Now when they had departed, suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

And the report about him went out into all Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Blessed are you when men insult you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

See the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of much more value than they?

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

But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.

And when evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

Now when the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

When he heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

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

Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

And he went out, and he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

But he answered them, When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites. You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,

12 "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

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 eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

But immediately after the oppression 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 the heavens will be shaken;

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. 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.

He will send out his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

I was 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 take me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.'

"Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not help you?'

Jesus said to him, "You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

The angel answered the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.