Mark 12:1-17 I noted in the second link below that the group sent to Jesus with the tribute question differs in the three Gospels. Mark has the following statement: And they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap Him in his talk. (v. 13) Here “they” must clearly …
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May 9 / Matt. 22:1-22
Matthew 22:1-22 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. (v. 10) This verse caught my eye – my NASB translation said “both evil and good”, replacing “bad” with “evil”. “Evil” is a much stronger word than …
May 8 / Matt. 21:33-46
When Jesus told this parable of the landowner (or tenants or wicked vinedressers) He was taking off from Isaiah 5:1-7, where the Lord is chastising Israel for their many failures. But Jesus changes it up a bit. In Isaiah the landowner prepared the vineyard much as we read in Matthew, but kept it himself and …
May 7 / Mark 11:20-33, Luke 20:1-8
Mark 11:20-33 and Luke 20:1-8 It’s Mother’s Day week at the flower shop – that and Valentine’s Day take over our lives. So nothing for today, except for what I posted in 2019, in the links below. Be blessed! See also:
May 6 / Matt. 21:18-32
Matthew 21:18-32 One item struck me anew this morning. In the morning, as He was returning to the city, He became hungry. (v. 18) It’s a small matter, I know, but with Jesus and his disciples staying evenings in Bethany this Holy Week, did Martha and Mary not offer them breakfast before they left for …
May 5 / Matt. 21:12-17, Mark 11:12-19, Luke 19:45-48
Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:12-19, and Luke 19:45-48 Yesterday’s pictorial image was well received, so here’s another – a close-up of the Temple. The Chronological Study Bible indicates that the full Temple was 500 yards long and 325 yards wide. Inside that larger Temple was another structure measuring 150 yards by 100 yards. To the lower …
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May 4 / Luke 19:28-44
Luke 19:28-44 The Pharisees have long had problems with Jesus, but their complaint in verse 39 is too much: And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” The crowd is not in the Temple region or in a closed environment; they are gathered out in the open air, …
May 3 / Matt. 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11
Matthew 21:1-11 and Mark 11:1-11 Did you ever finally come to a realization of something that was totally obvious? This whole Palm Sunday scenario… My Study Bible pointed out that with Jesus’ actions in both Matthew and Mark Jesus is being Messianic Himself. He knows that His time has come and He knows that His …
May 2 / John 12:1-19
John 12:1-19 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him and had been done to Him. (v. 16) During Jesus’ Last Supper discourse He tells His disciples about the Holy Spirit and that the Father will send the …
May 1 / Luke 19:1-27
Luke 19:1-27 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” (v. 8) I was thinking of Zacchaeus in contrast to the incident of Jesus and the earlier young man, the “rich, young ruler”. Zacchaeus …