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…
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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…
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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…
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He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 NABRE Matthew is telling the story of Jesus calling His first disciples. They are professional fishermen, perhaps carrying on the family fishing business. They use circular nets, weighed around the edge, that they…
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