MARK. CHAPTER XIV. The Seizure, Trial, and Condemnation of Christ. SUMMARY.--The Sanhedrim Resolves on Christ's Death. The Anointing at Bethany. J...
MARK. CHAPTER XIII. Christ's Discourse on the Last Days. SUMMARY.--The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. The Persecution of the Saints. The Gos...
LUKE. CHAPTER VIII. Speaking in Parables. SUMMARY.--Women Ministering to Christ. The Parable of the Sower. That of a Candle Under a Bed. His Mot...
MARK. CHAPTER I. The Beginning of the Ministry of Christ. SUMMARY.--The Mission of John the Baptist. His Preaching in the Wilderness. His Baptis...
LUKE. CHAPTER XXII. The Last Supper. SUMMARY.--The Rulers Take Steps to Slay the Lord. Judas Bargains to Betray Christ. The Passover Prepared. ...
Anxiety [N]Uneasy feeling of uncertainty, agitation, dread, or fear. The most common words in Scripture translated as anxious or anxiety are the Hebre...
Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...
LUKE. CHAPTER XII. Various Warnings. SUMMARY.--The Leaven of the Pharisees. God's Care for His Servants. Confessing Christ. The Two Brothers an...
MARK. CHAPTER XI. The Royal Entrance into Jerusalem. SUMMARY.--The Official Entrance into Jerusalem. The Barren Fig Tree Cursed. The Second Clea...
Corn. [N] [E]The most common kinds were wheat, barley, spelt, Authorized Version, ( Exodus 9:32 ) and Isai 28:25 rye; ( Ezekiel 4:9 ) fitches and mil...
Customa tax imposed by the Romans. The tax-gatherers were termed publicans (q.v.), who had their stations at the gates of cities, and in the public hi...
Hell [N] [T] [E] [S]Place of God's final retributive punishment. Scripture progressively develops this destiny of the wicked: the Old Testament outli...
Eternal Punishment [N]Divinely instituted penalty of endless suffering, including banishment from God's blessed presence.The Old Testament. A study of...
Were standing by the cross of Jesus (isthkeisan para twi staurwi tou Ihsou). Perfect of isthmi, to place, used as imperfect (intransitive) with para ...
LUKE. CHAPTER XVII. Various Sayings of Christ. SUMMARY.--Offenders and Offences. The Power of Faith. The Ten Lepers Cleansed. The Kingdom of God. ...
LUKE. CHAPTER IV. The Beginning of Christ's Ministry. SUMMARY.--The Temptation. Teaching in the Synagogues. Jesus at Nazareth. Rejected by the ...
John the Baptist [E] [S]Apart from Jesus Christ, John the Baptist is probably the most theologically significantfigure in the Gospels. As was the case...
Ram [N] [H] [S]exalted. The son of Hezron, and one of the ancestors of the royal line ( Ruth 4:19 ). The margin of 1?Chronicles 2:9 , also Matt. 1:3...
Baptism of Fire As John the Baptist preached in the Judean wilderness, he declared, I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come on...
MARK. CHAPTER VIII. In the Coasts of C?sarea Philippi. SUMMARY.--The Four Thousand Fed. At Dalmanutha. Seeking a Sign from Heaven. The Blind Ma...