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Category Archives: Bible Characters
A Certain Young Man – Part 4 – Peter & Mark
Mark 14:47-50 One of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with … Continue reading
Posted in John Mark
Tagged disciple, friendship, Mark, mentor, Peter, spiritual growth
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A Certain Young Man – Part 3 – More Minute Details
Mark 14:51,52 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. JOHN GILL … Continue reading
Posted in John Mark
Tagged fearfulness, flight, Garden of Gethsemane, Mark, youth
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A Certain Young Man – Part 2 – Was it Mark?
Mark 14:51 And there followed him a certain young man. J. C. RYLE (1816-1900): Mark is the only evangelist who relates this circumstance: and he has given us no clue to further knowledge as to who it was, or why … Continue reading
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Tagged evidence, flight, Garden of Gethsemane, Mark
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A Certain Young Man – Part 1 – Asking Questions
Mark 14:48-52 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but … Continue reading
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Tagged flight, Garden of Gethsemane, Mark's Gospel, naked
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Ezra’s New Year’s Day
Ezra 7:6,9,10 Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Characters
Tagged courage, diligence, Ezra, faith, new year, resolution, sanctification, teach
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Onesiphorus
2 Timothy 4:19; 2 Timothy 1:16-18 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: but, when he was … Continue reading
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Tagged affliction, fellowship, Onesiphorus, Paul, prayer
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The Dress, Doctrine, & Diet of John the Baptist
Matthew 3:1-4 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, diet, doctrine, dress, honey, John the Baptist, locusts, milk, preparation, training
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Thomas
John 11:11-16; John 14:2-5; John 20:19,24-29 Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, doubts, faith, fears, Jesus, melancholy, Thomas, unbelief
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Alexander the Coppersmith
Acts 19:29-34; 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 2 Timothy 4:14-17 The whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. And when Paul would … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, apostasy, coppersmith, Jew, judgment, opposition, Paul, revenge
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