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Jesus answered him, "It also says in the Scriptures, ‘Do not test the Lord your God.'"

Jesus said to the devil, "Go away from me, Satan! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

They are blessed who grieve, for God will comfort them.

They are blessed who show mercy to others, for God will show mercy to them.

They are blessed whose thoughts are pure, for they will see God.

"So when you offer your gift to God at the altar, and you remember that your brother or sister has something against you,

Don't swear an oath using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don't swear an oath using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King.

And if you are nice only to your friends, you are no better than other people. Even those who don't know God are nice to their friends.

"And when you pray, don't be like those people who don't know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing, thinking that God will hear them because of their many words.

"No one can serve two masters. The person will hate one master and love the other, or will follow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches.

God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today but tomorrow is thrown into the fire. So you can be even more sure that God will clothe you. Don't have so little faith!

The people who don't know God keep trying to get these things, and your Father in heaven knows you need them.

Seek first God's kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.

"Ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you.

They shouted, "What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the right time?"

Some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This man speaks as if he were God. That is blasphemy!"

When the people saw this, they were amazed and praised God for giving power like this to human beings.

God even knows how many hairs are on your head.

But if I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

So I tell you, people can be forgiven for every sin and everything they say against God. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.