The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:39 NABRE Jesus is asked by a religious leader what is the greatest commandment. Jesus says to love God is the greatest commandment and the second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself. It is significant…
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Leviticus 19:18 – June 26, 2020
Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your own people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:18 NABRE Leviticus is attributed to Moses as author. It is a book of rules given to the Hebrew people while in the desert. The name is…
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let each of us please our neighbor for the good, for building up. Romans 15:2 NABRE Paul is closing out his letter to the Romans by speaking about building up the body of Christ. Christ’s body is made up of many people; strong and weak, male and female, with many…
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The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, [namely] “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter…
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Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. Romans 13:10 NABRE Paul is describing a new way of thinking within the new covenant. With the old covenant God provides a law for the people to follow. In earlier verses Paul describes some of…
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