Luke 12:32

12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased ¹  to give you the kingdom.

Matthew 6:1

Pure-hearted Giving

6:1 “Be ²  careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. ³  Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:8

6:8 Do ⁴  not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Matthew 6:32

6:32 For the unconverted ⁵  pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

Matthew 10:20

10:20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Matthew 18:14

18:14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

John 20:17

20:17 Jesus replied, ⁶  “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

[12:32]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “your Father chooses.”

[6:1]  ² tc ‡ Several mss (א L Z Θ Ë¹ 33 892 1241 1424 al) have δέ (de, “but, now”) at the beginning of this verse; the reading without δέ is supported by B D W 0250 ˹³ Ï lat. A decision is difficult, but apparently the conjunction was added by later scribes to indicate a transition in the thought-flow of the Sermon on the Mount. NA²⁷ has δέ in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.

[6:1]  ³ tn Grk “before people in order to be seen by them.”

[6:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “So do not.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated.

[6:32]  ⁵ tn Or “unbelievers”; Grk “Gentiles.”

[20:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “Jesus said to her.”