1 John

1 Corinthians 13

Chapter thirteen is the famous “love chapter,” a part of which is often used in weddings and such to demonstrate the greatness of selfless love. What is often overlooked is that this is right in the middle of Paul’s teaching on spiritual gifts, and love was the comparison Paul used to show which gifts were […]

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Mark 9

Chapter nine begins with one of the few cases in which Mark notes a specific time. In this case, it was “six days later,” after Jesus’ teaching on truly following him, that he allowed Peter, James, and John to see something they would never forget (Mark 9:2-13). Although John’s brother, James, never wrote any recorded

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2 John

Unlike 1 John, which had no clear recipient, 2 John was addressed to “an elect lady and her children” (2 John 1). There are three common interpretations of this greeting. First, John could have been writing to all believers. However, this does not explain the difference between the lady, her children, and her sister (2

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