“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”

But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”

and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.

But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.

And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’”

“To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”

They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things,

even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’

and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest.’”

For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.

And again in this passage he said, “They shall not enter my rest.”

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.

For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”

and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat.