39And he came out and went,as was his custom, tothe Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.40And when he came tothe place, he said to them,“Pray that you may notenter into temptation.”41And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, andknelt down and prayed,42saying...
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 18 “The Spirit of...
We simply felt that Jesus’ time was our concern, and as His disciples we wanted Him to connect with those who really mattered. The parents were bringing their children to be blessed by Jesus. “It was the custom for mothers to bring their children to some distinguished Rabbi on the firs...
What did frighten them, however, was seeing an apparition (who turned out to be Jesus) walking on the water! John doesn't include Matthew's account of Peter trying to walk on water; John's purpose is to bring his readers to believe on Jesus as the Son of God. ...
When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself...
14 And the Word was flesh, and dwelt with us, (and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only born of the father,) full of grace and truth. 15 John testifies for him, and he cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He coming after me was before me: for he was befor...
Valerius Herberger, quoted in The Treasury of Daily Prayer: “Reverent hearts, it is an old, laudable custom to commemorate St. Stephen on the second day of Christmas. For just as the innocent children were the first martyrs after Christ’s birth, so also St. Stephen was the first afte...
39 And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down ...
So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. GOD'S WORD® Translation These two men took the body of Jesus and bound it with strips of linen. They laced the strips with spices. This was the Jewish custom fo...
The next scripture was:59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” (Acts 7:59)Yes, after He was resurrected people prayed to Jesus.The next scripture was:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love ...