and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.

This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way by the prophet:

Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.

After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

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

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.