For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the proclaiming of Jonah; and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, someone greater than Solomon is here.

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

for this people's heart has grown callous, and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

"But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age.

and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth."

For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

But the boat was now many stadia from the land, distressed by the waves, for the wind was against it.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost." and they screamed with fear.

"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

'These people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

But he answered them, When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites. You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord. This will never be done to you."

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you."

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

"Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For there will always be something to cause people to stumble, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes.

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

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

See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."

The Pharisees came, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery."

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and do not forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God."

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

"But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Is not it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

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

Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

But if we say, 'From man,' we fear the crowd, for all hold John as a prophet."

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you did not even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

For many are called, but few chosen."

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you are not partial to anyone.

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her."

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers.

Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Messiah.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter."

15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of hell as yourselves.

You blind fools. For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

You blind men. For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,

For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah,' and will lead many astray.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

For there will arise false messiahs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

For wherever the carcass is, there is where the vultures gather together.

He will send out his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,

Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes.

Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there is not enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'

Watch therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour.