catholicism
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5For there is one God, and one mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,
50This is the bread which descends from heaven, so that if anyone will eat from it, he may not die. 51I am the living bread, who descended from heaven. 52If anyone eats from this bread, he shall live in eternity. And the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.” 53Therefore, the Jews debated among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 54And so, Jesus said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you. 55Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
15So may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and who has given us an everlasting consolation and good hope in grace,
5Every word of God is fire-tested. He is a bronze shield to those who hope in him. 6Do not add anything to his words, lest you be reproved and be discovered to be a liar.
12And there is no salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, by which it is necessary for us to be saved.”
4You shall not make for yourself a graven image, nor a likeness of anything that is in heaven above or on earth below, nor of those things which are in the waters under the earth.
1Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
10And I fell down before his feet, to adore him. And he said to me: “Be careful not to do so. I am your fellow servant, and I am among your brothers, who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Adore God. For the testimony of Jesus is a spirit of prophecy.”
46“Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,
11“For both the prophet and the priest have become polluted, and I have found their wickedness within my own house, says the Lord.
9And do not choose to call anyone on earth your father. For One is your Father, who is in heaven.
6But in response, he said to them: “So well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, just as it has been written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7And in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.’ 8For abandoning the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men, to the washing of pitchers and cups. And you do many other things similar to these.” 9And he said to them: “You effectively nullify the precept of God, so that you may observe your own tradition.
18And I say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.
1But accept those who are weak in faith, without disputing about ideas. 2For one person believes that he may eat all things, but if another is weak, let him eat plants. 3He who eats should not despise him who does not eat. And he who does not eat should not judge him who eats. For God has accepted him. 4Who are you to judge the servant of another? He stands or falls by his own Lord. But he shall stand. For God is able to make him stand. 5For one person discerns one age from the next. But another discerns unto every age. Let each one increase according to his own mind. 6He who understands the age, understands for the Lord. And he who eats, eats for the Lord; for he gives thanks to God. And he who does not eat, does not eat for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.
21Not all who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and perform many powerful deeds in your name?’ 23And then will I disclose to them: ‘I have never known you. Depart from me, you workers of iniquity.’