Matthew 18:10

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Summary

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

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Luke 1:19

Bible References

Heed

But, if any one puts a snare in the way of one of these lowly ones who believe in me, it would be best for him to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.

A bruised reed he will not break, And a smoldering wick he will not quench, Till he has brought the judgment to a victorious issue,

He who listens to you is listening to me, and he who rejects you is rejecting me; while he who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his Messenger."

As for those whose faith is weak, always receive them as friends, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on their scruples.

We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.

What we eat, however, will not bring us nearer to God. We lose nothing by not eating this food, and we gain nothing by eating it.

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so as at all costs to save some.

Have you no houses in which you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show your contempt for the Church of God, and to humiliate the poor? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I cannot praise you.

No one, therefore, should slight him. See him safely on his way to me, for I am expecting him with some of our Brothers.

Now, I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ--I who, "in your presence, am humble in my bearing towards you, but, when absent, am bold in my language to you"--

You remember that it was owing to bodily infirmity that on the first occasion I told you the Good News.

Brothers, even if a man should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help him to recover himself, taking care lest any one of you also should be tempted.

Therefore he who disregards this warning disregards, not man, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit.

Do not let any one look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the Faith.

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He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."

And he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his People round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.

One afternoon, about three o'clock, he distinctly saw in a vision an angel from God come to him, and call him by name.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side, and roused him with the words: "Get up quickly."

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said--

Are not all the angels spirits in the service of God, sent out to minister for the sake of those who are destined to obtain Salvation?

Behold

"I am Gabriel," the angel answered, "who stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.