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  1. Étude 1 : Le sermon sur la montagne (9), La vengeance
  2. Étude 2 : Parabole du roi et du serviteur

From the second to the third Passover festival

  • PER093 The Sermon on the Mount (9): Vengeance

    PER093 examines Jesus' teaching on vengeance in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:38–42). Jesus reinterprets the law of retaliation (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21) by calling his disciples to non-violence, forgiveness and love of enemies. This teaching, unique to Matthew, advocates a peaceful response transcending the logic of vengeance rather than total passivity, in keeping with Romans 12:17 and 1 Peter 3:9.

    Exodus 21.24 (King James Version) :
    Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  • PER204 Parable of the king and the servant

    The parable of the king and the servant (Mt 18.23-35), told in Capernaum in September 32, is unique to Matthew. It illustrates the vital importance of forgiveness by contrasting an immense debt of 10,000 talents cancelled by a merciful king with a small debt of 100 coins refused by the forgiven servant. The central teaching: those whom God forgives must in turn forgive, or they will lose the grace they received.

    Ephesians 4.32 (King James Version) :
    And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate