Second Reading

While the text in Acts 2 for the day of Pentecost celebrates the initial arrival [...]

Three particularly Johannine words stand out in this passage–words important both in John’s Gospel and [...]

The knowledge of the risen and ascended Jesus involves more [...]

For analysis of the structure of 1 John, see the commentary on 1 John 3.  [...]

First John 4:7-21 calls its recipients to recognize the presence of God in their relationships, [...]

First John 3:16-24 is the central summons of this epistle that calls its recipients to [...]

The Epistle to the Hebrews explores the meaning of Jesus’ [...]

This passage echoes a prominent theme in John’s Gospel, namely, what it means to be [...]

Despite bearing the title “the First Epistle of John,” the [...]