We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. Romans 6:9 NABRE Paul writing to the church in Rome focuses on faith, baptism and Christ’s death and resurrection. Paul ties together those who have faith in Christ as members of the…
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Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. Matthew 19:13 NABRE Jesus is teaching and curing great crowds and children are brought to Him for an anointing. The text doesn’t explicitly say who the children are or…
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Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” Mark 10:38 NABRE Jesus is approached by two disciples asking if they can have seats at His right and…
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How can we who died to sin yet live in it? Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:2-3 NABRE Paul is speaking to the community in Rome about coming into a new life in Christ. First he addresses…
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If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 NABRE Paul writing to the community at Colossae is trying to encourage them from falling back into their pre-Christian life. He reminds them that they are united…
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