Again, [amen,] I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. Matthew 18:19 NABRE Jesus is teaching His disciples about how to work with a brother or sister who sins…
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“… and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were overwhelmed with grief. Matthew 17:23 NABRE Matthew has a second prediction of Jesus’ passion. Jesus tells His disciples the Son of Man will be handed over to men, and they will kill…
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Jesus said in reply, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him here to me.” Matthew 17:17 NABRE Jesus has sent His disciples out to heal the sick and expel demons, but we see in this story from…
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He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” Matthew 16:23 NABRE Matthew opens a new section where Jesus becomes more specific with His disciples about what will happen when they…
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He said in reply, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 15:24 NABRE Jesus is traveling through an area that is predominantly gentile, people not of Hebrew descent. A woman who is recognizably gentile calls out to Jesus to heal her daughter. His…
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