He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Matthew 2:15 NABRE Jesus’ visit by Magi includes their meeting King Herod inciting his paranoia about a new king. Herod unable to locate…
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Luke 6:19 – September 7, 2021
Everyone in the crowd sought to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them all. Luke 6:19 NABRE Luke writes that Jesus spent a night in prayer on a mountain, after which He calls disciples to Himself, twelve, followed by a teaching in a plain, to the…
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But he said to them, “To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.” Luke 4:43 NABRE Jesus leaves Capernaum for a deserted place, it’s not uncommon for Jesus to go off by Himself to…
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When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” John 5:6 NABRE Jesus in Jerusalem is near a pool that is known to have waters with curative powers. There He sees a…
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There shall be no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. Psalms 81:10 NABRE Psalm eighty one celebrates the Divine salvation which ended the Jews servitude in Egypt. The climax of the redemption from bondage in Egypt occurred when the Jews actually left the…
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