CHAPTER 37 TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: _“And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain, privately, alone; and He was transfigured before them, and His garments became shining, exceedingly white as... [ Continue Reading ]
DEMONIACAL EJECTMENT Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43. Mark: _“And having come to His disciples, He saw a great crowd round them, and the scribes arguing with them.”_ He and the three disciples had been absent from the nine and the multitude during that memorable night of the transfigura... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 38 DEATH AND RESURRECTION Matthew 17:22-23; Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:43-45. Mark: _“And having gone out from thence, they continued to journey through Galilee.”_ As Galilee extends up to the very suburbs of Caesarea-Philippi, this passage is a clinching argument for the location of the transfig... [ Continue Reading ]
PAYING TRIBUTE Matthew 17:24-27. _“And they, having come into Capernaum, those receiving the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Does not your Teacher also pay the half-shekel? He says, Yes. And when he came into the house [doubtless Peter's house, the home of Jesus], Jesus anticipated him, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]