Synonyms: Levi, disciple, evangelist, tax collector, the 12, the twelve, apostle, sermon on the mount, jewish audience, beatitudes, lord's prayer, great commission, parables, olivet discourse, mount of olives, olivet, synoptic
Showing 401 to 425 of 2273 results
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... reported by Josephus), or in Sepphoris, the capital of Galilee. John—who is not granted a word in the story—meets his end by a cold sword wielded by petty functionaries at the command of a treacherous ruler who seeks to please the crowd. By appending the return of the Twelve to the death of John in 6:30, Mark signals that, in following Jesus, one must reckon with the fate of John, as Jesus will teach in 8:34: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... kingdom keys comes only at the end of Matthew’s Gospel, where Jesus is given all authority (28:18). The disciples (and the church) receive their authority by derivation—by means of Jesus’s presence with them (28:20). After these promises, Jesus warns the Twelve against telling anyone of his identity as Messiah. Given the swiftness of Roman action against would-be Jewish messiahs of the first century, such concern for discretion (cf. 8:4; 9:30; 12:16) would be necessary and wise. (On the rise and fall ...
403. Water Logged
Matthew 14:22-36
Drama
Robert F. Crowley
... made us get in the boat and leave without Him. RUTH: How was He getting home? PETER: I'm getting to that. So, there we were rowing and one of those nasty little storms blows up, you know, and we were getting the worst of it. RUTH: And you had the twelve basketfuls of food? PETER: Don't rush me. Yes, the baskets were in the bottom of the boat but the waves got so bad the bread was getting all soaked and then all the food was washed overboard anyway. RUTH: No wonder you're all wet. PETER: There's more ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... 7:20, and 24:42 with 25:13). Chapter 20 also begins with the Greek conjunction gar, which emphasizes continuity. 20:17–19 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside to tell them what would happen to him there. This is now the third prediction of his passion. Once again he speaks only to the Twelve. Three important points are made. First, he will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. Paradidōmi (betrayed) was a technical term for “release into custody ...
405. Matthew 2:1-12  
Matthew 2:1-12  
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... time. The 25th of December seems long ago, and New Year's Eve parties and New Year's Day repentances and football games happened one whole work week past. The Church has failed to preserve Epiphany properly; allowing modern culture to replace the Twelve Days of Christmas with the last twelve shopping days until Christmas. The magi, or wise men described in this week's text, were primarily perceived as Babylonian astrologers by Matthew - not magicians with some other worldly powers, but experts with special ...
406. The Case Against Capone
Illustration
Bruce Larson
... -coated ushers marched in lock-step down the main aisle to receive the brass plates for collecting the offering. These men, so serious about their business of serving the Lord in this magnificent house of worship, were the business and professional leaders of Chicago. One of the twelve ushers was a man named Frank Loesch. He was not a very imposing looking man, but in Chicago he was a living legend. He was the man who had stood up to Al Capone. In the prohibition years, Capone's rule was absolute. The local ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... the “level place” (6:17–19) is based loosely on Mark 3:7–12. Luke reversed the order of these Marcan units to accommodate the sermon that follows (6:20–49). As it now stands in Luke, Jesus goes up on a mountain (v. 12) to appoint the Twelve, then he descends to a plateau to teach and heal crowds (vv. 17–18), which leads quite naturally into the sermon. (Mark has no equivalent sermon.) The sermon seems to be derived primarily from the sayings source utilized by Luke and Matthew. Thus, we may say ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... the “level place” (6:17–19) is based loosely on Mark 3:7–12. Luke reversed the order of these Marcan units to accommodate the sermon that follows (6:20–49). As it now stands in Luke, Jesus goes up on a mountain (v. 12) to appoint the Twelve, then he descends to a plateau to teach and heal crowds (vv. 17–18), which leads quite naturally into the sermon. (Mark has no equivalent sermon.) The sermon seems to be derived primarily from the sayings source utilized by Luke and Matthew. Thus, we may say ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... the “level place” (6:17–19) is based loosely on Mark 3:7–12. Luke reversed the order of these Marcan units to accommodate the sermon that follows (6:20–49). As it now stands in Luke, Jesus goes up on a mountain (v. 12) to appoint the Twelve, then he descends to a plateau to teach and heal crowds (vv. 17–18), which leads quite naturally into the sermon. (Mark has no equivalent sermon.) The sermon seems to be derived primarily from the sayings source utilized by Luke and Matthew. Thus, we may say ...
410. From 12 to 1 Billion
Matthew 9:35-38
Illustration
Dennis Kastens
... the group grew to 120 by Ascension Day. A little over a week later, on Pentecost, it increased to over 3,000. By the time the last of the twelve died, there were an estimated half-million followers of Jesus Christ. That was the end of the first century. By the end of the second century, this number had increased to almost ten million. By the end of the third century, all heathen temples were destroyed or converted into church ...
411. I Heard My Brother Crying
Mark 10:46-52
Illustration
James W. Moore
... caved in. By this time, firemen were on the scene and the neighbors had gathered outside the smoldering remains of the house. The neighbors had been too frightened to go inside or to do anything to help, and they were tremendously impressed with the courage of the twelve-year old girl. They congratulated her for her heroic efforts and said, "Terri, you are so very brave. Weren't you scared? What were you thinking about when you ran into the burning house?" I love Terri's answer. She said, "I wasn't thinking ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... middle. Strikingly similar is the war camp around the palatial tent of Pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279 to 1212 BC) pictured in his temple at Abu Simbel in southern Egypt (see photo). Including the Levites, there are thirteen tribes descended from the twelve sons of Israel (formerly Jacob). There are thirteen because Jacob granted Joseph a double inheritance by adopting his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who each became a tribe (see Genesis 48). The Levite tribe is to camp inside the hollow square, around ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
... the “level place” (6:17–19) is based loosely on Mark 3:7–12. Luke reversed the order of these Marcan units to accommodate the sermon that follows (6:20–49). As it now stands in Luke, Jesus goes up on a mountain (v. 12) to appoint the Twelve, then he descends to a plateau to teach and heal crowds (vv. 17–18), which leads quite naturally into the sermon. (Mark has no equivalent sermon.) The sermon seems to be derived primarily from the sayings source utilized by Luke and Matthew. Thus, we may say ...
414. The Completely Accurate, but Totally Absurd Answers
Luke 20:27-38 
Illustration
King Duncan
In the children's classic, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, Milo, Tock and Humbug are traveling to the Lands Beyond. They are greeted by the twelve-faced Dodecahedron who is a specialist in problems. "I'm not very good at problems," admits Milo. "What a shame," sighs the Dodecahedron. "They're so very useful. Why, did you know that if a beaver two feet long with a tail a foot and a half long can build ...
415. The Greatest Unknowns
Illustration
... the greatest persons she had ever met. She responded, 'The greatest persons I have ever met are those nobody knows anything about.' "Once the New York Times was asked to help a group of club women decide on the twelve greatest women in the United States. After due consideration, the editors replied, 'The twelve greatest women in the United States are women who have never been heard of outside of their own homes.'" Jones concludes, "I ask you, who was greater, Thomas A. Edison or his mother? When he was a ...
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
... world about God. That's a HUGE job, isn't it? No one could do a job that big all by themselves. So Jesus went out and found twelve men, and He asked them to join Him in traveling around and preaching and telling people about God. And the twelve men--we call them Jesus' apostles, or followers--all decided to help Jesus with His job. They preached, and they taught, and they healed sick people, and they loved sad and lonely people, and they gave food to hungry people, and they helped hurting people. They had a ...
417. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... , “The Form and Function of the Opening and Closing paragraphs of James and 1 John.” In the Old Testament wander was frequently used for serious error: Prov. 14:8; Jer. 23:17; Ezek. 33:10; 34:4. It is similarly used in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. This sense of a moral departure from the faith (often due to demonic entrapment) also is frequent in the New Testament: Matt. 18:12–13; 24:4–5, 11; Mark 12:24; 13:5–6; Rom. 1:27; Eph. 4:14; 2 Thess. 2:11; 2 Tim. 3:13 ...
418. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... , “The Form and Function of the Opening and Closing paragraphs of James and 1 John.” In the Old Testament wander was frequently used for serious error: Prov. 14:8; Jer. 23:17; Ezek. 33:10; 34:4. It is similarly used in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. This sense of a moral departure from the faith (often due to demonic entrapment) also is frequent in the New Testament: Matt. 18:12–13; 24:4–5, 11; Mark 12:24; 13:5–6; Rom. 1:27; Eph. 4:14; 2 Thess. 2:11; 2 Tim. 3:13 ...
419. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... , “The Form and Function of the Opening and Closing paragraphs of James and 1 John.” In the Old Testament wander was frequently used for serious error: Prov. 14:8; Jer. 23:17; Ezek. 33:10; 34:4. It is similarly used in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. This sense of a moral departure from the faith (often due to demonic entrapment) also is frequent in the New Testament: Matt. 18:12–13; 24:4–5, 11; Mark 12:24; 13:5–6; Rom. 1:27; Eph. 4:14; 2 Thess. 2:11; 2 Tim. 3:13 ...
420. Praying for Endurance and Healing
James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12
Understanding Series
Peter H. Davids
... , “The Form and Function of the Opening and Closing paragraphs of James and 1 John.” In the Old Testament wander was frequently used for serious error: Prov. 14:8; Jer. 23:17; Ezek. 33:10; 34:4. It is similarly used in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. This sense of a moral departure from the faith (often due to demonic entrapment) also is frequent in the New Testament: Matt. 18:12–13; 24:4–5, 11; Mark 12:24; 13:5–6; Rom. 1:27; Eph. 4:14; 2 Thess. 2:11; 2 Tim. 3:13 ...
Understanding Series
Norman Hillyer
... 1 Jude or Judas (the same word in Gk.), was a common name in biblical times. It was borne by: (1) the son of Jacob who became head of the tribe of Judah (Matt. 1:2–3); (2) one of the brothers of Jesus (Mark 6:3); (3) one of the Twelve (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13), and also known as Thaddaeus (compare Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; John 14:22); (4) a Christian prophet, one of the leading men appointed by the Jerusalem church, Judas Barsabbas (Acts 15:22); (5) a freedom fighter, Judas the Galilean (Acts 5:37 ...
Understanding Series
Arthur G. Patzia
... to the church for the specific function of having the church attain its full maturity in him (4:12–16). Apostles: This term comes from the verb apostellō, which means “to send out.” An apostle is one who has been sent. In the NT it is used of the Twelve, of those who are associated with specific churches (2 Cor. 8:23; Phil. 2:25), and of Christians generally (John 13:16). In the early church, the qualifications of an apostle of Christ were to have seen Jesus (1 Cor. 9:1, 2) and been a witness to the ...
Understanding Series
William Nelson
... means “watcher,” as in someone standing watch or staying awake, not in the sense of looking (cf. NIV footnote). The term occurs frequently in Jewish works from the Greek and Roman periods, especially in 1 Enoch (but also in Jubilees, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and the Dead Sea Scrolls). It often refers to fallen angels but may also refer to faithful angels. Though the root is not used in the Bible outside Daniel for heavenly beings who are watchers, the concept might be there. For example ...
424. The God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... and death. In this sense, Paul’s message is very much like the oracle of the prophet that announces the end of the people’s tribulation in exile: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God” (Isa. 40:1). Likewise, Sirach 49:10 says of the Twelve (minor) Prophets: “they comforted Jacob and delivered them [sc. the Israelites] with confident hope.” 1:8–11 In this section, Paul concretizes what he has said about suffering and deliverance in verses 3–7 by means of a recent personal example. 1:8 ...
Understanding Series
Norman Hillyer
... and priesthood in the present chapter. The light of the divine presence is often associated in Scripture with precious stones (Ezek. 1:16, 26; 10:1; Rev. 4:3, 6; 21:18–26). Whatever may be the relationship of the stones listed in Revelation 21 with the twelve stones set in the high priest’s breastpiece (Exod. 28:17–20; 39:10–14), the same association of priesthood and precious stones occurs here and in verses 5 and 9. One of the values of the precious stones in the high priest’s breastpiece was ...
Showing results