Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don't begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Jesus said to them, "No doubt you will quote to me the proverb, 'Physician, heal yourself!' and say, 'What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown too.'"

They were all amazed and began to say to one another, "What's happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

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

No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is good enough.'"

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

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,' while you yourself don't see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

So Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.

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

Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

So Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." He replied, "Say it, Teacher."

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

Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

They answered, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen."

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

Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family."

Whenever you enter a house, first say, 'May peace be on this house!'

Heal the sick in that town and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come upon you!'

But whenever you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its streets and say,

So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.

Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.'

As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

One of the experts in religious law answered him, "Teacher, when you say these things you insult us too."

plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say."

And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master is delayed in returning,' and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it does.

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat,' and there is.

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

Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your place.' Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.

But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you, 'Friend, move up here to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

They will say, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!'

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

So the Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree, 'Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

"Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, 'Come at once and sit down for a meal'?

Won't the master instead say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink'?

So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, 'We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.'"

nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

Then people will say to you, 'Look, there he is!' or 'Look, here he is!' Do not go out or chase after them.

And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!

If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' just say, 'The Lord needs it.'"

So they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

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

Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

But he said to them, "How is it that 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 tell 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 they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" He answered them, "You say that I am."

So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!'

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