Exploring the Scriptures Together
Matthew 12:15-21, Mark 3:7-19, and Luke 6:12-19 Alphaeus. As Jesus chose His apostles, …He appointed the twelve…, and James the son of Alphaeus… (Mark 3:16, 18a; Luke 6:13,15a). I thought I recognized that name. Sure enough, in Mark’s previous chapter: And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the …
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Matthew 12:1-14, Mark 2:23-3:6, Luke 6:1-11 Today, more verses (37) than our average 20-25, especially following on last week’s all in the teens. Three accounts of Jesus and the Sabbath on three days in 2019… He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the …
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Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Feb Matt. 12:1-14; Mark 2:23-3:6; Luke 6:1-11 37 02-Feb Matt. 12:15-21; Mark 3:7-19; Luke 6:12-19 28 03-Feb Matt. 5:1-26 26 04-Feb Matt. 5:27-48 22 05-Feb Luke 6:20-36 17 06-Feb Matt. 6:1-15; Luke 11:1-4 19 07-Feb Matt. 6:16-34 19 08-Feb Luke 12:22-34 13 09-Feb Matt. 7:1-12; Luke 11:5-13 21 10-Feb Matt. 7:13-20; Luke …
Matthew 9:14-17, Mark 2:18-22, and Luke 5:33-39 Another day with three short readings, parallel accounts of the “fasting” issue from each of the three Synoptic gospels. And again, as with yesterday, in our readings two years ago each of these Synoptic gospels covered three events together in one or two readings. We did not make …
Continue reading “January 31 / Matt. 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39”
Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, and Luke 5:27-32 Another day with three short readings, parallel accounts of three events from each of the three Synoptic gospels. And again, as with yesterday, in our readings two years ago each of these Synoptic gospels covered those three events together in one or two readings. We did not make …
Continue reading “January 30 / Matt. 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17; Luke 5:27-32”
Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12, and Luke 5:17-26 Two years ago we covered three events in Matthew 9:1-17, but only focused on the second, the call of Levi, the tax collector; I made no comments on Matthew’s healing of the paralytic, so only Mark’s and Luke’s accounts are covered in the links below. I mention in …
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Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45, and Luke 5:12-16 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” (Mt. 8:4) Yes, the Synoptic writers agree on a lot of material, but it’s rare that they …
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Matthew 4:23-25, Mark 1:35-39, and Luke 4:42-5:11 RTNT 2021. And the people sought Him and came to Him, and would have kept Him from leaving them, but He said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well… (vv. Luke 4:42b-43a) Mark also reports one …
Continue reading “January 27 / Matt. 4:23-25; Mark 1:35-39; Luke 4:42-5:11”
Matthew 8:14-17, Mark 1:29-34, and Luke 4:38-41 RTNT 2021. Today we do something different – we read small sections from each of the three Synoptic gospels. Each of these gospels reports on Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law, in four, six, and four verses, respectively. This will happen quite often in our chronological read since two or …
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Luke 4:14-37 RTNT 2021. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about Him went out through all the surrounding country. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. (vv. 14-15) I like reading two or three translations – they often are quite different. Today’s NASB is …