2. John the Baptist- A prophet who came before Jesus, known for his ascetic lifestyle and call to repentance. His ministry is contrasted with that of Jesus in the preceding verses.3. Pharisees and Experts in the Law- Religious leaders who often opposed Jesus and John, criticizing their ...
Sometimes, they would even go on strikes and refuse to defend the public officials unless their wages were increased. Sometimes they would even threaten the lives of the public officials in order to get a pay raise. The point being brought out in all of these verses is that these people we...
Chapter 7 The centurion's servant healed.(1-10)The widow's son raised.(11-18)John the Baptist's inquiry concerning Jesus.(19-35)Christ anointed in the house of the Pharisee The parable of the two debtors.(36-50) Verses 1-10Servants should study to endear themselves to their masters. ...
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the
In both verses 9 and 10 in the NIV we see the word "told." It renders the Greek verb diatassō, "to give (detailed) instructions as to what must be done, order."694 Here the verb is in the form of a participle meaning "the things ordered or commanded," in other words, "duty....
17:10. This is the application of verses 7-9. Believers should never expect special commendation... Lk 17:11 17:11. He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. From this point, Jesus seems to have... Lk 17:12-13 17:12-13. The ten ......
2And he said unto them, When ye pray, say,Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3Give us day by day our daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to...
There is some controversy over verses 29-30, whether Jesus himself said them or whether they are the parenthetical comments of Luke, stepping into explain at this point.210I take them as parenthetical, but it matters little. They are part of this inspired Gospel, and both true and authoritati...
Another scripture we have up on our kitchen wall reads, “Be quick to listen, slow to anger, and slow to speak.” (James 1:19) —“The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.”(Mark 2:27) In these verses Jesus declares himself as Lord of the Sabbath....
Luke 12:43 Or bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47 Luke 12:59 Greek lepton, a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)Luke 12 King James Version 12 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multi...