Bible Studies

We hope you find our 'Word in Time' Bible studies support you in recognising God in Scripture, and the world around you.

Each week’s studies are written by volunteers across the Connexion (you can read the author’s biography after each study). They follow the lectionary of the Methodist Prayer Handbook. You may additionally be interested in our Prayer of the Day, also from the Methodist Prayer Handbook.

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This week's theme: The Glory of the Lamb

"After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, aksed Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds." (vv. 38-39)
John 19:13-42
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"When Jesus had received the wine, he said, 'It is finished.' Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." (v.30)
John 19:13-42
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When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ (v. 26)
John 19:25-27
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Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ (v. 27a)
John 19:25-27
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"Woman, here is your son." Then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother." (vs 26b-27a)

John 19:25-27
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"Standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, 'Woman, here is your son.' Then he said to the disciple, 'Here is your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home." (vv. 25-27)
John 19:25-27
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"Then he said to the disciple, 'Here is your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home." (v. 27)
John 19:25-27
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"Then he said to the disciple, 'Here is your mother'." (v.27)
John 19:25-27
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They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. (v. 40)

John 19:38-42
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“In the garden was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.” (vv. 41b-42)
John 19:38-42
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... a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews. (v. 38)
John 19:38-42
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And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there. (v. 42)
John 19:38-42
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