by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… 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? …'”
“… ‘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.”
“… ‘Do not work for food that perishes but for the Food that Endures for Eternal Llife, which the Son of Man will give you. …’ … ‘I am the Bread of Life; whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.'”
“‘The Kingdom of Heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ …”
“‘The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. … [or] like [when] a merchant … finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.'”
“‘He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom. ,.. The Son of Man will send His Angels, and they will collect out of His Kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. …'”
“… the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, ‘Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets …”