COMMENTARY:
: 8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulcher, and he saw, and believed. (4100 “believed” [pisteuo] means commit unto, commit to trust, to think to be true, place confidence in, implying trust, be convinced or faith.)
DEVOTION: This “other disciple” is the author … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and say unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you that you may know that I find no fault in him. (156 “fault” [aitia] means cause, case, reason, crime, accusation, guilt, wrong, or blame)
DEVOTION: Pilate was the man in the middle. The religious leaders wanted HIM … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 And Judas also, which betrayed HIM, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted there with HIS disciples. (4178 “ofttimes” [pollakis] means often, frequently, many times, repeatedly, or again and again.)
DEVOTION: Betrayal of a friend is sometimes a part of life. Here we have someone who has been with the disciples for … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work which you gave me to do. (5048 “finished” [teleioo] means make perfect, concentrate, complete, full number, to bring to an end, or bring to full measure.)
DEVOTION: Every time I read this word it reminds me of some of … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 12 I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. (941 “bear” [bastazo] means carry, take up, to take up in order to carry or bear, to sustain, uphold, to cognitively receive something difficult to understand or accept, or undergo.)
DEVOTION: Sometimes we want to run … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away: and every branch that bears fruit, he purges it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (2508 “purges” [kathairo] means to cleanse, prune, clear unproductive wood, purify, or expiate.)
DEVOTION: Once we become followers of Christ or HIS disciples, HE … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 In MY Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (3438 “mone] means abode, dwelling, room, a hospitable area (within a house or building) where a person can remain for a period of time, or stopping place.… Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him. (1228 “devil” [diabolos] means false accuser, slanderer, Satan, wicked person, demon, or given to malicious gossip.)
DEVOTION: The Bible instructs us concerning the sources of temptation we face. In James 3: 15 … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. (2812 “thief” [kleptes] means an embezzler, pilferer, a criminal who typically relies on stealth to take property belonging to someone else, or a person who steals.… Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. (25 “loved” [agapao] means beloved, to be fond of, to love dearly, to be contented at or with a thing, to have a strong, non-sexual affection and love for a person and their good as understood by God’s moral character, or to take pleasure … Read More