by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“Jesus told His Disciples this parable: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. … he went out again around noon, and around three o’clock, and did likewise. … ‘ … the last will be first, and the first will be last.'”
[Jesus answered,] ‘… If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. … You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. … If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.’ …”
“Peter approached Jesus and asked him, ‘Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. …'”
“Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah … When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? …’ … Mary said: ‘”My soul proclaims the Greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior …’ …”
“… a woman from the crowd called out … ‘Blessed is the womb that carried You and the breasts at which You nursed.’ [Jesus] replied, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and observe It.'”
“‘Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me. … [T]heir angels in heaven always look upon the Face of My Heavenly Father. … If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? …'”
“… Jesus said to [His Disciples], ‘The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill Him, and He will be Raised on the third day.’ … When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, ‘Does not your teacher pay the temple tax?’ * * * Jesus said to him, ‘… go to the sea, drop in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. Open its mouth and you will find a coin worth twice the temple tax. …'”
“… ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has Eternal Life. I AM the Bread of Life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the Bread that comes down from Heaven so that one may eat It and not die. I AM the Living Bread that came down from Heaven; whoever eats this Bread will live forever; and the Bread that I will give is My Flesh for the Life of the world.'”
“… ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for Eternal Life. Whoever serves me must follow Me, and where I AM, there also will My servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves Me.'”
“… Jesus said to her in reply, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.’ And her daughter was healed from that hour.”