But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;

All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife,

The Escape to Egypt

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.”

The Return from Egypt

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

Then Jesus said to him, “Begone, Satan! for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Concerning Oaths

“Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’

Concerning Self-Deception

“Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’

and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”

and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress.”

But the centurion answered him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

And they went and woke him, saying, “Save, Lord; we are perishing.”

When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

Jesus Thanks His Father

At that time Jesus declared, “I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes;

For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”

And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.”

but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.”

But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”