Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree then that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spiritual things, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

If anyone, whoever he may be, keeps on begging you, give to him; if anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn him away.

"Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

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.

And whenever you pray, you must not keep on repeating set phrases, as the heathen do, for they suppose that they will be heard in accordance with the length of their prayers,

So this is the way you must pray: Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered.

So any healthy tree bears good fruit and a sickly tree bears poor fruit.

A healthy tree cannot bear poor fruit, and a sickly tree cannot bear good fruit.

Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and burned up.

When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were under the power of demons, and at a mere word He drove the spirits out, and cured all who were sick,

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

When He reached the other side, in the district of Gadara, there faced Him two men, who were under the power of demons, who were just coming out from the tombs. They were such terrors that nobody could pass that way.

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.

And the crowds saw it, and were stricken with awe, and gave praise to God for giving such power to men.

Nobody pours new wine into old wine-bottles; or, if they do, the bottles burst, the wine runs out, and the bottles are ruined. But people pour new wine into new wine-bottles, and so both are preserved."

But at the very time they were going out, some people brought to Him a dumb man, who was under the power of a demon,

So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest field."

and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and the heathen.

And you will be hated by all men, because you bear my name, but whoever bears up to the end will be saved.

the blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

for the yoke I offer is easy to wear, and the load I ask is light to bear

At that time some people brought to Him a man under the power of demons, who was blind and dumb, and He cured him, so that the dumb man could talk and see.

He went to His own home town, and kept teaching in their synagogue in such a way that they were dumbfounded, and said, "Where did He get this wisdom and this power to do such wonder-works?

After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up the hill alone to pray. And after the evening came on, He was there alone,

"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.

After that some little children were brought to Him, for Him to lay His hands on them and pray for them, but His disciples reproved those who brought them.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."

Jesus answered them, "You are wrong in your views, because you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God,

They tie up heavy burdens and fasten them on men's shoulders, but they refuse to lift a finger to help bear them.

At that time they will turn you over to torture, and will murder you, and you will be hated by all the heathen, because you bear my name.

And pray for your flight not to be in winter or on the Sabbath,

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the nations of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky in overwhelming power and splendor.

Surely it could have been sold for a large sum and the money given to the poor."

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray."

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."