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From the second to the third Passover festival
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PER078
The Pharisees plan to murder Jesus the Messiah
Pericope 78 recounts the Pharisees' decision to murder Jesus the Messiah following the healing of the man with the paralysed hand on a Sabbath. In AD 31, in Capernaum, a clear divide separates the hostile religious authorities from the admiring people. Dissenting voices such as Nicodemus and Gamaliel testify to internal opposition within the Sanhedrin. Despite this plot, Jesus resolutely continues his ministry.
John 18.14 (King James Version) :Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
PER158
The Judgment of the Pharisees
La péricope PER158 analyse la réaction des pharisiens face aux miracles de Jésus à Capernaüm (Mt 9.33-34). Tandis que la foule reconnaît une œuvre divine, les pharisiens attribuent les actes de Jésus au diable. Leur rejet est délibéré : accepter Jésus signifierait perdre leurs privilèges. Pourtant, certains comme Nicodème, Joseph d'Arimathée et Saul de Tarse choisiront de le suivre. Le muet guéri repart, lui, dans la joie et la gratitude.
John 3.1-21 (King James Version) :There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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ADA023
The Speech by the Pharisee Gamaliel
Lors d'une session du Sanhédrin au printemps 33, le pharisien Gamaliel intervient pour calmer les ardeurs des sadducéens qui souhaitent faire mourir les apôtres. Par un raisonnement pragmatique s'appuyant sur les précédents de Théudas et Judas le Galiléen, il convainc le conseil d'adopter une position attentiste. Dans la perspective de Luc, ses paroles illustrent un thème central des Actes : l'œuvre de Dieu ne peut être arrêtée par les hommes.
Acts 5.26 (King James Version) :Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
ADA024
The Apostles' Surprising Reaction
Après leur flagellation par le Sanhédrin, les apôtres réagissent de manière surprenante en se réjouissant d'avoir été jugés dignes de souffrir pour le nom de Jésus. Loin d'être découragés, ils poursuivent chaque jour leur ministère dans le Temple et dans les maisons, enseignant et annonçant la bonne nouvelle. Luc montre que les persécutions, loin d'arrêter l'Évangile, contribuent paradoxalement à sa progression.
John 15.18-20 (King James Version) :If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
ADA026
Etienne's Arrest
L'article analyse l'arrestation d'Étienne (Actes 6.8-12) à Jérusalem vers 34-35 ap. J.-C. Bien que désigné parmi les Sept, Étienne exerce un ministère apostolique remarquable. Son témoignage suscite l'opposition de Juifs hellénistes qui, incapables de le réfuter, recourent à de faux témoins pour le faire comparaître devant le Sanhédrin. Luc souligne les parallèles avec le procès de Jésus et l'extension progressive de la persécution à toute l'Église.
Matthew 26.59-61 (King James Version) :Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
ADA030
Saul and the Martyrdom of Stephen
L'article ADA030 analyse Actes 8.1-3 : la première apparition de Saul de Tarse, qui approuve le martyre d'Étienne, et le début d'une grande persécution contre l'Église de Jérusalem. La dispersion des croyants en Judée et Samarie, loin d'être une défaite, devient providentiellement le moteur de l'expansion de l'Évangile, accomplissant la promesse de Jésus en Actes 1.8.
Acts 4.1-3 (King James Version) :And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
ADA031
Persecution
L'article ADA031 analyse la grande persécution de l'Église primitive à Jérusalem (Actes 8.1-3), vers l'an 34-35. Après le martyre d'Étienne, la répression s'étend à tous les croyants, y compris les femmes. Saul de Tarse en est le principal artisan, animé d'un zèle sincère mais mal dirigé pour les traditions juives. Ce texte illustre l'accomplissement des avertissements de Jésus sur la persécution et préfigure la conversion future de Paul.
Acts 9.13-14 (King James Version) :Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org