Thus in saying 14, Jesus rejects fasting,
prayer and almsgiving, and then says, «if you go into any land and wander in the regions, if they
receive you, eat what is set before you,
heal the sick among them;
for what goes into your mouth will not defile you...» The «land» and the «regions» are Thomas's substitute
for the «city» of Luke 10:8, a verse from which
receiving and eating what is set before one are derived; «
heal the sick among them» comes from Luke 10:9, though in Thomas it is quite irrelevant to the subject of dietary laws, with which the rest of the saying is concerned (cf. Matt.
Prayer requests: We received some family news this week that is tough — I don't want to go into too much detail — but I just ask for prayer for healing for a member of my f
Prayer requests: We
received some family news this week that is tough — I don't want to go into too much detail — but I just ask
for prayer for healing for a member of my f
prayer for healing for a member of my family.