As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9 NABRE Jesus takes several disciples up a high mountain where He is transfigured and greeted by Elijah,…
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The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. Mark 6:30 NABRE Jesus greets the returning apostles who He had sent off to preach and heal. Reading this small passage we have the impression their mission was very successful. The people…
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He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.” Mark 6:10 NABRE Jesus has sent His disciples out to preach and heal. He sends them with His authority. When people receive Jesus’ disciples they are receiving Jesus. Hospitality is a Jewish tradition and…
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Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” Mark 6:4 NABRE Jesus returns to His hometown teaching in the local synagogue. He impresses but the people wonder how He could be teaching with…
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She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” Mark 5:28 NABRE Mark tells the story of a woman who has an affliction, lasting twelve years and no physician has helped. Because of the affliction she is ritually impure and unable to participate in Jewish feast at…
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