Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people.” Luke 7:16 NABRE Jesus is entering a small town through the city gate not too far from where he has grown up. There is a funeral possession,…
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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. Luke 4:18 NABRE Jesus is in the town where He grew up and the synagogue where He studied scripture. He stood up, took the scroll and unrolled it to the…
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Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. Luke 12:3 NABRE Jesus opens chapter twelve speaking about the hypocrisy of the religious leaders called Pharisees. They are hypocrites because they…
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for nothing will be impossible for God. Luke 1:37 NABRE Luke the gospel writer is telling the story of the Angel Gabriel appearing to Mary and telling her she has found favor with God and he would like to tell her she will conceive a son who will be called…
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As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. Luke 24:51 NABRE Luke is bringing the story of his gospel to a close. Jesus appears to His disciples and eats with them. Then they go out toward Bethany, a town near Jerusalem. Jesus blessed His…
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