Matthew 26:31-35

Carl Heinrick BlochMatthew 26 31-35 Blog Through the Bible Project Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial 31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into […]…

Gethsemane isn’t the end, but it sure can feel like it. Every fibre of his being wanted to run. He wouldn’t last twenty-four hours if he stayed. Grief, anxiety, debilitating distress was killing him. One of his friends had turned traitor, agreeing to hand him to his enemies (26:20). His...…

Gethsemane isn’t the end, but it sure can feel like it.…

My feelings affect what I hear from others. When we feel guilt, we hear condemnation. Even from Jesus. “You will all desert me” is the New Living Translation of Matthew 26:31. It sounds like committing apostasy, and it has been heard that way since the second century. But desert is...…

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