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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”

– Matthew 4:1-4 NIV

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

– Matthew 5:14-16

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” -Matthew 7:7 NIV

Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become mother of all the living.

– Genesis 3:20 NIV

You can enter God’s kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choos that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.

– Matthew 7:13-14 NLT

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

– 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NLT

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer-may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captured by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an adultress? Why embrace the bosom of another man’s wife.

– Proverbs 5:15-50 NIV