3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 […]
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People Judged Jesus by the People He Ate With But Didn’t Judge
Luke 19:1 ¶ He entered Jericho and was passing through. Luke 19:2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. Luke 19:3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. […]
They Thought He Was Scum, Then He Stopped On That Road
Luke 10:31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. Luke 10:32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. Luke 10:33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to […]
They Knew God Was There Because of His Compassion
Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow ), and a large crowd from the town was with her. […]
What Jesus Was Talking About in the House on the Rock Parable
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a […]
Generous Brotherly and Sisterly Love
For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that […]