One Man to Die For the Entire Nation Today’s passage: Matthew 26:1–5, Mark 14:1–2, and John 11:45–57 Focus verse: [The religious leaders] schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. (Matthew 26:4) Jesus has wrapped up a lengthy teaching about the end times and his later return to earth. He shared two parables about the […]
Come Out! Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” (John 11:41–42). Jesus loves the siblings […]
Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. (John 11:43–44) The Bible tells us about three siblings: Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Yet Matthew and Mark don’t mention them […]
John Bible Study, Day 22 Today’s passage: John 12:37–50 Focus verse: Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue. (John 12:42) After John writes that many people believe […]
John Bible Study, Day 21 Today’s passage: John 12:1–36 Focus verse: So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him. (John 12:10–11) Let’s recap. Lazarus gets sick. Lazarus dies. Jesus raises him from the dead […]
John Bible Study, Day 19 Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” (John 11:25) Here we have a story of Jesus and three siblings. They are Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Jesus has great affection for them and […]
Lazarus is the brother of Martha and Mary (3). The Bible writers give more attention to Mary and Martha, but we can only speculate why. It may be that Lazarus is the younger brother, possibly not even an adult. Maybe he just doesn’t do anything worth mentioning, but the one story about him in the […]
Resurrections Occur in Both the Old and New Testaments In the Bible, dead people return to life. This happens on ten occasions, with three resurrections occurring in the Old Testament and seven times in the New. Check out these stories of people supernaturally raised from the dead. 1. Son of a Widow in Zarephath The […]
In the Bible, the phrase “fallen asleep” is used as a euphemism for death. It’s much the same as we might say “passed away,” “passed on,” or “passed.” So when Jesus raises someone who has fallen asleep, he is not merely waking them up from a deep sleep or bringing them out of a coma, […]