The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Matthew 9:11 NABRE Jesus meets Matthew a tax collector and calls him to be a follower. Jesus ends up at table with Matthew and other of his tax collector friends. Tax…
View More Matthew 9:11 – September 21, 2021
Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” John 1:50 NABRE Jesus calls Philip to follow Him, using His formula for calling all disciples. Philip responds to Jesus request by…
View More John 1:50 – August 24, 2021
Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners. Mathew 9:13 NABRE Tax collectors were usually known as sinners, working for the Roman governor and they usually demanded more than was required in tax so they…
View More Mathew 9:13 – September 21, 2020
Thus says the LORD who made the earth, giving it shape and stability, LORD is his name: Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge. Jeremiah 33:2-3 NABRE The prophet Jeremiah has proclaimed…
View More Jeremiah 33:2-3 – August 4, 2020
Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge. Jeremiah 33:3 NABRE Jeremiah is a major prophet who lived during the time of Jerusalem and the temple’s destruction by the Babylonians. He was a prophet for more than forty…
View More Jeremiah 33:3 – November 13, 2019