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In this verse Jesus clearly alludes to the cross He Himself would carry on His shoulders. [1] Robert Witham states that there are two types of cross which Jesus here bids his disciples to take up: one physical, and the other spiritual. By the first, he bids us to "restrain the unruly appetites of the touch, taste, sight, etc." By the second, he ...
"Take his cross": is in the sense of "willingly to undergo the severe trials that fall to his lot" (2 Corinthians 1:5; Philippians 3:10); a figurative expression taken from the practice that "condemned criminals were compelled to take up their own cross and carry it to the place of execution" (Matthew 27:32; Luke 23:26; John 19:16). [a] [17]
[4] King James Version (KJV) Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword". New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword". New International Version (NIV)
Matthew 4:6 is the sixth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has just rebuffed "the tempter's" first temptation ; in this verse, the devil presents Jesus with a second temptation while they are standing on the pinnacle of the temple in the "holy city" ( Jerusalem ).
Composer Georg Philipp Telemann [4] uses this verse together with Psalm 139:11–12, and John 8:7 as the text in his cantata, Vor des lichten Tages Schein, TWV 1:1483 (Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Hamburg 1726. [5] [6] Rev. David Smith has written a book based on this verse called, "Removing the Plank".
These cozy breakfast recipes, like sweet potato toast and oatmeal, take under 20 minutes to prepare for a warm and nourishing meal to start your day.
The passage from scripture is as follows: A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.
The movie, which premiered to strong reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, picks up immediately after Minnelli's mother, Judy Garland, dies, and reportedly doesn't shy away from discussing ...