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Book #8—-Acts Made Easy chp. 3

The Acts of the Apostles Acts Chapter 3 Vs. 1 Peter and John went to the Jewish temple to pray. Note: the believers in Jesus and followers of Jesus still go to the Jewish temple as they did before. Not until some time later do they begin to meet together in separate places away from

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Book #8—-Acts Made Easy Chp. 2

The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 2 Vs. 1 According to the Jewish calendar of feast days it is the Feast of Pentecost. The word Pentecost means 50 days after Passover. The Jewish believers have come together in a room. They are waiting praying to see what God has for them. Jesus told them to wait in

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Book #8—-Acts Made Easy Introduction and Chp. 1

The Acts of the Apostles Made Easy This book is written by Luke. He tells about the things that happened after Jesus was alive from the dead. The book was written about 65AD to 70AD. Jesus lived to be about 33 (plus) years. So this book was written about 33 years after Jesus’ death and

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp.21

Gospel of John  Made Easy  Chapter 21 Vs.1, 2 After all of these things happened Jesus showed himself to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberas. There was Simon Peter, Thomas (the twin) Nathaniel, James and John the sons of Zebedee, and 2 other disciples. (One of them being John who wrote this book.) Vs.

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp. 20

Gospel of John By Joyce Webb 2013 Chapter 20 Vs.1 John tells of Mary Magdalene coming to the tomb. She sees it is open. She goes to tell Peter and John. “The other disciple that Jesus loved” seems to be the words John uses to talk about himself. He is the “one that Jesus loved”.

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp. 19

Gospel of John By Joyce Webb 2013 Chapter 19 Vs. 1-3 Pilate took Jesus and whipped him. The Romans used a whip that had 9 strips of leather tied to a handle. On these strips of leather were little pieces of metal or bone. So that when the whip hit the person, the little pieces

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp. 18

Gospel of John Made Easy Chapter 18 Vs. 1-14 After Jesus said this long prayer he and his disciples went to a garden. Judas knew this garden because they went to this garden many times. Judas had planned with the priests and church leaders to catch Jesus. They had sent a group of men to

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp. 17

Gospel of John Made Easy Chapter 17 This whole chapter is a prayer said by Jesus. Vs. 1-3 Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour is come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify You.” “As You have given him (Jesus, Your Son) power over all flesh, that he should

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp. 16

Gospel of John Made Easy Chapter 16 Vs. 1 Jesus is talking: “These things have I told you so you will not be having hurt feelings, they will put you out of the synagogues (Jewish church). Vs. 2 Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think he is serving God by killing

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Book #7—-Gospel of John Made Easy Chp. 15

The Gospel of John Made Easy  Chapter 15 Verse 1 Jesus said, “I am the Vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” In Israel, grapevines—vineyards—-were everywhere. There were grape farms—vineyards—-just like today. The people understood about vines and how they grew. Jesus often told stories or used examples from things the people used everyday. A

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