And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

And he said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] hometown.

But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

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

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he said to the one who was paralyzed, "I say to you, 'Get up and pick up your stretcher [and] go to your home.'"

And no one [after] drinking old [wine] wants new, because he says, 'The old is [just] fine!'"

"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

How are you able to say to your brother, "Brother, allow [me] to remove the speck [that is] in your eye," [while] you yourself do not see the beam of wood in your [own] eye? Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your [own] eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck [that is] in your brother's eye!

For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.

For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

And he came up [and] touched the bier, and those who were carrying [it] stopped. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, 'We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not weep.'

For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

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

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

And those who were reclining at the table with [him] began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say [that] I am?"

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

And another [person] also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house."

And into whatever house you enter, first say, "Peace [be] to this household!"

and heal the sick in it, and say to them, "The kingdom of God has come near to you."

But into whatever town you enter and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets [and] say,

And he said to them, "When you pray, say, "Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.

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

And that one will answer from inside [and] say, 'Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you [anything].'

So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say [that] I expel demons by Beelzebul.

"Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it]. It says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.'

And [as] the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah!

And one of the legal experts answered [and] said to him, "Teacher, [when you] say these [things], you insult us also!"

plotting to catch him with reference to something {he might say}.

During {this time} [when] a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say,

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in [that] same hour what it is necessary to say."

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

Blessed [are] those slaves whom the master will find on the alert [when he] returns! Truly I say to you that he will dress himself for service and have them recline at the table and will come by [and] serve them.

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

But if that slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is taking a long time to return,' and he begins to beat the male slaves and the female slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk,

And he also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and so it happens.

And when [you see] the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be burning heat,' and it happens.

when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock [on] the door, saying, 'Lord, open [the door] for us!' And he will answer [and] say to you, 'I do not know where you are from!'

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

Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until [the time] will come when you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

and the one who invited you {both} will come [and] say to you, 'Give the place to this person,' and then with shame you will begin to take the last place.

But when you are invited, go [and] recline at the table in the last place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then it will be an honor to you in the presence of all those who are reclining at the table with you.

And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, 'Come, because now it is ready!'

For I say to you that none of those persons who were invited will taste my banquet!'"

I will set out [and] go to my father and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and {in your sight}!

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

"And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding [sheep] who comes in from the field will say to him, 'Come here at once [and] recline at the table'?

Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these [things] you will eat and drink.'

Thus you also, when you have done all the {things you were ordered to do}, say, 'We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.'"

nor will they say, 'Behold, here [it is]!' or 'There!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

And they will say to you, 'Behold, there!' 'Behold, here!' Do not go out or run after [them]!

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,

And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying [it]?' you will say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"

And they discussed [this] with one another, 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 to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."

But he said to them, "In what sense do they say [that] the Christ is David's son?

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

And he said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all [of them].

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all [things] take place!

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

So they all said, "Are you then the Son of God?" And he said to them, "You say that I am."

And Pilate asked him, saying, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And he answered him [and] said, "You say [so]."

For behold, days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and [the] breasts that did not nurse!'

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

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