There once lived a defiant prophet named Jonah. He hated the city of Nineveh and its wicked inhabitants with a passion. And yet, God commanded him to enter this evil city and preach a message of repentance; that they might be saved from impending destruction. In anger, Jonah refused to ob...
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. (J...
Commission to paint “The Confession of Saint Peter” for Saint Peter’s Church in Lakewood, Ohio, Saint Peter’s original name was Simon Bar Jonah, which means Simon, son of Jonah. Jesus gave him the name of Peter when Jesus called him Cephas (in Aramaic) which means rock or stone....
Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign to this generation. When the judgment comes, the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation and she will condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to listen to...
John 21:12 tn Grk“said to them.” The words “to them” are omitted because it is clear in context to whom Jesus was speaking, and the words are slightly redundant in English. John 21:15 tc The majority of mss (A C2 Θ Ψ ƒ1,13 33 M sy) read “Simon, the son of Jonah”...
Jonah showed how he conquered death itself and rose again after three days. And finally John the Baptist showed that he is Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” Main Point: So Jesus is the Lamb that God provided to die in our place. By receiving this sacrifice and believ...
11) Paul says Christianity lives or dies on the Resurrection (1 Corinthian 15:14-17). Yet Jesus said in Matthew 12:40 that he would be buried three days and three nights as Jonah was in the whale three days and three nights. Friday afternoon to early Sunday morning is only one and a...
And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Translations from AramaicLamsa BibleHe said to him again the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? It grieved Peter because he said to him the third ...
[1203]Tritos, BDAG 1016. Even though Jesus refers to his entombment as a sign such as Jonah (Luke 11:29-30; Matthew 12:39-40), this is a minor parable, not an historical statement. It does not require us to believe, against the clear evidence of all four Gospels, that Jesus remain...
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