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But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Sep 21

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 8:26 NLT

Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 8:17 NLT

This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.”

Sep 20

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highlighted Matthew 8:13 NLT

Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 8:2-3 NLT

Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 7:24 NLT

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 7:20 NLT

Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 7:13-14 NLT

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 7:12 NLT

“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 6:32-34 NLT

These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 6:25 NLT

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 6:24 NLT

“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 6:19 NLT

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 5:47 NLT

If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.

Sep 20

Lisa G Akins

highlighted Matthew 5:46 NLT

If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.

Sep 20

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