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Pictured to the left is a copy of the NEW AMERICAN BIBLE REVISED EDITION ( NABRE ), which is entitled: THE NEW CATHOLIC ANSWER BIBLE. A quotation regarding this Bible is as follows: "Beginning with the release of the Revised New Testament in 1986 and the subsequent revision of the Psalter in 1991, the release of the remaining Books of the Old Testament (with further revisions of the Psalter) in 2010 completes an entire revision of the original New American Bible of 1970." [ See THE NEW CATHOLIC ANSWER BIBLE, NEW AMERICAN BIBLE REVISED EDITION, FIRESIDE CATHOLIC PUBLISHING, WICHITA, KANSAS, COPYRIGHT, 2011, 2006, 1987, 1981, BY DEVORE & SONS, INC., WICHITA, KANSAS 67201, COPYRIGHT, 1970, BY CATHOLIC BIBLE PUBLISHERS, WICHITA, KANSAS 67201, p. xxiii. ]
The sermon on the mount is found in Matthew, chapters 5-7. In Matthew 5:2, concerning Jesus ( see Matthew 4:17 ), we find the following phrase, "He began to teach them" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ). At the end of the sermon, in Matthew 7:29, concerning Jesus ( see Matthew 7:28 ), is the following statement: "for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ). Thus, we see the concept of teaching associated with the act of preaching.
Moreover, in Matthew 26, we see that Jesus ( see Matthew 26:17 ) can sing. Verse 30 reads as follows: "Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives." Furthermore, concerning Jesus ( see Luke 4:14 ), Luke 4:16-20 read as follows: "He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.' Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him."
Additionally, John 8:6, 8 read as follows: "They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. Again he bent down and wrote on the ground." The preceding verses appear in the context of the scribes and Pharisees, having brought a woman to Jesus, who was "caught in adultery" ( see John 8:3 ). Please read John 8:1-11 to get the context.
Finally, Matthew 8:5-13 read as follows: "When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, 'Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.' He said to him, 'I will come and cure him.' The centurion said in reply, 'Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, '"Go,"' and he goes; and to another, '"Come here,"' and he comes; and to my slave, '"Do this,"' and he does it.' When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, 'Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven, but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.' And Jesus said to the centurion, 'You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.' And at that very hour [his] servant was healed." Also, concerning Jesus ( see Mark 6:4 ), Mark 7:37 reads as follows: "They were exceedingly astonished and they said, 'He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and [the] mute speak.'"
With all of the above-given passages from the Holy Bible in mind, Jesus can preach ( and, therefore, teach ), sing, read, write, and listen well. To be sure, He can do all things well. I would like to encourage ( see 1 Timothy 4:13 ) you, the reader, to study the Holy Bible ( see 2 Timothy 2:15, for example ).
If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:
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NOTE: The wear, to the lower right corner of the copy of the Holy Bible pictured above, is a result of its use.
