he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant.4And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving,5“for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue....
26Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.27So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,28broug...
King James Version(KJV) 18The 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...
"He must increase, but I must decrease." (KJV, NRSV) John the Baptist models for us here humility and obedience. John recognizes that he has already reached the zenith of his arc and is on the way down, while Jesus' arc is just beginning and will greatly surpass his. John was alright...
God heard the boy’s voice, and God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven: “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not fear; God has heard the boy’s voice in this plight of his.New Revised Standard VersionAnd God heard the voice of the boy; and the angel of God called to Hagar from ...
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.Romans 8:9You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he ...
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? 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...
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...
Within the next couple of days, I had emailed Evan and asked him “to identify the passage in Ezekiel [that the ministry had rested upon] and paraphrase [his] ministry and the thoughts on the topic that [he’d] had since.” Within another couple of days, Evan had sent me the ...
I will arise. And, go to the Father. He’s already waiting. He always has been. 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. (Luke 15:20 ~ KJV) ...