"And He said to them, 'When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?' They said, 'Nothing.' He said to them, 'But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak...
"And taking the twelve, He said to them, 'See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit...
[Jesus said] "I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a Baptism to be baptized with, and how great is My distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather...
"Now it happened that as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him. And He asked them, 'Who do the crowds say that I am?' And they answered, 'John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.' Then He said to...
"John, calling two of His disciples to Him, sent them to the Lord, saying, 'Are You the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?' ... And He answered them, 'Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers...
"In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah .... And he had a wife ... and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they had no child,...
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." (Romans 8:18 ESV)This is the vision the people need. Without it, they are lost. This is the truth you and I share as Christians. Without it,...
"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" declares the LORD. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for My people: "You have scattered My flock and have driven them away, and you have not...
"And the soldiers led Him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed Him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him. And they began to salute Him,...
It never ceased to amaze me how a simple kiss could take away the tears from my toddlers’ eyes. How can something so small make such a change? The answer of course is that it showed someone cared, and that was truly all that really mattered in the eyes of my toddlers....