Now all this occurred to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

They told him, "At Bethlehem in Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:

he stayed there until Herod's death, so as to fulfill what the Lord had said by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my Son."

to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its strength, what can make it salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden under foot.

For if you practice loving only those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even the tax-collectors practice that?

And if you say 'Good morning' to your brothers only, what more than others are you doing?

But whenever you, a follower of mine, do a deed of charity, never let your own left hand know what your right hand is doing,

so that your deed of charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

But whenever you, follower of mine, pray, you must go to your most private place, shut the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

So then you must not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

so that your fasting may be seen, not by men but by your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

So I tell you, stop worrying about your life, as to what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, as to what you will have to wear. Is not life worth more than food and the body worth more than clothes?

So never worry and say, 'What are we going to have to eat? What are we going to have to drink? What are we going to have to wear?'

What human father among you, when his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who keep on asking Him?

and so fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, "He took our sicknesses and bore away our diseases."

And the men were dumbfounded, and said, "What sort of man is this, for even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

And the men who fed them fled, and went off to the town, and told it all, and what occurred to the two men who were under the power of demons.

Go, learn what this means, 'It is mercy and not sacrifice that I want.' It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite."

But when they turn you over to the courts, you must not worry at all about how or what you ought to speak, for it will be given you at that hour what you ought to speak.

What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops.

And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:

But as they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

If not, what did you go out there to see? A man dressed in silks and satins? No, people who dress in that way are found in the palaces of kings.

"But to what can I compare the leaders of this age? They are like little children sitting in the market places and calling to their fellows in the game,

But He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his soldiers became hungry?

If you only knew what that saying means, 'It is mercy and not sacrifice that I want,' you would not have condemned men who are not guilty.

But He said to them, "What man is there among you, if he has only one sheep and it falls into a ditch on the sabbath, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?

For to anyone who has, more will be given, and his supply will overflow, but from anyone who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

For I solemnly say to you, many prophets and upright men yearned to see what you are seeing, and did not see it, and to hear what you are hearing, and did not hear it.

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and carries off the seed that was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

And what was sown upon the thin rocky soil illustrates the man who hears the message and bubbling over with joy at once accepts it,

And what was sown among the thorns illustrates the man who hears the message, and the worries of the times and the pleasures of being rich choke the truth out, and he yields no fruit.

And what was sown in rich soil illustrates the man who hears the message and understands it, and yields fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, another thirty-fold."

to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in stories, I will utter truths concealed since creation."

is under no obligation at all to help his parent.' So you have set aside what God has said for the sake of what has been handed down to you.

It is not what goes into a man's mouth that makes him foul; no, it is what comes out of a man's mouth that makes him foul."

Then His disciples came up to Him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were knocked breathless to hear what you have just said?"

Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, wonderful is your faith! You must have what you want." And her daughter was cured at that very moment.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven."

For what benefit will it be to a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his higher life? What price would a man pay to buy back his life?

For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father's splendor, with His angels, and then He will pay back to everyone in accordance with what he has done.

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus warned them, saying, "Never mention to anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

He answered, "Yes." When Jesus reached home -- He got there ahead of Simon -- He asked him, "What do you think about it, Simon? From whom do civil rulers collect duties or taxes, from their own citizens or from aliens?"

"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillsides, and go and search for the one that is lost?

"Again, I tell you, if only two of you on earth agree on what they pray for, they will get it from my Father in heaven.

"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him twenty dollars, and he caught him by the throat and began to choke him, demanding, 'Pay me what you owe me!'

"When his fellow-slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly troubled, and went and reported all that happened to their master.

So they are no longer two but one. Therefore, what God has joined together man must stop separating."

And a man came up to Him and asked, "What is there good that I can do to possess eternal life?"

And He answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is perfectly good. But if you want to get into that life, you must practice keeping the commandments."

He asked Him, "What sort of commandments?" Jesus answered, "You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not lie,

The young man said, "I have kept all these commandments; what more do I lack?"

Then Peter answered Him, "We have left everything we had and followed you. What then are we to get?"

So he said to them, 'You too go out to my vineyard, and I will pay you what is right.' And they went.

Take what belongs to you and go. I want to give this man hired last as much as I do you.

Have I not the right to do what I please with my own money? Or, is your eye causing you to be covetous, because I am generous?

And He asked her, "What do you want?" She answered Him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right and one at your left in your kingdom."

But Jesus answered, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can."

And Jesus stopped and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Now this occurred to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:

and asked Him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus answered them, "Yes. Did you never read this, 'Out of the mouths of little children, yea, of infants, you have perfect praise'?"

And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered them, "Let me too ask you just one question, and if you answer it, I will tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He also answered them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do.

"But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons, He came to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in my vineyard today.'

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

Now when the owner of the estate comes back, what will he do to these tenants?"

So they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, to say to Him, "Teacher, we know that you are in the habit of telling the truth and of teaching the way of God in honesty, and you do not care what anyone says, for you are not partial.

They answered, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay Caesar, therefore, what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God."

But did you never read, on the resurrection of the dead, what God said to you,

"Teacher, what sort of command is greatest in the law?"

"What is your opinion of the Christ? Whose son is He?" They answered Him, "He is David's son."

So everything they tell you, do and practice, but stop doing what they do, for they preach but do not practice.

They do what they do to attract people's attention. They wear on their coats Scripture texts in big letters, and they wear large tassels,

While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to Him by themselves, and said, "Tell us when this is to take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age."

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

So keep on watching, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in exactly what part of the night the thief would come, he would have been on guard and would not have let his house be broken into.

For the man who has will have more given to him, even till it overflows, but from the man who has nothing even what he has will be taken away.

and said, "What will you give me to turn Him over to you?" Then they paid him thirty pieces of silver.

Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon His face, and in this attitude continued to pray, and say, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me; and yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want."

Jesus said to him, "My friend, do what you came for." Then they came up, laid hands on Jesus, and arrested Him.

Then the high priest arose and said to Him, "Have you no answer to make? What do you say to the evidence that they bring against you?"

Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, "He has uttered blasphemy, What more evidence do we need? You have just heard His blasphemy.

What do you think now?" Then they answered, "He deserves to die."

But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not understand what you mean."

and said, "I did wrong in turning an innocent man over to death." But they said, "What is that to us? You must see to that yourself."

Pilate asked them, "What then shall I do with Jesus. the so-called Christ?" They all answered, "Have Him crucified!"

He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!"