Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:11-12 NABRE This is the last…
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If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 1 Peter 4:14 NABRE Peter is writing to the communities about imitating Christ, his main theme is about suffering. Peter recognized Jesus suffered and was rejected and…
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But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44 NABRE Jesus is teaching, His Sermon on the Mount, speaking about a new way. Using the laws from Hebrew Scriptures He adds to and extends them. For example we read, “You shall love…
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But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44 NABRE The quoted verse comes from Jesus’ teaching called the Sermon on the Mount. It is Jesus’ instruction to His disciples about how to live and behave; which is quite different from what…
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