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8 results for "Freedom from the law"
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The Thankful Leper Character
On the border between Samaria and Galilee, ten lepers stood far off - as the law required - and lifted their voices together: 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.'…
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The Rich Man (Parable of Lazarus) Character
In one of Jesus's most vivid parables, an unnamed rich man lived in luxury every day while a poor man named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered in sores, longing f…
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The Angel of the Lord Character
The Angel of the Lord appears repeatedly in the Old Testament as a divine messenger who speaks and acts with God's own authority, such as when he guided Hagar i…
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The Good Samaritan Character
The Good Samaritan appears in Jesus' parable recorded in Luke 10, told in response to a lawyer's question about the command to love one's neighbor. In the story…
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Sihon, King of the Amorites Character
Sihon ruled the Amorite kingdom of Heshbon east of the Jordan, territory he had himself seized from Moab. When Israel requested safe passage through his land on…
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The Woman with the Issue of Blood Character
For twelve years this unnamed woman suffered continual bleeding, spending all she had on physicians who could not help her, a condition that under the Law also …
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Elymas the Sorcerer Character
Elymas, also called Bar-jesus, was a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet attached to the court of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul of Cyprus at Paphos. When th…
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The Woman Caught in Adultery Character
The scribes and Pharisees dragged a woman caught in the very act of adultery before Jesus in the Temple, citing the Law of Moses that commanded such women be st…