Explanations of Scripture

Deutscher Text · Book contents 3 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_008,01] Set down another passage of your choosing at once, and we shall see whether there is any light in it for our subject. [Ste.01_008,02] ‘And He, Jesus, was about thirty years old when He began, being, as was supposed, a son of Joseph.’ [Ste.01_008,03] The…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 29 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_024,01] ‘And Jesus wept.’ [Ste.01_024,02] This passage is exceedingly short, consisting of three little words. Yet for all its brevity it says and signifies so much that, if I unfolded this passage to you even to some degree, you would have a whole world full of…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 4 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_009,01] Set down another passage, then, and we shall see how it fits our subject. [Ste.01_009,02] ‘When evening came, He came with the Twelve.’ [Ste.01_009,03] We have the passage before us, and I must make the old observation again: you still have not managed to find…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 31 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_025,01] ‘So do not be anxious and say, “What shall we eat? What shall we drink? What shall we wear?” The Gentiles seek all these things. For your Father knows that you need them all.’ [Ste.01_025,02] See, My dear ones, here are two much longer passages…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 8 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_010,01] You may choose another passage as before. Do so freely! [Ste.01_010,02] ‘He came into His own, and His own did not receive Him.’ ‘Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written!”’ [Ste.01_010,03] The passages are well and rightly chosen and, as you say, express…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 3 February 1844, evening [Ste.01_026,01] ‘But as for those enemies of Mine who did not want Me to be king over them, bring them here and slay them before Me!’ [Ste.01_026,02] This passage is almost too easy to call for a long explanation, and it too belongs to those about…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 9 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_011,01] Once you have chosen, quickly write down the passage you chose. [Ste.01_011,02] ‘He then threw off his garment, sprang up and came to Him.’ (The man was Bartimaeus.) [Ste.01_011,03] You have chosen a most fitting passage. It should be a powerful guide to all who…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 5 February 1844, evening [Ste.01_027,01] ‘I receive no honour from human beings.’ [Ste.01_027,02] In a few words this passage makes known the covenant I have with human beings, which is no covenant of honour. Human beings as they are truly do Me no honour. Nor did I create them in…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 10 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_012,01] Write down what you have! [Ste.01_012,02] ‘And the angel of God said, “Do not be afraid, Paul! You must be brought before Caesar. And see, God has given you all who are in the ship with you.”’ [Ste.01_012,03] You have chosen the passage. This time,…

Deutscher Text · Book contents 11 January 1844, evening [Ste.01_013,01] Write down what you have! [Ste.01_013,02] ‘As the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be.’ [Ste.01_013,03] You have set down the passage and again found the right one. But in this passage the matter lies so openly before…