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he
shall do well.
Joh 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they
thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Joh 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is
dead.
Joh 11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not
there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Joh 11:16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto
his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
Joh 11:17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain
in the grave four days already.
Joh 11:18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about
fifteen furlongs off:
Joh 11:19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to
comfort them concerning their brother.
Joh 11:20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was
coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Joh 11:21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst
been here, my brother had not died.
Joh 11:22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt
ask of God, God will give it thee.
Joh 11:23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise
again.
Joh 11:24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise
again in the resurrection at the last day.
Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and
the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die. Believest thou this?
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that
thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Joh 11:28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and
called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for
thee.
Joh 11:29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and
came unto him.
Joh 11:30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was
in that place where Martha met him.
Joh 11:31 The Jews then which were with her in the house,
and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out,
followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
Joh 11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw
him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died.
Joh 11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the
Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was
troubled,
Joh 11:34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto
him, Lord, come and see.
Joh 11:35 Jesus wept.
Joh 11:36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
Joh 11:37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which
opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have
died?
Joh 11:38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh
to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Joh 11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the
sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for
he hath been dead four days.
Joh 11:40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that,
if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Joh 11:41 Then they took away the stone from the place
where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank
thee that thou hast heard me.
Joh 11:42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but
because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou
hast sent me.
Joh 11:43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud
voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Joh 11:44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and
foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith
unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
27. Winter A.D. 29 - Reaction of
the Pharisees
However, the resurrection of Lazarus had a second
purpose: to show the corruption of the chief priests and the Pharisees. It
strengthened their determination to put Jesus to death.
Joh 11:53 Then from that day forth they took counsel
together for to put him to death.
John
Joh 11:45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had
seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
Joh 11:46 But some of them went their ways to the
Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
Joh 11:47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees
a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
Joh 11:48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on
him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
Joh 11:49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high
priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
Joh 11:50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that
one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
Joh 11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high
priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
Joh 11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also he
should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Joh 11:53 Then from that day forth they took counsel
together for to put him to death.
Joh 11:54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the
Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called
Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
28. and 29. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Last Journey, Heals Ten Lepers
Here again, Jesus want's the people and the priests
to realize he has God given powers.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
Luke
Luk 17:11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem,
that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
Luk 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there
met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luk 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.
Luk 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed.
Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed,
turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luk 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him
thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luk 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? but where are the nine?
Luk 17:18 There are not found that returned to give glory
to God, save this stranger.
Luk 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy
faith hath made thee whole.
Lev 13:45
And the leper in whom the plague
is,
his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a
covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
Lev 13:46
All the days wherein the plague
shall be
in him he shall be defiled; he
is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the
camp shall
his habitation
30. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Lesson on the Coming Kingdom
Jesus tells the Pharisees the Kingdom of God has
arrived in His person. But they refuse to observe it. He goes on
to tell His disciples that they won't be around when the unbelivers will be
destroyed with fire as predicted by John the Baptist: Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there!
for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Luke
Luk 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when
the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God
cometh not with observation:
Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there!
for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Luk 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will
come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye
shall not see it.
Luk 17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see
there: go not after them, nor follow them.
Luk 17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the
one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also
the Son of man be in his day.
Luk 17:25 But first must he suffer many things, and be
rejected of this generation.
Luk 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be
also in the days of the Son of man.
Luk 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives,
they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and
the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Luk 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they
did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Luk 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it
rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Luk 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of
man is revealed.
Luk 17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop,
and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that
is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Luk 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.
Luk 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose
it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Luk 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men
in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Luk 17:35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
Luk 17:36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.
Luk 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord?
And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be
gathered together.
Gen 6:1
And it came to pass, when men
began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born
unto them,
Gen 7:1
And the LORD said unto Noah,
Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen
righteous before me in this generation.
Gen 7:2
Of every clean beast thou shalt
take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that
are
not clean by two, the male and his female.
31. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Parables - Persistent Widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector
The Parable of "The
Importunate Widow":
If you want answered prayer, your
first prayer must be to repent of your sins and place your trust in Jesus.
Luk 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that
men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luk 18:2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared
not God, neither regarded man:
Luk 18:3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came
unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Luk 18:4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he
said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Luk 18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge
her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Luk 18:6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge
saith.
Luk 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect
(those trusting in the blood of Jesus (1 Peter 1:2)
(John 14:12-14)), which cry
day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Luk 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Scriptural
references:
1Pe 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling
of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father.
Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that
will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will
do it.
The Parable of'
"The
Pharisee and the Publican":
Pride is a red warning light of sin,
specially for those in position of religious authority.
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one
a Pharisee (A greater sinner than the publican
(Mat 23:13-15)), and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luk 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all
that I possess (acts having no bearing on
justification (Rom 3:28)).
Luk 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not
lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God
be merciful to me a sinner (a prayer of repentance
and calling on Jesus for salvation (Mat 9:13) (Luke 24:44-47) (1 Cor 15:1-4)).
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be
abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Scriptural references:
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Mat 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation.
Mat 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made,
ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Rom 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is
justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am
not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,
while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written
in the law of Moses, and in
the prophets, and in
the psalms, concerning me.
Luk 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that
they might understand the scriptures,
Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and
thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
1Co 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the
gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand;
1Co 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in
memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures:
Luke
The Parable of "The
Importunate Widow"
Luk 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that
men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luk 18:2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared
not God, neither regarded man:
Luk 18:3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came
unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Luk 18:4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he
said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Luk 18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge
her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Luk 18:6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge
saith.
Luk 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry
day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Luk 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
The Parable of'
"The
Pharisee and the Publican"
Luk 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luk 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one
a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luk 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all
that I possess.
Luk 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not
lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God
be merciful to me a sinner.
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be
abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
32. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Doctrine of Divorce
Again, the disciples are told that they will work
under higher standards
Mat 19:11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive
this saying, save they to whom it is given.
Matthew
Mat 19:1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea
beyond Jordan;
Mat 19:2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed
them there.
Mat 19:3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him,
and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every
cause?
Mat 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not
read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Mat 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father
and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Mat 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Mat 19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to
give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
Mat 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness
of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it
was not so.
Mat 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his
wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth
adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Mat 19:10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the
man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Mat 19:11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive
this saying, save they to whom it is given.
Mat 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born
from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of
men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of
heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Mark
Mar 10:1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the
coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him
again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
Mar 10:2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is
it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Mar 10:3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses
command you?
Mar 10:4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of
divorcement, and to put her away.
Mar 10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the
hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Mar 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made
them male and female.
Mar 10:7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and
mother, and cleave to his wife;
Mar 10:8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they
are no more twain, but one flesh.
Mar 10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not
man put asunder.
Mar 10:10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of
the same matter.
Mar 10:11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away
his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mar 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be
married to another, she committeth adultery.
Deu 24:1
When a man hath taken a wife, and
married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes,
because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a
bill of divorcement, and give
it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Deu 24:2
And when she is departed out of his
house, she may go and be another man's
wife.
Deu 24:3
And
if the
latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth
it in
her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband
die, which took her to be
his wife;
Deu 24:4
Her former husband, which sent her
away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled;
for that is
abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin,
which the LORD thy God giveth thee
for an
inheritance.
Gen 2:23
And Adam said, This
is now bone
of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because
she was taken out of Man.
Gen 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father
and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one
flesh.
Gen 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and
his wife, and were not ashamed.
33. A.D. 30 - Perea - Jesus
Blesses Children
Little children, young children, infants, this event is
proof that they are pure in God's eyes.
Only until we reach a certain point of maturity are we
held accountable for sin.
Luk 18:16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer
little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom
of God.
Luk 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Matthew
Mat 19:13 Then were there brought unto him little children,
that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and
forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 19:15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed
thence.
Mark
Mar 10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he
should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mar 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased,
and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them
not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mar 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mar 10:16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands
upon them, and blessed them.
Luke
Luk 18:15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he
would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
Luk 18:16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer
little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom
of God.
Luk 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Psa 13:2
How long shall I take counsel in my
soul, having
sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Exo 20:1
And God spake all these words,
saying,
Exo 20:2
I
am the LORD
thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage.
Exo 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before
me.
Exo 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any
graven image, or any likeness
of any thing that
is in heaven
above, or that is
in the earth beneath, or that
is in the water under the earth:
Exo 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to
them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God
am a jealous
God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation
of them that hate me;
Exo 20:6
And shewing mercy unto thousands of
them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Exo 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of the
LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that
taketh his name in vain.
34. A.D. 30 - Perea - Rich Young
Ruler
Let's hope the young man has not
rejected salvation when he rejected the invitation to follow Jesus as a
disciple. But he has lost "an hundredfold" by hanging on to his
possessions.
Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Mat 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he
went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall
sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or
brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for
my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting
life.
Matthew
Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good
Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep
the commandments.
Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt
do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt
not bear false witness,
Mat 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things
have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go
and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come and follow me.
Mat 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went
away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Mat 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say
unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
Mat 19:25 When his disciples heard it, they were
exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With
men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Mat 19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we
have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall
sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or
brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for
my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting
life.
Mat 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the
last shall be first.
Mark
Mar 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there
came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I
do that I may inherit eternal life?
Mar 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me
good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Mar 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit
adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not,
Honour thy father and mother.
Mar 10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all
these have I observed from my youth.
Mar 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto
him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross,
and follow me.
Mar 10:22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away
grieved: for he had great possessions.
Mar 10:23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his
disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Mar 10:24 And the disciples were astonished at his words.
But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for
them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
Mar 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of
a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Mar 10:26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying
among themselves, Who then can be saved?
Mar 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is
impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mar 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have
left all, and have followed thee.
Mar 10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto
you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father,
or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
Mar 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this
time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands,
with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Mar 10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the
last first.
Luke
Luk 18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luk 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me
good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Luk 18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit
adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy
father and thy mother.
Luk 18:21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth
up.
Luk 18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto
him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Luk 18:23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful:
for he was very rich.
Luk 18:24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he
said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Luk 18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a
needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luk 18:26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be
saved?
Luk 18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with
men are possible with God.
Luk 18:28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and
followed thee.
Luk 18:29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or
children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
Luk 18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this
present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
35. A.D. 30 - Perea - Laborers of
the Eleventh Hour
The Parable of
"The Labourers
in the Vineyard":
What God says is fair payment is fair
payment just based on the fact that He says so.
Mat 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that
is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into
his vineyard (House of Israel (Isa 5:7)).
Mat 20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers
(Jesus’ disciples (Mat 9:37) (1 Cor 3:9)) for a
penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Mat 20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw
others standing idle in the marketplace,
Mat 20:4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard,
and whatsoever is right I will give you (It’s
right because God says it’s right (Psa 33:4) (John 1:14) (John
17:17)). And they went their way.
Mat 20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour,
and did likewise.
Mat 20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found
others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Mat 20:7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.
He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that
shall ye receive.
Mat 20:8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard
saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning
from the last unto the first.
Mat 20:9 And when they came that were hired about the
eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Mat 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they
should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Mat 20:11 And when they had received it, they murmured
against the goodman of the house,
Mat 20:12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the
day.
Mat 20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I
do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Mat 20:14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give
unto this last, even as unto thee.
Mat 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with
mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Mat 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last:
for many be called, but few chosen.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The
harvest truly is
plenteous, but the labourers are
few;
1Co 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye
are God's husbandry, ye are
God's building.
Psa 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is
truth.
Matthew
The Parable of
"The Labourers
in the Vineyard"
Mat 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that
is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into
his vineyard.
Mat 20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a
penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Mat 20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw
others standing idle in the marketplace,
Mat 20:4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard,
and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Mat 20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour,
and did likewise.
Mat 20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found
others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Mat 20:7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.
He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that
shall ye receive.
Mat 20:8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard
saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning
from the last unto the first.
Mat 20:9 And when they came that were hired about the
eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Mat 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they
should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Mat 20:11 And when they had received it, they murmured
against the goodman of the house,
Mat 20:12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the
day.
Mat 20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I
do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Mat 20:14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give
unto this last, even as unto thee.
Mat 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with
mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Mat 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last:
for many be called, but few chosen.
36. A.D. 30 - Near Jordan -
Foretells Death
The most wonderful event in the history of the world is
about to take place a quarter of a year from now - the death, burial, and
resurrection of God's Son Jesus, the atonement for the sins of all.
Jesus now informs His chosen ones of exactly how and
when His sacrifice will take place. He is preparing them for their job of
spreading the good news of this atonement around the world.
Mat 20:18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man
shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death,
Mat 20:19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock,
and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Matthew
Mat 20:17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve
disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
Mat 20:18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man
shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death,
Mat 20:19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock,
and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Mark
Mar 10:32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem;
and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they
were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things
should happen unto him,
Mar 10:33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the
Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and
they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
Mar 10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him,
and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise
again.
Luke
Luk 18:31 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto
them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the
prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Luk 18:32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and
shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
Luk 18:33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death:
and the third day he shall rise again.
Luk 18:34 And they understood none of these things: and
this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Psa 22:1
To the chief Musician upon
Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me? why art thou so
far from helping me, and from
the words of my roaring?
Psa 22:2
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but
thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
Psa 22:3
But thou
art holy,
O thou
that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Psa 22:4
Our fathers trusted in thee: they
trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
Psa 22:5
They cried unto thee, and were
delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psa 22:6
But I
am a worm,
and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Psa 22:7
All they that see me laugh me to
scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head,
saying,
Psa 22:8
He trusted on the LORD
that he
would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Psa 22:9
But thou
art he that
took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope
when I was
upon my mother's breasts.
Psa 22:10
I was cast upon thee from the womb:
thou art
my God from my mother's belly.
Psa 22:11
Be not far from me; for trouble
is
near; for there is
none to help.
Psa 22:12
Many bulls have compassed me: strong
bulls
of Bashan have beset me round.
Psa 22:13
They gaped upon me
with their
mouths, as
a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psa 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all
my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the
midst of my bowels.
Psa 22:15
My strength is dried up like a
potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me
into the dust of death.
Psa 22:16
For dogs have compassed me: the
assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my
feet.
Psa 22:17
I may tell all my bones: they look
and
stare upon me.
Psa 22:18
They part my garments among them, and
cast lots upon my vesture.
Psa 22:19
But be not thou far from me, O LORD:
O my strength, haste thee to help me.
Psa 22:20
Deliver my soul from the sword; my
darling from the power of the dog.
Psa 22:21
Save me from the lion's mouth: for
thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Psa 22:22
I will declare thy name unto my
brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Psa 22:23
Ye that fear the LORD, praise him;
all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of
Israel.
Psa 22:24
For he hath not despised nor abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him;
but when he cried unto him, he heard.
Psa 22:25
My praise
shall be of
thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear
him.
Psa 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied:
they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for
ever.
Psa 22:27
All the ends of the world shall
remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations
shall worship before thee.
Psa 22:28
For the kingdom
is the
LORD'S: and he is
the governor among the nations.
Psa 22:29
All
they that be
fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust
shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
Psa 22:30
A seed shall serve him; it shall be
accounted to the Lord for a generation.
Psa 22:31
They shall come, and shall declare
his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done
this.
37. A.D. 30 - Near Jordan -
Ambition of James and John
Jesus has just revealed His upcoming sacrifice and the
first reaction of His disciples was to squabble over positions of authority in
His Kingdom. Now Jesus reveals the reason for His sacrifice is to
serve others, to pay the sin penalty for "many" and that His disciples are to
emulate Him in such service not in authority.
Mat 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever
will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be
your servant:
Mat 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew
Mat 20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children
with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Mat 20:21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith
unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and
the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
Mat 20:22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye
ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized
with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
Mat 20:23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of
my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on
my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to
them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Mat 20:24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with
indignation against the two brethren.
Mat 20:25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know
that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are
great exercise authority upon them.
Mat 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever
will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be
your servant:
Mat 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark
Mar 10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come
unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we
shall desire.
Mar 10:36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I
should do for you?
Mar 10:37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may
sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
Mar 10:38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye
ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with?
Mar 10:39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said
unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the
baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
Mar 10:40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand
is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
Mar 10:41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much
displeased with James and John.
Mar 10:42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto
them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise
lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
Mar 10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever
will be great among you, shall be your minister:
Mar 10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall
be servant of all.
Mar 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
38. A.D. 30 - Jericho - Blind
Bartimaeus Healed
Once again Jesus proves to His disciples and to the
people that He has God given power to save.
Luk 18:43 And immediately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise
unto God.
Matthew
Mat 20:29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great
multitude followed him.
Mat 20:30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way
side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us,
O Lord, thou Son of David.
Mat 20:31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they
should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O
Lord, thou Son of David.
Mat 20:32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said,
What will ye that I shall do unto you?
Mat 20:33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be
opened.
Mat 20:34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched
their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Mark
Mar 10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of
Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the
son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Mar 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Mar 10:48 And many charged him that he should hold his
peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Mar 10:49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be
called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise;
he calleth thee.
Mar 10:50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came
to Jesus.
Mar 10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt
thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might
receive my sight.
Mar 10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith
hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus
in the way.
Luke
Luk 18:35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh
unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
Luk 18:36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what
it meant.
Luk 18:37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth
by.
Luk 18:38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David,
have mercy on me.
Luk 18:39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he
should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have
mercy on me.
Luk 18:40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought
unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
Luk 18:41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?
And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
Luk 18:42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy
faith hath saved thee.
Luk 18:43 And immediately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise
unto God.
39. A.D. 30 - Jericho - Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus is a Jew. He has broken God's commandments to
the Jews. He has repented of his sins and now looks to Jesus as Lord, the
promised Messiah. Jesus pronounces him saved.
There is no hint that Zacchaeus realizes his salvation
will be accomplished in another week or so by Jesus' death, burial, and
resurrection.
Luk 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could
not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Luke
Luk 19:1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Luk 19:2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus,
which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
Luk 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could
not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Luk 19:4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore
tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Luk 19:5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up,
and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day
I must abide at thy house.
Luk 19:6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him
joyfully.
Luk 19:7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying,
That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Luk 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord;
Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any
thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Luk 19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation
come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Luk 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost.
40. A.D. 30 - Jericho - The Minas
Here is more instruction and warning to His chosen
disciples. They are all to be given an equal amount of spiritual gifts to
enable them to perform their assigned jobs of spreading the salvation message.
Depending on their performance, they will be rewarded
more spiritual gifts and authority in the future. None will lose their
salvation. But things look very bad for the currant Jewish
religious leaders who refuse to follow Jesus a Messiah. They face spiritual
death.
The Parable of
"The Minas": First comes this parable about the gift of the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit that Jesus will shortly after his resurrection confer on ten
of his apostles. The Holly Spirit is
infinite and does not come more to some and less to others. A few days later Jesus relates the parable
of the “talents”. That has to do with
the conferring of spiritual gifts. These do come in packages of varying amounts. The point of both parables is that the apostles will be judged
for their actions in the use of these gifts. Sloth in the use of Spiritual gifts is penalized more severely than
sloth practiced by one indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Which leads one to think that a person who receives water baptism
a la John the Baptist for repentance of sin can receive spiritual gifts prior
to (or if ever) receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the time of taking
Jesus as a personal savior.
Luk 19:11 And as they heard these things, he added and
spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that
the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
Luk 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman
( Jesus (Acts 1:9)) went into a
far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return (His
second coming (Acts 1:11)).
Luk 19:13 And he called his ten servants
(ten of the apostles (John 20:24)), and delivered
them ten pounds (The Holy Ghost (John 20:22-24) (1 Cor 12:7) (Psa 139:7 – 9)), and said unto them, Occupy
(minister (1 Peter 4:10)) till I come.
Luk 19:14 But his citizens
(the house of Israel (John 1:11) (Acts 7:51 - 54)
) hated him, and sent a message
after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Luk 19:15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned,
having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto
him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had
gained by trading (How abundant was their ministry
(1 Cor 15:10)).
Luk 19:16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath
gained ten pounds.
Luk 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant:
because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten
cities (heavenly reward (1 Peter 5:4)).
Luk 19:18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath
gained five pounds.
Luk 19:19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over
five cities.
Luk 19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is
thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Luk 19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere
man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not
sow.
Luk 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth
will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man,
taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Luk 19:23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the
bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Luk 19:24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from
him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Luk 19:25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten
pounds.)
Luk 19:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which
hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be
taken away from him (he loses all (Eze
18:26).
Luk 19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I
should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me
(the second death (1 Th 2:15 – 16)).
Scriptural references:
Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while
they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Act 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you
into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the
Holy Ghost:
Joh 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are
remitted unto them; and
whose soever sins
ye retain, they are retained.
Joh 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called
Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal.
1Pe 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to
another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received
him not.
Act 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart
and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Act 7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers
persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the
Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Act 7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, and have not kept it.
Act 7:54 When they heard these things, they were cut
to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and
his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly
than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1Pe 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye
shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Eze 18:26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness,
and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done
shall he die.
1Th 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their
own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary
to all men:
1Th 2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that
they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon
them to the uttermost.
Luke
The Parable of
"The Minas"
Luk 19:11 And as they heard these things, he added and
spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that
the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
Luk 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a
far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Luk 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered
them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Luk 19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message
after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Luk 19:15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned,
having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto
him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had
gained by trading.
Luk 19:16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath
gained ten pounds.
Luk 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant:
because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten
cities.
Luk 19:18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath
gained five pounds.
Luk 19:19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over
five cities.
Luk 19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is
thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Luk 19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere
man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not
sow.
Luk 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth
will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man,
taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Luk 19:23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the
bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Luk 19:24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from
him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Luk 19:25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten
pounds.)
Luk 19:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which
hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be
taken away from him.
Luk 19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I
should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
41. and 42.
A.D. 30 - Bethany - Return to Home of Lazarus and Plot
to Kill Lazarus
As Jesus predicted in the parable of "The Rich Man
and Lazarus", the chief priests did not repent even though He brought
Lazarus back from the dead.
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might
put Lazarus also to death;
Joh 12:11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews
went away, and believed on Jesus.
John
Joh 11:55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many
went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify
themselves.
Joh 11:56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among
themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to
the feast?
Joh 11:57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had
given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it,
that they might take him.
Joh 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to
Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
Joh 12:9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was
there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus
also, whom he had raised from the dead.
Joh 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might
put Lazarus also to death;
Joh 12:11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews
went away, and believed on Jesus.
VII. Final Week at Jerusalem -
Spring A. D. 30
1. Sunday - Bethany, Jerusalem,
Bethany - Triumphal Entry
Here we have Jesus' disciples doing just what He has
been training them to do: proclaim to all that will hear that Jesus is our
Messiah. And Jesus tells His enemies that if the disciples don't
do that job the stones - works of God's creation will tell all willing to hear
to look to their creator for salvation.
Luk 19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the
descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to
rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had
seen;
Luk 19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
Luk 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you
that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Matthew
Mat 21:1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were
come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
Mat 21:2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them,
and bring them unto me.
Mat 21:3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say,
The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Mat 21:4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
Mat 21:5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King
cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Mat 21:6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded
them,
Mat 21:7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them
their clothes, and they set him thereon.
Mat 21:8 And a very great multitude spread their garments
in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the
way.
Mat 21:9 And the multitudes that went before, and that
followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Mark
Mar 11:1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto
Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his
disciples,
Mar 11:2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village
over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt
tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
Mar 11:3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say
ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
Mar 11:4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied
by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
Mar 11:5 And certain of them that stood there said unto
them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
Mar 11:6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had
commanded: and they let them go.
Mar 11:7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their
garments on him; and he sat upon him.
Mar 11:8 And many spread their garments in the way: and
others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
Mar 11:9 And they that went before, and they that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Mar 11:10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that
cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Mar 11:11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the
temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide
was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Luke
Luk 19:28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before,
ascending up to Jerusalem.
Luk 19:29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to
Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of
his disciples,
Luk 19:30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you;
in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man
sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
Luk 19:31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus
shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Luk 19:32 And they that were sent went their way, and found
even as he had said unto them.
Luk 19:33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners
thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
Luk 19:34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
Luk 19:35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast
their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
Luk 19:36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the
way.
Luk 19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the
descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to
rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had
seen;
Luk 19:38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the
name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Luk 19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
Luk 19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you
that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Luk 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city,
and wept over it,
Luk 19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least
in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid
from thine eyes.
Luk 19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine
enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in
on every side,
Luk 19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy
children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
John
Joh 12:12 On the next day much people that were come to the
feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
Joh 12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to
meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the
name of the Lord.
Joh 12:14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat
thereon; as it is written,
Joh 12:15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King
cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Joh 12:16 These things understood not his disciples at the
first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were
written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
Joh 12:17 The people therefore that was with him when he
called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
Joh 12:18 For this cause the people also met him, for that
they heard that he had done this miracle.
Joh 12:19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves,
Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Zec 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he
is
just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a
colt the foal of an ass.
2. Monday - Bethany to Jerusalem
- Fig Tree Cursed
The barren fig tree, of course, represents the
temple leaders who are keeping people from God.
Mar 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he
came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found
nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mar 11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not
written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye
have made it a den of thieves.
Matthew
Mat 21:10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city
was moved, saying, Who is this?
Mat 21:11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet
of Nazareth of Galilee.
Mat 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast
out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the
moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
Mat 21:13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall
be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Mat 21:14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the
temple; and he healed them.
Mat 21:15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the
wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying,
Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
Mat 21:16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say?
And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes
and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Mat 21:17 And he left them, and went out of the city into
Bethany; and he lodged there.
Mat 21:18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city,
he hungered.
Mat 21:19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to
it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit
grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Mark
Mar 11:12 And on the morrow, when they were come from
Bethany, he was hungry:
Mar 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he
came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found
nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mar 11:14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat
fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
Mar 11:15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into
the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and
overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold
doves;
Mar 11:16 And would not suffer that any man should carry
any vessel through the temple.
Mar 11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not
written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye
have made it a den of thieves.
Mar 11:18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and
sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people
was astonished at his doctrine.
Luke
Luk 19:45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast
out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
Luk 19:46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the
house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Luk 19:47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief
priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
Luk 19:48 And could not find what they might do: for all
the people were very attentive to hear him.
Jer 7:11
Is this house, which is called by my
name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen
it,
saith the LORD.
3. Monday - Jerusalem -
Attraction of Sacrifice
Jesus explains His mission to the chief religious rulers
and is backed up by the voice of God from heaven.
Still they refuse to follow Him.
Joh 12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice
from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
Joh 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many
believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest
they should be put out of the synagogue:
Joh 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the
praise of God.
John
Joh 12:20 And there were certain Greeks among them that
came up to worship at the feast:
Joh 12:21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of
Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Joh 12:22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again
Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
Joh 12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is
come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Joh 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of
wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth
forth much fruit.
Joh 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he
that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Joh 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where
I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father
honour.
Joh 12:27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say?
Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
Joh 12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice
from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
Joh 12:29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard
it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
Joh 12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not
because of me, but for your sakes.
Joh 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the
prince of this world be cast out.
Joh 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men unto me.
Joh 12:33 This he said, signifying what death he should
die.
Joh 12:34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the
law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be
lifted up? who is this Son of man?
Joh 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is
the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you:
for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Joh 12:36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that
ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did
hide himself from them.
Joh 12:37 But though he had done so many miracles before
them, yet they believed not on him:
Joh 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be
fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath
the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Joh 12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that
Esaias said again,
Joh 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their
heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their
heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Joh 12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory,
and spake of him.
Joh 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many
believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest
they should be put out of the synagogue:
Joh 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the
praise of God.
Joh 12:44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me,
believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
Joh 12:45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
Joh 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever
believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Joh 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I
judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Joh 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words,
hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him
in the last day.
Joh 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father
which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should
speak.
Joh 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life
everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I
speak.
Isa 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and
make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their
eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and
convert, and be healed.
4. Tuesday - Bethany to Jerusalem
- Withered Fig Tree
Jesus had two purposes here in this miracle.
One, he wanted to build up the faith of his disciples in God and his Son.
Two, he wanted to demonstrate what will happen to the corrupt temple
leaders.
Mat 21:20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled,
saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Mat 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is
done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mat 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew
Mat 21:20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled,
saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Mat 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is
done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mat 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Mark
Mar 11:19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.
Mar 11:20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw
the fig tree dried up from the roots.
Mar 11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him,
Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
Mar 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith
in God.
Mar 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and
shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Mar 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Mar 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have
ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses.
Mar 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your
Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
5. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Sanhedrin Challenge Jesus
The Parable of "The Two Sons":
The chief priests and elders convict
them selves out of their own mouths of refusing to do the work of God, that is
repent and believe on Jesus.
Mat 21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons;
and he came to the first (those that repent –
Publicans and harlots (Mat 21:31)), and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard
(House of Israel (Isa 5:7)).
Mat 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward
he repented, and went.
Mat 21:30 And he came to the second
(Chief priests and elders (Mat 21:23) (Mat 21:32)), and said likewise. And
he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Mat 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father
(Believe on him whom he has sent, righteousness, and
judgment (John 6:28-29) (Jer 51:10) (Isa 49:4))?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That
the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of
righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might
believe him.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of
Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression;
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Mat 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The
first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the
harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the
chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching,
and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this
authority?
Mat 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of
righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Joh 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do,
that we might work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is
the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Jer 51:10 The LORD hath brought forth our
righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.
Isa 49:4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have
spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
The Parable of "The
Wicked Husbandmen":
This was Jesus’ last warning to the
chief priests and elders. Three days
later they had him crucified.
Mat 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain
householder (God (Isa 5:4)), which planted a vineyard
(house of Israel (Isa 5:4)), and hedged it round about, and digged a
winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen
(Priests (Jer 12:10), and went into
a far country:
Mat 21:34 And when the time of the fruit
(Those after God’s own heart (Amos 8:2) (Mat
3:8-10)) drew near, he sent
his servants (Prophets (Jer 35:15) (Amos
3:7) (Mat 23:35) (Luke 11:51)) to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
Mat 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat
one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Mat 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the
first: and they did unto them likewise.
Mat 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son
(Jesus (John 3:17)),
saying, They will reverence my son.
Mat 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said
among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on
his inheritance.
Mat 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the
vineyard, and slew him (Crucified him (Mat 26:3-5)
(Mat 27:20)).
Mat 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh,
what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Mat 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy
those wicked men (Destruction of Jerusalem in 70
A.D. (Mark 3:2) (Luke 21:6) (21:20-24)), and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen
(Apostles and disciples (Mat13:17)), which
shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Mat 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head
of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God
shall be taken from you, and given to a nation (The
church (Acts 2:4, 5, 47)) bringing forth the fruits
thereof.
Mat 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be
broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Mat 21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had
heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 5:4 What could have been done more to my
vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should
bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Jer 12:10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard,
they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a
desolate wilderness.
Amo 8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I
said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come
upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
Mat 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for
repentance:
Mat 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We
have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham.
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root
of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire.
Jer 35:15 I have sent also unto you all my servants
the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall
dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have
not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
Amo 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he
revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Mat 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous
blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Luk 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto
you, It shall be required of this generation.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Mat 26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests,
and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Mat 26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by
subtilty, and kill him.
Mat 26:5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the
people.
Mat 27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded
the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Mar 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest
thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
Luk 21:6 As for these things which ye behold, the
days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
Luk 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed
with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Luk 21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to
the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let
not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
Luk 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all
things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luk 21:23 But woe unto them that are with child, and
to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the
land, and wrath upon this people.
Luk 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the
sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be
trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many
prophets and righteous men
have desired to see those
things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and
have not heard them.
Act 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance.
Act 2:5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews,
devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the
people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
The Parable of "The Wedding Feast":
God here warns that his old covenant with Israel
will be cancelled and be superceded by a new one that covers all humanity.
Mat 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king
(God (Job 41:34)),
which made a marriage for his son (Jesus (Mar 1:1)),
Mat 22:3 And sent forth his servants
(Old Testament prophets (Zec 1:6)) to call them that were
bidden (Those under God’s covenant with Israel (Exo 19:5-6)) to the wedding: and they would not come.
Mat 22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell
them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my
fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Mat 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their ways,
one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Mat 22:6 And the remnant
(Jews left after the exile (Isa 1:9)) took his servants, and entreated
them spitefully (Killed the prophets (Mat 23:31
(Luke 11:48-51)), and slew them.
Mat 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and
he sent forth his armies (Those that destroyed
Jerusalem in 70 A.D. (Luke 21:20)), and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their
city.
Mat 22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is
ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 Go ye therefore
(The commission (Mat 28:19)) into the highways, and as many as
ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Mat 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding
was furnished with guests.
Mat 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he
saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wedding garment (Righteousness
(Rev 19:8) (Acts 10:35))? And he was speechless.
Mat 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand
and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 22:14 For many are called
(Salvation is open to all (Rev 3:20)), but few are chosen.
Scriptural
references:
Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of
pride.
Mar 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God;
Zec 1:6 But my words and my statutes, which I
commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and
they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us,
according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Exo 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of
priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of
Israel.
Isa 1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a
very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto
Gomorrah.
Mat 23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves,
that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Luk 11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the
deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their
sepulchres.
Luk 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I
will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Luk 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which
was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Luk 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto
you, It shall be required of this generation.
Luk 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed
with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
Act 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and
worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
Matthew
Mat 21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief
priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said,
By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Mat 21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also
will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by
what authority I do these things.
Mat 21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven,
or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From
heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
Mat 21:26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people;
for all hold John as a prophet.
Mat 21:27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot
tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these
things.
The Parable of "The Two Sons"
Mat 21:28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons;
and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Mat 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward
he repented, and went.
Mat 21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And
he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Mat 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That
the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of
righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might
believe him.
The Parable of "The
Wicked Husbandmen"
Mat 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain
householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a
winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into
a far country:
Mat 21:34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent
his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
Mat 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat
one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Mat 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the
first: and they did unto them likewise.
Mat 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son,
saying, They will reverence my son.
Mat 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said
among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on
his inheritance.
Mat 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the
vineyard, and slew him.
Mat 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh,
what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Mat 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy
those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which
shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Mat 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head
of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God
shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof.
Mat 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be
broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Mat 21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had
heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Mat 21:46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they
feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Mat 22:1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by
parables, and said,
The Parable of "The Wedding Feast"
Mat 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king,
which made a marriage for his son,
Mat 22:3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were
bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Mat 22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell
them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my
fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Mat 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their ways,
one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Mat 22:6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated
them spitefully, and slew them.
Mat 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and
he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their
city.
Mat 22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is
ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as
ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Mat 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding
was furnished with guests.
Mat 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he
saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Mat 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand
and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
Mark
Mar 11:27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was
walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders,
Mar 11:28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou
these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
Mar 11:29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will
also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what
authority I do these things.
Mar 11:30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of
men? answer me.
Mar 11:31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we
shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Mar 11:32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the
people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
Mar 11:33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot
tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what
authority I do these things.
The Parable of "The
Wicked Husbandmen"
Mar 12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A
certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place
for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into
a far country.
Mar 12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a
servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mar 12:3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him
away empty.
Mar 12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and
at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away
shamefully handled.
Mar 12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed,
and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Mar 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he
sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mar 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This
is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
Mar 12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him
out of the vineyard.
Mar 12:9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do?
he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
Mar 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone
which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
Mar 12:11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous
in our eyes?
Mar 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared
the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they
left him, and went their way.
Luke
Luk 20:1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as
he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests
and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
Luk 20:2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what
authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Luk 20:3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also
ask you one thing; and answer me:
Luk 20:4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of
men?
Luk 20:5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we
shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Luk 20:6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will
stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
Luk 20:7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence
it was.
Luk 20:8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by
what authority I do these things.
The Parable of "The
Wicked Husbandmen"
Luk 20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable;
A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into
a far country for a long time.
Luk 20:10 And at the season he sent a servant to the
husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the
husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Luk 20:11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat
him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Luk 20:12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him
also, and cast him out.
Luk 20:13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I
do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see
him.
Luk 20:14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned
among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the
inheritance may be ours.
Luk 20:15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed
him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
Luk 20:16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and
shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God
forbid.
Luk 20:17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then
that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the
head of the corner?
Luk 20:18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be
broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Luk 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same
hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived
that he had spoken this parable against them.
Isa 5:1
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a
song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard
in a very fruitful hill:
Isa 5:2
And he fenced it, and gathered out the
stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower
in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked
that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
6. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Tribute
to Caesar
In this attempt to build up evidence against Jesus,
the chief priests and scribes actually are building up more evidence
against themselves. They are a generation of vipers.
Luk 20:20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which
should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that
so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Matthew
Mat 22:15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how
they might entangle him in his talk.
Mat 22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with
the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way
of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the
person of men.
Mat 22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it
lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Mat 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said,
Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Mat 22:19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto
him a penny.
Mat 22:20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription?
Mat 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto
them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.
Mat 22:22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled,
and left him, and went their way.
Mark
Mar 12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees
and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Mar 12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him,
Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest
not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to
give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Mar 12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he,
knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that
I may see it.
Mar 12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them,
Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
Mar 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to
Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And
they marvelled at him.
Luke
Luk 20:20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which
should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that
so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Luk 20:21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that
thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but
teachest the way of God truly:
Luk 20:22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar,
or no?
Luk 20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto
them, Why tempt ye me?
Luk 20:24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription
hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Luk 20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
Luk 20:26 And they could not take hold of his words before
the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
7. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Sadducees Question the Resurrection
The Sadducees may have come to Jesus with honest
respect. Jesus' answer may have gained some converts from even the
scribes.
Luk 20:27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which
deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Luk 20:39 Then certain of the scribes answering said,
Master, thou hast well said.
Matthew
Mat 22:23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say
that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
Mat 22:24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having
no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his
brother.
Mat 22:25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the
first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife
unto his brother:
Mat 22:26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the
seventh.
Mat 22:27 And last of all the woman died also.
Mat 22:28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall
she be of the seven? for they all had her.
Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not
knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Mat 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor
are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Mat 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead,
have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
Mat 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Mat 22:33 And when the multitude heard this, they were
astonished at his doctrine.
Mark
Mar 12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there
is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
Mar 12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother
die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother
should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Mar 12:20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took
a wife, and dying left no seed.
Mar 12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left
he any seed: and the third likewise.
Mar 12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of
all the woman died also.
Mar 12:23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall
rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
Mar 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not
therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Mar 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they
neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in
heaven.
Mar 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye
not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mar 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the
living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Luke
Luk 20:27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which
deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
Luk 20:28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's
brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should
take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Luk 20:29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the
first took a wife, and died without children.
Luk 20:30 And the second took her to wife, and he died
childless.
Luk 20:31 And the third took her; and in like manner the
seven also: and they left no children, and died.
Luk 20:32 Last of all the woman died also.
Luk 20:33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them
is she? for seven had her to wife.
Luk 20:34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children
of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
Luk 20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to
obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are
given in marriage:
Luk 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal
unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the
resurrection.
Luk 20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed
at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob.
Luk 20:38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the
living: for all live unto him.
Luk 20:39 Then certain of the scribes answering said,
Master, thou hast well said.
Luk 20:40 And after that they durst not ask him any
question at all.
Exo 3:6
Moreover he said, I
am the God
of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
8. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Pharisees Question Commandments
Here Jesus seems to have gained some more converts
from the scribes. Unfortunately they quit their questioning.
Mar 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked
him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Mar 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly,
he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after
that durst ask him any question.
Matthew
Mat 22:34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put
the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
Mat 22:35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a
question, tempting him, and saying,
Mat 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the
law?
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and
the prophets.
Mark
Mar 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked
him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Mar 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the
commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:
this is the first commandment.
Mar 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than
these.
Mar 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou
hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Mar 12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all
the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love
his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Mar 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly,
he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after
that durst ask him any question.
9. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus
and David
Jesus tried to draw them on but the scribes made the
worst decision of their lives, they stopped the discussion
Mat 22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
asked them,
Mat 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him, The Son of David.
Mat 22:46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither
durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matthew
Mat 22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
asked them,
Mat 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him, The Son of David.
Mat 22:43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit
call him Lord, saying,
Mat 22:44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Mat 22:45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Mat 22:46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither
durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Mark
Mar 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in
the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Mar 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The
LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy
footstool.
Mar 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and
whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Luke
Luk 20:41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ
is David's son?
Luk 20:42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms,
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Luk 20:43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Luk 20:44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then
his son?
Psa 110:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD
said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies
thy footstool.
Psa 110:2
The LORD shall send the rod of thy
strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
10. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus'
Last Sermon
Jesus continues the theme of this day: The Jewish
religious leaders have condemned themselves to hell by their corruption. They
are the ones to blame for the destruction of the temple and of all Jerusalem
which is to come in another forty years.
Mat 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
disciples,
Mat 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye
escape the damnation of hell?
Mat 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall
come upon this generation.
Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have
gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not!
Mat 23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Mat 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me
henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these
things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon
another, that shall not be thrown down.
Matthew
Mat 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
disciples,
Mat 23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in
Moses' seat:
Mat 23:3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe,
that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Mat 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be
borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them
with one of their fingers.
Mat 23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:
they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Mat 23:6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the
chief seats in the synagogues,
Mat 23:7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of
men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Mat 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your
Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for
one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Mat 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your
Master, even Christ.
Mat 23:11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your
servant.
Mat 23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be
abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Mat 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation.
Mat 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make
him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Mat 23:16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say,
Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by
the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Mat 23:17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the
gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Mat 23:18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is
nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Mat 23:19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the
gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Mat 23:20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar,
sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
Mat 23:21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by
it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Mat 23:22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by
the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Mat 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and
not to leave the other undone.
Mat 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and
swallow a camel.
Mat 23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are
full of extortion and excess.
Mat 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is
within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Mat 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto
men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Mat 23:29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the
righteous,
Mat 23:30 And say, If we had been in the days of our
fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the
prophets.
Mat 23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that
ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Mat 23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Mat 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye
escape the damnation of hell?
Mat 23:34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and
wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of
them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Mat 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood
shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Mat 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall
come upon this generation.
Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have
gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not!
Mat 23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Mat 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me
henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
Mark
Mar 12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of
the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the
marketplaces,
Mar 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the
uppermost rooms at feasts:
Mar 12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence
make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Luke
Luk 20:45 Then in the audience of all the people he said
unto his disciples,
Luk 20:46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in
long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the
synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Luk 20:47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make
long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
11. Tuesday -
Jerusalem - Widow's Mite
In the midst of being questioned by his enemies,
Jesus continues to instruct his disciples on how to serve God.
Mar 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than
all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mar 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but
she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Mark
Mar 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and
beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast
in much.
Mar 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she
threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Mar 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than
all they which have cast into the treasury:
Mar 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but
she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Luke
Luk 21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting
their gifts into the treasury.
Luk 21:2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in
thither two mites.
Luk 21:3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this
poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
Luk 21:4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto
the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she
had.
Lev 27:30
And all the tithe of the land,
whether of
the seed of the land, or
of the fruit of the tree, is
the LORD'S: it is
holy unto the LORD.
12. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Jesus Tells of the Future
The temple system of worship came to a halt because it
ceased to produce fruit for God. The current church system has endured for nearly two
thousand years but God may very well bring it also to an end if it too ceases to
produce good fruit.
The Parable of
"The Fig Tree": The temple and system of priests will
end in the lifetime of those alive today. However, those who follow Jesus will have their names written in his
book, “The Lamb’s Book of Life”, and live forever.
Mat 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his
branch is yet tender (Christ’s body the church is
young (Isa 53:1-2)), and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh
(end of the House of Israel is close (Amos 8:2)):
Mat 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these
things (wars, etc. (Mat 24:5-26)), know that it is near
(Destruction of the temple (Mat 24:1-2)), even at the doors.
Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation
(Those alive today – a generation of vipers (Mat 12:34)) shall not
pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words
(Lamb’s Book of Life (Phil 4:3) (Rev 3:5) (Rev 5:8) (Rev
21:27))
shall not pass away.
Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day
that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them
all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your
Lord doth come.
Mat 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house
had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would
not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Mat 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour
as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is
the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isa 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender
plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and
when we shall see him, there is
no beauty that we should desire him.
Amo 8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I
said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come
upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
Mat 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is
not yet.
Mat 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and
earthquakes, in divers places.
Mat 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Mat 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my
name's sake.
Mat 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall
betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and
shall deceive many.
Mat 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love
of many shall wax cold.
Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved.
Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the
end come.
Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination
of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand:)
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into
the mountains:
Mat 24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come
down to take any thing out of his house:
Mat 24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return
back to take his clothes.
Mat 24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and
to them that give suck in those days!
Mat 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the
winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as
was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be
shortened.
Mat 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
believe it not.
Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive
the very elect.
Mat 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Mat 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers;
believe it not.
Mat 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the
temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all
these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone
upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mat 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being
evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh.
Phi 4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow,
help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose
names are in the book
of life.
Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be
clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of
life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four
beasts and four and
twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and
golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into
it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life.
The Parable of
"The Absent
Householder":
This is another red alert
from the Lord to his servants to not let down on their jobs. There is a two fold reason to be
faithful. The salvation message will be
thereby better spread to a lost and dieing world and to identify the faithful
servants for even greater positions of service in the spiritual realm.
Mar 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray
(keep up your prayer life (Eph 6:18)): for ye know not
when the time is.
Mar 13:34 For the Son of man
(Jesus) is as a man taking a far
journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants
(those who obey Jesus (Rom 6:16)), and to every
man his work (Having different gifts (Rom 12:4 -
8), and commanded the porter (Peter,
whose job is watchman (Mat 16:19) (Eze 3:17 - 21)) to watch.
Mar 13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the
master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or
in the morning:
Mar 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Mar 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch
(There is a blessing for those found watching (Luk 12:43 - 44)).
Scriptural
references:
Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints;
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of
sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Rom 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and
all members have not the same office:
Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one
of another.
Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith;
Rom 12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Rom 12:8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he
that giveth, let him do
it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that
sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto
the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
from me.
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt
surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his
blood will I require at thine hand.
Eze 3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not
from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but
thou hast delivered thy soul.
Eze 3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness,
and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die:
because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his
righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I
require at thine hand.
Eze 3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he
doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast
delivered thy soul.
Luk 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing.
Luk 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make
him ruler over all that he hath.
Matthew
Mat 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple:
and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these
things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon
another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the
disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be?
and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Mat 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed
that no man deceive you.
Mat 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see
that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is
not yet.
Mat 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes,
in divers places.
Mat 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Mat 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,
and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
Mat 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray
one another, and shall hate one another.
Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall
deceive many.
Mat 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of
many shall wax cold.
Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved.
Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached
in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand:)
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the
mountains:
Mat 24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to
take any thing out of his house:
Mat 24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back
to take his clothes.
Mat 24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to
them that give suck in those days!
Mat 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the
winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was
not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there
should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be
shortened.
Mat 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is
Christ, or there; believe it not.
Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false
prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were
possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mat 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
Mat 24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he
is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it
not.
Mat 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and
shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the
eagles be gathered together.
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days
shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars
shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man
in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see
the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound
of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from
one end of heaven to the other.
The Parable of
"The Fig Tree"
Mat 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his
branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Mat 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these
things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Mat 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not
pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words
shall not pass away.
Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day
that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them
all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your
Lord doth come.
Mat 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house
had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would
not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Mat 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour
as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Mat 24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his
lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Mat 24:46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing.
Mat 24:47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him
ruler over all his goods.
Mat 24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his
heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
Mat 24:49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and
to eat and drink with the drunken;
Mat 24:50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when
he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
Mat 24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his
portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mark
Mar 13:1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his
disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings
are here!
Mar 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou
these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that
shall not be thrown down.
Mar 13:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over
against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
Mar 13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what
shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Mar 13:5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed
lest any man deceive you:
Mar 13:6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mar 13:7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not
be yet.
Mar 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there
shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Mar 13:9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall
deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye
shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against
them.
Mar 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all
nations.
Mar 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up,
take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that
speak, but the Holy Ghost.
Mar 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to
death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents,
and shall cause them to be put to death.
Mar 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mar 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let
him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the
mountains:
Mar 13:15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down
into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
Mar 13:16 And let him that is in the field not turn back
again for to take up his garment.
Mar 13:17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them
that give suck in those days!
Mar 13:18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the
winter.
Mar 13:19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as
was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time,
neither shall be.
Mar 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those
days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen,
he hath shortened the days.
Mar 13:21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is
Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise,
and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the
elect.
Mar 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all
things.
Mar 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the
sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Mar 13:25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the
powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in
the clouds with great power and glory.
Mar 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the
earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
The Parable of
"The Fig Tree"
Mar 13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her
branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
Mar 13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these
things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
Mar 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall
not pass, till all these things be done.
Mar 13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words
shall not pass away.
Mar 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no,
not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
The Parable of
"The Absent
Householder"
Mar 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not
when the time is.
Mar 13:34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far
journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every
man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Mar 13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the
master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or
in the morning:
Mar 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Mar 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Luke
Luk 21:5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was
adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
Luk 21:6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will
come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown down.
Luk 21:7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall
these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to
pass?
Luk 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived:
for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near:
go ye not therefore after them.
Luk 21:9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be
not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by
and by.
Luk 21:10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
Luk 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,
and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be
from heaven.
Luk 21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands
on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into
prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Luk 21:13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Luk 21:14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to
meditate before what ye shall answer:
Luk 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all
your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Luk 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and
brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put
to death.
Luk 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake.
Luk 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Luk 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
Luk 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with
armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Luk 21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the
mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not
them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
Luk 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all
things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luk 21:23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to
them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the
land, and wrath upon this people.
Luk 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and
shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down
of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Luk 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the
moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;
the sea and the waves roaring;
Luk 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for
looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken.
Luk 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in
a cloud with power and great glory.
Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then
look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
The Parable of
"The Fig Tree"
Luk 21:29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig
tree, and all the trees;
Luk 21:30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of
your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
Luk 21:31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to
pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Luk 21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not
pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Luk 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words
shall not pass away.
Luk 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time
your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this
life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Luk 21:35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that
dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Luk 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may
be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of man.
Dan 12:1
And at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since
there was a nation even
to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every
one that shall be found written in the book.
13. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Parables of the Ten Virgins, Talents, and Sheep and Goats
The Parable of "The
Wise and Foolish Virgins":
The good disciple will
keep his powers of ministry in peak condition at all times through an active
prayer life. To neglect to do so is to
risk missing out on the rewards to be passed out on awards night (Marriage Supper of the Lamb).
Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto
ten virgins (Disciples mentioned in Rev. 14:1-5), which took their lamps
(their works of ministry for Jesus (Rev 3:15–16)), and went forth to meet the bridegroom
(Jesus (John 3:29)).
Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took
no oil (love (Rev 2:4) (Exo 27:20) (Psa 133) (Zec 4:2 - 3) (1 Cor 13:1 - 13)) with them:
Mat 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels
(love in their hearts (2 Cor 1:22)) with their
lamps.
Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered
and slept.
Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Mat 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their
lamps.
Mat 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of
your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Mat 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there
be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for
yourselves (repent and pray (Acts 8:18 – 22)).
Mat 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came;
and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage (Marriage
Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:7-10)): and the door was
shut.
Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying,
Lord, Lord, open to us.
Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you,
I know you not.
Mat 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Scriptural
references:
Rev 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the
mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their
foreheads.
Rev 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the
voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the
voice of harpers harping with their harps:
Joh 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom:
but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth
greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Rev 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before
the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn
that song but the hundred and
forty and four
thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with
women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever
he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Rev 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for
they are without fault before the throne of God.
Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold
nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and
neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Rev 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou
hast left thy first love.
Exo 27:20 And thou shalt command the children of
Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the
lamp to burn always.
Psalms 133 -
The excellency of brotherly love.
Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I
said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of
it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
Zec 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the
right side of the
bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
1Co 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and
of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1Co 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so
that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
1Co 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to
be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
1Co 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not;
charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not
her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1Co 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in
the truth;
1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things,
hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be
tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
1Co 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in
part.
1Co 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then
that which is in part shall be done away.
1Co 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put
away childish things.
1Co 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but
then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am
known.
1Co 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these
three; but the greatest of these is charity.
2Co 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the
earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Act 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of
the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Act 8:19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on
whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
Act 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish
with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with
money.
Act 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this
matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Act 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and
pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready.
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness
of saints.
Rev 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings
of God.
Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And
he said unto me, See thou do it
not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of
Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
The Parable of "The Talents":
Those
chosen as apostles and disciples are to be blessed with spiritual powers of
different types and amounts. They are
expected to use these powers in spreading the gospel and to increase them
through exercising faith, fasting and prayer. Those that use these powers well and increase them will be blessed with
further responsibilities in heaven. Those who are slothful with their spiritual gifts will have them taken
away and (harsh as it may seem) will them selves be rejected from heaven.
Mat 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling
into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his
goods (Spiritual gifts (Rom 12:6)).
Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents
(measure of the gift, much or little (Luke 12:48)), to another
two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability
(stage of spiritual growth (2 Tim 3:15)); and
straightway took his journey.
Mat 25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went
and traded with (preached the gospel (Rom 15:19)) the same, and made them other five talents
(doubled the strength of the gift through faith (Mat
17:20) (Heb 6:10) (Jude 20)).
Mat 25:17 And likewise he that had received two, he also
gained other two.
Mat 25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in
the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Mat 25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth (made them give an
accounting for their gifts (Rom 12:6)) with them.
Mat 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents:
behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things (Heavenly reward (Rev
21:7)): enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:22 He also that had received two talents came and
said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two
other talents beside them.
Mat 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and
faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came
and said, Lord, I knew (I convict myself of sloth
and fear out of my own mouth (Luke 19:22))
thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast
not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Mat 25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in
the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Mat 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked
and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed:
Mat 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to
the exchangers (Moneychangers (Matthew 21:12), and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
usury (increase from strangers (Deu 23:19-20)).
Mat 25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it
unto him which hath ten talents.
Mat 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and
he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
darkness (the second death (Rev 21:8)): there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Scriptural
references:
Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith;
Luk 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things
worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given,
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they
will ask the more.
2Ti 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the
holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus.
Rom 15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the
power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto
Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your
unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it
shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Heb 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,
which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints,
and do minister.
Jud 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on
your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith;
Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Luk 19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own
mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid
not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Mat 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and
cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
Deu 23:19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy
brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent
upon usury:
Deu 23:20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury;
but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may
bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest
to possess it.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.
The Parable of "The Sheep and the
Goats": Jesus continues the teaching of his disciples that they
must be faithful in the use of his gifts of spiritual powers to spread the
word. Those who meet the needs of
ministry as they arise will be blessed, those who neglect will be rejected.
Mat 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and
all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Mat 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and
he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from
the goats:
Mat 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but
the goats on the left.
Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world:
Mat 25:35 For I was an hungred
(spiritually hungry (1 Cor 10:3-4)), and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty (spiritually thiristy (1 Cor 10:3-4), and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger
(a non Jew that loves the Lord (Isa 56:6-7)), and ye took me in:
Mat 25:36 Naked
(Spiritually uncovered (2 Cor 1-5)), and ye clothed me: I was sick
(spiritually ill (Mic 6:13)), and ye
visited me: I was in prison (in spiritual darkness
(Isa 49:8-9)), and ye came unto me.
Mat 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink?
Mat 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or
naked, and clothed thee?
Mat 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came
unto thee?
Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren (those which hear the word of
God and do it (Luke 8:21)), ye have done it unto me.
Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left
hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil
and his angels:
Mat 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked,
and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger , or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not
to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Scriptural
references:
Luk 8:21 And he answered and said unto them, My
mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
1Co 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was
Christ.
Isa 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join
themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be
his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh
hold of my covenant;
Isa 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be
accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for
all people.
2Co 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a
building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2Co 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to
be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2Co 5:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be
found naked.
2Co 5:4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened:
not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be
swallowed up of life.
2Co 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame
thing is God, who also hath
given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Mic 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
Isa 49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time
have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will
preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the
earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Isa 49:9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go
forth; to them that are
in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
Matthew
The Parable of
"The
Wise and Foolish Virgins"
Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto
ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took
no oil with them:
Mat 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps.
Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered
and slept.
Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Mat 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their
lamps.
Mat 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of
your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Mat 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there
be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for
yourselves.
Mat 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came;
and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was
shut.
Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying,
Lord, Lord, open to us.
Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you,
I know you not.
Mat 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
The Parable of "The Talents"
Mat 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling
into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his
goods.
Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another
two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and
straightway took his journey.
Mat 25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went
and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Mat 25:17 And likewise he that had received two, he also
gained other two.
Mat 25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in
the earth, and hid his lord's money.
Mat 25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Mat 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents:
behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:22 He also that had received two talents came and
said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two
other talents beside them.
Mat 25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and
faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee
ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Mat 25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came
and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast
not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Mat 25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in
the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Mat 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked
and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed:
Mat 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to
the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
usury.
Mat 25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it
unto him which hath ten talents.
Mat 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and
he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Parable of "The Sheep and the
Goats"
Mat 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and
all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Mat 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and
he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from
the goats:
Mat 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but
the goats on the left.
Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world:
Mat 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Mat 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye
visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Mat 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink?
Mat 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or
naked, and clothed thee?
Mat 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came
unto thee?
Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left
hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil
and his angels:
Mat 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked,
and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not
to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Zec 14:5
And ye shall flee
to the
valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach
unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God
shall come, and
all the saints with thee.
14. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Jesus Tells Date of Crucifixion
Only a few weeks ago Jesus informed His disciples of His
upcoming sacrifice. Now He continues the countdown to its occurrence. There
are two more days to go.
Mat 26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all
these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Mat 26:2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the
passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew
Mat 26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all
these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Mat 26:2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the
passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Mat 26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who
was called Caiaphas,
Mat 26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by
subtilty, and kill him.
Mat 26:5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be
an uproar among the people.
Mark
Mar 14:1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and
of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might
take him by craft, and put him to death.
Mar 14:2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be
an uproar of the people.
Luke
Luk 22:1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which
is called the Passover.
Luk 22:2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they
might kill him; for they feared the people.
15. Tuesday - Bethany - Anointing
by Mary - Again
And now this evening, Jesus prepares his friends for
some trying days coming up at the end of the week.
Mat 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye
have not always.
Mat 26:12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my
body, she did it for my burial.
Matthew
Mat 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of
Simon the leper,
Mat 26:7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster
box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Mat 26:8 But when his disciples saw it, they had
indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Mat 26:9 For this ointment might have been sold for much,
and given to the poor.
Mat 26:10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why
trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Mat 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye
have not always.
Mat 26:12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my
body, she did it for my burial.
Mat 26:13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel
shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman
hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Mark
Mar 14:3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the
leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment
of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
Mar 14:4 And there were some that had indignation within
themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Mar 14:5 For it might have been sold for more than three
hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
Mar 14:6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her?
she hath wrought a good work on me.
Mar 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and
whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Mar 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come
aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
Mar 14:9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel
shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall
be spoken of for a memorial of her.
John
Joh 12:2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served:
but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Joh 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard,
very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair:
and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Joh 12:4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot,
Simon's son, which should betray him,
Joh 12:5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred
pence, and given to the poor?
Joh 12:6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but
because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Joh 12:7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of
my burying hath she kept this.
Joh 12:8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye
have not always.
16. Tuesday - Judas Contracts the
Betrayal
Who gets the blame, Satan or Judas? Either
way, it's all part of God's plan for our salvation.
Luk 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot,
being of the number of the twelve.
Luk 22:4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief
priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
Matthew
Mat 26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot,
went unto the chief priests,
Mat 26:15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I
will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of
silver.
Mat 26:16 And from that time he sought opportunity to
betray him.
Mark
Mar 14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto
the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
Mar 14:11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and
promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
Luke
Luk 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot,
being of the number of the twelve.
Luk 22:4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief
priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
Luk 22:5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him
money.
Luk 22:6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray
him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
Zec 11:12
And I said unto them, If ye think
good, give me
my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty
pieces
of silver.
17. Thursday - Jerusalem -
Preparation for the Passover
Jesus continues to perform miracles right up to the
end, building faith in his disciples.
Mar 14:13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and
saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water: follow him.
Mar 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the
city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Matthew
Mat 26:17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened
bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we
prepare for thee to eat the passover?
Mat 26:18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and
say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at
thy house with my disciples.
Mat 26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed
them; and they made ready the passover.
Mark
Mar 14:12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they
killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and
prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
Mar 14:13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and
saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water: follow him.
Mar 14:14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the
goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall
eat the passover with my disciples?
Mar 14:15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished
and prepared: there make ready for us.
Mar 14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the
city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Luke
Luk 22:7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the
passover must be killed.
Luk 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare
us the passover, that we may eat.
Luk 22:9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we
prepare?
Luk 22:10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are
entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water;
follow him into the house where he entereth in.
Luk 22:11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house,
The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the
passover with my disciples?
Luk 22:12 And he shall shew you a large upper room
furnished: there make ready.
Luk 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto
them: and they made ready the passover.
Exo 12:14
And this day shall be unto you for a
memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your
generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Exo 12:15
Seven days shall ye eat unleavened
bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses:
for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh
day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Exo 12:16
And in the first day
there shall be
an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy
convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save
that which
every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
Exo 12:17
And ye shall observe
the feast of
unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies
out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your
generations by an ordinance for ever.
Exo 12:18
In the first
month, on
the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread,
until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Exo 12:19
Seven days shall there be no leaven
found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even
that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he
be a stranger, or born in the land.
Exo 12:20
Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all
your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Exo 12:21
Then Moses called for all the elders
of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to
your families, and kill the passover.
Exo 12:22
And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop,
and dip it
in the blood that is
in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the
blood that is
in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house
until the morning.
Exo 12:23
For the LORD will pass through to
smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on
the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not
suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite
you.
Exo 12:24
And ye shall observe this thing for
an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
Exo 12:25
And it shall come to pass, when ye be
come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath
promised, that ye shall keep this service.
Exo 12:26
And it shall come to pass, when your
children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Exo 12:27
That ye shall say, It
is the
sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the
children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered
our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
Exo 12:28
And the children of Israel went away,
and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
18. Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem -
Passover Eaten, Jealousy Rebuked
Jesus enjoys the fellowship of eating with His apostles
and He tells them it won't happen again until after His resurrection.
Peter informs us in Acts 10:41 that He did make good on
this promise: Act 10:41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses
chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose
from the dead.
Luk 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired
to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Luk 22:16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat
thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Matthew
Mat 26:20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the
twelve.
Mark
Mar 14:17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
Luke
Luk 22:14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the
twelve apostles with him.
Luk 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired
to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Luk 22:16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat
thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Luk 22:24 And there was also a strife among them, which of
them should be accounted the greatest.
Luk 22:25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles
exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are
called benefactors.
Luk 22:26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest
among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth
serve.
Luk 22:27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat,
or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he
that serveth.
Luk 22:28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my
temptations.
Luk 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father
hath appointed unto me;
Luk 22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my
kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
19. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Feet Washed
For one last time Jesus tells His disciples they must
have a servant attitude.
Joh 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should
do as I have done to you.
Joh 13:16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is
not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent
him.
John
Joh 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus
knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the
Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the
end.
Joh 13:2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put
into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
Joh 13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things
into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
Joh 13:4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his
garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
Joh 13:5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and
began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he
was girded.
Joh 13:6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith
unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
Joh 13:7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou
knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Joh 13:8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my
feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
Joh 13:9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet
only, but also my hands and my head.
Joh 13:10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not
save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
Joh 13:11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said
he, Ye are not all clean.
Joh 13:12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken
his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have
done to you?
Joh 13:13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for
so I am.
Joh 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your
feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
Joh 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should
do as I have done to you.
Joh 13:16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is
not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent
him.
Joh 13:17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do
them.
Joh 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have
chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me
hath lifted up his heel against me.
Joh 13:19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is
come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
Joh 13:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth
whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent
me.
20. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Judas Revealed
The future looks dark for Judas.
But he did repent. Depending on his heart attitude
toward Jesus, we may yet hope to see him in heaven.
The main lesson in this event for the disciples is to
increase their knowledge that Jesus has fulfilled all the Old Testament
predictions concerning the Messiah.
Mat 26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and
said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Matthew
Mat 26:21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto
you, that one of you shall betray me.
Mat 26:22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began
every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Mat 26:23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his
hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
Mat 26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but
woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that
man if he had not been born.
Mat 26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and
said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Mark
Mar 14:18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I
say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
Mar 14:19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto
him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
Mar 14:20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of
the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
Mar 14:21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of
him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for
that man if he had never been born.
Luke
Luk 22:21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is
with me on the table.
Luk 22:22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was
determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
Luk 22:23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which
of them it was that should do this thing.
John
Joh 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in
spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you
shall betray me.
Joh 13:22 Then the disciples looked one on another,
doubting of whom he spake.
Joh 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his
disciples, whom Jesus loved.
Joh 13:24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he
should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
Joh 13:25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him,
Lord, who is it?
Joh 13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a
sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon.
Joh 13:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then
said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Joh 13:28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he
spake this unto him.
Joh 13:29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the
bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against
the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
Joh 13:30 He then having received the sop went immediately
out: and it was night.
Psa 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom
I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up
his heel
against me.
21. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Jesus Warns of Further Desertions
The lesson here is for Jesus' disciples. God knows
their weaknesses long before they show them. This should remind them to trust in God for the strength
to carry them forward in their duties.
Mat 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Matthew
Mat 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Mat 26:32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you
into Galilee.
Mat 26:33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men
shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Mat 26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That
this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Mat 26:35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with
thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Mark
Mar 14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd,
and the sheep shall be scattered.
Mar 14:28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you
into Galilee.
Mar 14:29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be
offended, yet will not I.
Mar 14:30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny
me thrice.
Mar 14:31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die
with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
Luke
Luk 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan
hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
Luk 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail
not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Luk 22:33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with
thee, both into prison, and to death.
Luk 22:34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall
not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Luk 22:35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without
purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
Luk 22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a
purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let
him sell his garment, and buy one.
Luk 22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written
must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for
the things concerning me have an end.
Luk 22:38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords.
And he said unto them, It is enough.
John
Joh 13:31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now
is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
Joh 13:32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also
glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
Joh 13:33 Little children, yet a little while I am with
you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot
come; so now I say to you.
Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love
one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Joh 13:36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest
thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou
shalt follow me afterwards.
Joh 13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow
thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
Joh 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life
for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou
hast denied me thrice.
Zec 13:7
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
and against the man that is
my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
22. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Institution of the Lord's Supper
This may be the passage in the Gospels which most
clearly shows the reason for Jesus' sacrifice - for the remission of our sins.
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which
is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me.
Luk 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This
cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Matthew
Mat 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and
blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body.
Mat 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it
to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which
is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Mat 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth
of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom.
Mark
Mar 14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and
blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Mar 14:23 And he took the cup, and when he had given
thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
Mar 14:24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the
new testament, which is shed for many.
Mar 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of
the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Luke
Luk 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said,
Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
Luk 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit
of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me.
Luk 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This
cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
1Co 11:23
For I have received of the Lord that
which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the
same night
in which he was betrayed took bread:
1Co 11:24
And when he had given thanks, he
brake it,
and said, Take, eat: this is my
body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:25
After the same manner also
he took the
cup, when he had supped, saying,
This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye
drink it,
in remembrance of me.
1Co 11:26
For as often as ye eat this bread,
and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
1Co 11:27
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this
bread, and drink this
cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of
the Lord.
1Co 11:28
But let a man examine himself, and so
let him eat of that
bread, and drink of that
cup.
1Co 11:29
For he that eateth and drinketh
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the
Lord's body.
1Co 11:30
For this cause many
are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep.
1Co 11:31
For if we would judge ourselves, we
should not be judged.
1Co 11:32
But when we are judged, we are
chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
1Co 11:33
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come
together to eat, tarry one for another.
1Co 11:34
And if any man hunger, let him eat at
home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I
set in order when I come.
23. Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem -
Last Speech to the Apostles
Jesus devotes His last words to His disciples to
strengthen their courage through His death, burial, and resurrection.
He tells them:
1. He will care for them and prepare a place for them
in heaven.
2. God will meet their needs through prayer.
3. They will have the indwelling of The Holy Spirit for
their constant guidance.
4. They have been specially selected by God to perform
their duties as disciples.
5. The Jewish religious leaders will have completely
revealed their hatred for God and His Messiah.
6. Shortly after His death, He will resurrect and teach
them not with parables but with words of meaning clear to all.
Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do
it.
Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Joh 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit
should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may
give it you.
Joh 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had
not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
Joh 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs:
but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I
shall shew you plainly of the Father.
John
Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me.
Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Joh 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Joh 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither
thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Joh 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father
also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Joh 14:8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father,
and it sufficeth us.
Joh 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time
with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen
the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and
the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the
Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Joh 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the
Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth
on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall
he do; because I go unto my Father.
Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will
I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do
it.
Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Joh 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to
you.
Joh 14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no
more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Joh 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father,
and ye in me, and I in you.
Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and
I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Joh 14:22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is
it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto
him, and make our abode with him.
Joh 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and
the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
Joh 14:25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet
present with you.
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid.
Joh 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and
come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto
the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
Joh 14:29 And now I have told you before it come to pass,
that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
Joh 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the
prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Joh 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the
Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go
hence.
Joh 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the
husbandman.
Joh 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he
taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may
bring forth more fruit.
Joh 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have
spoken unto you.
Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot
bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye
abide in me.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that
abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me
ye can do nothing.
Joh 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a
branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and
they are burned.
Joh 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Joh 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much
fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
Joh 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you:
continue ye in my love.
Joh 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my
love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
Joh 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy
might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
Joh 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another,
as I have loved you.
Joh 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends.
Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command
you.
Joh 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the
servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all
things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Joh 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit
should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may
give it you.
Joh 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one
another.
Joh 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me
before it hated you.
Joh 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his
own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the
world, therefore the world hateth you.
Joh 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The
servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also
persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Joh 15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my
name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Joh 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had
not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
Joh 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
Joh 15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none
other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both
me and my Father.
Joh 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be
fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Joh 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send
unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the
Father, he shall testify of me:
Joh 15:27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have
been with me from the beginning.
Joh 16:1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye
should not be offended.
Joh 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the
time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Joh 16:3 And these things will they do unto you, because
they have not known the Father, nor me.
Joh 16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the
time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I
said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Joh 16:5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none
of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
Joh 16:6 But because I have said these things unto you,
sorrow hath filled your heart.
Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient
for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto
you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Joh 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
Joh 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and
ye see me no more;
Joh 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is
judged.
Joh 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye
cannot bear them now.
Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he
will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever
he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Joh 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of
mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Joh 16:15 All things that the Father hath are mine:
therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Joh 16:16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and
again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
Joh 16:17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves,
What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and
again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
Joh 16:18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith,
A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
Joh 16:19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask
him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little
while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
Joh 16:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall
weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but
your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Joh 16:21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow,
because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she
remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Joh 16:22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see
you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Joh 16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will
give it you.
Joh 16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask,
and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Joh 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs:
but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I
shall shew you plainly of the Father.
Joh 16:26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say
not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
Joh 16:27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye
have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
Joh 16:28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into
the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Joh 16:29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest
thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
Joh 16:30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and
needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest
forth from God.
Joh 16:31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
Joh 16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that
ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I
am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Joh 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me
ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good
cheer; I have overcome the world.
Joh 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to
heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also
may glorify thee:
Joh 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that
he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know
thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Joh 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have
finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Joh 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own
self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Joh 17:6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou
gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they
have kept thy word.
Joh 17:7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever
thou hast given me are of thee.
Joh 17:8 For I have given unto them the words which thou
gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out
from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
Joh 17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for
them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Joh 17:10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I
am glorified in them.
Joh 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are
in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those
whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
Joh 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them
in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost,
but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Joh 17:13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak
in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
Joh 17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath
hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Joh 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of
the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Joh 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of
the world.
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is
truth.
Joh 17:18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have
I also sent them into the world.
Joh 17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they
also might be sanctified through the truth.
Joh 17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also
which shall believe on me through their word;
Joh 17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in
me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe
that thou hast sent me.
Joh 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given
them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
Joh 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made
perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast
loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Joh 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast
given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast
given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Joh 17:25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known
thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Joh 17:26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will
declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in
them.
Psa 35:19
Let not them that are mine enemies
wrongfully rejoice over me:
neither let them wink with the eye that hate
me without a cause.
24. Thursday-Friday -Mt. Olives -
The Grief of Gethsemane
Jesus reveals His complete humanity by expressing His
wish not to undergo His sacrifice. He shows His divinity by His complete willingness to
obey the will of God The Father.
Mat 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his
face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from
me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Mat 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
thy will be done.
Matthew
Mat 26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out
into the mount of Olives.
Mat 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray
yonder.
Mat 26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Mat 26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding
sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
Mat 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his
face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from
me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Mat 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth
them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Mat 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Mat 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
thy will be done.
Mat 26:43 And he came and found them asleep again: for
their eyes were heavy.
Mat 26:44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed
the third time, saying the same words.
Mat 26:45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto
them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son
of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Mat 26:46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that
doth betray me.
Mark
Mar 14:26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out
into the mount of Olives.
Mar 14:32 And they came to a place which was named
Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
Mar 14:33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John,
and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
Mar 14:34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding
sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
Mar 14:35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the
ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
Mar 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are
possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will,
but what thou wilt.
Mar 14:37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and
saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Mar 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Mar 14:39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the
same words.
Mar 14:40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again,
(for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
Mar 14:41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto
them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold,
the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Mar 14:42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is
at hand.
Luke
Luk 22:39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the
mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
Luk 22:40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them,
Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Luk 22:41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's
cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
Luk 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this
cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Luk 22:43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven,
strengthening him.
Luk 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly:
and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luk 22:45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to
his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
Luk 22:46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray,
lest ye enter into temptation.
John
Joh 18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth
with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he
entered, and his disciples.
sa 42:6
O my God, my soul is cast down
within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and
of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
25. Friday - Gethsemane - Betrayal
Judas has rejected Jesus as the predicted Messiah.
But that rejection and betrayal only goes to further
prove that Jesus is what He claims to be: Psa 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I
trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Mat 26:48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign,
saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Mat 26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail,
master; and kissed him.
Mat 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the
prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Matthew
Mat 26:47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the
twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the
chief priests and elders of the people.
Mat 26:48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign,
saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Mat 26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail,
master; and kissed him.
Mat 26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art
thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
Mat 26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus
stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high
priest's, and smote off his ear.
Mat 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword
into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Mat 26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my
Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Mat 26:54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled,
that thus it must be?
Mat 26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes,
Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat
daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Mat 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the
prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
Mark
Mar 14:43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh
Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves,
from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Mar 14:44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token,
saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away
safely.
Mar 14:45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway
to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
Mar 14:46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
Mar 14:47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and
smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
Mar 14:48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye
come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
Mar 14:49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and
ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
Mar 14:50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
Mar 14:51 And there followed him a certain young man,
having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on
him:
Mar 14:52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them
naked.
Luke
Luk 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and
he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near
unto Jesus to kiss him.
Luk 22:48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou
the Son of man with a kiss?
Luk 22:49 When they which were about him saw what would
follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
Luk 22:50 And one of them smote the servant of the high
priest, and cut off his right ear.
Luk 22:51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far.
And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Luk 22:52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and
captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out,
as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Luk 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye
stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of
darkness.
John
Joh 18:2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the
place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
Joh 18:3 Judas then, having received a band of men and
officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and
torches and weapons.
Joh 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should
come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
Joh 18:5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith
unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
Joh 18:6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he,
they went backward, and fell to the ground.
Joh 18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they
said, Jesus of Nazareth.
Joh 18:8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if
therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Joh 18:9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he
spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
Joh 18:10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and
smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name
was Malchus.
Joh 18:11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into
the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Joh 18:12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the
Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
26. Friday - Jerusalem - Examined
by Annas
This poor "Rich Man" had two opportunities to make a
good decision for Christ and he flubbed it both times.
Right here and later as Luke records in the book of
Acts: Act 4:6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and
Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were
gathered together at Jerusalem. Act 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy
Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, Act
4:9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by
what means he is made whole; Act 4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all
the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye
crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even
by him doth this man stand here before you whole. Act 4:11 This is the stone
which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the
corner. Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Act 4:18
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in
the name of Jesus.
Joh 18:13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was
father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
John
Joh 18:12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the
Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
Joh 18:13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was
father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
Joh 18:14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the
Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Joh 18:24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the
high priest.
Lev 24:16
And he that blasphemeth the name of
the LORD, he shall surely be put to death,
and all the
congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that
is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name
of the LORD,
shall be put to death.
27. Friday - Jerusalem - Trial by
Caiaphas
Now the guilt of the high priest is complete. He has
received it right from the Son's mouth that He is what He claims to be and the
high priest has rejected Him.
Mat 26:57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away
to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Mat 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said:
nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mat 26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He
hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye
have heard his blasphemy.
Matthew
Mat 26:57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away
to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Mat 26:58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high
priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Mat 26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the
council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Mat 26:60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses
came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
Mat 26:61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy
the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Mat 26:62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him,
Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Mat 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest
answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Mat 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said:
nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mat 26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He
hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye
have heard his blasphemy.
Mat 26:66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is
guilty of death.
Mat 26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him;
and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Mat 26:68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he
that smote thee?
Mark
Mar 14:53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and
with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
Mar 14:54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the
palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at
the fire.
Mar 14:55 And the chief priests and all the council sought
for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
Mar 14:56 For many bare false witness against him, but
their witness agreed not together.
Mar 14:57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness
against him, saying,
Mar 14:58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that
is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without
hands.
Mar 14:59 But neither so did their witness agree together.
Mar 14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and
asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness
against thee?
Mar 14:61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing.
Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son
of the Blessed?
Mar 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mar 14:63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith,
What need we any further witnesses?
Mar 14:64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And
they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
Mar 14:65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his
face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did
strike him with the palms of their hands.
Luke
Luk 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him
into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Luk 22:63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote
him.
Luk 22:64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck
him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
Luk 22:65 And many other things blasphemously spake they
against him.
John
Joh 18:19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his
disciples, and of his doctrine.
Joh 18:20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world;
I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always
resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
Joh 18:21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what
I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
Joh 18:22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers
which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou
the high priest so?
Joh 18:23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear
witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
28. Friday - Jerusalem - Peter's
Triple Denial
Even during His trial the Lord is training His
servant for the hard times ahead
Luk 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Luk 22:62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Matthew
Mat 26:58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high
priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Mat 26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel
came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Mat 26:70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not
what thou sayest.
Mat 26:71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another
maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with
Jesus of Nazareth.
Mat 26:72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know
the man.
Mat 26:73 And after a while came unto him they that stood
by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech
bewrayeth thee.
Mat 26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I
know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Mat 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which
said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out,
and wept bitterly.
Mark
Mar 14:54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the
palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at
the fire.
Mar 14:66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there
cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
Mar 14:67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she
looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
Mar 14:68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither
understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock
crew.
Mar 14:69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to
them that stood by, This is one of them.
Mar 14:70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they
that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a
Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
Mar 14:71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I
know not this man of whom ye speak.
Mar 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter
called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
Luke
Luk 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him
into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Luk 22:55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of
the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
Luk 22:56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the
fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
Luk 22:57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
Luk 22:58 And after a little while another saw him, and
said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
Luk 22:59 And about the space of one hour after another
confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he
is a Galilaean.
Luk 22:60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest.
And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
Luk 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Luk 22:62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
John
Joh 18:15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did
another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with
Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
Joh 18:16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went
out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto
her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
Joh 18:17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto
Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.
Joh 18:18 And the servants and officers stood there, who
had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter
stood with them, and warmed himself.
Joh 18:25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They
said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it,
and said, I am not.
Joh 18:26 One of the servants of the high priest, being his
kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with
him?
Joh 18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock
crew.
29. Friday - Jerusalem -
Condemnation by the Council
Just as with the high priest Caiaphas, the rest of the
council proves their unfitness for their jobs. They reject the very God they
were appointed to serve.
Mat 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Matthew
Mat 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Mark
Mar 15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests
held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound
Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
Luke
Luk 22:66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the
people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into
their council, saying,
Luk 22:67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto
them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Luk 22:68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor
let me go.
Luk 22:69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right
hand of the power of God.
Luk 22:70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God?
And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Luk 22:71 And they said, What need we any further witness?
for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
sa 110:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD
said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies
thy footstool.
30.
Friday - Jerusalem - Suicide
of Judas
Looks bad for the salvation of Judas. Both he
and Peter have denied their Savior. Both repented. But Peter
went on to serve, Judas commits suicide.
Mat 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Matthew
Mat 27:3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw
that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and elders,
Mat 27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the
innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Mat 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Mat 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and
said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the
price of blood.
Mat 27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the
potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Mat 27:8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of
blood, unto this day.
Mat 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy
the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him
that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
Mat 27:10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord
appointed me.
Act 1:18
Now this man purchased a field with
the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the
midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Act 1:19
And it was known unto all the dwellers
at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue,
Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
Acts
Act 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of
iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his
bowels gushed out.
Act 1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at
Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama,
that is to say, The field of blood.
31. Friday - Jerusalem - First
Appearance Before Pilate
Little does Pilate realize the person on trial here is
himself. He recognizes Jesus as spiritual king of the Jews but
fails to respond when Jesus tells him He is also spiritual King of all who hear
His voice.
Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king
then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and
for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Matthew
Mat 27:2 And when they had bound him, they led him away,
and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Mat 27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the
governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto
him, Thou sayest.
Mat 27:12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and
elders, he answered nothing.
Mat 27:13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how
many things they witness against thee?
Mat 27:14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch
that the governor marvelled greatly.
Mark
Mar 15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests
held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound
Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
Mar 15:2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the
Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
Mar 15:3 And the chief priests accused him of many things:
but he answered nothing.
Mar 15:4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
Mar 15:5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate
marvelled.
Luke
Luk 23:1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him
unto Pilate.
Luk 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found
this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar,
saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Luk 23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of
the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
Luk 23:4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the
people, I find no fault in this man.
Luk 23:5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth
up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this
place.
Luk 23:6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the
man were a Galilaean.
Luk 23:7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto
Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at
that time.
John
Joh 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall
of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment
hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Joh 18:29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What
accusation bring ye against this man?
Joh 18:30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a
malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
Joh 18:31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and
judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not
lawful for us to put any man to death:
Joh 18:32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled,
which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
Joh 18:33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again,
and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
Joh 18:34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of
thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
Joh 18:35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and
the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
Joh 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:
if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should
not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king
then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and
for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Joh 18:38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he
had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in
him no fault at all.
32. Friday - Jerusalem - Jesus
Before Herod
And like Pilate, Herod, not Jesus, is the person on
trial. And like Pilate, Herod rejects Him as his Savior.
Luk 23:7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto
Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at
that time.
Luk 23:8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad:
for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many
things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
Luk 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought,
and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to
Pilate.
Luke
Luk 23:6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the
man were a Galilaean.
Luk 23:7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto
Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at
that time.
Luk 23:8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad:
for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many
things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
Luk 23:9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he
answered him nothing.
Luk 23:10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and
vehemently accused him.
Luk 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought,
and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to
Pilate.
Luk 23:12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made
friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
33. Friday - Jerusalem - Second
Appearance Before Pilate
Sorry Pilate, it's not that easy. You can't
just wash your own hands. You must submit to the water baptism of
repentance and trust in Jesus to pay the penalty for your sins.
Mat 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing,
but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before
the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to
it.
Mat 27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he
had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
Matthew
Mat 27:15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to
release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
Mat 27:16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called
Barabbas.
Mat 27:17 Therefore when they were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus
which is called Christ?
Mat 27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
Mat 27:19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his
wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I
have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
Mat 27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the
multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Mat 27:21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether
of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
Mat 27:22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with
Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
Mat 27:23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he
done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
Mat 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing,
but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before
the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to
it.
Mat 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood
be on us, and on our children.
Mat 27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he
had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
Mark
Mar 15:6 Now at that feast he released unto them one
prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Mar 15:7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound
with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the
insurrection.
Mar 15:8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him
to do as he had ever done unto them.
Mar 15:9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I
release unto you the King of the Jews?
Mar 15:10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered
him for envy.
Mar 15:11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he
should rather release Barabbas unto them.
Mar 15:12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them,
What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
Mar 15:13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
Mar 15:14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath
he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
Mar 15:15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people,
released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to
be crucified.
Luke
Luk 23:13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief
priests and the rulers and the people,
Luk 23:14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me,
as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before
you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse
him:
Luk 23:15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and,
lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
Luk 23:16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
Luk 23:17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them
at the feast.)
Luk 23:18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with
this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
Luk 23:19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and
for murder, was cast into prison.)
Luk 23:20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake
again to them.
Luk 23:21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
Luk 23:22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what
evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore
chastise him, and let him go.
Luk 23:23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring
that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests
prevailed.
Luk 23:24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as
they required.
Luk 23:25 And he released unto them him that for sedition
and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus
to their will.
John
Joh 18:39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto
you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of
the Jews?
Joh 18:40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man,
but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
Joh 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged
him.
Joh 19:2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and
put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
Joh 19:3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote
him with their hands.
Joh 19:4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto
them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in
him.
Joh 19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of
thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
Joh 19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw
him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them,
Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
Joh 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our
law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Joh 19:8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was
the more afraid;
Joh 19:9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith
unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Joh 19:10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not
unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to
release thee?
Joh 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at
all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that
delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Joh 19:12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release
him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not
Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
Joh 19:13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he
brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called
the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
Joh 19:14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and
about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
Joh 19:15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him,
crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief
priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
Joh 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be
crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
Deu 21:6
And all the elders of that city,
that are
next unto the slain man,
shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
Deu 21:7
And they shall answer and say, Our
hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen
it.
Deu 21:8
Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people
Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy
people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
Deu 21:9
So shalt thou put away the
guilt of
innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do
that which is
right in the sight of the LORD.
34. Friday - Jerusalem - Mockery
by Roman Soldiers
What can be said for these soldiers mocking their
Savior? Are they vile sinners or just faithful soldiers following
orders? They seem to have crossed the line.
Mat 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
Mat 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee
before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
Matthew
Mat 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
Mat 27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet
robe.
Mat 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee
before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
Mat 27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and
smote him on the head.
Mark
Mar 15:16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall,
called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
Mar 15:17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a
crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
Mar 15:18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
Mar 15:19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and
did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
35. Friday - Jerusalem - Led to
Golgotha
Great symbolism here. We all have
opportunities to bear the cross. I can only hope it will be recorded I
bore mine with as little compulsion as Simon.
Mat 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Matthew
Mat 27:31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the
robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify
him.
Mat 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Mat 27:33 And when they were come unto a place called
Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
Mat 27:34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall:
and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
Mark
Mar 15:20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the
purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
Mar 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed
by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his
cross.
Mar 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which
is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
Mar 15:23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with
myrrh: but he received it not.
Luke
Luk 23:26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one
Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross,
that he might bear it after Jesus.
Luk 23:27 And there followed him a great company of people,
and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
Luk 23:28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Luk 23:29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which
they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the
paps which never gave suck.
Luk 23:30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains,
Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Luk 23:31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what
shall be done in the dry?
Luk 23:32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led
with him to be put to death.
Luk 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
John
Joh 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be
crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
Joh 19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place
called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
Psa 69:21
They gave me also gall for my meat;
and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
36. Friday - Calvary - Events of
First Three Hours on Cross
Now that's not so hard, is it?: "I am justly
condemned, Lord, remember me." We have a loving God.
Luk 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
Luk 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged
railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
Luk 23:40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost
not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
Luk 23:41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due
reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Luk 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when
thou comest into thy kingdom.
Luk 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Matthew
Mat 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments,
casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They
parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Mat 27:36 And sitting down they watched him there;
Mat 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written,
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mat 27:38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him,
one on the right hand, and another on the left.
Mat 27:39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging
their heads,
Mat 27:40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and
buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down
from the cross.
Mat 27:41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with
the scribes and elders, said,
Mat 27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be
the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe
him.
Mat 27:43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he
will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
Mat 27:44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him,
cast the same in his teeth.
Mark
Mar 15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his
garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
Mar 15:25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified
him.
Mar 15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was
written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mar 15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on
his right hand, and the other on his left.
Mar 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And
he was numbered with the transgressors.
Mar 15:29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging
their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in
three days,
Mar 15:30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Mar 15:31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said
among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Mar 15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from
the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him
reviled him.
Luke
Luk 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
Luk 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Luk 23:35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers
also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he
be Christ, the chosen of God.
Luk 23:36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
and offering him vinegar,
Luk 23:37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save
thyself.
Luk 23:38 And a superscription also was written over him in
letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Luk 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged
railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
Luk 23:40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost
not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
Luk 23:41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due
reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
Luk 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when
thou comest into thy kingdom.
Luk 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
John
Joh 19:18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him,
on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
Joh 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the
cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Joh 19:20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the
place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in
Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
Joh 19:21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to
Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the
Jews.
Joh 19:22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have
written.
Joh 19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus,
took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his
coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
Joh 19:24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not
rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be
fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture
they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
Joh 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother,
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
Joh 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the
disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy
son!
Joh 19:27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!
And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Psa 22:18
They part my garments among them, and
cast lots upon my vesture.
37. Friday - Calvary - Last 3
Hours on Cross
The fact that God the Father would forsake God the Son
as He died on the cross was predicted by David a thousand years before the
event. This is just one of dozens of examples of how Jesus
fulfilled Old Testament prophesies for the coming Messiah:
Psa 22:1 <To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A
Psalm of David.> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far
from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?
Mat 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost.
Matthew
Mat 27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over
all the land unto the ninth hour.
Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?
Mat 27:47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard
that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
Mat 27:48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a
spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
Mat 27:49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias
will come to save him.
Mat 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost.
Mark
Mar 15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Mar 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Mar 15:35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard
it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
Mar 15:36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar,
and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see
whether Elias will come to take him down.
Mar 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up
the ghost.
Luke
Luk 23:44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a
darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Luk 23:45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst.
Luk 23:46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he
said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave
up the ghost.
John
Joh 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were
now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Joh 19:29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and
they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his
mouth.
Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he
said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Psa 22:1
To the chief Musician upon
Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me? why art thou so
far from helping me, and from
the words of my roaring?
38. Friday - Calvary - Events
Attending Jesus' Death
I can't pretend to know what's going on here.
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in
twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Mat 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of
the saints which slept arose,
Matthew
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in
twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Mat 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of
the saints which slept arose,
Mat 27:53 And came out of the graves after his
resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Mat 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with
him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they
feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Mat 27:55 And many women were there beholding afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mat 27:56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
Mark
Mar 15:38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from
the top to the bottom.
Mar 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against
him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man
was the Son of God.
Mar 15:40 There were also women looking on afar off: among
whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and
Salome;
Mar 15:41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him,
and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto
Jerusalem.
Luke
Luk 23:45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst.
Luk 23:46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he
said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave
up the ghost.
Luk 23:47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he
glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Luk 23:48 And all the people that came together to that
sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
Luk 23:49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that
followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
39.
Friday - Jerusalem - Burial of Jesus
Mar 15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor,
which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate,
and craved the body of Jesus.
Mar 15:44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and
calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Mar 15:45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the
body to Joseph.
Mar 15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and
wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a
rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
Matthew
Mat 27:57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
Mat 27:58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
Mat 27:59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it
in a clean linen cloth,
Mat 27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had
hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre,
and departed.
Mark
Mar 15:42 And now when the even was come, because it was
the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Mar 15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor,
which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate,
and craved the body of Jesus.
Mar 15:44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and
calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Mar 15:45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the
body to Joseph.
Mar 15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and
wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a
rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
Luke
Luk 23:50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a
counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
Luk 23:51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and
deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited
for the kingdom of God.
Luk 23:52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of
Jesus.
Luk 23:53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and
laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was
laid.
Luk 23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath
drew on.
John
Joh 19:31 The Jews therefore, because it was the
preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath
day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs
might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Joh 19:32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the
first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
Joh 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was
dead already, they brake not his legs:
Joh 19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his
side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
Joh 19:35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is
true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Joh 19:36 For these things were done, that the scripture
should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Joh 19:37 And again another scripture saith, They shall
look on him whom they pierced.
Exo 12:46
In one house shall it be eaten; thou
shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house;
neither shall ye break a bone thereo
40. Friday - Jerusalem - Tomb
Sealed
Mat 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Matthew
Mat 27:61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary,
sitting over against the sepulchre.
Mat 27:62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
Mat 27:63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said,
while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Mat 27:64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure
until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and
say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse
than the first.
Mat 27:65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your
way, make it as sure as ye can.
Mat 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Luke
Luk 23:55 And the women also, which came with him from
Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
Luk 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and
ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Exo 20:8
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it
holy.
Exo 20:9
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all
thy work:
Exo 20:10
But the seventh day
is the
sabbath of the LORD thy God: in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that
is within thy gates:
Exo 20:11
For
in six days
the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them
is, and
rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and
hallowed it.
41. Friday - Saturday - Jerusalem
- Women Watch
Mar 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses
beheld where he was laid.
Mark
Mar 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses
beheld where he was laid.
VIII. The Resurrection though the Ascension - A.D. 30
1. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Women Visit the Tomb
This is the most important event in the Gospels.
Without it, as Paul says: "...your faith is vain; ye are
yet in your sins."
1Co 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is
vain; ye are yet in your sins.
Mat 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulchre.
Mat 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from
the door, and sat upon it.
Mat 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come,
see the place where the Lord lay.
Matthew
Mat 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulchre.
Mat 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from
the door, and sat upon it.
Mat 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his
raiment white as snow:
Mat 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and
became as dead men.
Mat 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women,
Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
Mat 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come,
see the place where the Lord lay.
Mat 28:7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is
risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall
ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Mat 28:8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with
fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
Mat 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold,
Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshipped him.
Mat 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell
my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Mark
Mar 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might
come and anoint him.
Mar 16:2 And very early in the morning the first day of the
week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Mar 16:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us
away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
Mar 16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was
rolled away: for it was very great.
Mar 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were
affrighted.
Mar 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek
Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the
place where they laid him.
Mar 16:7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that
he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
Mar 16:8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the
sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any
man; for they were afraid.
Luke
Luk 24:1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in
the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had
prepared, and certain others with them.
Luk 24:2 And they found the stone rolled away from the
sepulchre.
Luk 24:3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the
Lord Jesus.
Luk 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed
thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Luk 24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their
faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
Luk 24:6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he
spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
Luk 24:7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the
hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
Luk 24:8 And they remembered his words,
Luk 24:9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all
these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
Luk 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the
mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things
unto the apostles.
Luk 24:11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and
they believed them not.
2. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Peter and John See the Empty Tomb
Joh 20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and
to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken
away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Joh 20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple
did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
Joh 20:8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came
first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
Joh 20:10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own
home.
Luke
Luk 24:12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and
stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed,
wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
John
Joh 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene
early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away
from the sepulchre.
Joh 20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and
to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken
away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Joh 20:3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other
disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
Joh 20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple
did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
Joh 20:5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the
linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
Joh 20:6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went
into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
Joh 20:7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying
with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
Joh 20:8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came
first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
Joh 20:9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he
must rise again from the dead.
Joh 20:10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own
home.
3. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene
God the Son has been forsaken by God the Father, has
shed His blood for the remission of our sins, has suffered death on the cross
and a three day separation from His Father. His first act after His rebirth is to renew His
fellowship with His Father in heaven. Then He can come back to earth and further instruct His
apostles on spreading the good news - the penalty for our sins has been paid.
Joh 20:11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping:
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
Joh 20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself
back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Joh 20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself,
and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Mark
Mar 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of
the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven
devils.
Mar 16:10 And she went and told them that had been with
him, as they mourned and wept.
Mar 16:11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive,
and had been seen of her, believed not.
John
Joh 20:11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping:
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
Joh 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at
the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Joh 20:13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?
She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where
they have laid him.
Joh 20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself
back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Joh 20:15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?
whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir,
if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take
him away.
Joh 20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself,
and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Joh 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not
yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend
unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Joh 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that
she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
4. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to the Other Women
Mat 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold,
Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshipped him.
Matthew
Mat 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold,
Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshipped him.
Mat 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell
my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
5. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Guards' Report of the Resurrection
Mat 28:13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and
stole him away while we slept.
Mat 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were
taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Matthew
Mat 28:11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the
watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that
were done.
Mat 28:12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and
had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
Mat 28:13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and
stole him away while we slept.
Mat 28:14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will
persuade him, and secure you.
Mat 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were
taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
6. Sunday Afternoon - Jesus'
Appearance on the way to Emmaus
After reestablishing fellowship with His Father, Jesus
is quick to return to earth to begin the process of spreading the Good News.
Jesus teaches two ordinary disciples how He has
fulfilled Old Testament prophesy concerning the Messiah. These two immediately
relate their experience to the apostles. This is a living example to His apostles and to all His
missionaries of what and how to teach the world.
Luk 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him;
and he vanished out of their sight.
Luk 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to
Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luk 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon.
Mark
Mar 16:12 After that he appeared in another form unto two
of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
Mar 16:13 And they went and told it unto the residue:
neither believed they them.
Luke
Luk 24:13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a
village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
Luk 24:14 And they talked together of all these things
which had happened.
Luk 24:15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed
together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
Luk 24:16 But their eyes were holden that they should not
know him.
Luk 24:17 And he said unto them, What manner of
communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
Luk 24:18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas,
answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not
known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
Luk 24:19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said
unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and
word before God and all the people:
Luk 24:20 And how the chief priests and our rulers
delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
Luk 24:21 But we trusted that it had been he which should
have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these
things were done.
Luk 24:22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made
us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
Luk 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came,
saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was
alive.
Luk 24:24 And certain of them which were with us went to
the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
Luk 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of
heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Luk 24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things,
and to enter into his glory?
Luk 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he
expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luk 24:28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they
went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Luk 24:29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us:
for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with
them.
Luk 24:30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them,
he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luk 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him;
and he vanished out of their sight.
Luk 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart
burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us
the scriptures?
Luk 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to
Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luk 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon.
Luk 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way,
and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
1Co 15:5
And that he was seen of Cephas, then
of the twelve:
7. Late Sunday - Jerusalem -
Jesus Appears to Ten without Thomas
Now and for a few more times to come, Jesus tells His
apostles to go out and tell. As promised shortly before His sacrifice, Jesus instills
them with a guide and comforter, The Holy Ghost. And He reminds them of their main message to the world:
look to Jesus for the remission of your sins.
Joh 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you:
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them,
and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Mark
Mar 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat
at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because
they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Luke
Luk 24:36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in
the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Luk 24:37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed that they had seen a spirit.
Luk 24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and
why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Luk 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself:
handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Luk 24:40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his
hands and his feet.
Luk 24:41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and
wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
Luk 24:42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and
of an honeycomb.
Luk 24:43 And he took it, and did eat before them.
John
Joh 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day
of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for
fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace
be unto you.
Joh 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his
hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Joh 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you:
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them,
and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Joh 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted
unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Joh 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus,
was not with them when Jesus came.
Joh 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We
have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the
print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my
hand into his side, I will not believe.
8. One Week Later - Jerusalem -
Appearance with Thomas
Thomas can certainly lay claim to have been the greatest
doubter in creation. He had it from ten eye witnesses, all apostles chosen by
God, all close friends, he had their testimony that Jesus arose from the dead
and he chose to disbelieve. All of us who read the Gospels have that same freedom of
choice
Joh 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Joh 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.
John
Joh 20:26 And after eight days again his disciples were
within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood
in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Joh 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger,
and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and
be not faithless, but believing.
Joh 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord
and my God.
Joh 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast
seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have
believed.
Joh 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Joh 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.
9. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Galilee - Jesus Appears to Seven by Galilee
Joh 21:1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to
the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
John
Joh 21:1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to
the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
Joh 21:2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called
Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two
other of his disciples.
Joh 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They
say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship
immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
Joh 21:4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on
the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
Joh 21:5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any
meat? They answered him, No.
Joh 21:6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right
side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not
able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
Joh 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith
unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he
girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into
the sea.
Joh 21:8 And the other disciples came in a little ship;
(for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging
the net with fishes.
Joh 21:9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a
fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
Joh 21:10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye
have now caught.
Joh 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land
full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so
many, yet was not the net broken.
Joh 21:12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of
the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
Joh 21:13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth
them, and fish likewise.
Joh 21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed
himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
Joh 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon
Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him,
Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Joh 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son
of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love
thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Joh 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of
Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third
time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou
knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Joh 21:18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast
young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou
shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee,
and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Joh 21:19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should
glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
Joh 21:20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple
whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said,
Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
Joh 21:21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what
shall this man do?
Joh 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry
till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
Joh 21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren,
that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not
die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
Joh 21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these
things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
Joh 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus
did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the
world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
10. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. in Galilee - Appearance to 500
1Co 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred
brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some
are fallen asleep.
First
Corinthians
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I
also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the
third day according to the scriptures:
1Co 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the
twelve:
1Co 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred
brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some
are fallen asleep.
1Co 15:7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the
apostles.
1Co 15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one
born out of due time.
11. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. in Galilee - Great Commission
And just after we might have thought that Thomas
deserved the title of world champion doubter, we have it from Matthew that some
apostles continued to doubt their very own eyes that Jesus had conquered death.
But the hope of the world rests on those who do believe,
accept the power as promised, and go out and teach as instructed.
Mat 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but
some doubted.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.
Matthew
Mat 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but
some doubted.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.
Mark
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mar 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover.
Luke
Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which
I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled,
which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms,
concerning me.
Luk 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they
might understand the scriptures,
Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus
it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Luk 24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
Luk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon
you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from
on high.
12. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. Olivet - The Ascension
Luk 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he
was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Mark
Mar 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he
was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Mar 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where,
the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Luke
Luk 24:50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he
lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
Luk 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he
was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Luk 24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to
Jerusalem with great joy:
Luk 24:53 And were continually in the temple, praising and
blessing God. Amen.
Acts
Act 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded
them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the
Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Act 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked
of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to
Israel?
Act 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know
the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Act 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as
he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Act 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.