John 16:16-33 Dear RTB’ers, One sentence, repeated three times in today’s reading, first by Jesus, then by His disciples, then again by Jesus: A little while, and you will see Me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see Me. (vv. 16, 17, 19b) After more words from Jesus, He finally says, …
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November 6 / John 15:26-16:15
John 15:26-16:15 Dear RTB’ers, Today we have Jesus’ third and fourth mentions of the Holy Spirit. First, But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness about Me. (v. 15:26) Sent from the Father, the Spirit of truth, bearing …
November 5 / John 15:9-25
John 15:9-25 Dear RTB’ers, …whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give it to you. (v. 16b) We read similar verses yesterday: Whatever you ask in My name, this I will do … If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. (vv. 14:13-14) Those three words, in My …
November 4 / John 14:25-15:8
John 14:25-15:8 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday we saw Jesus’ first mention of the Holy Spirit in John 14:16-17. Today we have a second mention, with the Holy Spirit mentioned as the Helper: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I …
November 3 / John 14:15-24
John 14:15-24 Dear RTB’ers, We have the first of Jesus’ Last Supper mentions of the Holy Spirit in today’s reading. He lists five items regarding the Holy Spirit: another Helper, to be with you forever; the Spirit of truth; You know Him; He dwells with you; and [He] will be in you. (vv. 16, 17) Jesus was …
November 2 / John 13:33-14:14
John 13:33-14:14 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus speaking: Where I am going you cannot come. …you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow afterward. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come …
November 1 / John 13:21-32
John 13:21-32 Dear RTB’ers, Two items regarding the question of whether this meal in yesterday’s and today’s reading was the Last Supper or just another meal. I was wrong yesterday when I quoted verse 30, suggesting that “he immediately went out” referred to Jesus. Not true – that phrase relates to Judas, as does verse …
November 2025 Readings
Date Readings Verses 01-Nov John 13:21-32 12 02-Nov John 13:33-14:14 20 03-Nov John 14:15-24 10 04-Nov John 14:25-15:8 15 05-Nov John 15:9-25 17 06-Nov John 15:26-16:15 17 07-Nov John 16:16-33 18 08-Nov John 17 #1 26 09-Nov John 17 #2 — 10-Nov John 18:1-27 27 11-Nov John 18:28-19:16 29 12-Nov John 19:17-37 21 13-Nov John …
October 31 / John 13:1-20
John 13:1-20 Dear RTB’ers, Back to John’s gospel for the next few weeks. By way of reminder, John 11 was Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the dead, then John 12 was Palm Sunday. Now we are in chapter 13, clearly in the last few days before Jesus’ Crucifixion. Now before the Feast of the Passover… …
October 30 / II Kings 24-25
II Kings 24-25 Dear RTB’ers, Today we close the Kings books – and what a dramatic close it is! Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon has overwhelmed Assyria and set his sights on Jerusalem and Judah. We see a first deportation in 597 BC (II Kings 24:10-16, esp. vv. 15-16), then a second deportation in 586 BC …