MATT. 8:2-4, 14-17; MARK 1:29-45; LUKE 4:38-41; 5:12-16 Full lesson HERE SIMON'S MOTHER-IN-LAW: According to Mark and Luke, after Jesus left the synagogue, He entered the house of Simon and Andrew (Mark 1:29; Luke 4:38). Simon Peter's wife's mother lay sick with a fever in the house. A LEPER: When Jesus was in one of the cities, a leper came to him, and falling upon his knees, he begged Jesus to heal him. Leprosy was a dreaded disease in Biblical times, not only because of th

JOHN 4:46-54; MARK 1:21-28; LUKE 4:31-37 Full lesson HERE THE NOBLEMAN'S SON: After Jesus attended the marriage celebration in Cana of Galilee and turned the water into wine, He went to Capernaum for a short time and then to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast (John 2:12-25). When He traveled back to Galilee, He passed through Samaria where He encountered the woman at the well (John 4:1-42). He then continued on his journey and arrived again at Cana where a nobleman came to him

MATT. 17:24-27; JOHN 21:1-14 Full lesson HERE THE TRIBUTE MONEY, TEMPLE TAX: When the Law of Moses was delivered to the children of Israel at Mt. Sinai and the people were numbered, every male twenty years old and upward was required to give a half-shekel offering to the Lord. This money was used for the service of the tabernacle (Ex. 30:11-16). At first it does not appear that this was an annual payment, but by New Testament times a yearly tax for support of the temple was i