Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, James, John, and two other disciples were fishing when Jesus appeared to them a second time after the resurrection. According to the Gospel of John, when Peter learned it was Jesus on the shore, he dove into the water and swam to him. Fun fact:All three of J...
“I write to inform you of a message from him who walks among the churches and holds their leaders in his right hand. “He says to you: 2 I know how many good things you are doing. I have watched your hard work and your patience; I know you don’t tolerate sin among your members...
In Mark, he witnesses Jesus performing numerous miracles without himself being named as the performer of a single one, but in Matthew's Gospel Peter walks on water (Matt 14:22-33), in Acts he heals two paralytics and raises a woman from the dead (Acts 3:1-10; 9:32-...
It grieved Peter because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? So he said to him, My Lord, you understand well everything, you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my female lambs.Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishHe said a third time, “Shimeon Bar Yonah, do ...
In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the church 2 Peter 1:10 in all English translationsEnglish Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK) The Holy ...
Prayer walks This past month, God has been calling me to do prayer walks around Cordova. To squeeze in the time, I get up at 4am and head over there to see the sunrise at 5. It's so peaceful and calm at that time of the morning and I can really sense the presence of the Lord...
1:1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 1:2but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. ...
Somedays I’d go out at noon, for long walks down the main drag, braced against the cold winter air, ruminating about my songs,and my hopes and fears. I really felt like a “fish out of water” in that neighborhood, and never really knew where I was going, never talked to anyone...
"We are going to have pipes laid to have a supply of water in the flower garden, so next summer your good nature will not be so often taxed with "Charles it is very hot." ("Very hot indeed" you unthinkingly answer.) "Dear Bobby, the ground is so dry that the pans of water you...
In Luke’s story, the two Jesus followers who walk with a stranger to Emmaus don’t recognize that it is Jesus who walks with them until—what? They break bread together. And more than that. “Jesus would have gone on,” the text says, “but they begged him to stay the night with...