I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NABRE Paul is writing to the community in Philippi, a community to whom he feels very close and is pleased with their…
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So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NABRE Paul is addressing troubles in the community of Corinth. He speaks to them about the abuse of the gift of tongues, division in the church, envy of others’ gifts, selfishness, impatience with…
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We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter to the community in Rome addresses suffering and coming glory. Paul balances the current era with a coming era that…
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In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us. Ephesians 1:7 NABRE Paul opens the letter to the community at Ephesus with a blessing prayer and then describes Christ role. We are redeemed, meaning…
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What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? Romans 8:35 NABRE Paul in this section of the letter to the community in Rome addresses that there is nothing in heaven or on earth that…
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