Matthew 10:2-4- “Now the names of the twelve apostles are these;The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose...
further, created in St. Peter the office of supreme pastor of the Church. Early Christian history tells us that before his death, he fixed his residence at Rome, and ruled the Church there as its bishop. It is from Rome that he dates his first Epistle, speaking of the city under the ...
Capernaum. Peter began to hearJesus of Nazarethfrequently until he decided to accept his call and join his work to share his teachings. Gradually, a group of mostly brotherly fishermen was formed, including his brother Andrew and his sons Zebedee, James, and John. They were called the twelve...
Matthew, Mark and Luke do not give an account of the teaching of Jesus to His disciples in John 14-17. They proceed with Jesus leaving the upper room after the Passover Supper and then cross the Kidron to the Garden of Gethsemane on the slopes of the Mt. of Olives. Jesus often went ...
A Lame Man Healed - Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s
This is the final article in our series that introduces 7 major characters of the New Testament of the Bible. In the previous post, we surveyed the lives of Jesus, Mary (the mother of Jesus), and John the Baptist. Now, we’ll get to know Peter, Stephen, P...
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know ...
Here we come to John ch 20. We are back to Easter. The disciples are together, but fearful of the Jews, and likely discussing that morning’s disturbing news of the empty tomb. Suddenly Jesus is there and his first words are “Peace,”“Shalom,” which is the opposite of their fear ...
12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she...
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;t blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”u The Purpose of John’s Gospel 30 Jesus performed many other signsv in the presence of his dis...