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But as he was considering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him."

So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Now after they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him."

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they exist no longer."

saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!"

For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

And do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted him.

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,' and ‘On their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

Now as he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Blessed are the ones who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied.

Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside and trampled under foot by people.

For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one tiny letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all takes place.

For I say to you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.