After she and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home,” and she prevailed on us. Acts 16:15 NABRE Christ’s disciple Paul spreads the message throughout many areas, travelling to a new town,…
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John 1:50 – August 24, 2021
Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” John 1:50 NABRE Jesus calls Philip to follow Him, using His formula for calling all disciples. Philip responds to Jesus request by…
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He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. Mark 3:13 NABRE We often read about Jesus heading off to the mountain. These are moments that are solemn to Jesus, usually He goes off on His own and in the associated text we…
View More Mark 3:13 – January 22, 2021Matthew 22:12 – August 20, 2020
He said to him, “My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?” But he was reduced to silence. Matthew 22:12 NABRE Jesus tells a parable of a wedding feast, where those invited do not come and the host eventually has to invite anyone from…
View More Matthew 22:12 – August 20, 2020John 3:26 – June 24, 2020
So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him.” John 3:26 NABRE John the Baptist, herald of the coming of the Messiah, points to Jesus as…
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