Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. Matthew 19:13 NABRE Jesus is teaching and curing great crowds and children are brought to Him for an anointing. The text doesn’t explicitly say who the children are or…
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When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Matthew 13:46 NABRE Jesus again shares a parable, this time He is talking about the kingdom of heaven. Jesus illustrates that the kingdom is of such value that we should be…
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The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven [is above all]. John 3:31 NABRE John the Evangelist is summarizing the previous verses, Jesus’ teaching with Nicodemus and an…
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And when Jesus saw that [he] answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions. Mark 12:34 NABRE A scribe, a person well versed in the law, asks Jesus what is the first…
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This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel. Mark 1:15 NABRE John the Baptist’s public ministry comes to an end which signals the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus in Mark’s gospel. John the Baptist prepared the way…
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