But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.

Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

They replied, “Caesar’s.” He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

They cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

He answered them, “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”

For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming on him.