For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6 NABRE Hosea was a prophet in the Northern Kingdom, Israel. He is speaking as a prophet, sharing what he has heard from the Lord. Much of his prophecy is about Israel’s…
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But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44 NABRE Jesus is teaching, His Sermon on the Mount, speaking about a new way. Using the laws from Hebrew Scriptures He adds to and extends them. For example we read, “You shall love…
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No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 NABRE Jesus speaks to His disciples about love. Love is the core motivation behind all Jesus does for us and for His Father. It is also the core of his being. The same…
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He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 NABRE Jesus is asked which commandment of the law is the greatest. He responds by citing the love commandments of Deuteronomy 6:5 “Therefore, you…
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[And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. Ephesians 4:32 NABRE Paul in writing to the community in Ephesus is exhorting them to conduct themselves as followers of Jesus, in fact to be imitators of Jesus. In the verses surrounding the…
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