and asked, "Where is the one who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

"O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, because from you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them,

leave your gift there before the altar and first go and be reconciled to your brother. Then come and offer your gift.

Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.

Instead, let your message be "Yes' for "Yes' and "No' for "No.' Anything more than that comes from the evil one."

May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

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

Jesus told him, "I will come and heal him."

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

because I, too, am a man under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to one of them "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

I tell all of you, many will come from east and west and will feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom from heaven.

Suddenly, they screamed, "What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the proper time?"

Go and learn what this means: "I want mercy and not sacrifice,' because I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners."

Jesus asked them, "The wedding guests can't mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."

While Jesus was telling them these things, an official came up and fell down before him. "My daughter has just died," he said. "But come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

If the household is receptive, let your blessing of peace come on it. But if it isn't receptive, let your blessing of peace return to you.

So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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

If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

Because John didn't come eating or drinking, yet people say, "He has a demon!'

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest.

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

Whoever 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 one to come."

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.

"The owner's servants came and asked him, "Master, you sowed good seed in your field, didn't you? Then where did these weeds come from?'

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, when it is fully grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, and the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches."

When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

Peter answered him, "Lord, if it's you, order me to come to you on the water."

Jesus said, "Come on!" So Peter got down out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came to Jesus.

It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean.

It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

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

So the disciples asked him, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

But this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting."

So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you."

because where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them."

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

Both the crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed him kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He told it, "May fruit never come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree dried up.

Where did John's authority to baptize come from? From heaven or from humans?"

But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

So he sent other servants after saying, "Tell those who have been invited, "Look! I've prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!"'

I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, "How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

because many will come in my name and say, "I'm the Messiah,' and they will deceive many people.

You'll hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you aren't alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

Anyone who's on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house,

because just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

"No one knows when that day or hour will come not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father,

because just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

So you, too, must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you are not expecting."

How blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing this when he comes!

that servant's master will come on a day when he doesn't expect him and at an hour that he doesn't know.

But at midnight there came a shout: "The groom is here! Come out to meet him!'

"His master told him, "Well done, good and trustworthy servant! Since you've been trustworthy with a small amount, I'll put you in charge of a large amount. Come and share your master's joy!'

"His master told him, "Well done, good and trustworthy servant! Since you've been trustworthy with a small amount, I'll put you in charge of a large amount. Come and share your master's joy!'

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

At this point, Jesus asked the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a bandit? Day after day I sat teaching in the Temple, yet you didn't arrest me.

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

"He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."

Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it.

He is not here. He has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.