Amelia Gillen
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Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:43 ESV
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:48 ESV
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:45 ESV
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:44 ESV
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:34-37 ESV
But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:31-32 ESV
"It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:27-30 ESV
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:25 ESV
Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:20-22 ESV
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:19 ESV
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:14-16 ESV
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 5:3-12 ESV
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."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.
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 4:19 ESV
And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 4:4 ESV
But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 4:10 ESV
Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Matthew 4:7 ESV
Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Feb 24
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Mark 2:27-28 ESV
And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."
Feb 20
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Mark 2:22 ESV
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins."
Feb 20
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Mark 2:21 ESV
No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.
Feb 20
Amelia Gillen
highlighted Mark 2:16-17 ESV
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
Feb 20