And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 NABRE Jesus asked a question of the Apostles, “… who do you say I am.” (Matthew 16:15) Simon responds…
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You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and…
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to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet: “He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.” Matthew 8:17 NABRE Matthew in chapter eight writes of more than ten miracles. Jesus heals the sick, cast out demons, forgives sins, eats with sinners and raises the dead. These actions…
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Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 NABRE Jesus provides the beatitudes, they are not commands, or rules but principles that followed lead us to a better life. Jesus tells those listening the beatitudes, a set of principles, are for our best life. They…
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He said to them, “Because of your little faith. Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 NABRE A man…
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