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God’s Word for You – Luke 11:49b-51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:49b-51 They will kill and persecute some of them. 50 and then this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:49a The Wisdom of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:49a 49 For this reason the Wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles. This passage is mostly ignored by commentators but it will profit us to spend a little time in it. Some versions translate “God in his wisdom said” (NIV), but the Greek text […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:45-48 Tombs of the prophets
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:45-48 45 One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you are insulting us, too.” Besides Pharisees at this meal at the Pharisee’s house (11:37), there was a group of experts in the law. Almost all of these lawyers were also Pharisees, and […]
God’s Word for You – Jonah 1:8 What’s your business here?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JONAH 1:8 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us, on whose account has this calamity become ours? What is your business? Where do you come from? What is your country? What people do you come from?” All in a panic, the terrified sailors peppered the prophet with questions. It seems […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:44 unmarked graves
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:44 44 Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves that people walk over without realizing it.” Every year at the Passover, the Jews had a tradition of painting their tombs with an inexpensive homemade paint made from lime and water, known as whitewash. This was so that no […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:42-43 mint and stinkweed
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:42-43 42 But woe to you Pharisees, because you give an exact tithe of your mint and rue and every plant in your gardens, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have done these things without neglecting the others. Luke began this quotation by noting that […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:37-41 inside you are full of greed
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:37-41 Woes and Warnings (Matthew 23:13-39) 37 After Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to have a meal with him. He went in and reclined at the table. 38 When the Pharisee saw that Jesus did not wash first before the meal, he was amazed. Luke is referring to […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:35-36 light
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:35-36 35 Therefore, see to it that the light that is in you is not darkness. 36 So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a lamp shines on you with its bright light.” […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:33-34 This little gospel light of mine
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:33-34 A Lamp and a Lampstand (Matthew 5:14-16; Mark 4:21-23) 33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket. He sets it on a stand so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of […]
God’s Word for You – Jonah 1:7 the lot fell to Jonah
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JONAH 1:7 7 Then they said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out on whose account this calamity has become ours.” They cast lots and the lot fell to Jonah. They had made the ship as able to ride the storm as possible. The sails would have […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:31-32 One greater than Solomon is here
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:31-32 31 The Queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation. She will condemn them because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon. But one greater than Solomon is here! 32 The men of […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 11:29-30 the sign of Jonah
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 11:29-30 The Sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:38-42) In verses 29-36, Jesus makes the point that the Pharisees will not be given any special sign to satisfy their accusations or curiosity about Jesus. They will receive what everyone else receives. The points of Jesus’ statement are made this way: a, This […]
