Category Archives: Jesus Christ

lightning and vultures

Matthew 24:23-31. 23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will emerge and perform great signs and miracles, so … Continue reading

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no further questions

Matthew 22:34-46 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the … Continue reading

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Come to the wedding feast

Matthew 22:1-14 1 And Jesus spoke to them in parables again, saying, 2 “The kingdom from the sky may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those … Continue reading

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the rightful heir

Matthew 21:33-46 33 “Listen to another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it out to tenants, … Continue reading

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organized unbelievers and the real deal

Matthew 21:23-32 23 And after he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him while he was teaching, and said, “What gives you the right to do these things, and who gave … Continue reading

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grand ambitions

Matthew 20:17-28 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he was saying to them, 18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will … Continue reading

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failing faithfully

Matthew 17:14-21 14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, falling on his knees before him, 15 said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and he suffers severely. … Continue reading

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eschatological distraction

Matthew 17:9-13 9 And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one this vision, until the Son of Man has been raised from among the dead ones.” 10 And the disciples asked him, “Then what … Continue reading

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This one

Matthew 17:1-8 1 Then after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and brought them into a high mountain by themselves. 2 He was transformed as they watched, and his face shone like the … Continue reading

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corruption among the experts

Matthew 16:1-12 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they demanded him to show them a sign from the sky. 2 He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because … Continue reading

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