“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”

But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’