…don’t be afraid of those who threaten you.

For the time is coming when everything that is covered

will be revealed,

and all that is secret will be made known to all.

Matthew 10:26

…all nations will hate you because you are my followers.

But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:22

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves.

So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16

(this isn’t a dove)

He said to his disciples,

“The harvest is great, but the workers are few.

So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest;

ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

Matthew 9:37-38

…Jesus asked them,

“Do you believe I can make you see?”

“Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”

Then he touched their eyes and said,

“Because of your faith, it will happen.”

Then their eyes were opened, and they could see!…

Matthew 9:28-30

…”Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”

Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning

of this Scripture:

‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’

For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous,

but those who know they are sinners.”

Matthew 9:12-13

…I will prove to you that the Son of Man

has the authority on earth to forgive sins.”

Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said,

“Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

Matthew 9:6

…”Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

Jesus responded,

“Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!”

Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves,

and suddenly there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:25-26

Anyone who listens to my teaching

and follows it is wise,

like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

Though the rain comes in torrents

and the floodwaters rise

and the winds beat against that house,

it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.

But anyone who hears my teaching

and doesn’t obey it is foolish,

like a person who builds a house on sand.

When the rains and floods come

and the winds beat against that house,

it will collapse with a mighty crash.

Matthew 7:24-27

Beware of false prophets

who come disguised as harmless sheep

but are really vicious wolves.

You can identify them by their fruit,

that is, by the way they act.

Can you pick grapes from thorn bushes,

or figs from thistles?

Matthew 7:15-16