Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Matthew 5:13 NABRE The Hebrew exiles return from their Babylonian capture, freed by Cyrus of Persia and find their holy city…
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And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. John 3:19 NABRE Jesus is teaching about judgement, comparing darkness and light. The world was in darkness, the symbol for sin; separated from God. John writes in…
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But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God. John 3:21 NABRE The decision for faith or unbelief is not simply an intellectual matter, it has a moral dimension as well. We are attached to things that bring…
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He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you.” Mark 4:24 NABRE Mark is quoting Jesus on the mystery of hiddenness. Jesus indicates that what we think is hidden is…
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The lamp of the body is your eye. When your eye is sound, then your whole body is filled with light, but when it is bad, then your body is in darkness. Take care, then, that the light in you not become darkness. Luke 11:34-35 NABRE Jesus’ teaching is emphasizing…
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