Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

He said therefore to the crowds who went out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."

It happened, while he was in one of the cities, look, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me."

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

He spoke a parable to them. "Can the blind guide the blind? Won't they both fall into a pit?

But he who hears, and does not do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."

"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

When he saw Jesus, he shouted, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me."

And suddenly there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet, and pleaded with him to come into his house,

A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any,

came behind him, and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped.

He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us."

As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go."

He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house."

Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"

And he wanted to fill himself with the carob pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was placed at his gate, full of sores,

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.

And they will tell you, 'Look, there.' or 'Look, here.' Do not go away, nor follow after them,

When Jesus heard it, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."

He said, "Watch out that you do not get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Therefore do not follow them.

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.

They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

He said to them, "Look, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.

but I prayed for you, that your faith would not fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers."

Then they will begin to tell the mountains, 'Fall on us.' and tell the hills, 'Cover us.'

The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.