Jesus heard this and said to them [that], “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” Mark 2:17 NABRE Mark is telling the story of Jesus calling a disciple whose occupation is tax collector. Tax…
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1 John 2:17 – December 30, 2020
Yet the world and its enticement are passing away. But whoever does the will of God remains forever. 1 John 2:17 NABRE John writing to the community speaks to them about the forgiveness of their sins. He tells them their sins have been forgiven in the name of Jesus.…
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How can we who died to sin yet live in it? Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:2-3 NABRE Paul is speaking to the community in Rome about coming into a new life in Christ. First he addresses…
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So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little. Luke 7:47 NABRE Jesus is invited to a religious leader’s house for a meal. While there a woman who is a sinner comes to…
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For I will slake the thirst of the faint; the appetite of all the weary I will satisfy. Jeremiah 31:25 NABRE The prophet Jeremiah is ready to announce that the exiles in Babylon should return home. God, who is merciful will not allow the chosen people to be burdened with…
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