December 16 John 19:1-16 (ESV) Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went … More December 16 John 19:1-16
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” John 18:37 (read verses 28-40 in our reading plan … More Why did Jesus come? What is the meaning of Christmas?
December 15 John 18:28-40 (ESV) Jesus Before Pilate 28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. [1] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation … More December 15 John 18:28-40
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see … More Let us remember Peter and be wise.
December 14 John 18:19-27 (ESV) The High Priest Questions Jesus 19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? … More December 14 John 18:19-27
So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” —John 18:11, in our Bible reading plan today. J. C. Ryle comments: He did not die because He could not help it; He did not suffer because He could not escape. … More We have a Savior who was far more willing to save us than we are willing to be saved.
December 13 John 18:1-18 (ESV) Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3 So … More December 13 John 18:1-18
Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that … More Ryle: We shall behold Him face to face
December 12 John 17:20-26 (ESV) 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you … More December 12 John 17:20-26
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. —John 17:15-16, part of our Bible reading today. J.C. Ryle comments: We need not doubt that our Lord’s all-seeing eye … More Remaining in the world and kept from evil
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