Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” Mark 10:18 NABRE Jesus is approached by a man asking a question, preceding it by calling Jesus “good teacher.” Jesus challenges the man asking why he calls him good, only God is good. A…
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When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, “I shall return to my home from which I came.” Luke 11:24 NABRE Jesus has driven out a demon from a person who was mute and is healed. It…
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Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31 NABRE Jesus is teaching His disciples, a crowd and even gentiles some rules of good behavior, what it means to be His disciple, a Jesus follower. From all His teachings we have one that has become known…
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Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” Luke 6:9 NABRE Jesus in the synagogue sees a man with a disabled hand. The Pharisees, the religious leaders, are…
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[But] take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. Matthew 6:1 NABRE Jesus speaks about doing good for the sake of accolades from others. Jesus says righteous deeds performed in order that others might…
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