Daily Devotions

“But as for you, do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters.  And do not call anyone on earth your…

“And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.  And they love the place of…

“Therefore, whatever they tell you, do and comply with it all, but do not do as they do; for they say things and do not do them.  And they tie…

“Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses” (Matthew 23:1-2). Sinful humanity loves to…

“Therefore, if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?”  No one was able to offer Him a word in answer, nor did anyone dare from that day on…

“He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying, ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I put Your…

“Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:  “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of…

“This is the great and foremost commandment.  The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’  Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets”…

“And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him:  “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”  And He said to him, “‘You shall love the…

“When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.   But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together” (Matthew 22:33-34). Authority is authority…