- If your brother wrongs you, go and take up the matter with him when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
- Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.”
- But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.
- His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’
- I will make haste and not delay
to observe your precepts. - Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away,
but when amassed little by little, it will increase. - For as it is written,
“Eye has not seen, ear has not heard,
nor has the human heart imagined
what God has prepared for those who love him.” - He said to them in reply, “Anyone who has two coats must share with the person who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”
- Blessed is the person who has found wisdom,
the one who has gained understanding. - Arise and shine forth, for your light has come
and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. - As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. - No one has ever seen God.
It is the only Son, God,
who is at the Father’s side,
who has made him known. - Consequently, anyone united to Christ is a new creation. The old order has passed away. Behold, all has become new.
- For a child has been born to us,
a son has been given to us.
Upon his shoulders dominion rests,
and this is the name he has been given:
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. - He has made everything suitable for its time, and he has given men a sense of past and future, but they never have the slightest comprehension of what God has wrought from beginning to end.
- All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and entrusted us with the ministry of reconciliation.
- For the Son of Man has come to seek out and to save what was lost.
- He has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things. - Bear with one another, and forgive one another if anyone has reason to be offended with another. You must forgive just as the Lord has forgiven you.
- Such hope will not be doomed to disappointment, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
- But Jesus has now received a ministry that is far superior, for he is the mediator of a far better covenant that has been established on better promises.
- This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us exult and rejoice in it. - Cure the sick who are there, and say, ‘The kingdom of God has come unto you.’
- I love the Lord because he has heard my voice
and listened to my cry for mercy,
because he has inclined his ear to me
on the day when I called out to him. - Fear not, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
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