Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to [the] poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Matthew 19:21 NABRE Jesus is asked what must be done to reach eternal life. Jesus replies, follow the commandments.…
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Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Matthew 5:18 NABRE Jesus speaks of the law and prophets, saying He has come to fulfill them.…
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I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 NABRE Jesus is teaching about the law, He has not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. While He wants His disciples to follow…
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Then he said to them, “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 NABRE Mark tells of a time when Jesus and His disciples were so busy fulfilling their mission that there…
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Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?” Luke 14:3 NABRE Jesus is having dinner at the house of a Pharisee, a scholar of the law and part of a…
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