His fame spread to all of Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them. Matthew 4:24 NABRE Matthew writes about Jesus’ early days in public ministry. John the Baptist is…
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And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.” Luke 11:46 NABRE Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees and scholars of the law in a not very complimentary fashion.…
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And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, Luke 19:47 NABRE Jesus arrives in Jerusalem and enters the temple area. The temple has many services, selling of sacrificial lambs,…
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It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. Colossians 1:28 NABRE Paul writing to Colossae, a mostly Gentile community, is stressing that God is for everyone! Paul describes that he has suffered for Christ, he wants…
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He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. Matthew 4:23 NABRE Early in the gospel written by Matthew we read about Jesus’ first followers and the growing number of disciples that join Jesus’…
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