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- Matthew 2:16
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When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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- Matthew 2:18
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“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
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- Matthew 2:22
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But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
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- Matthew 2:23
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and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
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- Matthew 3:9
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And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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- Matthew 4:6
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“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
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- Matthew 4:12
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When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
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- Matthew 5:3
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 5:4
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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- Matthew 5:5
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
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- Matthew 5:6
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
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- Matthew 5:7
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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
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- Matthew 5:8
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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- Matthew 5:9
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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- Matthew 5:10
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 5:12
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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
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- Matthew 5:17
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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
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- Matthew 5:20
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For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 5:21
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You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
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- Matthew 5:22
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But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
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- Matthew 5:23
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So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
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- Matthew 5:27
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You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
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- Matthew 5:28
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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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- Matthew 5:32
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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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- Matthew 5:33
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Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
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- Matthew 5:34
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But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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- Matthew 5:35
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or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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- Matthew 5:36
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Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
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- Matthew 5:38
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You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
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- Matthew 5:43
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You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
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- Matthew 5:45
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that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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- Matthew 6:5
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And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
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- Matthew 6:7
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And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
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- Matthew 6:26
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Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
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- Matthew 6:29
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Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
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- Matthew 6:32
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For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
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- Matthew 7:13
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Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
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- Matthew 7:23
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Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
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- Matthew 8:11
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I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 8:27
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The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
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- Matthew 9:6
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But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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- Matthew 9:18
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While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
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- Matthew 9:28
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After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
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- Matthew 9:36
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When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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- Matthew 10:7
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As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
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- Matthew 10:34
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Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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- Matthew 11:20
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Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
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- Matthew 11:21
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“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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- Matthew 11:23
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And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
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- Matthew 11:24
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But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
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