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Detail from “Christ in Limbo,” a 15th-century fresco by Fra Angelico.
November 21, 2023
KnoWhy #700; 1 Peter 4:6
Why Did Jesus Preach to the Dead?
Illustration of the temple of Zerubbabel, by Sam Lawlor
November 7, 2023
KnoWhy #698; Hebrews 8:1–2
How Does the Epistle to the Hebrews Reflect the Israelite Temple?
Detail from "The Conversion of Saint Paul" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Public Domain Image.
August 1, 2023
KnoWhy #682; Acts 26:13–14
Why Are There Different Accounts of Paul's Conversion?
As Stephen preached before the council, he recited Israelite history. Screenshot from Bible Videos published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
July 11, 2023
KnoWhy #679; Acts 7:52
Why Did Stephen Rehearse Israelite History?
Jesus Christ sits at a meal with his apostles and followers after his resurrection in this image from the Bible Videos published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
July 4, 2023
KnoWhy #678; Acts 1:3
What Might Jesus Have Taught His Apostles for Forty Days?
Jorge Cocco's painting, "Road to Emmaus," depicts Jesus Christ walking with Cleopas and an unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus.
June 27, 2023
KnoWhy #677; Luke 24:13, 15
Why Did Christ Appear to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?
Jesus stands on trial before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin in this still from a Life of Jesus Christ Bible Video. Courtesy image from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
June 20, 2023
KnoWhy #676; Mark 15:1
Why Was Jesus Put On Trial and Crucified?
"The Sacrificial Lamb" by Josefa de Ayala. Public Domain Image.
June 13, 2023
KnoWhy #675; John 18:4–5
How Does the Gospel of John Reflect the Day of Atonement?
On the left, Jesus offers his intercessory prayer for his disciples, on the right, a formerly crippled man healed by Peter enters the temple for the first time. Images courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
June 6, 2023
KnoWhy #674; John 17:1
How Does Jesus’s Intercessory Prayer Point Us to the Temple?
Peter looks away as Christ passes by in the hands of his accusers in this painting by Carl Bloch, "Peter's Denial."
May 30, 2023
KnoWhy #673; Matthew 26:34
Why Did Peter Deny Knowing Jesus?
Jorge Cocco's painting, "The Father's Two Sons," depicts the two sons in the parable, representing Jesus Christ and Lucifer.
May 16, 2023
KnoWhy #671; Matthew 21:28–29
How Does the Parable of the Willing and Unwilling Sons Teach about Christ?
A grape vineyard. The parable of the laborers in the vineyard teaches lessons about the economy of the Kingdom of Heaven and the love of God for his children. Adobe Stock image.
May 9, 2023
KnoWhy #670; Matthew 20:6–7
What Does the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard Teach about God’s Mercy?
Both sons are represented in a video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints depicting Jesus's parable of the Prodigal Son. Image and screenshot courtesy churchofjesuschrist.org
May 2, 2023
KnoWhy #669; Luke 15:22–24
How Does the Parable of the Prodigal Son Teach Us about Repentance?
A still from the Bible video "Ye Are The Temple of God," depicting Paul teaching in front of the temple. Screenshot courtesy churchofjesuschrist.org
April 25, 2023
KnoWhy #668; John 8:12
How Does John Portray Jesus as the Way of the Temple?
Detail from "Jesus as the Samaritan" by Jorge Cocco.
April 18, 2023
KnoWhy #667; Luke 10:33–34
How Does the Parable of the Good Samaritan Teach Us about the Plan of Salvation?
A watercolor illustration of the empty tomb by Maryna Kriuchenko
April 4, 2023
KnoWhy #665; Luke 24:5–6
Why Are the Gospel Accounts of the Resurrection Credible?
A person breaks bread and hands it to someone. Bread is one example of Passover imagery Jesus Christ used in his "Bread of Life" sermon. Image courtesy churchofjesuschrist.org
March 28, 2023
KnoWhy #664; John 6:35
Why Did Jesus Use Passover Imagery in His Bread of Life Sermon?
Jorge Cocco's drawing, "The Persistent Widow," depicting a widow kneeling as she appeals to a judge.
March 14, 2023
KnoWhy #662; Luke 11:5–6
What Do the Parables of the Importuning Friend and Widow Teach Us about Prayer?
Jorge Cocco's painting, "Let Them Grow Together," depicting the owner of the field instructing his servants not to remove the tares, but to let the wheat and tares grow together.
February 28, 2023
KnoWhy #660; Matthew 13:24–25
What Does the Parable of the Wheat and Tares Teach about the Apostasy?
Jorge Cocco's painting, "The Rock and the Sand," depicting Jesus' parable of the house built on the rock and the house built on sand.
February 21, 2023
KnoWhy #659; Luke 6:47–48; cf. Matthew 7:24–25
How Can We Build Our Foundations on a Rock?
A painting by Linda Curley Christensen of a gate in Jerusalem known as the Beautiful Gate.
February 14, 2023
KnoWhy #658; John 4:14
How Can Jesus Provide to All People the Waters of Life?
The tiled mosaic of The Bronze serpent on the desert and Moses in church All Saints by Matthew Digby Wyatt 1820-1877.
February 6, 2023
KnoWhy #657; John 3:14–15
Why Did Jesus Compare Himself to the Brazen Serpent?
Jesus Christ reads Isaiah 61 in the synagogue. Image from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bible Videos
January 31, 2023
KnoWhy #656; Luke 4:18–19; cf. Isaiah 61:1–2
Why Does Jesus Announce that Isaiah 61:1–2 Is Fulfilled?
The Baptism of the Christ with Dove by Daniel Bonnell. Image via Fine Art America.
January 24, 2023
KnoWhy #655; Mark 1:11; cf. Matthew 3:17; Luke 3:22
Why Was Jesus Proclaimed the Son of God at His Baptism?
Adoration of the Shepherds by Dutch painter Matthias Stomer, 1632. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
January 10, 2023
KnoWhy 654; Matthew 1:23; cf. Isaiah 7:14
Why Do We Have Multiple Accounts of Jesus’s Birth?
A sarcophagus relief of Jonah and Jesus Christ.
November 23, 2022
KnoWhy 652; Matthew 12:39–40
What Is the Sign of Jonah?
Left: Portrait of King Hezekiah generated by Midjourney. Right. Portrait of Jesus Christ by Heinrich Hofmann.
September 27, 2022
KnoWhy 648; Isaiah 53:10
Why Did Isaiah Prophesy of a Suffering Messiah?
Portrait of Isaiah and Jesus Christ. Images generated by Midjourney.
September 20, 2022
KnoWhy 647;
How Did Isaiah Prophesy of the Savior?
Christ of Saint John on the Cross by Salvador Dali.
August 9, 2022
KnoWhy 641; Psalm 22:16
Does Psalm 22 Really Say “They Pierced My Hands and My Feet”?
Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.
October 5, 2021
KnoWhy 619; Doctrine and Covenants 110:1
Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?