"Rise from sleep, and take the child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

The people who were dwelling in darkness have seen a brilliant light; and on those who were dwelling in the region of the shadow of death, on them light has dawned."

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.

"Blessed are those who have borne persecution in the cause of Righteousness, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.

that so you may become true sons of your Father in Heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked as well as the good, and sends rain upon those who do right and those who do wrong.

For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?

and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;

If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

because narrow is the gate and contracted the road which leads to Life, and few are those who find it.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

"And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

But what did you go out to see? A man luxuriously dressed? Those who wear luxurious clothes are to be found in kings' palaces.

And if you knew what this means, 'It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.

that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,

So Jesus went out and saw an immense multitude, and felt compassion for them, and cured those of them who were out of health.

Those who had eaten were about 5,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.

Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"

Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,

Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.

I solemnly tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom."

"It is not every man," He replied, "who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.

Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."

On hearing those words the young man went away much cast down; for he had much property.

"When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece;

"You shall drink out of my cup," He said, "but a seat at my right hand or at my left it is not for me to allot, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

Then he said to his servants, "'The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.

"But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you lock the door of the Kingdom of the Heavens against men; you yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those to enter who are seeking to do so.

"So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!

but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.

"then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short.

"But immediately after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

"Then all those bridesmaids roused themselves and trimmed their torches.

"So they went to buy. But meanwhile the bridegroom came; those bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet; and the door was shut.

"After a long lapse of time the master of those servants returned, and had a reckoning with them.

"Then the King will say to those at His right, "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.

"Then will He say to those at His left, "'Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages, which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.

But one of those with Jesus drew his sword and struck the High Priest's servant, cutting off his ear.