For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written: “He catches the wise in their own ruses,” 1 Corinthians 3:19 NABRE Paul recognizes there are two views, the way the world sees things and the way God sees things. In the world…
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But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.” Luke 11:17 NABRE Jesus is challenged for exorcising a demon from a person afflicted. When people see a demon following Jesus’ command, they wonder if He…
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Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. John 19:27 NABRE The gospel writer John tells Jesus speaking from the cross to those present. He says to His mother, “Woman, behold your son.” To His disciple. “Behold, your…
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When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” John 19:26 NABRE Jesus from the cross creates a relationship between his mother and the beloved disciple. In the era of the gospels, a woman has no social status,…
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Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NABRE Paul is writing to the community at Thessalonica, many think this may have been the first letter Paul wrote, and so it has some of his earliest recorded thoughts. He is ending the…
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