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THROUGH THE VEIL
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. Matthew 27:50-51a (KJV) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter…
JESUS WASHES THE DISCIPLES’ FEET
This is an excerpt from a Bible study we did on the book of John. John 13:1 (ESV) Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to…
THY WILL BE DONE
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Luke 22:41-42 (KJV) From the beginning,…
DEADLY DEAL – An excerpt from our Bible Study on the book of Luke
Luke 22:1-2 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. Susan: The Passover commemorated the night of the…
ANSWER AWES ANTAGONISTS
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor. “Teacher,” they inquired, “we…
PALACE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLES
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”…
LOVE IS THE GREATEST
And now these three remain: faithG4102, hopeG1680, and loveG26; but the greatest of these is loveG26. 1 Corinthians 13:13 G4102 pístis – . . . Faith in the truth, i.e., in the gospel . . . namely, Christian faith, a…
LOVE NEVER FAILS
LoveG26 never failsG1601. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed. 1 Corinthians 13:8 G1601 ekpíptō – Metaphorically to fall away, i.e., to fail,…
LOVE BEARS, BELIEVES, HOPES, AND ENDURES
It bearsG4722 all things, believesG4100 all things, hopesG1679 all things, enduresG5278 all things. 1 Corinthians 13:7 G4722 stégō – to cover. In the NT, to cover over in silence. (I) Generally meaning to conceal, with the accusative (1 Cor. 13:7,…
LOVE DOES NOT REJOICE . . . BUT REJOICES . . .
LoveG26 takes no pleasureG5463 in evilG93 but rejoicesG4796 in the truthG225. 1 Corinthians 13:6 . . . it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6 (ESV) The pattern throughout much of 1 Corinthians 13…