saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."

So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

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

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

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

What did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings!

"I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay.

And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

But Jesus called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

They said to him, "He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest."

He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet."'

The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

"But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.

By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.

No,' they replied. 'There won't be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his ear.

After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, "You really are one of them too -- even your accent gives you away!"

Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, "Truly this one was God's Son!"