(Matthew 2:13-15): "Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him. And John restrained Him, and said, I must be baptized by Thee, and dost Thou come to me? But Jesus answered and said to him, 'Leave it now, for thus it behooves us to fulfill all righteousness,' and so on.

(Matthew 2:16, 21-23): "From that time Jesus began to reveal to His disciples that He must go up to Jerusalem and suffer much from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise again. And having called Him back, Peter began to rebuke Him: "Be merciful to Yourself, O Lord! let it not be so with Thee! And he turned and said to Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan! you are a stumbling block to Me! for you do not think of the things of God, but of the things of man."

(Mark 10:13-14): "They brought children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples did not admit those who brought them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant, and said to them, "Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God."

(Acts 21:10-14): "We dwelt with them many days, and a certain prophet came from Judea, whose name was Agabus, and came in to us, and took Paul's girdle, and bound his hands and feet, and said, 'Thus saith the Holy Spirit: The man whose girdle this girdle is, so shall the Jews bind in Jerusalem, and deliver into the hands of the Gentiles.' And when we heard this, we and those there asked him not to go up to Jerusalem. But Paul answered and said, What are you doing? Why do you weep and break my heart? I not only want to be a prisoner, but I am ready to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. But when we could not persuade him, we calmed down, saying, 'The will of the Lord be done!'"

(1 Thessalonians 2:15-16): "They have killed both the Lord Jesus and His prophets, and they have expelled us, and they do not please God, and they resist all men, who hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles that they may be saved, and through this they always fill the measure of their sins; but wrath draweth nigh upon them to the end."

Chapter 2. Whoever fulfills the commandment of God, and not out of a healthy disposition, but at least visibly preserves the teaching of the Lord exactly, should not forbid it, since he does not harm anyone, and others, perhaps, receive benefit from it; but it is necessary to advise him, so that he also has a thought worthy of a good deed.

(Matthew 6:2-4): "When you give alms, do not trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that people may glorify them. Verily I say unto you, they have already received their reward. But with you, when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly." The same is said about prayer.