Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

“Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen;
My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased;
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

And they went and made the grave secure, and along with the guard they set a seal on the stone.