„With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. 34Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private”. (Mark 4, 33 – 34)

„When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety”. (Luke 2, 48)

„To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ, 9and to bring to light [for all] what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things”. (Ephesians 3, 8 – 9)

„I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven”. (Matthew 5, 20)

„Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven”. (Matthew 5, 19)

„As God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no. 19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, Silvanus and Timothy and me, was not yes and no, but yes has been in him”. (2 Corinthians 1, 18 – 19)

„For as Christ’s sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our encouragement also overflow. 6If we are afflicted, it is for your encouragement and salvation; if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which enables you to endure the same sufferings that we suffer”. (2 Corinthians 1, 5 – 6)

„The LORD God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you? 10He answered, I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid”. (Genesis 3, 9 – 10)

„A king’s secret should be kept secret, but one must declare the works of God and give thanks with due honor. Do good, and evil will not overtake you. 8Prayer with fasting is good. Almsgiving with righteousness is better than wealth with wickedness. It is better to give alms than to store up gold”. (Tobit 12, 7 – 8)

„God it was who afflicted me, and God who has had mercy on me. Now I see my son Tobiah! Then Tobit went back in, rejoicing and praising God with full voice. Tobiah related to his father how his journey had been a success; that he had brought back the money; and that he had married Raguel’s daughter Sarah, who was about to arrive, for she was near the gate of Nineveh”. (Tobit 11, 15)