Matthew 22:8

“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.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons or take bribes.

Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.

in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Why do you kick at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?’

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.

Let your garments be always white, and don’t let your head lack oil.

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

Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”

“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

For there is no partiality with God.

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones. On the thrones were twenty-four elders sitting, dressed in white garments, with crowns of gold on their heads.

“Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.

Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.

What I tell you, I tell all: Watch.”

Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

Pray without ceasing.

However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

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.

for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.

You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.

For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”

But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.

having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!” ’

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’ ”

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.