To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.

Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.

To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.

The Greek eirene carries the Hebrew shalom: wholeness, completeness, nothing missing, nothing broken. Jesus says in Me you have eirene, not in the absence of trouble, but in the middle of it. The peace He gives is not the peace of circumstances. It is the peace of His presence.

Late, evening, nightfall. Ópsios. When evening came, Jesus was still present with his disciples. The late hour never signals the end of his work. Show up at dusk.

Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.

That one, that very one. Ekeînos. Scripture uses this word to point with precision, as in "that day" or "that hour" which no one knows. When God points, pay attention to what he is singling out.

One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.

the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications

Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.

To close, to shut. Kleíō. What God shuts, no one opens; what God opens, no one shuts. Trust the doors he closes as much as the ones he opens.

Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.

To gather together, to assemble. Sunago. For where two or three gather in My name there I am. The presence of Jesus is promised to the gathered church. Come together.

Fear, reverence, terror. Phobos. Perfect love casts out fear. Fear and love cannot fully coexist. As love grows fear shrinks. Let love displace what fear has occupied.

Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.

Middle, in the midst, among. Mesos. Where two or three gather in My name there I am in their midst. The promise of presence in gathered worship is permanent.

To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.