Category: Bible Commentary

“But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” //This line comes from the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. After life is over, Lazarus and the rich man both find themselves in…

But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. //Can you guess who Jesus is talking to? It’s his betrayer, Judas. Judas has just delivered Jesus into the hands of his enemies, and Jesus calls him friend. Often,…

“It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” //These words were spoken by Jesus to the money changers and vendors in the temple courtyard. I’ve always assumed Jesus was just a bit miffed…

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. //I think nearly all…

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. //Most of you think the devil first tempted us with Rock n Roll in the twentieth century. You’d be wrong. The old fella first tried to free…

On the heels of yesterday’s post, I thought it would be worth including Kenneth Bailey’s comparison of Psalm 23 to Mark 6. This comes from his recent book, The Good Shepherd, p. 175.   Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd” Mark 6: Jesus had compassion on them, became their…

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. //A sheep won’t drink from running water. The shepherd knows that if he brings the sheep to running water, he must then build an inlet…

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; //Today’s verse tells of the prelude to the death of John the Baptist. King Herod throws a banquet and invites the rich and powerful from…

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. //Bible devotees from around the world know this verse. They know it because…

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him //In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus pulls a surprising twist. A man lies half-dead along the side of the road. Who will help him? First, Jesus tells…