His fame spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him everyone who was sick those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed and he healed them.

"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!

In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?

When Jesus went into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed, sick with a fever.

When evening came, people brought to him many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits by speaking a command and healed everyone who was sick.

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, replied, "Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?

When the crowds saw this, they became frightened and glorified God for giving such authority to humans.

When Jesus heard that, he said, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. You have received without payment, so give without payment.

Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the entire crowd stood on the shore.

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."

He went to his hometown and began teaching the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were amazed and asked, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?

When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them and healed their sick.

When the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word throughout that region and brought him everyone who was sick.

The disciples asked him, "Where in the wilderness are we to get enough bread to feed such a crowd?"

He replied to them, "You say, "Red sky at night, what a delight!

Red sky in the morning, cloudy and storming.'

You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet you can't interpret the signs of the times? An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

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

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'

When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'

I was a stranger, and you didn't welcome me. I was naked, and you didn't clothe me. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

"Then they will reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or as a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and didn't help you?'