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He stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON."

So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

and came and settled in a city called Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: "He will be called a Nazarene."

and he said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written: 'HE WILL GIVE HIS ANGELS ORDERS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON THEIR HANDS THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP, SO THAT YOU DO NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"

This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

"Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison.

so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

"So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

"And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

"So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

"Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

so that your fasting will not be noticed by people but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

"The eye is the lamp of the body; so then, if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.

"But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

"Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

"So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

"So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.