(Jesus continued talking with the chief priests and elders) “What do you think? A man has two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the […]
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(Jesus continued talking with the chief priests and elders) “The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, “Why then did you not believe him?” But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the […]
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Jesus answered them, (chief priests and elders) “I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.” Matthew 21:24 Lord You knew their thoughts and You knew their motives. They could not outsmart You. Now You were going […]
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And when He (Jesus) entered the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You authority?” Matthew 21:23 Lord these men did not like You because of Your popularity. They wanted You out […]
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And (Jesus) seeing a fig tree by the wayside He went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither […]
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In the morning, as He (Jesus) was returning to the city, He was hungry. Matthew 21:18 Lord, thank You once again for Matthew’s account of Your life here on earth. Just as we become hungry You became hungry after sleeping all night. Once again I am reminded of the intricate way we are made. You […]
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But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He (Jesus) did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant; and they said to Him, “Do you hear what they are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you never read, […]
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And the blind and the lame came to Him (Jesus) in the temple, and He healed them. Matthew 21:14 Lord what an exciting time for those that were there to be healed and also for those watching all of this taking place. Thank You for Your healing touch Lord. We all need to be touched […]
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And Jesus in pity touched their (2 blind men) eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed Him. Matthew 20:34 Lord how excited these two men must have been when immediately they could see. Of course they would follow You. Even today those that have had drastic changes in their life by You are […]
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They (two blind men) said to Him, (Jesus) “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” Matthew 20:33 Lord what an exciting time for these two blind men. We don’t know any of their history other than that they were both blind. You had stopped on Your way into town and asked them why they were crying […]
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