Verse 21. - If thou wilt (θέλεις) be perfect. I believe what you tell me. You have led a religious life in the ordinary way; now yon aspire to higher things; you have a noble ambition to serve God more completely; yon have the power, if you have the will, to do so...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.New Living TranslationBut Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?English Standard VersionBut...
The past three Springs, our family has traveled from the desert of North Africa to green England. Each time we have visited our friends the Franklin family. They have refreshed us from a tall glass of milk to ordering our favorite Indian takeout to walks in London’s green space. Their c...
Both Dad and Sara were introverts and had no friends or relatives so they had no choice but to bring us along on their dates and put us on a table by ourselves. It explains why I’ve always had a thing for expensive food and older women. Sara moved in after a few months and ...
In its earliest form, the Hebrew Bible is broken up into three sections called the Tanak. This is the structure that Jesus would’ve been familiar with, and understanding this helps us to better interpret the way Jesus talked about and referenced Scripture. In the last part of the episode ...
This verse shows us the depth of Jesus’ love. He wasn’t faking sadness, He really felt it. Because of that, offered the kindness of sharing those feelings with Lazarus’ family and friends. So, we can offer that same compassion to those around us who are hurting. ...
was called “anointed,” that is, the Christ, to indicate that the Holy Spirit rested upon Him spiritually and not after the manner of men. This was so that the Holy Spirit might abide in us though He had been driven from us in the beginning by Adam’s fall. Therefore the only-begott...
As imitators of Jesus we are called to love those who hate us. When we love our friends and despise our enemies, nothing remarkable is expressed or observed (as even those who are evil practice this form of devotion.) And yet if we display a supernatural affection for our adversaries, ...
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants,[u] for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all ...
It started when I wanted to write the way Jesus portrayed God in Luke 15. After the wayward son spent his inheritance on wild living, he decides to return home. Verse 20 says the Father ran to the son, embraced him before he could deliver his well-rehearsed speech, and called for a ...