Wednesday, June 30, 2021

John 21:4-6

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, "Friends, haven't you any fish?"  "No," they answered. He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. 

but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus 
Luke 24:15-16  As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
John 20:14  At this she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish 
Luke 5:4-7  When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

John 21:1-3

Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. "I'm going out to fish," Simon Peter told them, and they said "We'll go with you." So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 

Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples 
John 21:14  This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead. 
John 20:19  On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
John 20:26  A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

by the Sea of Galilee 
John 6:1-2  Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.

Thomas 
John 11:16  Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." 

Nathanael 
John 1:45  Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." 

from Cana in Galilee
John 2:1-2  On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited.

the sons of Zebedee
Matthew 4:21-22  Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. 

but that night they caught nothing
Luke 5:5  Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." 

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Monday, June 28, 2021

John 20:30-31

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples 
John 2:11  What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
John 2:23  Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.
John 3:2  He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."
John 6:2  ... and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.
John 6:26  Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill."

which are not recorded in this book 
John 21:25  Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

But these are written that you may believe 
John 3:15-16  "... that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:36  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them.

that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God 
John 17:1-3  After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the hour has come. glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you have granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." 

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Sunday, June 27, 2021

John 20:24-29

Now Thomas (also known as Didymus [both names mean "twin"]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said. "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

Now Thomas 
John 11:16  Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
John 14:5  Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
John 21:1-2  Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 
Acts 1:13  When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side 
John 20:20  After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

I will not believe 
Mark 16:11  When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.

Peace be with you 
John 14:27  "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

Stop doubting and believe 
Luke 24:40  When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.

Because you have seen me, you have believed 
John 3:15  "... that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."

blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed 
1 Peter 1:8-9  Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

John 20:21-23 Part 2 of 2

Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

Receive the Holy Spirit 
John 7:39  By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Acts 2:38  Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts 8:15-17  When they arrived (in Samaria), they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 
Acts 19:4-6  Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 

If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven 
Matthew 16:19  "I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 18:18  "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

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Friday, June 25, 2021

John 20:21-23 Part 1 of 2

Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

Peace be with you 
John 20:19  On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

As the Father has sent me 
John 3:17  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 6:29  Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."
John 6:57  "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me."
John 10:36  "... what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, "I am God's Son'?"
John 11:41-42  So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me."
John 17:8  "For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me."
John 17:20-21  "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me."

I am sending you 
Matthew 28:19-20  "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

John 20:19-20 Part 2 of 2

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

After he said this, he showed them his hands and side
Luke 24:39-40  "Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
John 19:34  Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.  

The disciples were overjoyed with they saw the Lord 
John 16:19-22  Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me'? Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." 
Matthew 28:8  So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

John 20:19-20 Part 1 of 2

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders 
John 7:13  But no one would say anything publicly about him for  fear of the leaders.
John 9:22  His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 
John 12:42-43  Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him but because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God. 
John 19:38  Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away.

Peace be with you 
John 14:27  "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." 
Numbers 6:24-26  " ' "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' "
Psalm 85:8  I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants--but let them not turn to folly.
Luke 24:36  While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 
John 16:33  "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Philippians 4:7  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

John 20:17-18

Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Go instead to my brothers 
Matthew 28:10  Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
Matthew 12:50  "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
Matthew 25:40  "The King will reply, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
Hebrews 2:11  Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.

"and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and you God' " 
John 7:33  Jesus said, "I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me."
John 16:28  "I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father."

Mary Magdalene 
John 20:1  Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

went to the disciples 
Luke 24:9-11  When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.
Luke 24:22-24  "In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus."

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Monday, June 21, 2021

John 20:14-16

At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!"

At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there 
Mark 16:9  When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.

but she did not realize that it was Jesus 
Luke 24:15-16  As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
John 21:4  Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" 
John 20:13  They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"  "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him."

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" 
Matthew 26:25  Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, "Surely you don't mean me, Rabbi?" Jesus answered, "You have said so."
Matthew 26:49  Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed him.
Mark 9:5  Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
Mark 10:51  "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
John 1:38  Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi, (which means "Teacher") "where are you staying?"
John 1:49  Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel."
John 3:2  He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."

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Sunday, June 20, 2021

John 20:11-13

Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"  "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him."

she bent over to look into the tomb 
John 20:5  He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 

and saw two angels in white 
Matthew 28:2-3  There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 
Mark 16:5  As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
Luke 24:4  While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
Acts 1:10  They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 
Acts 10:30  Cornelius answered, "Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me ... 

Woman, why are you crying? 
John 20:15  He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."

"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." 
John 20:2  So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"

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Saturday, June 19, 2021

John 20:8-10 Part 2 of 2

Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

that Jesus had to rise from the dead 
Luke 24:25-27  He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 
Luke 24:45-47  Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: 'The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." 
Acts 2:24  "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

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Friday, June 18, 2021

John 20:8-10 Part 1 of 2

Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first 
John 20:4  Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 

They still did not understand from Scripture 
Matthew 22:29-32  Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry or be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. But about the resurrection of the dead--have you not read what God said to you, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." 
John 2:22  After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. then they believed the scripture and the words Jesus had spoken.

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

John 20:3-7

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus' head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb 
Luke 24:12  Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

He bent over and looked in 
John 20:11-12  Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

at the strips of linen lying there 
John 19:40  Taking Jesus' body the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.
Matthew 27:59-60  Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
Mark 16:46  So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Luke 23:53  Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.

as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus' head 
John 11:44  The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go."

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

John 20:1-2

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "The have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"

Mary Magdalene went to the tomb 
John 20:18  Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her.
Luke 8:2  ... and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; ...
John 19:25  Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance 
Matthew 27:59-60  Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
Matthew 27:65-66  "Take a guard," Pilate answered. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how." So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved
John 13:23  One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
John 19:26-27  When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, "Woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
John 21:7  Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is going to betray you?")

They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him! 
John 20:13  They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"  "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him."

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

John 19:40-42

Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen 
Luke 24:12  Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
John 11:44  The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go."
John 20:5-7  He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus' head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.

This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs 
Matthew 26:11-13  "The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation 
John 19:14  It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews.
John 19:31  Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

and since the tomb was nearby 
John 19:20  Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.
John 19:41  At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.

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Monday, June 14, 2021

John 19:38-39

Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. (about 34 kilograms) 

Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders 
John 7:12-13  Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said "He is a good man." Others replied, "No, he deceived the people." But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.
John 9:22  His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.
John 12:42-43  Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God.
John 20:19  On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

He was accompanied by Nicodemus 
John 3:1-2  Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."
John 7:50-52  Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number asked, "Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?" They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee."

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

John 19:35-37

The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," and , as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."

The man who saw it has given testimony 
Luke 24:48  "You are witnesses of these things."
Acts 1:8  "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 5:32  "We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
Acts 13:30-31  "But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people."

and his testimony is true 
John 15:27  "And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning."
John 21:24  This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," 
Exodus 12:46  "It (the Passover lamb) must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of its bones."
Numbers 9:12  "They must not leave any of it (the Passover lamb) till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations." 
Psalm 34:20  ... he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced." 
Zechariah 12:10  "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son."
Revelation 1:7  "Look, he is coming with the clouds," (Daniel 7:13) and "every eye will see him, even those who pierced him;" and all peoples on earth "will mourn because of him." (Zechariah 12:10) So shall it be! Amen.

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Saturday, June 12, 2021

John 19:31-34

Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.

Now it was the day of Preparation 
John 19:14  It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews.
John 19:42  Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath 
Deuteronomy 21:22-23  If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God's curse. You must not desecrate the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance. 
Joshua 8:29  He impaled the body of the king of Ai on a pole and left it there until evening. At sunset, Joshua ordered them to take the body from the pole and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day. 
Joshua 10:26-27  Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening. At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day. 

The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other 
John 19:18  There they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

Instead one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear 
Zechariah 12:10  "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son." 
Revelation 1:7  "Look, he is coming with the clouds," (Daniel 7:13) and, "every eye will see him, even those who pierced him;" and all peoples on earth "will mourn because of him." (Zechariah 12:10) So shall it be! Amen. 

bringing a sudden flow of blood and water 
1 John 5:6  This is the one who came by water (Jesus' baptism) and blood (Jesus' death)--Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

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