Commentary on Easter Sunday
Sunday, 31 March 2024
A. TEXT (JOHN 20: 01–10) Mary Magdalene Arrives at Tomb 1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag’dalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. She Informs Peter and Other Disciple 2 So she ran, and went
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Commentary on the Palm Sunday of the Passion (B) 24.03.2024
Saturday, 23 March 2024
MARK, Chapter 15: 1–47 Introduction The Passion Narrative according to Mark in his Gospel covers two chapters, 14 and 15. They are quite distinct. Apart from these Introductory Notes, this edition of TEA treats only Chapter 15. To treat of both chapters would be very long. Chapter 14 has eleven scenes and these treat of
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Commentary on 3rd Sunday of Lent (B), 3.03.2024
Saturday, 02 March 2024
TEXT John 2:13–25 Setting 13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Cleansing of Temple 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money–changers at their business. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with
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Commentary on 2nd Sunday of Lent (B), 25.02.2024
Saturday, 24 February 2024
TEXT: Mark 9: 2–10 Setting 2 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves; Transfiguration and he was transfigured before them, 3 and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Elijah, Moses 4 And
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Commentary on Epiphany (B), 6.01.2024
Friday, 05 January 2024
TEXT — Matthew 2:1–12 — The Three Wise Men Wise Men arrive 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen
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Commentary on the 2nd Sunday of Advent (B), 10.12.2023
Sunday, 10 December 2023
A. TEXT (Mark 1: 1–8) Title 1 The beginning of THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD. God speaks through Isaiah his Prophet 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; 3 the voice of one crying in the
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Commentary on the 1st Sunday of Advent (B), 3.12.2023
Sunday, 03 December 2023
A — TEXT Theme — Watch! Live as a disciple! [33] Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come. [34] It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on
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Commentary on 2nd Easter Sunday (A), 16.04.2023
Sunday, 16 April 2023
A. TEXT Jesus Appears in Upper Room 19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed
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Commentary on 1st Sunday of Lent (A), 26.02.2023
Saturday, 25 February 2023
TEXT Setting 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. First Temptation 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones
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Commentary on the 2nd Sunday of Easter (B) 7.04.2024