So they obeyed the king and went, and the star which they had seen rise led them on until it reached the place where the child was, and stopped above it.

But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

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,

The people that were living in darkness Have seen a great light, And on those who were living in the land of the shadow of death A light has dawned!"

You are the light of the world! A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.

People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house.

Your light must burn in that way among men so that they will see the good you do, and praise your Father in heaven.

and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat too.

"When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the squares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get!

"When you fast, do not put on a gloomy look, like the hypocrites, for they neglect their personal appearance to let people see that they are fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body will be light,

but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, your very light is darkness, how deep the darkness will be!

No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money.

So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Let each day be content with its own ills.

How can you say to your brother, 'Just let me get that speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?

And another of his disciples said to him, "Let me first go, sir, and bury my father."

And their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly not to let anyone hear of it.

What I tell you in the dark you must say in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, you must proclaim from the housetops.

Let him who has ears listen!

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

Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,

for the yoke I offer you is a kindly one, and the load I ask you to bear is light."

And if I am driving the demons out by Beelzebub's aid, by whose aid do your sons drive them out? Therefore let them be your judges.

Let him who has ears listen!"

For this nation's mind has grown dull, And they hear faintly with their ears, And they have shut their eyes, So as never to see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their minds, and turn back, And let me cure them!'

Let them both grow together until harvest time, and when we harvest I will direct the reapers to gather up the weeds first and tie them up in bundles to burn, but get the wheat into my barn.' "

Then the upright will shine out like the sun, in their Father's kingdom. Let him who has ears listen!

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea, and inclosed fish of all kinds.

and they begged him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

Then great crowds came to him bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. And they laid them down at his feet, and he cured them,

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain, by themselves.

And his appearance underwent a change in their presence and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

And his master's heart was touched, and he let the slave go and canceled the debt.

For some are incapable of marriage from their birth, and some have been made so by men, and some have made themselves so for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not try to keep them from coming to me, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as they are."

And he laid his hands on them and went on.

they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their coats upon them, and Jesus seated himself upon them.

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

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!'

They said to him, "He will put the wretches to a miserable death, and let the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the vintage when it is due."

But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers.

And you must not let men call you master, for you have only one master, the Christ.

"But alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you lock the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces, for you will neither go in yourselves nor let those enter who are trying to do so.

"Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you pay tithes on mint, dill, and cummin, and you have let the weightier matters of the Law go??ustice, mercy, and integrity. But you should have observed these, without overlooking the others.

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.

"But immediately after the misery of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the forces of the sky will shake.

And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet-call, and they will gather his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

"Let the fig tree teach you the lesson. As soon as its branches grow soft and put forth leaves, you know that summer is coming.

But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

And he went on a little way, and threw himself on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me. Yet not as I please but as you do!"

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

Jesus said to him, "My friend, what are you here for?" Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and secured him.

And they bound him and led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

And when they had finished making sport of him, they took off the cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.

"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.

He trusts in God; let God deliver him if he cares for him, for he said he was God's son."

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

and laid it in a new tomb that belonged to him, that he had cut in the rock, and he rolled a great stone over the doorway of the tomb, and went away.