For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20 NABRE Jesus is teaching His disciples about community and the type of community He is creating. Jesus is establishing a community whose members are gathered around Jesus as brothers…
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He said in reply, “It is written: ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 NABRE We move quickly from the birth of Jesus to a scene at the beginning of Jesus ministry. He has been baptized…
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She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 NABRE The section of the gospel of Matthew that includes the quoted verse is from the point of view of Joseph, who discovered Mary is pregnant and…
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Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. Matthew 6:34 NABRE Matthew captures the good news of Jesus and shares it with a Jewish Christian community. A main component of his gospel is the Sermon on the Mount, included…
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