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Matthew 6:28. Christ's sermon on the mount: The parable of the lily (1866). Matthew 6:28 is the twenty-eighth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion of worry about material provisions.
The Sermon on the Mount (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Sermo in monte) is a collection of sayings spoken by Jesus of Nazareth found in the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 5, 6, and 7) [1][2] that emphasizes his moral teachings. It is the first of five discourses in the Gospel and has been one of the most widely quoted ...
Along with most early Christian interpreters of this parable, [6] some today continue to understand it as an allegory, whereby Jesus Christ is the bridegroom, [2] [5] echoing the Old Testament image of God as the bridegroom in Jeremiah 2:2 and similar passages, [2] and the virgins are the Christians. [7] The awaited event is the Second Coming ...
In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world. The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16–20, where on a mountain in Galilee Jesus calls on his followers to make disciples of and baptize all nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The final section (verses 31-46) is sometimes referred to as The Sheep and the Goats [10] but other times referred to as "The Judgment of the Nations". [11] Although often called a "parable", it is not a story as such, but the portrayal of the Son of Man as a shepherd and the people under judgment as sheep or goats can be treated as "parabolic ...
Bread of Life Discourse. Early third century depiction of eucharistic bread and fish, Catacomb of San Callisto, Rome. The Bread of Life Discourse is a portion of the teaching of Jesus which appears in chapter 6 of John's Gospel (verses 22–59) and was delivered in the synagogue at Capernaum. [1]
Kingdomtide or the Kingdom Season is a liturgical season observed in the autumn by some Anglican and Protestant denominations of Christianity. [1] The season of Kingdomtide was initially promoted in America in the late 1930s, particularly when in 1937 the US Federal Council of Churches recommended that the entirety of the summer calendar between Pentecost and Advent be named Kingdomtide. [2]
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [11] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [12] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [13]