Walking on Water

Matthew 14:28-29, “And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” So he said, “Come.” Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.”

Philo - Allegorical Interpretation III (172) There is a certain peculiarity which is attached to this Word. For when it calls the soul to itself, it excites a congealing power in everything which is earthly, or corporeal, or under the influence of the external senses. On which account it is said to be "like the hoar-frost on the Earth."{Exodus 16:16.} For when the man who beholds God, meditates a flight from the passions, "the waves are frozen," that is to say, the impetuous rush, and the increase, and the haughty pride of the waves are arrested, in order that he who might behold the living God might then pass over the Passion.{Exodus 16:15.}

Based on the cross reference index in the Comprehensive New Testament and Philo for Christians

Doing Good on the Sabbath

John 05:16-17, “For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. But [Jesus] answered them, “My Father is working still, and I am working.””

Philo Allegorical Interpretation I (6), “Therefore the expression, "he caused to rest," is very appropriately employed here [Genesis 02:02-03], not "he rested." For he makes things to rest which appear to be producing others, but which in reality do not affect anything; but he himself never ceases from creating. On which account Moses says, "He caused to rest the things which he had begun." For all the things that are made by our arts when completed stand still and remain; but all those which are accomplished by the knowledge of God are moved at subsequent times.

Based on the cross reference index in the Comprehensive New Testament and Philo for Christians

Are you Building on Rock or Sand?

Those who hear the words of Jesus and do them won’t fall since they have built on the Rock.

Those who hear the words of Jesus and don’t do them will fall since they have built on sand.

Matthew 7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. 27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell. And great was its fall.”

J. Clontz – Editor of the Comprehensive New Testament

The Truth will make you Free

If you continue in my word,

You are truly my disciples.

And you will know the truth,

and the truth will make you free.

John 8:31-32

There is a word play between the Hebrew words for “Truth” and “Free” that is created by reversing the order of the “M” and “N” sounds in the two words. The linguistics symbolize that “freedom” is hidden in the “truth.”

Truth “Amen” (אמן)

Free “Ghennahm” (חנם)

J. Clontz – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament

How do you get to the Kingdom of Heaven?

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

The first word is “Repent.”

J. Clontz – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament