and asked, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star rise and we have come to do homage to him."

" 'And you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are by no means least important among the leading places of Judah, For from you will come a leader Who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "

But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,

But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' "

He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fish for men!"

When he saw the crowds of people he went up on the mountain. There he seated himself, and when his disciples had come up to him,

"Do not suppose that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to do away with them but to enforce them.

leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with your brother; then come back and present your gift.

Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

But your way of speaking must be 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything that goes beyond that comes from the evil one.

Your kingdom come! Your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven!

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you disguised as sheep but are ravenous wolves underneath.

He said to him, "I will come and cure him."

But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured.

For I am myself under the orders of others and I have soldiers under me, and I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes, and my slave to do something, and he does it."

And I tell you, many will come from the east and from the west and take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven,

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

You must go and learn what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for.' I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."

Jesus said to them, "Can wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and they will fast then.

Just as he said this to them, an official came up and bowing low before him said to him, "My daughter has just died. But come! Lay your hand on her and she will come to life!"

Whatever town or village you come to, inquire for some suitable person, and stay with him till you leave the place.

If the house deserves it, the peace you wish it will come over it, but if it does not deserve it, your blessing will come back upon yourselves.

A pupil should be satisfied to come to be like his teacher, or a slave, to come to be like his master. If men have called the head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they give to the members of his household!

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

For I have come to turn a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

and said to him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"

and, if you are ready to accept the idea, he is himself Elijah who was to come.

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

Come to me, all of you who toil and are burdened, and I will let you rest.

And whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit cannot be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.

When anyone hears the teaching of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and robs him of the seed that has been sown in his mind. That is what was sown along the path.

but it takes no real root in him, and lasts only a little while, and when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, he gives it up at once.

And the owner's slaves came to him and said, 'Was not the seed good that you sowed in your field, sir? So where did these weeds come from?'

It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it is grown it is the largest of plants and grows into a tree, so that the wild birds come and roost in its branches."

Peter answered, "If it is you, Master, order me to come to you on the water."

And he said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and went to Jesus.

"Listen to this, and grasp it! It is not what goes into a man's mouth that pollutes him; it is what comes out of his mouth that pollutes a man."

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they pollute a man.

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone for what he has done.

I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Son of Man come to reign!"

The disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

He answered, "Elijah does come and is to reform everything,

but I tell you, Elijah has come already, and they would not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. It is in just that way that the Son of Man is going to be treated by them!"

But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."

Alas for the world for such hindrances! They have to come, but alas for the man who causes them!

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."

just as the Son of Man has come not to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to ransom many others."

When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,

And the crowds that went in front of him and that followed him shouted, "God bless the Son of David! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name. God bless him from on high!"

When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, "How did the fig tree come to wither up immediately?"

Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

But when the tenants saw his son, they said to one another. 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and get his inheritance!'

When the owner of the vineyard comes back, therefore, what will he do to these tenants?"

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, and they would not come.

He sent other slaves a second time, and said to them, 'Tell those who have been asked, "Here I have my banquet all ready, my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!" '

And he said to him, 'My friend, how did you happen to come here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say.

it is that on your heads may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of Abel the upright to the blood of Zechariah, Barachiah's son, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar!

I tell you, all this will come upon this age!

For I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!' "

For many will come under my name, and say, 'I am the Christ,' and many will be misled by them.

You will hear of wars and rumors of war; do not let yourselves be alarmed. They have to come, but that is not the end.

And this good news of the kingdom will be preached all over the world, to testify to all the heathen, and then the end will come.

that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know

But in the middle of the night there was a shout 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out and meet him!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.'

"When the Son of Man comes in his splendor, with all his angels with him, he will take his seat on his glorious throne,

Then the king will say to those at his right, 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take possession of the kingdom which has been destined for you from the creation of the world.

"You know that in two days the Passover Festival will come, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

Then he came back to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to wicked men!

Get up! Let us be going! Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

At that same time Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber? Day after day I have sat in the Temple preaching, and you never seized me.

and saying, "You who would tear down the sanctuary, and build one in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

But the others said, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."

Give orders, therefore, to have the tomb closely guarded till the third day, so that his disciples cannot come and steal him, and then tell the people that he is risen from the dead, and that delusion be worse than the other was."

He is not here, he has risen, as he said he would do. Come and see the place where he was lying.