He must be one of the men who accompanied Jesus with us the entire time that the Lord Jesus was among us.
“Even in the past when Saul ruled us, you were the one who led Israel in battle. The Lord has said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, the leader of Israel.’ ”
“Lord my God, although I’m young and inexperienced, you’ve made me king in place of my father David.
who will lead them in and out ⌞of battle⌟ so that the Lord’s community will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
They received their information from those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of God’s word from the beginning, and they passed it on to us.
When they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
You will declare the truth, too, because you have been with me from the beginning.”
“I’m 120 years old now, and I’m not able to lead you anymore. Besides, the Lord has told me that I cannot cross the Jordan River.