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Just One Question

One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. “Tell us by what authority you’re … Continue reading

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Search and Rescue

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he couldn’t see … Continue reading

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With All Your Heart

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What’s written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the … Continue reading

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His Family

After leaving the Pharisee’s house, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who’d been cured of evil spirits and … Continue reading

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With All Your Heart

TheSadducees, who say there’s no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise … Continue reading

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Surprised by the Answer

They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who … Continue reading

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The Hidden Meaning

Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people stood along the shore at … Continue reading

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Everything’s Ready

“The kingdom of heaven,” said Jesus,“is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who’d been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. “Then … Continue reading

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Death in the Vineyard

“Listen to another parable,” said Jesus. “There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to … Continue reading

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Just One Question

Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to … Continue reading

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