SEVENTY-ONE chapters on Jesus' ministry and miracles
These EIGHTEEN chapters are on his passion, death, resurrection and ascension.
How can anyone forget how much we are loved by God?
I wouldn't have challenged your account except for a VAGUE disquiet in my mind. I go to daily Mass and hear the daily readings of the Gospel. Most are about His ministry and miracles. He lived 33 years but the last three were His years of preaching and then practicing what He preached. [They are in a three-year cycle, FYI.]
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and...EASTER are about His passion, death and resurrection, OUR salvation. Those are the EIGHTEEN other chapters in the New Testament.
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MATTHEW
Chapters 1-25: Jesus' 3-year ministry
Chapters 26-28: Last Supper through the crucifixion, death, resurrection and commission of the Apostles
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MARK
Chapters 1-13: Jesus' three year ministry
Chapters 14-16: Last Supper through the crucifixion, death and resurrection and commission of the Apostles and Ascension
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LUKE
Chapters 1-21: Birth of Jesus, John the Baptist, Jesus' three year ministry
Chapters 22-24: Last Supper through the crucifixion, death and resurrection and commission of the Apostles
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JOHN
Chapters 1-12: "In the beginning was the Word..." Jesus' three year ministry
Chapters 13-21: Last Supper through the crucifixion, death, resurrection and ending with Primacy of Peter.
Now Pope Francis, who took the name from St. Francis of Assisi, is the current successor of St. Peter and current Vicar of His Church on earth. He is Francis I because he is the very first pope to choose the name of Francis for his papacy.
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My Bible (Confraternity version) was printed in 1958.
I think I'll sit and read it for a while. THANK YOU, Mercat, for tickling my intellect.
And YES, Jesus suffered and died for me and that is why I am saved.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!