Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.” Matthew 16:17 NABRE Jesus asks the question to His disciples who people think He is and then asks them who they think He…
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But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Matthew 13:23 NABRE Jesus is teaching those listening about not only hearing God’s word but being affected by God’s word. It…
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Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ, Ephesians 4:15 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter to the community at Ephesus speaks about the purpose of ministry, that we are called to grow in maturity, in fact…
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Do not be so very angry, LORD, do not remember our crimes forever; look upon us, who are all your people! Isaiah 64:8 NABRE The prophet Isaiah is writing around the time of the destruction of Jerusalem, seeing the damage that is everywhere. The site of the ruins haunts the…
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