This is a record of the life of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"

But he answered, "It is written, "One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"

"You have heard that it was said, "You must love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.

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

If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

"And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"

"That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn't it, and the body more than clothing?

Can any of you add a single hour to the length of your life by worrying?

How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and there aren't many people who find it!"

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."

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it."

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? See, those who wear fancy clothes live in kings' houses.

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom I am pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to unbelievers.

As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,

because what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

He was still speaking when a bright cloud suddenly overshadowed them. A voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him. Keep on listening to him!"

"So if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life injured or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell fire.

Just then a man came up to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good deed should I do to have eternal life?"

Jesus asked him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments."

Jesus said, ""You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and, "you must love your neighbor as yourself.'"

In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

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."

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, tax collectors and prostitutes will get into God's kingdom ahead of you! John came to you living a righteous life, and you didn't believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. But even when you saw that, you didn't change your minds at last and believe him."

Jesus told him, ""You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

The second is exactly like it: "You must love your neighbor as yourself.'

They love to have the places of honor at festivals, the best seats in the synagogues,

and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many people will grow cold.

These people will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

tombs were opened, and many saints who had died were brought back to life.