Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31 NASB Took hold – “Hold on! I’m coming!” Rescue work. That’s what’s needed. Unfortunately, most of the time we don’t even know we’re falling. We’re so caught up in the…
And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.” Matthew 26:72 NASB Denied – From the Greek verb arneomai. It is accurately translated “deny.” Peter refused to acknowledge that he knew Yeshua. This verb also means, “to give up, to retract, to renounce.” During the first century, many Jews, both…
Annas paced back and forth but it didn’t seem to help. His back hurt. It was that particular lower back pain that came whenever he felt really tense. Even in the cold of the night, he felt the trickle of perspiration on the back of his neck. Annas is mad. Really mad. In fact, if…
