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Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture:… Matthew 9:13

Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice
But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5 God joy Jesus

And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
1 John 4:13 God Spirit nearness
After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
Acts 1:9 miracles Jesus heaven
No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
and remove the chains that bind people.
Isaiah 58:6 fasting neighbor slavery
The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.
Mark 12:31 law love neighbor
And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!
James 3:10 sin speaking worship
Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”
Luke 9:48 humility Jesus
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Philippians 2:5 holiness Jesus
The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
Matthew 13:22 Word of God worrying money
Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
1 Corinthians 15:34 righteousness sin conversion
Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.
Matthew 12:32 Holy Spirit forgiveness Jesus
Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel:
“Come back to me and live!”
Amos 5:4 seeking life
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
Matthew 19:26 miracles salvation understanding
As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied.
Acts 19:5-6 baptism Holy Spirit prophecy
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!
Ecclesiastes 5:10 money greed materialism
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!
Luke 2:11 Savior Messiah christmas
And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.”
Matthew 26:27-28 wine blood covenant
And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.
Ecclesiastes 5:19 money food work
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
1 John 4:9 love Jesus life
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
John 11:25-26 faith death resurrection
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Philippians 1:6 Jesus second coming rebirth
And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.
1 John 5:14 trust prayer listening
For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says,
‘The stone that you builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.’
Acts 4:11 Jesus
I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.
Mark 11:23 trust faith heart

This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.