He is the Maker of … the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever.

Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. … The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. … Whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. … Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. … Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. … Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven.

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. … Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Ps 146:6; Ps 146:6; Mt 7:21, Ro 1:18; Mt 5:20, Mt 5:19; Mt 3:2, Mt 5:3, Mt 5:10, Mt 5:12; Ma 3:10, Mt 6:19-20

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