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One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate [between Jesus and the Jewish leaders]. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" —Mark 12:28 NLT Key Thought An honest seeker overhears the...

Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. —Nehemiah 9:5b (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... "Stand up and shout it if you love my Jesus..." That's a song our children love to sing! But what happens...

[Replying to the Sadducees, Jesus continued,] "But now, as to whether the dead will be raised — haven't you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after ###, ###, and ### had died, God said to Moses, 'I am the God of ###, the God of ###, and the God...

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest ... —Acts 9:4-5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When Paul teaches that the Church is the Body of Christ, he...

[In answer to the Sadducees' question about marriage in heaven, Jesus continued,] "For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven." —Mark 12:25 NLT Key Thought With so much fascination about angels in recent...

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. —John 9:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Let's ask God to help us view people through the eyes of Jesus so that we will see them as people in whom the work of God needs...

[The Sadducees said,] "Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name. Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children. So...

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. —Isaiah 9:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... This great promise in Isaiah was fulfilled with the coming of Jesus (see Matthew 4:15-16; Luke 1:79)...

Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees — religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: ... —Mark 12:18 NLT Key Thought Clearly, this period of Jesus' ministry was filled with the carefully crafted questions from his enemies. Pharisees...

I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. —Psalm 9:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The words of Jessie Brown Pound's old hymn say it best: "If the light of his presence has brightened your way, O will you not tell it today?" Prayerfully...

"Well, then," Jesus said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God." His reply completely amazed [his opponents who tried to trap him]. —Mark 12:17 NLT Key Thought Jesus' answer was as profound as it was simple. He refused to get caught in a debate...

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. —Mark 8:31 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Knowing Jesus is God's Messiah is one thing. Following...

Jesus saw through [the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and supporters of Herod] and said, "Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I'll tell you [whether it's right to pay taxes to Caesar]." When they handed it to him, he asked, "Whose picture and title are stamped on it?"...

As he spake these words, many believed on him. —John 8:30 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... While we often talk about Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we can also find it easy to ignore his voice. Let's make a commitment to read through each of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John)...

Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. "Teacher," they said, "we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don't play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us — is it right to pay...