If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 NABRE The quoted verse comes from a section of the letter to the community at Galatia speaking about the power of the Spirit over the flesh (also known as the natural body.) It is a section…
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Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Colossians 3:12 NABRE Paul is writing to the community of Colossae, a community he has not met, consisting of mostly Gentiles and some Jews. He is writing because a certain philosophy is breaking…
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For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 NABRE Paul is writing to the community at Corinth, the heart of this section of the…
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you. 2 Corinthians 13:13 NABRE Paul is closing out his second letter to the community at Corinth with a blessing. Paul ends on a note of affection…
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God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19 NABRE Paul is speaking to the community at Corinth about Christ becoming human. Christ entered into humanity to make all things thing’s…
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