Study Desk

But let your language be, `Yes, yes,' or `No, no.' Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.

But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray for your persecutors;

"But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.

But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,

But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'

but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.

But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,

that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!

Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?

For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them.

But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.

"Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.

Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous tree produces bad fruit.

"Not every one who says to me, `Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."

"Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."