Glory sought alone principles do not swallow

Universal Utterings for March 23, 2017 When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple area and began to teach. The Jews were amazed and said, “How does he know scripture without having studied?” Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not my own but is from the one who…

Secret surprise sightseeing sleek

Universal Utterings for March 22, 2017 When His brothers had gone up to the feast, He himself also went up, not openly but [as it were] in secret. The Jews were looking for him at the feast and saying, “Where is he?” And there was considerable murmuring about him in the crowds. Some said, “He…

Publicly known Secret works revere

Universal Utterings for March 21, 2017 “No one works in secret if he wants to be known publicly. If you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.” For his brothers did not believe in him. So Jesus said to them, “My time is not yet here, but the time is always right for you. The…

Devil called out as one of the Twelve winced

Universal Utterings for March 20, 2017 As a result of this, many [of] his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the Words of Eternal…

Death without worms

Universal Utterings for March 19, 2017 Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he…