For by the grace given to me I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than one ought to think, but to think soberly, each according to the measure of faith that God has apportioned. Romans 12:3 NABRE Paul is speaking to the community of Rome…
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whoever claims to abide in him ought to live [just] as he lived. 1 John 2:6 NABRE John’s first letter to his community is a great teaching on love. John takes the message of love and reinforces it again and again in the writings that are under his name. In…
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Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, 1 Peter 1:14-15 NABRE Peter is writing a circular letter that will be delivered to multiple communities and…
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For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against evildoers. 1 Peter 3:12 NABRE Peter in this section of the letter to the communities in Asia Minor is advising them in Christian conduct. The…
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for: “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the field; the grass withers, and the flower wilts;” 1 Peter 1:24 NABRE Peter is writing to people in Asia Minor who are experiencing trials and persecutions. In the section of the letter with the quoted verse…
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