Mary and her relationship to Jesus:
First, the situation, 6
Simons in the New Testament:
#1: Simon Peter, Matthew 4:18 #2: Simon the Canaanite, Matthew 10:4 #3: Simon the brother of Jesus, Matthew 13:55 #4: Simon the Pharisee, Luke 7:36, 40 #5: Simon of Cyrene, Matthew 27:32 #6: Simon the father of Judas Iscariot, John 6:71 #7: Simon Magus, Acts 8:9 #8: Simon the tanner, Acts 9:43 #9: Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6
Mark 1:45 John 12:1-2 John 12:1-2 John 11:3 John 12:3 John 12:5
Second, the objection, 8-9
John 12:5 Luke 8:2-3 John 6:70-71, 64 John 13:10 John 17:12 Acts 1:25 John 12:6 John 13:29 2 Peter 2:3, 13, 14-15 Jude 11 Matthew 7:15
Third, the admonition, 10-12
Two reasons why Jesus said the disciples should never have given Mary the grief they gave her:
#1: “Because you have the poor with you always”
Deuteronomy 15:11 1 Timothy 6:17-19 John 3:17-19
#2: “Because she has done a good work for me?”
John 2:22 Matthew 16:22 Matthew 20:17-19 Luke 9:45-46 Luke 10:38-42 Fourth, the commendation, 13
Luke 9:54 Matthew 20:28 |