Jesus said to them in reply, “I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things.” Matthew 21:24 NABRE The temple leadership have witnessed Jesus, a popular Galilean teacher, enter their city with crowds hailing…
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John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.” Luke 3:16 NABRE John is baptizing in the River Jordan and…
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but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands. Matthew 17:12 NABRE Jesus is speaking to a few of His disciples about Elijah the prophet. In…
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I For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, “He is possessed by a demon.” Matthew 11:18 NABRE Jesus comes to bring the kingdom of God, He desires celebration and acceptance but He is met with neither. John the forerunner to the Messiah is faced with criticism and…
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From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force. Matthew 11:12 NABRE Matthew is a Jew writing to Jewish followers of Jesus. He was raised not to use the word “God” as it is a name…
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