Reflections & biblical passages

  • The Mother Hen

    In the following text, Jesus laments over Jerusalem after his triumphal entry into the city a few days before his death.

  • The Lost Sheep

    Jesus’s most famous comment on the relative value of animals and humans is found in Matthew and also in Luke :

  • The Good Shepherd

    In John 10:11, 15, 18, drawing on the imagery of the twenty-third psalm, Jesus tells us : “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. . . . I lay down my life for the sheep. . . . No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.”

  • Healing On The Sabbath

    Here are two texts about Jesus healing on the Sabbath :
    Luke 13:14 : “You hypocrites ! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water ?”
    Luke 14:5 : “If one of you has a child [other ancient mss. say “donkey”] or an ox that (…)

  • Fishing For People

    Here are the texts in which Jesus calls his first disciples :
    Matthew 4:19 : “Follow me [Jesus said to Peter and Andrew his brother], and I will make you fish for people.”
    Mark 1:17 : “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.”
    Luke 5:10 : Do not be afraid ; from now on you will be (…)

  • Cleansing The Temple

    This incident is recorded, with a few differences, in all four gospels.