COMMENTARY:
: 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. (26 “love” [agape] means charity, affection, benevolence, fellowship meal, affection or dear.)
DEVOTION: Jesus is answering the disciples question regarding what is going to happen in the future. They want some signs. Jesus gives them an explanation of what is … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. (5083 “observe” [tereo] means keep, reserve, watch, to attend to carefully, take care of, guard, obey, pay attention to, or protect.)
DEVOTION: Jesus doesn’t put any punches … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 14 For many are called, but few are chosen. (1588 “chosen” [eklektos] means elect, picked out, to obtain salvation through Christ, select, or favorite.)
DEVOTION: Everyone has an opportunity to become a believer. The LORD was speaking to the Jewish leaders who thought they were on their way to heaven. They … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 5 Tell you the daughter of Sion, Behold your King comes to you, meek, and sitting on an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. (4239 “meek” [praus] means gentile, humble, mild, modest, unassuming, soft, or of a soothing disposition.)
DEVOTION: The Bible from Genesis to Revelation gives us insight … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them “Why stand you here all the day idle? (692 “idle” [argos] means lazy, useless, unemployed, careless, ineffective, indolent, slothful, or living without labor.)
DEVOTION: There is only one hour left to work in … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? (647 “divorcement” [apostasion] means dismiss, let go away, send away, divorce, repudiation, or bill of divorce. People have not changed.)
DEVOTION: There are always those who want to question God. There … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 And said, Verily I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. (4762 “converted” [strepho] means turn, turn one’s self from one’s course of conduct, to change one’s mind, to undergo a transformation or a change of position or … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. (1869 “lifted up” [epairo] means exalt self, take up, hoisted up, raise up, to direct one’s attention to something by looking closely at, or to lift from the ground.)
DEVOTION: Peter is guilty of opening his mouth … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. (3985 “test” [peirazo] means tempt, to prove, to trap, examine, assay, or to learn the true nature or character of.)
DEVOTION: False religious leaders didn’t want to believe … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. (3862 “tradition” [paradosis] means what is transmitted, giving up, giving over, hand downs, a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing, or the substance of a teaching.)… Read More