if retained by Peter and the growing group of believers, would greatly impede (or stop) the work Jesus had commissioned to his disciples to“carry the gospel to the entire world for a witness.”If they remained separated from the Gentiles, the believers would ...
Jesus taught His disciples that to interpret the Bible correctly they must understand that it is about Him. (Other passages that help us understand Jesus is the “Big Idea” of the entire Bible include Matthew 5:17, John 1:45; 5:39, Acts 17:2-3, Romans 1:1-3, and 1 Peter 1:10...
Jesus was “confirming the covenant” with the children of Israel during His ministry. With them he spent most of His time. His plea of the coming Kingdom of God was a message primarily to the Jews. He also told His disciples to do the same: “These twelve Jesus sent forth, and comma...
In the Bible:St. John the Apostleand his brotherSt. James the Greaterwere among the first disciples called by Jesus. In theGospel According to MarkJohn is always mentioned after James and was no doubt the younger brother. The brothers asked Jesus to let them sit, one at his right and on...
Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.English Standard VersionAnd he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,Berean Standard BibleJesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so ...
Now Jesus teaches all his gathered disciples what he explained in detail to Cleopas and his friend on the road to Emmaus, how his suffering and resurrection were foretold in Scripture and by Jesus' own words:"He said to them, 'This is what I told you while I was still with you: Every...
Jesus is trying to prepare his disciples then -- and now -- so we won't be surprised when we see persecution. Rather we will remember that he told us it would be this way, so we won't be tempted to fall away (16:1). Q1. (John 15:18-21a) Why are Christians persecuted even ...
The truth is you have this lesson. It’s in the Bible. You can hold it. You can hear it. You can read it. You can know it. You can be taught it by the Spirit of Jesus! Do you realize that even after this Bible Study of Bible studies that Cleopas and his friend still didn’...
Parable of the Shrewd Manager - Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day
Jesus Calls His First Disciples - One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the