‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’
—Matthew 11:28

‘The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.’
—John 1:14

‘And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
‘And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
‘And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
‘Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
‘And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
‘For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
‘And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
‘For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
‘But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
‘And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
‘But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
‘Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
‘And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.’
—Mark 1:1–13

‘O magnify the Lᴏʀᴅ with me, and let us exalt his name together.’
—Psalm 34:3

‘And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
‘And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.’
—Luke 1:46, 57

‘And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.’
—Mark 4:20

‘So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.’
—Romans 10:17

‘Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
‘And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
‘And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
‘But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
‘And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
‘And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.’
—Mark 4:3–8

‘For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures’
—1 Corinthians 15:3

‘For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God’
—Romans 3:23

‘But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’
—Romans 5:8

‘That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.’
—Romans 10:9

‘While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
‘But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.’
—Luke 8:49, 50