Say not to your neighbor, “Go, come back tomorrow, and I will give it to you,” when all the while you have it. Proverbs 3:28 NABRE . Proverbs is an anthology of collections of sayings and instructions. Proverbs is sophisticated literature by talented writers, winning readers with its compelling portrait…
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Isaiah 26:19 – July 14, 2022
But your dead shall live, their corpses shall rise! Awake and sing, you who lie in the dust! For your dew is a dew of light, and you cause the land of shades to give birth. Isaiah 26:19 NABRE Isaiah begins a prayer, a conversation between God and himself, it…
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Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 NABRE Roman crucifixion is punishment and execution for a criminal which includes humiliation and torture. A cross beam is attached to an already…
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My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. Mark 8:2 NABRE Jesus has a great crowd following Him, wherever He goes people are there to listen and be healed. In the story Mark is…
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He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. Mark 6:31 NABRE Jesus has sent His disciples off to preach a message of repentance, giving them authority…
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