So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little. Luke 7:47 NABRE Jesus is invited to a religious leader’s house for a meal. While there a woman who is a sinner comes to…
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If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:1 NABRE In the quoted verse we have the opening to Paul’s great exhortation on faith, hope and love. He begins by saying even if he…
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We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. 1 John 4:16 NABRE In this letter John makes abundantly clear that love originates in God, because God is love,…
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Finally, all of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble. 1 Peter 3:8 NABRE Peter names five characteristics that ought to mark how all members in the church relate to others in the community. We are called to be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward…
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that older men should be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance. Titus 2:2 NABRE Titus is a Gentile disciple of Paul’s who has been sent to Crete (or perhaps has gone with Paul) to help bring leaders to the community. Paul provides the pastoral directives for the…
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