He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.” Matthew 9:12 NABRE Jesus calls Matthew a tax collector to be a disciple, a surprising move. Tax collectors are seen as sinners. Jesus calling Matthew signals Jesus…
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And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” Matthew 9:2 NABRE Jesus travels to His home town and is greeted by people with a paralyzed man on a stretcher seeking…
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Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? Matthew 7:3 NABRE Jesus teaches about judging and uses a humorous parable about having a wooden beam in our own eyes while we notice the splinter in someone else’s…
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And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. John 3:19 NABRE Jesus is teaching about judgement, comparing darkness and light. The world was in darkness, the symbol for sin; separated from God. John writes in…
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Jesus answered, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” John 3:5 NABRE A ruler of the Jews, Nicodemus, recognizes there is something from God in Jesus and asks Him questions. Jesus tells him the Kingdom of…
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