39 They answered him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth ...

A period of forty years separates the death of Jesus from the writing of the first gospel. History offers us little direct evidence about the events of this period, but it does suggest that the ...

Many people were bringing their children to Jesus so that he would bless them. The disciples speak sternly and send them away. Here we see another example of the disciples making decisions on ...