Your donation to My Jewish Learning fuels endless journeys of Jewish discovery. With your help, My Jewish Learning can continue to provide nonstop opportunities for learning, connection and growth. Donate Among the most famous stories of angels in the Bible is the encounter between the patriarchJac...
Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. The Authority of the Son 16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his ...
17So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to set free for you? Jesus Barabbas or Jesus called the Messiah?” 18He knew very well that the Jewish authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous. 19While Pilate was sitting in the ...
This word is foundational in Jewish tradition, as seen in the Shema prayer, which calls for attentive obedience to God's commandments. The phrase "my son" indicates a personal and intimate relationship, suggesting that the wisdom imparted is not just for the general public but is a personal ...
4“The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. 5They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion...
” 43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders 45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?” 46 ...
This phrase also highlights Jesus' compassion and desire for all to come to repentance, as seen in 2 Peter 3:9. The context of this passage in John 5 shows Jesus addressing the unbelief of the Jewish leaders, urging them to recognize Him as the Messiah for their own spiritual benefit. ...
2I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of...
think of me”, “I can never share that with them” are common thoughts in the minds of people who struggle with relationships. While we think that the truth may hurt our relationship with this particular “loved-one”, not being honest now, may hurt the “relationship” in the long-run...
Praise God for Israel and the thousands of Jewish people that are returning to their Messiah, Yeshua! Praise God for the positive attitudes of secular Jews toward Yeshua (They are advocating for a city square to be named after Yeshua in Israel and to be more welcoming to Christians – 4 mi...