When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath.” Matthew 12:2 NABRE To the Jews of the first century following the law is not only a matter of private piety but also of national security. Jeremiah has…
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Then he said to them, “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 NABRE Mark tells of a time when Jesus and His disciples were so busy fulfilling their mission that there…
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For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this manner, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works”; Hebrews 4:4 NABRE This section of the letter to the Hebrews picks up the discussion from early verses around Psalm Ninety-Five, particularly concerning entering God’s rest. The…
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Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?” Luke 14:3 NABRE Jesus is having dinner at the house of a Pharisee, a scholar of the law and part of a…
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When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him. Luke 13:17 NABRE This verse closes a small yet powerful passage written by Luke. A woman is unable to stand and in pain for eighteen years and Jesus…
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