the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."

So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- then he said to the paralytic -- "Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, "Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!"

"I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

The one who has ears had better listen!

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

The one who has ears had better listen!"

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

He said, 'An enemy has done this.' So the slaves replied, 'Do you want us to go and gather them?'

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

"Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

When Jesus learned of this, he said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.

I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

He answered, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

For this reason that field has been called the "Field of Blood" to this day.

He asked, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they shouted more insistently, "Crucify him!"

So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

Then go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Listen, I have told you!"

Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.