Today's reading concludes Jesus' traveling ministry and begins the story of his "Passion Week." According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the word passion in this context means "to suffer" or "the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces." Truly, this is an important description of the final week of our Savior's life. Matthew, as well as the other gospel writers, provide a daily account of this week before the crucifixion which includes Jesus' verbal sparring with the Pharisees through a number of parables, questions and other confrontations; the treachery of Judas; the Last Supper; the arrest, trial and crucifixion of the Lord; and finally his resurrection from the dead.
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The Forty-Day Challenge, New Testament Edition is not intended to be an in-depth Bible study, but a challenge designed to help you to read through the entire New Testament in just forty days.
