Category: Weekly Devotional

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 20:19-23 So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 20:11-18 All four of the Gospels record appearances of the Risen Christ. Some theories have been developed which try to harmonize the Gospel records. Some […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 20:1-10 All the Gospel accounts testify to the empty tomb. However, to harmonize these accounts is not easy. John mentions events and people that the […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 19:38-42 In these four verses, coupled with the information in the other Gospels, we can fill in a few of the details of the burial […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 19:31-37 31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 19:23-30 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 19:16-22 16 So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified. “To them” should be understood in two ways. It was the Jewish […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 19:6-15 6 So when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 18:33-40 Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”  Jesus answered, “Are […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 18:28-32 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 18:18-27 18 Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were warming themselves; […]

With Dale Ratzlaff John 18:1-11   Introduction Before we get to the verse by verse commentary, we ought to note the major difference between John’s account of these events from […]

With Dale Ratzlaff   John 17:24-26 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory […]