“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Come, follow me and I will send you out to fish for people.

My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.

The lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

Pursue the Lord and his strength; seek his face always!

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.

My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.

I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.

Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying.

My father had extravagant notions of my beauty, grace, wit, and charm.

On Halloween, because we don’t celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture.

I don’t want my kids saying, ‘My dad was a gangster, so I need to be a gangster. I would rather mine say, ‘My dad was a stunna, so I need to be a stunna.

My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you’ve ever met. They’re very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way.

I learned from my father to translate: everything I read I try to figure out what it really means, what it’s really saying.

There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.

In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to discipline a child is still a mystery to most fathers and mothers Only your grandmother and Genghis Khan know how to do it.

Nothing I’ve ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.