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Luke 23:42-43 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” This passage has prompted all sorts of speculation about just … Continue reading →

John 19:26-27 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this … Continue reading →

John 19:11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” Authority is intrinsic to no … Continue reading →

John 18:36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.” You wouldn’t know this was in the … Continue reading →

John 18:23 “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?” Two things stand out to me in this exchange. One is the incredible gentleness, … Continue reading →

Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” The last half of this verse is one of the most famous lines in all of Scripture, so … Continue reading →

Matthew 26:35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same. Bravado is a common human trait, but follow-through is a different matter! Peter was … Continue reading →

Matthew 26:11 “The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.” This statement flies in the face of liberal policies and completely violates communist dogma. (However, that dogma is lying hypocrisy in the first … Continue reading →

John 11:48 “If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” This is the clearest sort of example of what happens … Continue reading →

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! Immediately after Jesus’ baptism, we have this declaration of who He was and why … Continue reading →