One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and He prayed to God all night. At daybreak He called together all of His disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: Simon (whom He named Peter), …
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Bible Gem 823 – Old Garments / Old Wineskins (Luke 5:36-39)
Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment. “And no …
Bible Gem 779 – Expanding our View with another Possibility (Luke 3:23-38)
Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was (so it was thought) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of …
Bible Gem 776 – Some more Food for Thought (Luke 3:23-38)
Jesus was about thirty years old when He began His public ministry. Jesus was known as the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli. In Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melki. …
Bible Gem 764 – A Voice in the Wilderness: The Questions (Luke 3:2-6)
At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented …
Bible Gem 726 – Starting Luke – My Christmas Present to you (Luke 1:5-2:52)
Originally I started the Bible Gems on Luke on January 6th 2012, so this was my Christmas – New Year present to you all back then, hence the setting and comments along the way. Where to start the Gospel of Luke? that is the question. …
Bible Gem 566 – A Bird’s Eye View at Paragraph Level (2 Cor 10:3-11)
We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture …
Bible Gem 555 – I have Great Confidence in You (2 Cor 7:4-7)
I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles. When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with …
Bible Gem 529 – Treasure in Jars of Clay – the Words (2 Cor 4:7)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 This is the detail available to you from E-Sword Treasure:[ treasure, precious treasure, spiritual treasure, wealth] Jars of Clay [Jars …
Bible Gem 528 – Treasure in Jars of Clay- Implicit and Explicit Info (2 Cor 4:7)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Did you solve the puzzle of where the addition in the NLT version comes from? – “We now have this …