luke-20:23-24-niv

The Pilgrim Church by E. H. Broadbent BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CONTINUANCE----- THROUGH SUCCEEDING CENTURIES---- OF CHURCHES PRACTISING THE PRINCIPLES TAUGHT---- AND EXEMPLIFIED IN ---- THE NEW TESTAMENT LONDON_PICKERING & INGLIS LTD.___ PICKERING & INGLIS LTD._29 LUDGATE HILL, LONDON E.G.4_229 BOT... Lee mas

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth fourth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:5-6 KJV Oswald Chambers says that in proclaiming the word to people we get pretty much the response we aim for. If yo... Lee mas

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Lee mas

Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy Word - Luke 1:38 The angel's message meant, for this young, pure-hearted girl, a great deal of misunderstanding and reproach. It was inevitable that clouds would gather around her character, which would sorely perplex the good man to wh... Lee mas

Contemplated (2657) (katanoeo from kata = down [kata can be used to intensify the meaning] + noéo = to perceive or think) means literally to put the mind down on something and so to observe or consider carefully and attentively. It means to fix one’s eyes or mind upon and to perceive clearly. Katano... Lee mas

Craftiness (3834) (panourgia from pas = all + ergon = work) is literally "all working" or capable of all work. In the NT it takes on a negative meaning and conveys the ideas of trickery involving cunning, cleverness, craftiness or treachery. Panourgia conveys the the idea of clever manipulation of e... Lee mas

Image (1504) (eikon) an artistic representation, as one might see on a coin or statue (an image or a likeness, as in Mt 22.20). Eikon can also refer to a visible manifestation of an invisible and heavenly reality form (see Hebrews 10:1-note) As used here in Colossians eikon speaks of an embodiment o... Lee mas

Contemplated (2657) (katanoeo from kata = down [kata can be used to intensify the meaning] + noéo = to perceive or think) means literally to put the mind down on something and so to observe or consider carefully and attentively. It means to fix one’s eyes or mind upon and to perceive clearly. Katano... Lee mas

Tested (3985) (peirazo [word study] from the noun peira = test from peíro = perforate, pierce through to test durability of things) is a morally neutral word simply meaning “to test”. Whether the test is for a good (as it proved to be in Heb 11:17) or evil (Mt 4:1 "Then Jesus was led up by the Spiri... Lee mas

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Pharisees and Herodians Conspiring Against Christ, vv. 15–17 Who were the Pharisees? Who were the Herodians? Were they friends to one another? What had they in common? Was this the first occasion upon which these two parties conspired together against the object of thei... Lee mas