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God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.

God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.

leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.

"No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.

And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

They began screaming at him, "Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God's appointed time?"

But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, "That's blasphemy! Does he think he's God?"

Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority.

When you are arrested, don't worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.

"Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs.

And he added, "God blesses those who do not fall away because of me."

Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn't repented of their sins and turned to God.

He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.

But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: "I will speak to you in parables. I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world."