They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!” Mark 6:50 NABRE Mark has told the story Jesus feeding of the five-thousand people in a field near the Sea of Galilee in a Jewish territory.…
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Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Matthew 7:21 NABRE Jesus is teaching and speaking about who will enter the kingdom of heaven. He shares a rather unusual exchange, describing…
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He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, Colossians 1:13 NABRE Paul (who includes Timothy in exhorting the listener in this letter) tells the community how grateful he is for the Colossian Christians. He wants to have them focus on…
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Therefore, we who are receiving the unshakable kingdom should have gratitude, with which we should offer worship pleasing to God in reverence and awe. Hebrews 12:28 NABRE The letter to the Hebrews is constantly encouraging us to draw near to God with boundless trust and confidence. Our God is the…
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Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Mathew 24:42 NABRE Jesus begins to speak about the future events, urging our preparedness for them. Jesus’ focus became about the day and hour of Jesus Second Coming. Jesus asserts that the day of His…
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