But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

but did not know her until she had borne a son. And he called his name Jesus.

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Josnt in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"

"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with his brother shall be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.

But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to become an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'

But I say to you, do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;

But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. But if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

so that you do not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well.

And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep.

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins; if they do, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and so both are preserved."

While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

he said, "Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him.

But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;

for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her deeds."

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

how he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, how they might destroy him.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."

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

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

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

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

But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. And when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But the one who received seed on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the weeds you also root up the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers. Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

which, when it was full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

And the king was sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests, he commanded it to be given to her;

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them.

But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid."