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Busy Martha
Luke 10:38-42 This conversation took place in the home of a woman named Martha, who had invited Jesus and His disciples into her home for a meal. It… Continue Reading
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Disciples on Mission
Luke 10:1-12,17-20 Unlike the conversations we have looked at previously, this one did not occur between Jesus and an individual, but involved a large group of people. The… Continue Reading
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A Doubting Father
Mark 9:14-27 (see also Matthew 17:14-18, Luke 9:37-42) This conversation took place shortly after Jesus’ transfiguration. As He descended the mountain with Peter, James and John they saw… Continue Reading
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A Persistent Foreigner
Mark 7:24-30 (see also Matthew 15:21-28) Jesus was fresh from a bruising confrontation with the hypocritical Pharisees when He made this trip north to the Gentile region of… Continue Reading
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Jairus
Mark 5:22-24, 35-43 (see also Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26, Luke 8:41-42, 49-56) Yet again we find Jesus involved in conversation with an unlikely person. Jairus was one of the… Continue Reading
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A Woman Who was Chronically Sick
Luke 8:43-48 (see also Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34) This was a conversation that might never have happened. The woman to whom Jesus spoke was trying her best not… Continue Reading
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A Roman Centurion
Matthew 8:5-13 (see also Luke 7:2-10) This conversation took place when Jesus was in Capernaum, which was in the Roman province of Judaea. The centurion who requested His… Continue Reading
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A Samaritan Woman
John 4:5-26 This conversation between Jesus and an unnamed Samaritan woman was an unlikely one in lots of ways. For a start, it was unusual for a Jew… Continue Reading
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Nicodemus
John 3:1-21 Nicodemus was an influential man, one of 71 members of the Sanhedrin (the Jewish legislative and judicial council). He was also a religious man, a Pharisee,… Continue Reading
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Nathanael
John 1:43-51 At this early point in His public ministry Jesus was calling to Himself the men who would become His inner circle of twelve disciples. One of… Continue Reading
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Introduction
As we read through the gospels we see that Jesus spent time in conversation with many different people. He spoke to Jews and to Gentiles, to rich and… Continue Reading
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