Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:22 NABRE Jesus makes forgiveness a very big part of his message. Some preachers have said that in one way or another two-thirds of the scriptures have some sort of message about forgiveness. Peter asks Jesus how…
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Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 NABRE For we humans thirst is more profound than hunger, people have been known to last more than a month without food, but without water death will occur in days. The infant starts drinking…
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While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” Matthew 17:5 NABRE Matthew shares the scene of Jesus and three apostles climbing…
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Matthew 5:5 NABRE Jesus is teaching what has been referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.” He wants His disciples to know the way to the best life. He starts with a teaching called the “beatitudes,” meaning blessings or…
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From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 NABRE Jesus has returned from the wilderness to the land of his upbringing in Galilee. Hearing the news of John the Baptist arrest, taken into to custody by hostile…
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