“Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.”—Matthew 4:21–22 A pillar of t...
Who was John the Gospel writer? John the Apostle, also calledSaint John the Evangelist or Saint John the Divine, (flourished 1st century ce; Western feast day December 27; Eastern feast days May 8 and September 26), one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and traditionally believed to be the ...
You will recall that John the Baptist was imprisoned and eventually beheaded by King Herod of Galilee. John’s offence was that he publicly rebuked Herod for the king’s adulterous marriage to his brother’s divorced wife. There were many zealous men who were devoted to John and imitators ...
Satanis the father of lies (John 8:44) and has been lying from the beginning. He was behind each of the major crises of faith and obedience down through the centuries. And he still deceives gullible men and women of every age. An old Scottish clergyman said the devil has two lies tha...
Interestingly, theGospel of Johnhas a very different version of how Peter met Jesus. His brother Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist and heard what John said about Jesus, so he brought Peter to meet him (John 1:40–42). It’s worth noting though: John is the only one who reco...
Jacob was the son of Abraham whose name was changed by God to “Israel,” which means “prince of God.” He had twelve sons. Who is Judah? Judah was one of the sons of Israel, and his descendants became known as the tribe of Judah. Judah is also a name collectively given to two ...
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it...
disciple of Jesus to shed blood. He was also known as James the Greater. Santiago was born into a family of fishermen. He was the brother to John the Evangelist. The two brothers were also nicknamed as the Boanerges, which means the sons of thunder. The name resulted from the men’s ...
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A former U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections. He was a candid...
“The baptism of John,” they replied. ...Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:Ephesians 6:21-24Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you...