Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
And Jesus said to them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them: therefore now return you, and get you to your tents, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
O give thanks to the God of heaven: for his mercy endures for ever.
