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Acceptance
of Jesus |
But to those who did accept him he gave power to become
children of God, to those who believe in his name [JN 1:12]
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Acknowledging
Jesus (MT) |
Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge
before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I
will deny before my heavenly Father. [MT 10:32-33]
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Acknowledging
Jesus (LK) |
I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son
of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever
denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. [LK
12:8-9]
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Acting
With Pretense (MK) |
Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long
robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in
synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. They devour the
houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They
will receive a very severe condemnation. [Taken from MK
12:38-40]
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Acting
With Pretense (LK) |
Be on guard against the scribes, who like to go around in
long robes and love greetings in marketplaces, seats of honor in
synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. They devour the
houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They
will receive a very severe condemnation. [LK 20:46-47]
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Adultery /
Lust |
You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit
adultery.' But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with
lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. [MT
5:27-28]
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Almsgiving |
Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people
may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your
heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before
you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to
win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received
their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand
know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be
secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. [Taken
from MT 6:1-4]
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Anger |
You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'You
shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.' But
I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to
judgment, and whoever says to his brother, 'Raqa,' will be
answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be
liable to fiery Gehenna. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the
altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against
you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be
reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with
him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and
the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown
into prison. Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until
you have paid the last penny. [MT 5:21-26]
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Answers
to Prayers |
And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you
will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone
who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one
who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you would
hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? Or hand him a
scorpion when he asks for an egg? If you then, who are wicked,
know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask
him? [LK 11:9-13]
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Apostles'
Speak for Jesus /
Rejection |
Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you
rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent
me. [LK 10:16]
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If your brother sins (against you), go and tell him his fault
between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over
your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along
with you, so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony
of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell
the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat
him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever
you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [MT 18:15-18]
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Avoiding
Half-Heartedness |
Salt is good, but if salt itself loses its taste, with
what can its flavor be restored? It is fit neither for the soil
nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. Whoever has ears to
hear ought to hear. [LK 14:34-35]
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He said to them, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the
gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be
saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs
will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out
demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents
(with their hands), and if they drink any deadly thing, it will
not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will
recover." [MK 16:15-18]
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Jesus answered and said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from
above."... Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no
one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and
Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit
is spirit. [JN 3:3, 5-6]
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Be
Free from Worry /
Seek Heavenly Treasure |
He said to (his) disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not
worry about your life and what you will eat, or about your body
and what you will wear. For life is more than food and the body
more than clothing. Notice the ravens: they do not sow or reap;
they have neither storehouse nor barn, yet God feeds them. How
much more important are you than birds! Can any of you by worrying
add a moment to your lifespan? If even the smallest things are
beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest? Notice
how the flowers grow. They do not toil or spin. But I tell you,
not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of them.
If God so clothes the grass in the field that grows today and is
thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for
you, O you of little faith? As for you, do not seek what you are
to eat and what you are to drink, and do not worry anymore. All
the nations of the world seek for these things, and your Father
knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these
other things will be given you besides. Do not be afraid any
longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the
kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags
for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in
heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your
treasure is, there also will your heart be." [LK 12:22-34]
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Be Prepared |
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the
hour. [MT 25:13]
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He began to teach them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they
who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the
meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who
hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children
of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake
of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter
every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me. Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they
persecuted the prophets who were before you." [MT 5:2-12]
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(Jesus) said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for
the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now
hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who
are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when
people hate you, and when they exclude and insult
you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the
Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your
reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated
the prophets in the same way. But woe to you who are
rich, for you have received your consolation. But woe to you
who are filled now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you
who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep. Woe to you when
all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the
false prophets in this way. "But to you who hear I say,
love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who
curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who
strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from
the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what
is yours do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have
them do to you. For if you love those who love you, what credit is
that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do
good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even
sinners do the same. If you lend money to those from whom you
expect repayment, what credit (is) that to you? Even sinners lend
to sinners, and get back the same amount. But rather, love your
enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then
your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most
High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be
merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful." [Taken from LK
6:20-36]
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Becoming
Great |
Whoever wishes to be
great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first
among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not
come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom
for many. [Taken from MK 10:43-45]
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Becoming
Jesus' Disciple |
If any one comes to me without hating his father and
mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own
life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own
cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Which of you
wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate
the cost to see if there is enough for its completion? Otherwise,
after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish
the work the onlookers should laugh at him and say, 'This one
began to build but did not have the resources to finish.' Or what
king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide
whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose
another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? But
if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to
ask for peace terms. In the same way, everyone of you who does not
renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple. [LK 14:26-33]
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Behavior
Instructions |
Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so
be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. [MT 10:16]
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Being First |
Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, "If
anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the
servant of all." [MK 9:35]
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Being
Fit for The Kingdom of God |
Jesus said, "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks
to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."
[Taken from LK 9:62]
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Being
Great / Serving
Others |
Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. [Taken
from MT 20:26]
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Jesus...took a child and placed it by his side and said to
them, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me,
and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one
who is least among all of you is the one who is the
greatest." [Taken from LK 9:47-48]
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Being
Vigilant |
Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and
drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch
you by surprise like a trap. For that day (of Jesus' Coming) will
assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant
at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the
tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.
[Taken from LK 21:34-36]
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When you see the desolating abomination standing where he
should not... then those in Judea must flee to the mountains,
(and) a person on a housetop must not go down or enter to get
anything out of his house, and a person in a field must not return
to get his cloak. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in
those days. Pray that this does not happen in winter. For those
times will have tribulation such as has not been since the
beginning of God's creation until now, nor ever will be. If the
Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved; but for
the sake of the elect whom he chose, he did shorten the days. If
anyone says to you then, 'Look, here is the Messiah! Look, there
he is!' do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will
arise and will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if
that were possible, the elect. Be watchful! I have told it all to
you beforehand. But in those days after that
tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will
not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the
sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then
they will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great
power and glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather
(his) elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the
end of the sky. Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its
branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is
near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, know
that he is near, at the gates. Amen, I say to you, this generation
will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven
and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in
heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man
traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in
charge, each with his work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the
watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the lord of the
house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at
cockcrow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly and find you
sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all: 'Watch!' [MK
13:14-37]
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Being With
Jesus |
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not
gather with me scatters. [MT 12:30]
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Being
Worthy of Jesus |
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy
of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not
worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow
after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. [MT 10:37-39]
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Belief
in Jesus (JN 3:18) |
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does
not believe has already been condemned, because he has not
believed in the name of the only Son of God. [JN 3:18]
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(Jesus said), "Amen, amen, I say to you, a son cannot do
anything on his own, but only what he sees his father doing; for
what he does, his son will do also. For the Father loves his Son
and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show
him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed. For just
as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son
give life to whomever he wishes. Nor does the Father judge anyone,
but he has given all judgment to his Son, so that all may honor
the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the
Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Amen, amen, I say to
you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has
eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed
from death to life. Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming
and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of
God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life
in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in
himself. And he gave him power to exercise judgment, because he is
the Son of Man. Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is
coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and
will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection
of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection
of condemnation. I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as
I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will
but the will of the one who sent me. But I have testimony greater
than John's. The works that the Father gave me to accomplish,
these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father
has sent me. Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my
behalf. But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form, and
you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not
believe in the one whom he has sent. You search the scriptures,
because you think you have eternal life through them; even they
testify on my behalf. But you do not want to come to me to have
life. [Taken from JN 5:19-30, 36-40]
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Belief
in Jesus (JN 8) |
He said to them, "You belong to what is below, I belong to
what is above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to
this world. That is why I told you that you will die in your sins.
For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your
sins." So they said to him, "Who are you?" Jesus
said to them, "What I told you from the beginning. I have
much to say about you in condemnation. But the one who sent me is
true, and what I heard from him I tell the world." They did
not realize that he was speaking to them of the Father. So Jesus
said..., "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will
realize that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own, but I say only
what the Father taught me. The one who sent me is with me. He has
not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to
him." [Taken from JN 8:23-30]
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Belief
in Jesus (JN 11) |
Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in a day? If
one walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the
light of this world. But if one walks at night, he stumbles,
because the light is not in him."... Jesus told her,
"I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me,
even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in
me will never die. Do you believe this?" [JN 11:9-10, 25-26]
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Better
For Jesus' Betrayer to Have Never Been Born |
And as they reclined at table and were eating, Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me." They began to be distressed and to say to him, one by one, "Surely it is not I?" He said to them, "One of the Twelve, the one who dips with me into the dish. For the Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born."
[MK 14:18-21]
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Beware
of the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees |
Jesus said to them, "Look out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." They concluded among themselves, saying, "It is because we have brought no bread." When Jesus became aware of this he said, "You of little faith, why do you conclude among yourselves that it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet understand, and do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many wicker baskets you took up? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? How do you not comprehend that I was not speaking to you about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that he was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
[MT 16:6-12]
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Blasphemy
Against the Holy Spirit (MT) |
Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be
forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be
forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be
forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. [MT 12:31-32]
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Blasphemy
Against the Holy Spirit (MK) |
Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people
utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an
everlasting sin. [MK 3:28-29]
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Blasphemy
Against the Holy Spirit (LK) |
Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will
not be forgiven. [LK 12:10]
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Blessed
Are Those Who Believe |
Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was
with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood
in their midst and said, "Peace be with you." Then he
said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and
bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be
unbelieving, but believe." Thomas answered and said to him,
"My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you
come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who
have not seen and have believed." [JN 20:26-29]
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Then Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, so
that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might
become blind." Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard
this and said to him, "Surely we are not also blind, are
we?" Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would
have no sin; but now you are saying, 'We see,' so your sin
remains." [JN 9:39-41]
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Care of
What is Holy |
Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls
before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear
you to pieces. [MT 7:6]
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Causing
a Child to Sin (MT) |
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to
sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung
around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. [MT
18:6]
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Causing
a Child to Sin (MK) |
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe (in
me) to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were
put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. [MK 9:42]
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Celibacy |
(His) disciples said to him, "If that is the case of a man
with his wife, it is better not to marry." He answered,
"Not all can accept (this) word, but only those to whom that
is granted. Some are incapable of marriage because they were born
so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they
have renounced marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever can accept this ought to accept it." [MT 19:10-12]
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Children
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Accepting the Kingdom of God (MK) |
And people were bringing children to him that he might touch
them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he
became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to
me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as
these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of
God like a child will not enter it." Then he embraced them
and blessed them, placing his hands on them. [MK 10:13-16]
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Children
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Accepting the Kingdom of God (LK) |
People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch
them, and when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. Jesus,
however, called the children to himself and said, "Let the
children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of
God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not
accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." [LK
18:15-17]
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Children
& The Kingdom of Heaven |
Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not
prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these." [Taken from MT 9:14]
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Choosing
That Which is Most Important |
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,
"Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself
to do the serving? Tell her to help me." The Lord said to her
in reply, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about
many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the
better part and it will not be taken from her." [LK 10:40-42]
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Coming of
Jesus |
So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that
day, a person who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in
the house must not go down to get them, and likewise a person in
the field must not return to what was left behind. Remember the
wife of Lot. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but
whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there
will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left
[to perish].
And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be
taken, the other left [to perish]. [LK 17:30-35] [Note:
Explanatory text has been provided in brackets. Despite current
notions to the contrary among some anti-Catholic sects, Jesus has
only promised a Second Coming. Therefore, those not taken must be
left to perish.]
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(Jesus said), "But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For
if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I
will send him to you. And when he comes he will convict the world
in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: sin, because
they do not believe in me; righteousness, because I am going to
the Father and you will no longer see me; condemnation, because
the ruler of this world has been condemned. I have much more
to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the
Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak
on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to
you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he
will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that
the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will
take from what is mine and declare it to you. A little while
and you will no longer see me, and again a little while later and
you will see me. Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and
mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief
will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish
because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a
child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a
child has been born into the world. So you also are now in
anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
and no one will take your joy away from you. On that day you will
not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever
you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have
not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that
your joy may be complete. I have told you this in figures of
speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in
figures but I will tell you clearly about the Father. On that day
you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the
Father for you. For the Father himself loves you, because you have
loved me and have come to believe that I came from God. I came
from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the
world and going back to the Father." (Then) His disciples said,
"Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of
speech. Now we realize that you know everything and that you do
not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe
that you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do
you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when
each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave
me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I
have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the
world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered
the world." [JN 16:7-33]
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Coming
of the Holy Spirit After Jesus Leaves |
The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my
name - he will teach you everything and remind you of all that (I)
told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as
the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be
troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, 'I am going away and I
will come back to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I
am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now
I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens
you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for the
ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me, but the
world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the
Father has commanded me. [Taken from JN 14:26-31]
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Coming
of the Son of Man /
Being Prepared |
For just as lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as
the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the
sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its
light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the
powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son
of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will
mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels
with a trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four
winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. But of that
day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the
Son, but the Father alone. For as it was in the days of Noah, so
it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. In (those) days before
the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. They did not
know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be
(also) at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be out in the
field; one will be taken, and one will be left [to perish]. Two women will be
grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left [to
perish].
Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord
will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known
the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed
awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must
be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will
come. [MT 24:27, 29-31, 36-44] [Note: Explanatory text has been
provided in brackets. Despite current notions to the contrary
among some anti-Catholic sects, Jesus has only promised a Second
Coming. Therefore, those not taken must be left to perish.]
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Coming
of the Son of Man /
Judgment |
When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the
angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the
nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them
one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the
goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his
left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who
are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me
food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you
welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me,
in prison and you visited me.' Then the righteous will answer him
and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or
thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and
welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or
in prison, and visit you?' And the king will say to them in reply,
'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least
brothers of mine, you did for me.' Then he will say to those on
his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire
prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you
gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a
stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no
clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.' Then
they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or
thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not
minister to your needs?' He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you,
what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do
for me.' And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the
righteous to eternal life. [MT 25:31-46]
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Coming to
Jesus |
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I
am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your
selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light. [MT
11:28-30]
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Commandments
(MT) |
(Jesus was asked), "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the
greatest?" He said to him, "You shall love the Lord,
your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The
second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The
whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
[MT 22:36-40]
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Commandments
(MK) |
One of the scribes...asked him, "Which is the first of all
the commandments?" Jesus replied, "The first is this:
'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with
all your mind, and with all your strength.' The second is this:
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other
commandment greater than these." The scribe said to him,
"Well said, teacher. You are right..." And when Jesus
saw that (he) answered with understanding, he said to him,
"You are not far from the kingdom of God." [Taken from
MK 12:28-32, 34]
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Condemning
Others |
(Jesus said), "Let the one among you who is without sin be
the first to throw a stone at (the sinful woman)." And in
response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So
he was left alone with the woman before him. Then Jesus
straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has
no one condemned you?" She replied, "No one, sir."
Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, (and) from
now on do not sin any more." [Taken from JN 8:7, 9-11]
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Contributions |
He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd
put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A
poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.
Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen, I
say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other
contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from
their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed
all she had, her whole livelihood." [MK 12:41-44]
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Demonstration
of Jesus' Mercy |
When the days for his being taken up were fulfilled, he
resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent
messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan
village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not
welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem.
When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, "Lord,
do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume
them?" Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to
another village. [LK 9:51-56]
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Divided
Kingdom & Households |
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will
not be able to stand. [MK 3:24-25]
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Divided
Kingdoms |
But he knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every
kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will
fall against house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how
will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I
drive out demons. If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by
whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore they will be
your judges. But if it is by the finger of God that (I) drive out
demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. When a strong
man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. But
when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away
the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils." [LK
11:17-22]
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Divorce (MT
5) |
It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give
her a bill of divorce.' But I say to you, whoever divorces his
wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit
adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
[MT 5:31-32]
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Some Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, "Is
it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause
whatever?" He said in reply, "Have you not read that
from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female' and
said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So
they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has
joined together, no human being must separate." They said to
him, "Then why did Moses command that the man give the woman
a bill of divorce and dismiss (her)?" He said to them,
"Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to
divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. I say to
you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful)
and marries another commits adultery." [MT 19:3-9]
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But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and
female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother
(and be joined to his wife), and the two shall become one flesh.'
So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has
joined together, no human being must separate...Whoever
divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against
her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she
commits adultery. [Taken from MK 10:6-9, 11-12]
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Divorce (LK) |
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another
commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from
her husband commits adultery. [LK 16:18]
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Doing God's
Will |
For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother,
and sister, and mother. [MT 12:50]
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Doing
the Will of the Father |
Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the
kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father
in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we
not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your
name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?' Then I will
declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you
evildoers.' [MT 7:21-23]
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Dominion
of Jesus /
Belief in Jesus / Fate of Those Who
Disobey Jesus |
The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of
the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who
comes from heaven (is above all). He testifies to what he has seen
and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever does accept
his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy. For the one whom
God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of
the Spirit. The Father loves the Son and has given everything over
to him. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever
disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains
upon him. [JN 3:31-36]
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