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In the Book of Acts, Christianity is referred to as "The Way". The NIV renders Paul's words in Acts 24:14 as "I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect." Rayburn suggests that this was a Christian self-designation, although it did not survive as a title. [3]
According to Lapide, the meaning of the verse is that if the holiness of the temple makes the sacrificing priests blameless, who break the Sabbath, in like manner the disciples, since Jesus is greater and holier than the temple. And in fact, as God, Jesus is considered the Lord of the temple and the recipient of the sacrifices. [1] [2]
The Twelve Apostles (literally "Disciples of the Messiah") Tanṣīr or Ta‘mīd (تَنْصِير or تَعْمِيد) literally "making someone Naṣrānī i.e. Christian, or baptizing him/her" - To confer the Christian Sacrament(or Mystery) of Baptism سر العماد أو المعمودية Sirr al-‘imād or al-ma‘mūdiyyah.
Jesus entered the Temple and took a look around, but returned to Bethany because it was already late. Luke 19:36–44. Disciples put their cloaks on the road and praised God. Disciples: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" Pharisees: "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" Jesus: "If they ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? The New International Version translates the passage as: When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples
For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased."
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. [1] [2] The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36) recount the occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it.
The word may also be used in a qualitative or figurative sense; men "like the son of a king", [18] daughters "adorned like a temple" [19] creatures "with the likeness of a man." [ 20 ] or, in Sirach as the likeness ( homoiōma ) of a face to a face.