Matthew 13:44

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’ ”

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

“Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”

He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land.

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.

For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:

It will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters, and a fountain will flow out from Yahweh’s house, and will water the valley of Shittim.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, “I am the bread which came down out of heaven.”

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

He brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, waters flowed out from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the front of the house faced toward the east. The waters came down from underneath, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price.

Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, my yield than choice silver.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

For Yahweh says, “You were sold for nothing; and you will be redeemed without money.”

We have drunken our water for money. Our wood is sold to us.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,

He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.

Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried away silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried things from there also, and went and hid them.

from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.

for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.