The smoke coming from the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.

This requires the steadfast endurance of the saints – those who obey God’s commandments and hold to their faith in Jesus.

He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God.

The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.

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.’”

Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

He said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!”

“Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!”

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”