Quotes About Spirituality

Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.

After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ëThese people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.í

You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”

Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the manís eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.

But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.

As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.

Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

Immediately the boyís father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldnít we drive it out?”

Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”