As the Farewell Discourse proper ends – the discourse is concluded with the high priestly prayer – Jesus looks to bring comfort to His disciples with a word of triumph. Jesus’ words are simple: “In th
In the course of Jesus’ farewell discourse, he says some things that can be difficult for us to wrap our minds around. One of the more difficult portions of the discourse to clearly grasp is Jesus’ te
As Jesus explains to his disciples that their continued lives and ministries will be beset with challenges on account of the hatred of the world, he gives some reasoning for why the world hates him. I