I tell you for a fact, In Israel there were many widows during the days of Elijah, when the sky was closed for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land:

Then the messengers went back to the house and found the sick servant was quite well.

He sent them out to preach the Reign of God and to cure the sick.

Herod said, "John I beheaded. But who is this, of whom I hear such tales?" And he made efforts to see him.

for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.

He thrilled with joy at that hour in the holy Spirit, saying, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simple-minded; yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose." Then turning to the disciples he said,

So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;

So do not seek food and drink and be worried;

only seek his Realm, and it will be yours over and above.

You hypocrites, you know how to decipher the look of earth and sky; how is it you cannot decipher the meaning of this era?

for like lightning that flashes from one side of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be on his own day.

but Jesus called for the infants. "Let the children come to me," he said, "do not stop them: the Realm of God belongs to such as these.

He said to them, "I tell you truly, no one has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Realm of God,

For the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost."

for I was afraid of you, you are such a hard man ??picking up what you never put down, and reaping what you never sowed.'

But before all that, men will lay hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and prisons; you will be dragged before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days, for sore anguish will come upon the land and Wrath on this people;

for I tell you I will never drink the produce of the vine again till such time as God's Reign comes."

Then he took a loaf, and after thanking God he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This means my body given up for your sake; do this in memory of me."

So too he gave them the cup after supper, saying, "This cup means the new covenant ratified by my blood shed for your sake.

And they began to discuss among themselves which of them could possibly be going to do such a thing.