John 18:28-40 All four gospels record Jesus’ being brought before Pilate following His arrest and trial by the Jewish religious leaders, but only the Gospel[Read More…]

John 18:15-27 All four gospels present an account of Peter’s denying Christ three times and the crow of the rooster that followed his third denial.[Read More…]

John 18:1-13 Each gospel tells the same story but is different in emphasis. John’s account of Jesus’ arrest is markedly different from the rest in[Read More…]

John 17:6-19 Before us is a portion of the prayer which Jesus prayed just prior to crossing over the brook Cedron and entering into the[Read More…]

John 16:19-33 The gospel according to John, unlike the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, includes a record of the words Jesus spoke to His[Read More…]

John 15:1-8 The entirety of the text before us consists of words which Jesus spoke to the eleven disciples who walked with Him to Gethsemane[Read More…]

Philippians 2:5-11; John 13:12-17 The two passages before us are words of instruction to two different audiences. That said, they are words of instruction to[Read More…]

Luke 2:25-35; John 12:23-26 We are introduced to Simeon in the opening verse before us. He is described as just and devout. The Greek word[Read More…]

Isaiah 9:6-7, John 12:12-16 The words of Isaiah 9:6 and 9:7 need to be read with care. Some would claim that the things of which[Read More…]

Matthew 1:18-21; John 12:1-8 The two passages before us would seem unrelated. Time wise, they are separated by more than thirty years. The first was[Read More…]