About four days after Lazarus had died, Jesus made His way to Bethany where Martha and Mary resided, and Lazarus laid in a tomb. When He was close to Bethany, Martha went out to greet and worship Him, calling Him the Christ, the Son of God. “28 And when she had said these things, she […]

To avoid the Jewish mob in Jerusalem, Jesus went away from Jerusalem and traveled beyond the Jordan river where He furthered His ministry. While He was aware that Lazarus had died, Jesus continued to preach the gospel for a couple of days, then He headed to Bethany where Martha and Mary resided, and Lazarus laid […]

After the Jews sought to stone and kill Jesus, the Lord went away from Jerusalem and traveled beyond the Jordan river where He furthered His ministry. “1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.” (John 11:1) Jesus was well acquainted with Lazarus, Mary and Martha […]

In Jerusalem, the Jews sought to kill Jesus after He used the many miracles He performed as leverage in His argument that He was indeed sent by God since no one else could do the things He did. So once again, the Pharisees tried to stone Him but just as He did before, He eluded […]

After Jesus referred to Himself as being One with God and the gateway by which believers traverse from this life into the next, He was once again persecuted by the Jews who now sought to kill Him. “31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works […]

Jesus rebuked the Jews and used a metaphor about sheep, the flock of believers who placed their trust in Him as their Shepherd, reminding the Pharisees that just as sheep know the voice of their shepherd, believers know their Savior. “7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am […]

In the spring of AD 33, Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees who sought to arrest Him, but they could find no fault in Him so they pressed on and continued to seek Him out, but the Lord rebuked them and told them they were blind to the truth. ““Most assuredly, I say to you, […]

In the spring of AD 33, Jesus healed a blind man on the Sabbath, and Jewish leaders sought to condemn Him for doing work on a holy day, which was forbidden according to Jewish law. But when they called on the healed man to help them prosecute Jesus, his wisdom and refusal to condemn the […]

During the spring season in AD 33, the Jews were celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem and Jewish leaders were plotting to arrest Jesus, then put Him on trial for blasphemy. After Jesus healed a blind man on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders sought once again to condemn Him. “13 They brought him who […]

Around April AD 33, the Jews were celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem and Jewish leaders were plotting to arrest Jesus, then put Him on trial for blasphemy. Jesus further infuriated the Jews when He told them they were spiritually dead, and He revealed He knew their forefather Abraham, in spite of the fact […]