Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” Luke 6:9 NABRE Jesus in the synagogue sees a man with a disabled hand. The Pharisees, the religious leaders, are…
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Mark 7:37 September 5, 2021
They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and [the] mute speak.” Mark 7:37 NABRE Jesus is traveling through gentile territory and people bring a deaf and mute person to Him for healing. While it is gentile territory it may…
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Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those [who were] with him were hungry?” Luke 6:3 NABRE Since the time of the Law of Moses there has been a special bread made and placed on the altar as an offering for…
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But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days. Luke 5:35 NABRE Jesus is asked a question about His disciples and fasting. Leaders often ask their disciples to fast and enact self-denial as a means to bring themselves…
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When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” Luke 5:8 NABRE Jesus is teaching along the coast of the Sea of Gennesaret (also called the Sea of Galilee) and attracts such a large crowd…
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