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The Text of Luke 12:13-21 In the section that began with Luke 12:1 the Lord admonishes his disciples not to have anything to do with the leaven of the Pharisees. The admonition is not only against an empty externalization of piety but also to any form of deception. But since in Luke, the Pharisees,... Sign in to see full entry.

Click here for the text of Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is Jesus' response to the query of a lawyer who has asked him the meaning of neighbor based on the commandment: "Love your neightbor as yourself." The parable of the Good Samaritan opens up the situation of a man who gets... Sign in to see full entry.

Click here for a text of Luke 7:31-35 The passage is also found in Mt. 11:16-19. It is a parable about the pretenses of a hardened generation with regards to the way it accepts an austere Baptist and the party-going Jesus. Ultimately, it is not austerity or gaiety that they reject but the will... Sign in to see full entry.

Click here for the text of Luke 9:57-62 In view of the coming reign of God, all that constitutes a man's security will have to go to second place. A similar passage is also found in Matthew ( Matt 8:19-22 ). There, however, only two men are involved one of which is a scribe while the other is... Sign in to see full entry.

Click here to read the text of Luke 10:38-42 Martha and Mary are mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures as the sisters of Lazarus, the friend whom Jesus loved. In this Lucan story, however, no mention is made of Lazarus, and the house which Jesus enters on the way to Jerusalem is said to belong to... Sign in to see full entry.

The Text of Luke 12:8-12 [click here to read] Towards the end of the first leg of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, he gives instructions to his disciples about the desired attitude for the end times. The instructions already began in 12:1 and are now continued here. The following sayings are sandwiched... Sign in to see full entry.

Someone came up to me the other day asking about this particular passage from the Scriptures. The difficulty can be re-expressed this way: Can anything evil come from God? It would seem that on the basis of 1 Sam. 18:10 and the other passages where the expression appears, the answer would be in the... Sign in to see full entry.

For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you. The above passage can sound enigmatic. Seen however from its immediate context (the surrounding passages) it appears as a " Tip On How To Be Saved." The passage is found in Luke 6:36-38, and it runs Jesus said to his... Sign in to see full entry.

The following article is an exchange between myself and one who calls himself "Catholic In Difficulty." The article was one of the first articles I posted at AgustinongPinoy. I am posting it here because some who may be experiencing the problems of Catholic In Difficulty with regards to the Bible... Sign in to see full entry.

English Bibles Revised Standard Version http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/rsv.browse.html Douay Rheims Bibleh http://www.scriptours.com/bible/ New American Bible http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ New Revised Standard Version http://www.hope.edu/academic/religion/bandstra/BIBLE/BIBLE.HTM Latin Bibles The... Sign in to see full entry.