- Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
- If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
- If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
- Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
- Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.
- And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.
- So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven.
- 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.
- And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.
- 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.
- Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
- Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
- And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
- If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
- And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
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