Lectionary – For past exegetical notes, go the year, below, and then click on the date.
Year B – 2012
2012-at-a-Glance
A very rough outline
Epiphany
January 8-Feburary 12 – Mark 1
(January 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
February 19 – Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-9)
Lent
February 25 – Ash Wednesday (Joel 2, Isaiah 58, Matthew 6)
February 26-March 25 – Five Sundays in Lent:
Baptism and Temptation of Jesus (Mark 1:9-15)
Peter’s Confession (Mark 8:31-38)
Cleansing of the Temple (John 2:13-22)
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent, so the Son of Man (John 3:14-31)
Greeks: We want to see Jesus (John 12:20-33)
Three Days
April 1 – Palm Passion Sunday (Mark 14 or 15)
April 5 – Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
April 6 – Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
April 7 – Easter Vigil
Easter through Pentecost
April 8 – Easter Sunday (Mark 16:1-8)
April 15-May 20 – Easter Season texts from John and Luke
May 27 – Pentecost (John 15: Advocate will bear witness to the truth)
Time After Pentecost
June 3 – Trinity Sunday (John 3: Nicodemus)
June 7-July 15 – Mark 4-6 (4: Parables. 5-6 More Healings)
July 22-August 19 – John 6 “Bread” texts for five weeks
August 26-October 21 – Mark 7-10 (End of Galilee ministry and Journey to Jerusalem)
October 28 – Reformation Sunday (John 8)
November 4 – All Saints
November 11 and 18 – Mark 12 (widow’s coins) and 13 (the end is coming)
November 25 – Christ the King (John 18: My kingdom is not of this world.)
A Short Outline of Mark’s Gospel
- Introduction (1:1-13)
- Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee (1:16-8:26)
- Journey to Jerusalem (8:27-10:52)
- Jesus in Jerusalem (11:1-13:37)
- Passion and Resurrection (14-16:18)
Easter 3B – April 22, 2012
Acts 3:12-19 – Peter addresses the people: Faith in Christ made this man well.
Psalm 4 – The LORD does wonders for the faithful. (Ps. 4:3)
1 John 3:1-7 – See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God.
Luke 24:36b-48 – Resurrection appearance. Jesus eats food. Peace be with you. You are my witnesses.
Easter 4B (Good Shepherd Sunday) – April 29, 2012
Acts 4:5-12 – Peter questioned for healing. There is no other name by which we must be saved.
Psalm 23 – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
1 John 3:16-24 – All know Jn. 3:16. 1 Jn 3:16 important too: By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. So we ought to lay down our lives for one another… Little children let us not love in word or speech, but in truth and action.
John 10:11-18 – The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand runs away. I know my sheep. I have other sheep not of this fold.
Easter 5B – May 6, 2012
Acts 8:26-40 – Philip baptizes the Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza reading the suffering servant from Isaiah.
Psalm 22:25-31 – All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD. (Ps. 22:26)
1 John 4:7-21 – Beloved let us love one another for love is of God… whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.
John 15:1-8 – I am the vine; you the branches, that you might bear fruit. By this my Father is glorified: that you bear fruit.
Synod Assembly is May 11-12, 2012 at Lakewood United Methodist Church in Houston.
Easter 6B - May 13, 2012 (This is also Mother’s Day in 2012)
Acts 10:44-48 – Holy Spirit falls on unbaptized Gentiles. So they baptize them.
Psalm 98 – Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands. (Ps. 98:5)
1 John 5:1-6 – The love of God is obeying God’s commandments.
John 15:9-17 – This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. I have said these things that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. You did not choose me; I chose you, and appointed you to bear fruit.
Ascension B –
Acts 1:1-11 – Ascension. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth.
Psalm 47 – God has gone up with a shout. (Ps. 47:5)
or Psalm 93 - Ever since the world began, your throne has been established. (Ps. 93:3)
Ephesians 1:15-23 – With the eyes of your heart enlightened, may you know the hope to which God has called you.
Luke 24:44-53 – I am sending what the Father promised, so stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.
Pentecost B – May 27, 2012
Acts 2:1-21 – Day of Pentecost. Rushing wind. Tongues of flame. Multi-lingual, multicultural event. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
or Ezekiel 37:1-14 – Valley of the Dry Bones. I will put my spirit in you and you shall live. You shall know I am the Lord when I open your graves…
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. (Ps. 104:31)
Romans 8:22-27 – Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness… intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
or Acts 2:1-21 – Day of Pentecost. Rushing wind. Tongues of flame. Multi-lingual, multicultural event. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 – When the Advocate comes, he will bear witness to me… lead you into all truth.
TIME AFTER PENTECOST B
Trinity – June 3, 2012
Isaiah 6:1-8 – Call of Isaiah. Six-winged seraph. Holy, holy, holy.
Psalm 29 – Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. (Ps. 29:2)
Romans 8:12-17 – Life in the Spirit. Present suffering incomparable to the glory to be revealed. Creation eagerly waits… in labor?
John 3:1-17 – Nicodemus. Being born of the Spirit, which blows where it wills.
Pentecost 2B – June 10, 2012
1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)
or Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Mark 3:20-35 – The crowd was so large, they couldn’t eat. His family came out to restrain him, for the people said he was out of his mind. Can Satan cast out Satan? A house divided cannot stand. All sins forgiven except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Those who do God’s will are my brother, sister and mother.
Pentecost 3B – June 17, 2012
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 – Samuel anoints David and the Spirit falls mightily upon him.
or Ezekiel 17:22-24 – I will dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. The high tree will be brought low, and the low high.
Psalm 20 – Some take pride in horses and chariots, but our pride is in the name of the Lord God.
or Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 - The righteous shall spread abroad like a cedar of Lebanon. (Ps. 92:11)
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 – We walk by faith and not by sight, at home in the body and away from the Lord.
Mark 4:26-34 – The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which so small, yet grows and provides branches for the birds to make nests.
Pentecost 4B – June 24, 2012
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 – David and Goliath: The Lord who saved me from the lion and the bear will deliver me from this Philistibeatne.
or I Samuel 17:57 – 18:5, 10-16 – Jonathan loved David. Saul tries to kill David.
or Job 38:1-11 – The Lord answers Job out of the whirlwind: Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Psalm 9:9-20 – The Lord judges the nations.
or Psalm 133 – How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity.
or Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 – God stilled the storm and quieted the waves of the sea. (Ps. 107:29)
2 Corinthians 6:1-13– Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. We have endured beatings, riots, hunger, imprisonment…
Mark 4:35-41 – Jesus asleep in the boat, wakes and calms the sea: Peace. Be still.
Pentecost 5B – July 1, 2012
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 – David mourns for Saul, the glory of Israel, and for Jonathan: Your love to me surpassed the love of women.
or Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 – God did not make death. God does not delight in death. Death came into the world through the devil.
Psalm 130 - I will exalt you, O LORD, because you have lifted me up. (Ps. 30:1)
or Psalm 30 – God’s anger is for a moment; his favor for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night but joy comes in the morning.
or Lamentations 3:23-33 – The steadfast love of the lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning.
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 – During a severe ordeal of affliction, the Macedonians joy and poverty overflow in a wealth of generosity.
Mark 5:21-43 – Inclusio: Jairus’ daughter and the woman with the 12-year hemorrhage.
Pentecost 6B – July 8, 2012
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 – The elders make a covenant with David and anoint him.
or Ezekiel 2:1-5 – Call of Ezekiel: Whether they hear or not, they shall know a prophet has been among them.
Psalm 48 – The city of Zion is established forever.
or Psalm 123 - Our eyes look to you, O God, until you show us your mercy. (Ps. 123:3)
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 – Paul’s out of body experience, and his thorn in the flesh. My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
Mark 6:1-13 – A prophet is not without honor except in his own country. Jesus sends the twelve two-by-two.
Pentecost 7B – July 15, 2012
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 – David dances before the ark in a linen ephod.
or Amos 7:7-15 – Amos’ vision: God sets a plumb line amidst the people of Israel
Psalm 24 – The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.
or Psalm 85:8-13 - I will listen to what the LORD God is saying. (Ps. 85:8)
Ephesians 1:3-14 – The sentence that never ends: Blessed be God who chose us before the foundation of the world, destined us for adoption, as a plan for the fullness of time to gather all things in him…
Mark 6:14-29 – Herod, Herodias and John the Baptist’s head on a platter.
ELCA Youth Gathering: July 18-22, 2012 www.elca.org/gathering
MYLE: July 16-18, 2012
DAYLE: July 16-18, 2012
Pentecost 8B – July 22, 2012
2 Samuel 7:1-14a – David wants to build God’s house, but God will establish David’s house, his offspring.
or Jeremiah 23:1-6 – Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! The days are coming when I will raise up from David a righteous branch.
Psalm 89:20-37 – I anointed my servant David, and my hand will always be with him.
or Psalm 23 - The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. (Ps. 23:1)
Ephesians 2:11-22 – You uncircumcized were once strangers to the covenant, without hope, without God. You who were far off have been brought near. He has abolished the law with its commands and ordinances, that he might create one humanity out of two. No longer strangers.
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 – Jesus to his disciples: “Come away to a deserted place and rest for a while.”
Hymns: No Longer Strangers (David Haas, from Gather)
OR
July 22, 2012 – Mary Magdalene, Apostle
Ruth 1:6-18 or Exodus 2:1-10
Psalm 73:23-28 (28)
Acts 13:26-33a
John 20:1-2, 11-18
Prayer of the Day
Almighty God, your Son first entrusted the apostle Mary Magdalene with the joyful news of his resurrection. Following the example of her witness, may we proclaim Christ as our living Lord and one day see him in glory, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia. This Jesus | God raised up,
and of that all of | us are witnesses. Alleluia. (Acts 2:32)
Color: White
Pentecost 9B – July 29, 2012
2 Samuel 11:1-15 – David and Bathsheba
or 2 Kings 4:42-44 – Elisha feeds the people with 20 loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain
Psalm 14 – There is no one who does good, no not one
or Psalm 145:10-18 – You open wide your hand and satisfy the needs of every living creature. (Ps. 145:17)
Ephesians 3:14-21 – I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
John 6:1-21 – Feeding of the 5,000. Jesus walks on water.
Pentecost 10B – August 5, 2012
2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a – The prophet Nathan comes to David to declare God’s judgment on him for killing Uriah: “You are the man.”
or Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 – Manna from heaven.
Psalm 51:1-12 – Create in me a clean heart O God…
or Psalm 78:23-29 – The LORD rained down manna upon them to eat. (Ps. 78:24)
Ephesians 4:1-16 – Lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are to equip the saints for ministry until we all arrive at unity of faith and spiritual maturity.
John 6:24-35 – I am the bread of life, whoever comes to me will never be hungry.
Pentecost 11B – August 12, 2012
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 – The king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
or 1 Kings 19:4-8 – Angels feed Elijah in the wilderness.
Psalm 130 – Out of the depths I cry to you.
or Psalm 34:1-8 – Taste and see that the LORD is good. (Ps. 34:8)
Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 – Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger… Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up… And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God… be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
John 6:35, 41-51 – I am the bread of life, the living bread which comes down from heaven. No one comes unless the Father draws, and I will raise you up on the last day.
Pentecost 12B – August 19, 2012
1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 – David dies. God offers Solomon anything. Solomon asks for wisdom.
or Proverbs 9:1-6 – Wisdom has built her house.
Psalm 111 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
or Psalm 34:9-14 – Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Ephesians 5:15-20 – Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
John 6:51-58 – Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them. The one who eats this bread will live forever.
Pentecost 13B – August 26, 2012
1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43 – Solomon’s temple.
or Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 – Choose this day whom you shall serve… as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Psalm 84 – How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts.
or Psalm 34:15-22 – The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous. (Ps. 34:15)
Ephesians 6:10-20 – Put on the full armor of God.
John 6:56-69 – Eat my flesh for eternal life. This is a difficult teaching; who can accept it? Does this bother you? Do you also wish to go away? Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life…
Pentecost 14B – September 2, 2012
Song of Solomon 2:8-13 – My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.
or Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 – Observe my statutes/ordinances as you enter the land. Teach it to your children.
Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 – Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
or Psalm 15 – Do not lend money at interest. LORD, who may dwell in your tabernacle? (Ps. 15:1)
James 1:17-27 – Be quick to listen, slow to speak. Giving. Slow to anger. Be doers of the word, not just hearers. Pure religion: Care for orphans and widows.
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 – Jesus: It is not what goes in, but what comes out that defiles. Jesus eats with unwashed hands.
Pentecost 15B – September 9, 2012
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 – Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
or Isaiah 35:4-7 – Say to those of a fearful heart, “Be strong, do not be afraid.” He will come and save you.
Psalm 125 – Do good, O Lord, to those who are good.
or Psalm 146 – I will praise the LORD as long as I live. (Ps. 146:1)
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 – Don’t show favoritism to the rich. Faith without works is dead.
Mark 7:24-37 – Syrophoenecian woman’s daughter.
Pentecost 16B – September 16, 2012
Proverbs 1:20-33 – Wisdom cries out in the street.
or Isaiah 50:4-9 – The Lord has given me the tongue of a teacher.
Psalm 19 – The heavens are telling the glory of God.
or Wisdom of Solomon 7:26-8:1 – Wisdom is a reflection of eternal light. She is more beautiful than the sun.
or Psalm 116:1-9 – I will walk in the presence of the LORD. (Ps. 116:8)
James 3:1-12 – Not many of you should become teachers. Tame the tongue.
Mark 8:27-38 – Who do people say I am? Messiah. Get behind me Satan. If you would follow me take up your cross.
Pentecost 17B – September 23, 2012
Proverbs 31:10-31 – A capable wife who can find? She is more precious than jewels.
or Wisdom of Solomon 1:16 – 2:1, 12-22 – 20Let us condemn him to a shameful death, for, according to what he says, he will be protected.’
or Jeremiah 11:18-20 — But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. And I did not know it was against me that they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered!”
Psalm 1 – How blessed is the one who walks not in the counsel of the wicked… he will be like a tree planted by streams of water.
or Psalm 54 – God is my helper; it is the LORD who sustains my life. (Ps. 54:4)
James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a – Why do conflicts arise among you?
Mark 9:30-37 – Who is the greatest? Be a servant.
September 29 is St. Michael and All Angels
Pentecost 18B – September 30, 2012
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22 – Haman is hung on the gallows prepared for Mordecai.
or Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 – Murmuring motif. Manna whining.
Psalm 124 – Had the Lord not been on our side, when our enemies attacked us, we would have been swallowed up.
or Psalm 19:7-14 – The law is perfect, pure, better than gold. The commandment of the LORD gives light to the eyes. (Ps. 19:8)
James 5:13-20 – Healing text. Are any of you sick? Elders should pray and lay hands on you.
Mark 9:38-50 – Whoever is not against us is for us.
Pentecost 19B – October 7, 2012 – (also St. Francis of Assisi: http://www.textweek.com/festivals/francis.htm)
Job 1:1; 2:1-10 – God to Satan: Have you considered my servant Job? God allow Satan to inflict Job with sores.
or Genesis 2:18-24 – Man names the animals. God forms woman from the rib of man to be his helper. For this reason a man…
Psalm 26 – Prove me O Lord and try me; test my heart and mind.
or Psalm 8 – You adorn us with glory and honor. (Ps. 8:6)
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 - In many and various ways God spoke to the people of old by the prophets, but in these last days…
Mark 10:2-16 - Legal to divorce? Little children come to Jesus. Accept the Kingdom of God as a child…
Pentecost 20B – October 14, 2012, October 18, 2009
Job 23:1-9, 16-17 – Job’s lament: If only I could vanish in darkness and thick darkness would cover my face.
or Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 – Seek good and not evil, that you may live; so the Lord will be with you, as you have said he is.
Psalm 22:1-15 – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
or Psalm 90:12-17 - So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. (Ps. 90:12)
Hebrews 4:12-16 - The Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. All are naked a laid bare before him.
Mark 10:17-31 - Rich young ruler. Eye of the needle. For God all things are possible.
St. Luke – Thursday, October 18, 2012
Isaiah 35:5-8 – Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped…
Psalm 124 – If it had not been the Lord on our side, the flood would have swept us away.
2 Timothy 4:5-11 – Luke is the only one who stays with Paul in his distress.
Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53 – Luke’s reason for writing for Theophilus. Jesus’ resurrection address to the disciples.
Pentecost 21B – October 21, 2012
Job 38:1-7, (34-41) – Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: Gird your loins and I will question you.
or Isaiah 53:4-12 – Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we esteemed him stricken by God and afflicted.
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c – You stretch out the heavens like a tent.
or Psalm 91:9-16 - You have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your habitation. (Ps. 91:9)
Hebrews 5:1-10 - More great high priest stuff
Mark 10:35-45 - Make us to sit at your right and left in the kingdom of heaven.
REFORMATION SUNDAY – October 28, 2012, October 25, 2009
Jeremiah 31:31-34 – The days are coming when I will make a new covenant with Israel and Judah: law on their hearts.
Psalm 46 – The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. (Ps. 46:4)
Romans 3:19-28 – No one will be justified by the law. Now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed.
John 8:31-36 – You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.
ALL SAINTS – November 4, 2012 (Actually 11/1/12), November 1, 2009
Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 - The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God
or Isaiah 25:6-9 - On this mt God will swallow up death. No more tears.
Psalm 24 - The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it. They shall receive a blessing from the God of their salvation. (Ps. 24:5)
Revelation 21:1-6a – Holy city coming down. No more tears.
John 11:32-44 - The raising of Lazarus
Pentecost 23B – November 4, 2012 (If not observing All Saints on 11/4/12), November 8, 2009
Ruth 1:1-18 or Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Psalm 146 or Psalm 119:1-8
Hebrews 9:11-14
Mark 12:28-34
Pentecost 24B – November 11, 2012, November 15, 2009
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 – Ruth and Boaz give birth to Obed.
or 1 Kings 17:8-16 — Widow of Zarephath
Psalm 127 – Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain. Sons are a blessing.
or Psalm 146 – The Lord watches over strangers, and upholds orphans and widows.
Hebrews 9:24-28 – Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made with hands, but into heaven itself.
Mark 12:38-44 – Beware of the Scribes who devour widow’s houses. The widow’s two copper coins.
Pentecost 25B – November 18, 2012
1 Samuel 1:4-20 – Barren Hannah goes to Eli the priest, then returns and conceives Samuel with her husband Elkanah.
or Daniel 12:1-3 – Michael, the great protector of the people is coming. Everyone whose name is written in the book shall be delivered.
1 Samuel 2:1-10 – Hannah’s song, source material for the Magnificat.
or Psalm 16 - My heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; my body shall rest in hope. (Ps. 16:9)
Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25 – We have confidence to enter God’s sanctuary through the blood of Jesus.
Mark 13:1-8 – The end is coming. Not one stone will be left upon another.
THANKSGIVING – Wednesday or Thursday November 21/22, 2012
Joel 2:21-27 - Don’t fear O SOIL. Your threshing floors will be full. Your vats will be full with wine and oil.
Psalm 126 - The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad indeed. (Ps. 126:4)
1 Timothy 2:1-7 - Pray for public leaders.
Matthew 6:25-33 - Don’t worry about your life… God will provide.
CHRIST THE KING – November 25, 2012, November 22, 2009
2 Samuel 23:1-7 – David’s last words: He has made with me an everlasting covenant.
or Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14– Daniel’s apocalypse: the son of man comes in the clouds to the Ancient One and is given dominion and glory and kingship.
Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18) – O Lord, remember David’s hardships and his faithfulness.
or Psalm 93 - Ever since the world began, your throne has been established. (Ps. 93:3)
Revelation 1:4b-8 – He is coming on the clouds, and every eye will see him. I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord.
John 18:33-37 – Jesus: My kingdom is not of this world. I testify to the truth. Pilate: What is truth?
