Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

Then he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.

Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk'?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he said to the man who was paralyzed "I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home."

And no one after drinking old wine desires the new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"

"But I say to you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the plank from out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?

Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.

For I am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Then he came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he said, "Teacher, say it."

Then those who reclined at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

Now it happened that as he was praying alone his disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

So they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say farewell to those at my home."

Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.'

Heal the sick there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say,

He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.

And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trampled one another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Now when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you are to say;

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and will come and serve them.

Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, "A shower is coming'; and so it happens.

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and there is.

Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'

But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!'

Behold, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

And at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all is now ready.'

I will arise and go to my father and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and turns to you seven times, and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?

Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare my supper, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'?

So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"

nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them.

And the Lord said, "Hear what the unjust judge says.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it."

So he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

If any one asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say to him, 'The Lord has need of it.'"

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him,

And he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?

For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all things take place.

And say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'

So Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "It is as you say."

For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!'

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'

And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."