5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead;...
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. / So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into...
24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow the Spirit as well. When branches are full and spilling over with big, bright fruit, we assume the tree is healthy. We may not be able to see the...
We also have the testimony of the disciples. Even Thomas, “the doubter,” addressed Jesus as “My Lord and my God.” John 20:28. Nathanael said, “Thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.” John 1:49. Peter answered Christ’s question “Will ye also go away?” w...
The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct believers who are facing trials and persecution.2. Foreigners and ExilesThis term refers to the Christian believers who are living in a world that is not their ultimate ...
Jesus’ disciples didn’t want Him to be crucified. Those who are new to Christianity sometimes recognize the offense of the cross more clearly than we do. A crucified man, a hanged man. Bloody, covered in wounds, mocked, spit upon. This is repulsive to people. It is weak. But Paul...
31The people were amazed as they saw the dumb speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they praised the God of Israel. Jesus Feeds Another Great Crowd (Mk 8.1–10) 32Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I feel sorry for these people, ...
The spirit of the new situation is now “right,” and the young man speaks as only an angel or benevolent supernatural messenger could: he tells the women Jesus is risen, instructs them of his whereabouts, and where the disciples are to find him in Galilee; he even knows that Jesus has...
the place where Jesus began his ministry, the place from which he went forth but to which he returned, the place where he was grounded and rooted. The disciples, too, are from this place and their grounding in the Christian story is this same country where their journey began. Like them...
the transcendent way of knowledge. And this was that knowledge of Christ and of his love which the apostle set such a price upon, when he "determined not to know any thing, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified;" (1 Cor. 2:2;) that he might there see the love of Christ streami...