Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.” Mark 2:19 NABRE Jews were challenged to fast one day a year, Pharisees and other religious leaders fasted two times a week and John…
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Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. John 2:11 NABRE Jesus performs a miracle, turning water into wine at Cana during a wedding. John calls this the beginning of His signs.…
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He rose, picked up his mat at once, and went away in the sight of everyone. They were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.” Mark 2:12 NABRE Jesus is teaching a crowd inside a home when a man is carried on a mat…
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Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Mark 2:16 NABRE Jesus’ popularity is growing with many people following Him and His disciples. Jesus calls another man to be…
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The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere. Mark 1:45 NABRE A man comes to Jesus…
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