[Jesus continued talking to the crowds and his disciples:] “The greatest among you must be a servant. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” —Matthew 23:11-12 NLT Key Thought Humility is a greatly under-emphasized quality among humans. Some don’t know what it means, don’t know how …
[Jesus continued talking to the crowds and his disciples about the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees:] “They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden. “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they …
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.” —Matthew 23:1-3 NLT Key Thought When leaders do …
Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “He is the son of David.” Jesus responded, “Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah ‘my Lord’? For David said, ‘The Lord said to my …
[After Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love God, he continued:] “A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” —Matthew 22:39-40 NLT Key Thought Jesus emphasized and displayed love. God uses it to describe his …
[A Pharisees asked Jesus:] “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.” —Matthew 22:36-38 NLT Key Thought Total love. That’s what God wants. Anything …
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But when the Pharisees heard that [Jesus] had silenced the Sadducees with his reply [about the resurrection], they met together to question him again. One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: … —Matthew 22:34-35 NLT Key Thought We have a real sense of rivalry and pride playing …
[Jesus continued his reply to the Sadducees about the resurrection:] “But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead — haven’t you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the …
[Jesus continued his reply to the Sadducees about the resurrection:] “For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.” —Matthew 22:30 NLT Key Thought Jesus is emphatic that the Sadducees are wrong about the resurrection because they don’t know …
That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees — religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.’ Well, suppose there were …