A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 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 do not have life within you.
In the course of his teaching Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?
One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel!
Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and put this question to him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.
Some Pharisees and Herodians were sent to Jesus to ensnare him in his speech.
Jesus began to speak to the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders in parables.
Early in the morning Moses went up Mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him, taking along the two stone tablets.
Brothers and sisters, rejoice.