Don't think you can say to yourselves, "We have father Abraham!' because I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!

Then the tempter came. "Since you are the Son of God," he said, "tell these stones to become loaves of bread."

He told Jesus, "I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!"

So whoever sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom from heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom from heaven

But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

"Therefore, everyone who listens to these messages of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock.

"Everyone who keeps on hearing these messages of mine and never puts them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, the crowds were utterly amazed at his teaching,

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."

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

These were the Twelve whom Jesus sent out after he had given them these instructions: "Don't turn on to the road that leads to the unbelievers, and don't enter Samaritan towns.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple will never lose his reward."

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants.

"The owner's servants came and asked him, "Master, you sowed good seed in your field, didn't you? Then where did these weeds come from?'

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

"Do you understand all these things?" They told him, "Yes."

When Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place.

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?

And his sisters are all with us, aren't they? So where did this man get all these things?"

told his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are being done by him."

"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating with unwashed hands doesn't make a person unclean."

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, because I tell you, their angels in heaven always have access to my Father in heaven.

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost."

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

The young man told him, "I have kept all of these. What do I still lack?"

"These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

He told them, "You will indeed drink from my cup. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father."

and asked him, "Do you hear what these people are saying?"

Then Jesus went into the Temple. While he was teaching, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

So they told Jesus, "We don't know." He in turn told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

I tell all of you with certainty, all these things will happen to those living today."

But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

You'll hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you aren't alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

But all these things are only the beginning of the birth pains."

In the same way, when you see all these things, you'll know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

I tell all of you with certainty, this generation won't disappear until these things happen.

The king will answer them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'

Then he will say to them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you didn't do it for one of the least important of these, you didn't do it for me.'

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

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

At this, the high priest stood up and asked Jesus, "Don't you have any answer to what these men are testifying against you?"