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Did Judas drink at the Last Supper?

The four evangelists present the four events in a different order: Matthew: Sop, Bread, Wine Mark: Sop, Breadd, Wine Luke: Wine Bread, Sop John: Sop, Judas' departure Notice several things about these …
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"Let the dead bury the dead" Matt 8:21,22 How does Jesus' rebuke of a follower here hold wat...

Something there was, we may be sure, in the inward state of the disciple which called for the sternness of the rebuke. He had been called to a living work: he was resting in a dead one. …
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Why does Jesus seek out Philip in John 1:43?

Matt 10:1 suggests that 12 of the disciples were "called" by Jesus. The record in John 1:35-50 is consistent with Jesus deliberately placing Himself where He knew the disciples would be to "arrange" a …
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Why is the word "disciple" rarely used by anyone except Jesus?

First the meaning of the word, "disciple". … The Pulpit commentary also says: If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. …
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Does 'disciples' imply apostles in John 20:22?

He approached the high priest Acts 9:10 - In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. Acts 9:19 - and after taking some food, he regained his strength. … Acts 21:16 - Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple. …
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In Luke 24:31, is there a biblical or symbolic interpretation for Jesus vanishing after bein...

The answer to this question, "Why did Jesus disappear when the two men recognized Him?" is found in asking the opposite question - what would have happen if Jesus did not disappear and perhaps stayed …
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How did Peter, James and John know that the two figures (Matthew 17:3) beside Christ at his ...

The short answer is - We are not told. However, we have the following credible possibilities: The disciples are recorded as hearing :Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah", Matt 17:3, Mark 9:4, Luke 9 …
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What did Jesus mean by 'cold water'' in Mtt 10:42?

Here is my overly literal translation of Matt 10:42 - And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones only a cup of cold in [the] name of a disciple, truly I say to you, [he] shall certainly …
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In John 6:70b, what is the syntactical meaning of Jesus saying Judas ἐστιν ("is") a devil?

The verb tense in John 6:70 is (as the OP has already pointed out) ἐστιν which is present indicative active (3rd person singular) - the simplest form of the verb "to be". ... out of you [all], one is …
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Word Study: G5546: Χριστιανός Christianós

The word “disciple” is from the Greek literally meaning an apprentice craftsman (ie, student of a master) who learns by imitating the master. …
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Who was preventing Jesus's statement from being understood? Luke 9:45

We look at these wonderful stories with hind-sight which the disciples did not have. They expected a Messiah something like a political strong-man to free them from the Roman yoke! Jesus was not int …
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