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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Mark 8:2 – February 12, 2022
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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Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored. Mark 3:5 NABRE Mark is writing about the early time of Jesus public ministry and He has already come…
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Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” Mark 1:41 NABRE Jesus is travelling from village to village teaching and healing. A man with a skin disease called leprosy comes and kneels before him and says if…
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