I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

So pray this way:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Our Father<n id="2" /> in heaven, may your name be honored,<n id="3" />p>

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

Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.p>

so that you may be like<n id="1" /> your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Whoever, then, acknowledges<n id="1" /> me before people, I will acknowledge<n id="2" /> before my Father in heaven.

But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.p>

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is<n id="1" /> my brother and sister and mother.&#8221;p>

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Be<n id="1" /> careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people.<n id="2" /> Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

If you then, although you are evil,<n id="1" /> know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts<n id="2" /> to those who ask him!

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Not everyone who says to me, &#8216;Lord, Lord,&#8217;<n id="1" /> will enter into the kingdom of heaven &#8211; only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

And Jesus answered him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood<n id="2" /> did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

Again, I tell you the truth,<n id="1" /> if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.<n id="2" />

Jesus said to him, &#8220;If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money<n id="1" /> to the poor, and you will have treasure<n id="2" /> in heaven. Then come, follow me.&#8221;