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Sophiologists interpreted Jesus' homelessness as the homelessness of Sophia. [9] New Monastic writer Shane Claiborne refers to Jesus as "the homeless rabbi". [10] Catholic theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether discusses Jesus' homelessness in relation to the concept of kenosis, the voluntary renunciation of power in order to submit to the will of God. [11]
This suggests that we should say that at the time Galilee did in fact have a king; and if Galilee had a king at the time Jesus said this, this verse is not so revolutionary as some make it out to be. Davies and Allison read the verse so that it does not need to envision action of the Twelve outside Palestine, because there were plenty of Roman ...
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. [21] "Shall...prevail against": or "be victorious", [22] from the Greek word κατισχύσουσιν 23] Pope Francis notes that "this is the first time that Jesus uses the word 'Church'. He does so ...
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For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."
Cornelius a Lapide notes that the first precept of Christ is to only go to the Jews, and not the Gentiles or Samaritans. [2] Saint Jerome and Robert Witham both state that this restriction does not contradict the verse in Matthew 28:19, "Go, teach all nations", since this was said to them after the resurrection.
Jesus speaks here, as in the preceding and following verses, more of a division in men’s personal response to him." [ 14 ] The text of Matthew's Gospel in the Book of Kells alters gladium , the Vulgate translation of makhairan "sword", to gaudium , "joy", resulting in a reading of "I came not [only] to bring peace, but [also] joy".
Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the man, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all.