Revelation 3:18. ↩
John 12:9. ↩
1 John 2:15. ↩
Psalm 68:30. ↩
Revelation 2:17. ↩
Romans 8:17. ↩
Psalm 91:15. ↩
1 Corinthians 9:22. ↩
1 Corinthians 4:3. ↩
Joshua 9:14. ↩
Matthew 26:41. ↩
Psalm 8:4. ↩
2 Corinthians 12:5. ↩
John 5:44. ↩
1 Corinthians 4:20. ↩
Psalm 94:10. ↩
Zephaniah 1:12. ↩
1 Corinthians 4:5. ↩
Psalm 60:11. ↩
St. Agatha. ↩
Psalm 116:11; Romans 3:4. ↩
Matthew 10:17, 36. ↩
Matthew 24:23. ↩
Luke 2:35. ↩
Proverbs 12:21. ↩
Psalm 7:9. ↩
1 Corinthians 4:4. ↩
Psalm 143:2. ↩
Zechariah 14:7. ↩
Romans 7:24. ↩
Psalm 120. ↩
Psalm 71:12. ↩
Matthew 6:21. ↩
Philippians 1:20. ↩
Psalm 88:15. ↩
Job 29:3. ↩
Psalm 17:8. ↩
Psalm 119:71. ↩
Tobit 13:2; Psalm 18:16. ↩
Romans 8:18. ↩
Romans 9:23. ↩
Job 10:20–21. ↩
Luke 15:20. ↩
Psalm 51:17. ↩
1 Peter 2:11. ↩
Romans 7:12, 22, 25. ↩
Romans 7:18. ↩
Philippians 4:13. ↩
2 Corinthians 12:9. ↩
John 14:6. ↩
John 8:32. ↩
Matthew 19:17, 21. ↩
Matthew 10:24. ↩
John 14:21. ↩
1 Maccabees 9:10. ↩
Psalm 119:137. ↩
Psalm 19:9. ↩
1 Corinthians 14:33. ↩
Psalm 21:3. ↩
John 15:19. ↩
Wisdom 6:8. ↩
Revelation 4:10; 5:14. ↩
Matthew 18:3. ↩
Luke 6:24. ↩
Philippians 2:21. ↩
Psalm 141:8. ↩
Matthew 11:28. ↩
John 6:51. ↩
Matthew 26:26; Luke 22:19. ↩
John 6:51, 63. ↩
1 Corinthians 1:30. ↩
John 6:51. ↩
The words in brackets are only suitable for a priest. ↩
Psalm 68:10. ↩
Psalm 86:4. ↩
Matthew 15:32. ↩
Genesis 8:21. ↩
Psalm 147:5. ↩
Ezekiel 18:22–23. ↩
Luke 14:33. ↩
1 Chronicles 29:11. ↩
1 Chronicles 29:17. ↩
Song of Solomon 2:17. ↩
2 Corinthians 3:18. ↩
Psalm 119:105. ↩
Leviticus 19:2. ↩
Mark 14:14–15. ↩
1 Corinthians 5:7. ↩
Psalm 102:7. ↩
John 15:4. ↩
Song of Solomon 5:10. ↩
Deuteronomy 4:7. ↩
Luke 24:32. ↩
2 Kings 4. ↩
Isaiah 60:5. ↩
Luke 1:38. ↩
John 3:29. ↩
Proverbs 25:27 (Vulg.). ↩
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The Imitation of Christ
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