1. know that man cannot live on bread alone: that man lives on every word that God utters, Mat. 4.4; Luke 4.4;

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1 THE CITIZENS DO: 1. know that man cannot live on bread alone: that man lives on every word that God utters, Mat. 4.4; Luke 4.4; 2. know their need of God, Mat. 5.3; 3. hunger and thirst to see right prevail, Mat. 5.6; 4. know that they cannot be the slave of two masters, Mat. 6.24; Luke 16.13; 5. know that they cannot serve God and Money, Mat. 6.24; Luke 16.13; 6. take heart, because their sins are forgiven, Mat.9.2; 7. take heart, because their faith has cured them (as they believe, so it will happen), Mat.9.22; (Mat. 9.29;) 8. go out (into the world) like sheep among wolves, Mat 10.16; Luke 10.3; 9. hold their allegiance to Jesus to the end to be saved, Mat.10.22; 24.9&13; Mark13.13; 10. fear God who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell, Mat ; Luke 12.5; 11. hear Jesus' teachings and understand them, Mat.13.9,12,16&43; Mark 4.9,11,&23; Luke 8.8&10; 12. understand that every teacher of the Law who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a home-owner who takes new and old things out of his storeroom, Mat.13.52; 13. understand that it is not what goes into a man's mouth that makes him ritually unclean; rather it is what comes out of his mouth that makes him unclean, Mat ; Mark 7.14&15; 14. want to go with Jesus (or want to follow of Jesus), Mat ; Mark 8.34; Luke 9.23; 15. find that nothing proves impossible for them - if they have faith no bigger than a mustard seed, Mat ; Luke 17.6; G W Treverton, M K Oliver, 1977,

2 16. from their hearts, forgive repentant brothers their sins against them, Mat ; 17. wish to enter into life, Mat ; 18. find that everything they ask for in prayer will be theirs - if they have faith in God and do not doubt, Mark ; 19. want to do what is right, Mark 14.38; 20. show what is in their hearts by what they say, Luke 6.45; 21. want to be Jesus' followers, Luke 9.23; 22. let others see that everything they do is what God requires, John 3.21; 23. come to Jesus, John 6.35; 24. know Jesus and his father, John 8.19; 10.14; 25. listen to God's message, John 8.24; 26. keep on obeying Jesus' teachings to learn the truth which will set them free, John 8.31&32; 27. want to serve Jesus, John 12.26; 28. follow Jesus and serve him, so that they will be where he is, (GNB, RSV) John 12.26; Luke 16.8; THE CITIZENS DO NOT: 29. love to say their prayers standing up in synagogues and at street corners, for everyone to see them, as hypocrites do, Mat. 6.5; 30. look gloomy when they fast, as hypocrites do, Mat. 6.16; 31. worry about life: about having something to eat, drink or to wear: about tomorrow, Mat ; Luke ; 32. worry, when they are arrested, about what they are to say, Mat ; Mark 13.11; Luke &12; 21.14; G W Treverton, M K Oliver, 1977,

3 33. rank above their teacher or master, Mat.10.24; John 15.20; 34. fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, Mat ; Luke 12.4; 35. care more for their parents, or sons or daughters, than for Jesus, Mat.10.37; (compare Luke 14.26;) 36. look without seeing and listen without hearing and understanding, Mat ; Mark 4.12; Luke 8.10; 37. hear and hear, but never understand; look and look, but never see, Mat ; Mark 4.12; 38. think as men (or, others) think Mat ; Mark 8.33; 39. care for their own safety, Mat ; Mark 8.35; Luke 9.24; 40. want to cause offence (or, difficulty), (GNB) Mat.17.27; 41. despise any little one (or, any child), (GNB) Mat ; 42. love the best seats at banquets and the best seats at meeting places, Mat. 23.6; 43. like to have people greet them as their teachers (or, as 'Teacher'), Mat.23.7; 44. worry about how they will defend themselves when they are brought to trial in meeting places or before rulers and officials (because, at that time, the Holy Spirit will tell them what to say), Luke 12.11&12; 45. hate the light, John 3.20; THE CITIZENS ARE: 46. pure in heart, Mat. 9.8; 47. peacemakers, Mat. 5.9; G W Treverton, M K Oliver, 1977,

4 48. tasty salt to everyone on earth, (CEV) Mat. 5.13; (cf. Mark 9.50;) 49. visible light to everyone on earth, (CEV) Mat.5.14; 50. a city built on a hill which cannot be hidden, (CEV) Mat. 5.14; 51. on the hard to follow road which few find; the road to the narrow gate that leads to life, Mat. 7.13&14; 52. sensible enough to hear Jesus' words and act upon them: as sensible as the man who built his house on rock - a house which, when the rain came down, the floods rose, the wind blew and beat upon it, did not fall, because its foundations were on rock, Mat. 7.24&25; 53. workers, Mat ; 54. as wary as serpents, Mat ; 55. pure, uncontaminated, guileless, harmless and as innocent as doves, Mat ; 56. as pupils are; content to share their teacher's lot: as servants are; content to share their master's lot, Mat.19.25; 57. happy, because they do not find Jesus a stumbling block. Mat. 11.6; Luke 7.23; 58. simple: childlike, Mat ; Mark 10.14; Luke 10.21; 18.16; 59. brothers to one another, Mat. 23.8; 60. alert and wakeful, Mat &44; Mark 13.33; Luke 21.36; 61. prudent, as were the five girls who took oil for their lamps with them, when they went out to meet the bridegroom, Mat &4; 62. at peace with one another, Mark 9.50; 63. compassionate, Luke 6.37; 64. so moved to pity at the sight of someone sick or half dead that they do all (or pay others to do all) that is necessary to restore the person to full health, Luke ; G W Treverton, M K Oliver, 1977,

5 65. as trusty, sensible and prudent stewards who carry out their master's orders, Luke 12.42; 66. ready and willing to do what their master, Jesus, wants them to do: ready to serve Jesus well. Luke 12.47&49; 67. repentant, Luke 15.7; 68. astute, Luke 16.8; 69. trustworthy with the wealth of this world, Luke 16.10; 19.17; 70. strangers in the world, even as Jesus is, John 17.16; THE CITIZENS ARE NOT: 71. on the easy to follow road along which crowds go to the wide gate of destruction, (CEV) Mat. 7.13; 72. afraid of betrayers, persecutors and murderers, Mat &26; Luke 12.4; 73. learned and wise, Mat ; Luke 10.21; 74. without understanding, Mat ; Mark 2.25; Luke 8.18; 75. afraid, when they see Jesus, Mat ; Mark 6.50; 76. obstacles on Jesus' pathway (or, stumbling blocks to Jesus), Mat ; 77. show-offs (or, hypocrites), Mat ,14&23; 78. hungry or thirsty, John 6.35; 79. sightless (unable to recognise the truth - implied), John 9. 39; THE CITIZENS HAVE: 80. (each of them) a gentle spirit, Mat. 5.5; G W Treverton, M K Oliver, 1977,

6 81. their hearts where their treasure is, in heaven, Mat. 6.21; 82. sound eyes: happy eyes, because they see, Mat.6.22;13.6: Luke 10.23&24;11.34; 83. happy ears, because they hear and understand, Mat. 13.9,12,16&43; Mark &23; Luke 8.8&10; 84. good and honest hearts, Luke 8.15; 85. faith in Jesus (implied), Luke 18.8; John 6.35; 86. the light of life, John 8.12: THE CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE: 87. any doubts about Jesus, (GNB) Mat. 11.6; Luke 7.23; 88. gross minds, dulled ears and closed eyes, Mat ; 89. evil ideas, Mat ; * * * * * (Note: Suggested Traits and Attributes are derived from the New English Bible, 1970, except where otherwise stated.) G W Treverton, M K Oliver, 1977,