45 If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into hell.

47 If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell,

'where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, "Allow the little children to come to me. Do not forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Truly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

You know the commandments: 'Do not murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.'"

Jesus, looking at them, said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God."

But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared."

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.

He taught, saying to them, "Is not it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers."

Truly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; it will be done for him.

But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.

They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

They answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."

When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and do not defer to anyone; for you are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Should we pay, or should we not pay?" But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."

Jesus said to them, "Is not this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

But about the dead, that they are raised; have you not read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken."

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down."

"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

When they lead you away and deliver you up, do not be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

But when you see the abomination of desolation, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,

and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.

Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.

For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah.' or, 'Look, there.' do not believe it.

But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

But of that day or the hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Watch, keep alert; for you do not know when the time is.

Watch therefore, for you do not know when the lord of the house is coming ?at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;

For they said, "Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people."

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, "Surely not I?"

For the Son of Man goes, even as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had not been born."

But Peter said to him, "Although all will be offended, yet I will not."

Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."

But he insisted, "If I must die with you, I will not deny you." They all said the same thing.

He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."

He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?

Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Again he came and found them sleeping again, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him.

I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."

For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree with each other.

Even so, their testimony did not agree.

The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses?

But he began to curse, and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak."

They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it.

He said to them, "Do not be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Look, the place where they put him.

They went away and told it to the rest. They did not believe them, either.

Afterward he was revealed to the Eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them;[note: see Wallace, Exegetical Syntax, 403?6, whether promise or prediction] they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And look, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."

When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for see, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.

and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.

He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be doing the works of my Father?"

They did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."

John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

Jesus answering, said to him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."

Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." Rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah.

When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the crowds looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he would not go away from them.

Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the nets."

When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching men."

Not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.

Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

He also told a parable to them. "No one having torn a piece from a new garment puts it on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.

But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

Jesus, answering them, said, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.

To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat also.

Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

Do not judge, and you won't be judged. Do not condemn, and you won't be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

And why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite. First remove the log from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?