Therefore, the wisdom of God said, “I will send to them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute” Luke 11:49 NABRE Jesus is critical of religious leaders who care more about themselves than those who are entrusted to their care. Jesus points out that they have…
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For who is greater: the one seated at table or the one who serves? Is it not the one seated at table? I am among you as the one who serves. Luke 22:27 NABRE Jesus is having a Passover meal with His disciples and speaks about being betrayed by someone…
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The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil.” Luke 11:39 NABRE A Pharisee invites Jesus to dine with him and is amazed when Jesus does not observe the prescribed washing before…
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Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching; A graceful diadem will they be for your head; a pendant for your neck. Proverbs 1:8-9 NABRE The opening of the book of Proverbs includes ten lessons by a teacher to his disciples, whom he usually addresses as…
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My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation. Psalms 62:2 NABRE The psalmist sees God as a rock, claiming God is his refuge and protection against those who seek to undermine him. This psalm describes protection, he repeats that God is the refuge and protection against enemies,…
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