While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"

If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."

If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.

To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God's law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ.

For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

And learn

All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do what I tell you?

So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.

For I have given you an example -- you should do just as I have done for you.

Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'

But you did not learn about Christ like this,

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,

The one who says he resides in God ought himself to walk just as Jesus walked.

For

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

"Tell the people of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"

(Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than any man on the face of the earth.)

A song of ascents, by David. O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

"Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) --

but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.

For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

And ye

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

The Lord said to his people: "You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls." But they said, "We will not follow it!"

For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

General references

He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.

Yes, the descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the orders that their ancestor gave them. But you people have not obeyed me!

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,