When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. John 16:21 NABRE Jesus provides information about…
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Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Matthew 1:19 NABRE The gospel writer Matthew tells the story of the birth of Jesus beginning with the discovery Joseph’s betrothed Mary is found with child. Betrothal is not…
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“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.” Matthew 1:23 NABRE Matthew opens his gospel with the telling of the birth of the Messiah. It is an insider account of the life of Mary, Jesus,…
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but the word of the Lord remains forever. 1 Peter 1:25 NABRE Peter references a passage in scripture from Isaiah 40:6-8. Isaiah is speaking to the Hebrew people who have been in exile in Babylon for more than fifty years. God uses the Babylonians to punish the Hebrew people for…
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He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. James 1:18 NABRE James wrote about temptation and that God does not tempt us. James explains more about God’s nature and purpose; God is generous, good, giving a…
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