He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 NABRE Matthew is telling the story of Jesus calling His first disciples. They are professional fishermen, perhaps carrying on the family fishing business. They use circular nets, weighed around the edge, that they…
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Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Matthew 7:1-2 NABRE Jesus is teaching many things to His disciples but in this section including the verse quoted He…
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Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father. Matthew 5:16 NABRE We are in a section with the teaching of Jesus called the Beatitudes, they are blessings, or in a word a way to be happy. The beatitudes…
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In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:7-8 NABRE In Matthew 6 Jesus is teaching his disciples the proper attitude towards…
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If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. Matthew 6:14 NABRE Jesus is teaching what is known as the Sermon on the Mount. His disciples have asked him to teach them how to pray and He has shared with them what we commonly refer to as…
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