"For allthese thingsthe nationsof the worldeagerly seek;but your Fatherknowsthat you needthese things.
"For it is not you who speak,but [it is] the Spiritof your Fatherwho speaksin you.
"Soit is not [the] willof your Fatherwho is in heaventhat oneof theselittle onesperish.
"Ifyou greetonlyyour brothers,whatmoreare you doing[than others]? Do not eventhe Gentilesdothe same?
"Bewareof practicingyour righteousnessbeforemento be noticedby them; otherwiseyou havenorewardwith your Fatherwhois in heaven.
"For the Gentileseagerly seekallthese things;for your heavenlyFatherknowsthat you needallthese things.
"Sodo not be likethem; for your Fatherknowswhatyou needbeforeyou askHim.
"And do not seekwhatyou will eatand whatyou will drink,and do not keep worrying.
"But seekHis kingdom,and these thingswill be addedto you.
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
Jesussaidto her, "Stopclingingto Me, for I have not yetascendedto the Father;but goto My brethrenand sayto them, 'I ascendto My Fatherand your Father,and My Godand your God.'"
SothisI say,and affirmtogetherwith the Lord,that you walkno longerjustas the Gentilesalsowalk,in the futilityof their mind,
not in lustfulpassion,likethe Gentileswho do not knowGod;
