"Get up," he said. "Take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead."

The people living in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living in the land and shadow of death, a light has risen."

His fame spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him everyone who was sick those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed and he healed them.

"How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!

"How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth!

"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!

"How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children!

"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

"You have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You are not to commit murder,' and, "Whoever murders will be subject to punishment.'

"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

because it is the unbelievers who are eager for all those things. Surely your heavenly Father knows that you need all of them!

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who keep on asking him!

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and told those who were following him, "I tell all of you with certainty, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same to those of his household!"

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? See, those who wear fancy clothes live in kings' houses.

I tell all of you with certainty, among those born of women no one has appeared who is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom from heaven is greater than he.

while the field is the world. The good seed are those who belong to the kingdom, while the weeds are those who belong to the evil one.

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

Now those who had eaten were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean.

Large crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, those unable to talk, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he healed them.

As a result, the crowd was amazed to see those who were unable to talk speaking, the crippled healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.

Now those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.

"Not everyone can accept this saying," he replied, "except those to whom celibacy has been granted,

Then some little children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Those who were hired at five o'clock came, and each received a denarius.

Both the crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed him kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Then Jesus went into the Temple, threw out everyone who was selling and buying in the Temple, and overturned the moneychangers' tables and the chairs of those who sold doves.

Now when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those farmers?"

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

So he sent other servants after saying, "Tell those who have been invited, "Look! I've prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!"'

Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

"Then he told his servants, "The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Those servants went out into the streets and brought in everyone they found, evil and good alike, and the wedding hall was packed with guests.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom from heaven in people's faces. You don't go in yourselves, and you don't allow those who are trying to enter to go in.

Therefore, you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

I tell all of you with certainty, all these things will happen to those living today."

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!

If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark.

"While they were away buying it, the groom arrived. Those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was closed.

"After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

"Then he will say to those on his left, "Get away from me, you who are accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus from Nazareth."

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads,

When the centurion and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Then Jesus went up on a hillside and called to himself those whom he had decided on, and they approached him.

When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables.

He told them, "The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they reported what had happened in the city and countryside. So the people went to see what had happened.

He sighed deeply in his spirit and remarked, "Why do those living today demand a sign? I tell all of you with certainty, no sign will be given to this generation."

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Then Jesus looked around and told his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

Jesus told them, "You will drink from the cup that I'm going to drink and be baptized with the baptism with which I'm going to be baptized. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right or my left. Those positions have already been prepared for others."

Jesus called his disciples and told them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

Those who went ahead and those who followed him were shouting, "Hosanna! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

When they came to Jerusalem, he went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were selling and those who were buying in the Temple. He overturned the moneychangers' tables and the chairs of those who sold doves.

But those farmers told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where it should not be (let the reader take note), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!

because those days will be a time of suffering, a kind that has not happened from the beginning of God's creation until now, and certainly will never happen again.

If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.

"But after the suffering of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

The servant girl saw him and again told those who were standing around, "This man is one of them!"

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days

She went and told those who had been with Jesus and who now were grieving and crying.

Finally he appeared to his eleven disciples while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.

These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they'll drive out demons, they'll speak in new languages,

just as they were passed down to us by those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning,

His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.

to shine on those who sit in darkness and in death's shadow, and to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Now in those days an order was published by Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be registered.

Yet Elijah wasn't sent to a single one of those widows except to one at Zarephath in Sidon.

Then they told him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do those of the Pharisees. But your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."

Now it was in those days that Jesus went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those who were being tormented by unclean spirits were being healed.

"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who insult you.

"If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.

If you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners do that.

If you lend to those from whom you expect to get something back, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back what they lend.

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look! Those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

Those who were at the table with them began to say among themselves, "Who is this man who even forgives sins?"