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Acts 3:11-26

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... , it was by now a recognized description of Jesus by the church (cf. 4:27; John 6:69; 1 John 2:20; Rev. 3:7; also Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34). As for the second epithet, “righteous,” it can hardly be doubted that it was inspired by the prophecy of Isaiah, for ... truly the author of life for this man. 3:17 The mood of the speech changes in the second half from reproof to conciliation, marked by the change of address. Peter now spoke to the crowd as his brothers. What they had done to Jesus, he said, they had ...

502. Body

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... reality (cf. Gal. 4:26–27). The word oikos, house, is frequently used of the temple of God (cf. 1 Kgs. 7:31; Matt. 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46; John 2:16; Acts 7:47, 49). Moreover, eternal house (oikos aiōnios; Heb. bēth ʿôlāmîm) is ... that he must presently carry on in his mortal body. Paul does not put his own preferences first. Like the synoptic portrayal of Jesus in Gethsemane (Mark 14:36 par.; cf. John 12:27), Paul subordinates his own will to the will of God. To please God in all things is the ...

503. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... the distinctives of Paul’s preaching, such as God’s grace and the cross of Christ (cf., e.g., Rom. 3:25; 1 Cor. 2:2; Gal. 3:1; 6:14). This, together with the rhythmical structure of the passage, may indicate a pre-Pauline formula which has left its mark also on Acts (Bruce). This is not to say, of course, that Paul could not or did not make the language his own. There is ample evidence of his readiness to take up a form of words from the tradition and to incorporate it into his own writing or preaching ...

504. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him” (1 Pet. 3:22). Jesus alludes to Psalm 110:1 in the synoptic tradition (see Mark 12:36 and 14:62, both with parallels in Matthew and Luke). What the psalmist promised now had come to pass—hence the ... Our author’s argument is that the ascension of the Son to the right hand of God gives him a unique position and name, marking him out as far superior to the angels. 1:5 In order to strengthen the argument of Christ’s superiority to the angels (cf. ...

505. The Christian and the World

James 4:1-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... halt their pleasing the devil: Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. James shows that though the impulse to sin may be internal; to give in to that impulse is to yield to the devil. The Gospels are clear on this point (e.g., Matt. 4:1–11; Mark 8:28–34; Luke 22:31; John 13:2, 27). But the devil has no power over the Christian except the power of seduction. When resisted he must behave as he did with Jesus in the wilderness—he fled, leaving him. That will be the experience of the Christian as ...

506. Jesus Changes Water to Wine

John 2:1-11

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... to me and to you?” A slightly more literal translation suitable to the present context is “What do you want from me?” The idiom is used both in Hebrew and Greek literature to dissociate the speaker from the listener (cf., e.g., the demons crying out at Jesus in Mark 1:24 and 5:7). Jesus is insisting that if he acts, it must be on his own initiative in obedience to God his Father. His hand will not be forced, even by a close relative (cf. 7:6–10). He addresses his mother as woman, a term which in ...

507. The Shepherd and His Flock

John 10:1-21

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... , to bring them together and make them one”). In the present passage the resurrection becomes explicit in verses 17–18. Jesus explains that he will lay down his life only to take it up again (v. 17). Unlike the stricken shepherd of Zechariah 13:7 (the Scripture cited in Mark 14:27), Jesus here presents himself as one who dies willingly and at his own initiative: No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again (v. 18). His own ...

508. Jesus Predicts His Death

John 12:20-36

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... v. 24). The parable, like several of Jesus’ parables of the kingdom of God in the Synoptics, is a parable of a growing seed (cf., e.g., Mark 4:1–9, 26–29, 30–32; Matt. 13:24–30. But Jesus, instead of being the sower who plants the seed (as, e.g., in ... a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house” (Mark 3:27/Matt. 12:29; cf. Luke 11:21–22). The imagery in John is different—Satan is driven out rather than bound—but the ...

509. Pilate and the Condemnation of Jesus

John 18:28-40, John 19:1-16

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... s seat, he gives to the announcement Here is your king a ceremonial and quasi-official character. The ultimate insult he can hurl at the Jews is that this truly is their king, the one they deserve and the only one they will ever have. His insult finds its mark, for it draws from them in angry response the ultimate blasphemy of the God of Israel: We have no king but Caesar (v. 15). In denying Jesus, they deny in the end their own Jewishness, and in a strange turn of phrase, Pilate is said to have handed him ...

510. The Third Appearance

John 21:1-14

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... . 21:13 Took the bread and gave it … did the same: The use of the verbs took and gave and the phrase did the same (lit., “likewise”) are reminiscent not only of the feeding of the five thousand but of the institution of the Lord’s Supper (e.g., Mark 14:22–23; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Cor. 11:23–25). It is doubtful, however, that the Lord’s Supper is specifically in view in a passage that does not mention the cup at all. Probably an agapē or fellowship meal in a more general sense is intended (cf ...

511. Through His Faithful Death, Jesus as Messiah Redefined Brings Life

Matthew 27:27-31, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 27:57-61, Matthew 27:62-66

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Jeannine K. Brown

... provide a taunt, calling for Elijah to save Jesus (also 27:47). 27:50 he gave up his spirit. Matthew has expanded Mark 15:37 (“breathed his last”) to “gave up his spirit.” Matthew’s rendering might suggest a deliberate action on Jesus’ part ... the mission of the seventy-two (10:1–20). Each Gospel testifies to women as first witnesses of the resurrection (Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1, 10; John 20:1). Acts narrates key points where women provide leadership in the early Christian movement (e. ...

512. Jesus’s Authority to Forgive and Heal Sinners

Mark 2:1-12

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Grant R. Osborne

... must be noticed. Our God is a healing God, and the authority of Jesus over physical and spiritual illness can be seen in the church as well. Teaching the Text 1. Jesus has the authority to heal and forgive sins. Throughout the miracle stories of Mark Jesus’s authority over human ailments, natural forces, and the cosmic powers is depicted. The apex of this authority is the dominical saying here that Jesus is the Son of Man, who has “authority to forgive sins,” for the greatest power of all inheres in ...

513. Parables of the Kingdom

Mark 4:1-20

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Grant R. Osborne

... moving from result (their failure to repent) to cause (God’s plan and purpose).5 This third probably is best because in Mark hina nearly always connotes purpose. ever seeing but never perceiving. Jesus now quotes from Isaiah 6:9–10, part of Isaiah’s ... 4:4) and “ruler of this world” (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11), but only of this evil world. Believers have power over the dark forces (Mark 3:15; 6:7). This world is Satan’s prison house (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6); he has been cast out of heaven into this world ...

514. Gentiles Exemplify True Discipleship

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Grant R. Osborne

... (also in 6:41) and his deep emotions as he brings the power of heaven to bear on the man’s plight.6(5) Mark once again (as in 5:41) gives Jesus’s command in Aramaic to heighten the drama of the scene, involving the reader in the ... Jesus restricted his and the disciples’ mission to Israel (Matt. 10:5–6; 15:24), the Gentiles were definitely to be included in the mission (Mark 7:27–29; 13:9–10; 14:9). In fact, the focus will shift from unbelieving Israel to “others” who believe (12:9). This in ...

515. Jesus’s Glory and Majesty Disclosed

Mark 9:2-13

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Grant R. Osborne

... the divine purpose was for this to be his glory and to lead to his (and our) vindication in resurrection. This is a major New Testament emphasis: Jesus’s death led to his exaltation “at the right hand of God” (cf. Ps. 110:1 [see on Mark 14:62]), the primary Old Testament passage quoted in the New Testament, for it became the major proof text on Jesus’s exaltation. This is the key to discipleship as well as Christology, for all followers of Christ must embrace his suffering before they can embrace ...

516. A Call to Servanthood and Suffering

Mark 10:46-52, Mark 10:35-45, Mark 10:32-34

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Grant R. Osborne

... taking the lowest place (Phil. 2:5–11). 10:45 to give his life as a ransom for many. Jesus as the Son of Man is the final model for a life of servanthood. This is rightly one of the most well-known and discussed sayings in Mark,7 with profound theological implications. “Giving his life” alludes to the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53:10, 12 (“he poured out his life unto death . . . bore the sin of many”) and becomes a virtual definition of servanthood (as in Phil. 2:7–8). This defines Jesus’s ...

517. The Supernatural Witness to the Significance of Jesus’s Death

Mark 15:42-47

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Grant R. Osborne

... royal burial, first in the amount of spices (above), and then a rock-hewn tomb, Joseph’s own tomb (Matt. 27:60), one in which no one has yet been buried (Luke 23:53). The body is placed on a stone bench set on the right side (Mark 16:5). These often were found in abandoned stone quarries, cave tombs forged by stonecutters. These tombs contained several chambers for the generations of the family and were available only to the very wealthy.[8] The entrance would be only about three feet high. rolled a stone ...

518. The First Disciples

Luke 5:1-11

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R.T. France

... by eight miles that, even though well below sea level, has fresh water. 5:3 the one belonging to Simon. Luke makes no mention of Andrew at this point, though he will include him in the list of the Twelve as Simon’s brother (6:14). Matthew and Mark depict two pairs of brothers fishing in partnership, and the plural verbs that Luke uses in 5:6–7 show that Simon was not alone (cf. “all his companions” [5:9]). Indeed, even two men would hardly be enough to manage a boat of the type mentioned above ...

519. “When Will These Things Happen?”

Luke 21:5-38

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R.T. France

... be ready for the destruction of Jerusalem; the continuing direct second-person address suggests this. But the idea here of a sudden event that catches people unprepared also recalls 12:39–40; 17:26–35, and it may be that the thought in Luke, as in Mark and Matthew, here moves on to the eschatological “day of the Son of Man.” The universal scope of “all those who live on the face of the whole earth” suggests as much, and “to stand before the Son of Man” would be appropriate language for the ...

520. “The King Rejoices in Your Strength, Lord”

Psalm 21:1-13

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C. Hassell Bullock

... . See also Isaiah 41:14 and Job 25:6. 22:7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. See Matthew 27:39/Mark 15:29. Shaking one’s head was an offensive gesture. 22:8 He trusts in the Lord. The verb (gll) is not the same word used to ... for my garment. This was one of the final things an enemy would do to dispose of the effects of the deceased. See Matthew 27:35/Mark 15:24/Luke 23:34/John 19:23. 22:19 do not be far from me. . . . come quickly. This is the third time the psalm ...

521. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ; NIV “unfailing love”) in verse 22a recalls 18:24, while verse 22b echoes 19:1. The NIV’s alternate translation for verse 22a (“Greed is a person’s shame”) is influenced by 22b but less likely. Reverence for God leads to a life marked by fulfillment and protection from harm (19:23). A contrasting portrait of inconceivable laziness (19:24) recalls the vice that first prompted this lesson (19:15). The mocker is immune to discipline’s benefit and knowledge (19:25), resulting in the kind of son ...

522. Clean and Unclean

Mark 7:1-23

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... trait of Pharisaism, and not surprisingly it is the issue at stake in 7:1–23, the longest conflict discourse in Mark. In accusing Jesus and the disciples of eating with unclean hands, the Pharisees are not primarily concerned with hygiene but ... the point by food, which does not come from within but from without, and simply passes through the body (7:18–19). Mark adds his own parenthetical remark at the end of verse 19, assuring readers that Jesus therefore “declared all foods clean.” Christians, in ...

523. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... in final judgment and glory. These two designations result in the following outline: A1 End of temple and fall of Jerusalem (13:1–13) B1 Tribulation and second coming of Son of Man (13:14–27) A2 End of temple and fall of Jerusalem (13:28–31) Mark 13 warns readers against attempts at constructing timetables and deciphering signs of the second coming. Disciples are admonished to be alert and watchful (13:5, 9, 23, 33, 35, 37), for neither they (13:33, 35) nor even Jesus (13:32) knows the time of the end ...

524. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

John 6:1-15

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... honor of Herod Antipas’s founding of the new provincial center of Tiberias in AD 26 (cf. John 21:1). The Passover is probably a year after the one mentioned in 2:13. During the intervening year, Mark notes, John the Baptist was arrested, and by the time of the feeding of the five thousand he has been executed (Mark 6:14–29, where the Baptist is beheaded). This lapse of time explains Jesus’s growing popularity (6:2–3). Jesus’s charge to Philip to feed the people (6:5) recalls the conversation of 4 ...

525. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Mark 6:7-13

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... the Israelite flight from Egypt (Exod. 12:11), thus perhaps likening the disciples’ ministry to the Exodus. If we are to see in the story of Herod that follows (6:14–29) a wicked king like Pharaoh in the Exodus story, it may be all the more likely that Mark has used Exodus imagery in describing the mission of the Twelve. This brings us to the observation that this story of the Twelve is interrupted by the account of the death of John the Baptist in 6:14–29 and ends only in 6:30, providing us with one ...

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