Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?

How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and there aren't many people who find it!"

You will know them by their fruit. Grapes aren't gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles, are they?

Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.

Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary? And aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

And His sisters, aren’t they all with us? So where does He get all these things?”

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter who you teach, for you aren't partial to anyone.

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us?” So they were offended by Him.

When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Jesus said to them, "Aren't you deceived for this reason, because you don't know the scriptures or the power of God?

For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren’t gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush.

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.

Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds?

If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."

They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

But the other criminal rebuked him, "Aren't you afraid of God, since you are suffering the same penalty?

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

You aren’t greater than our father Jacob, are You? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock.”

The Pharisees therefore answered them, "You aren't also led astray, are you?

“You aren’t from Galilee too, are you?” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”

The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”

You aren't greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?"

The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?”

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

“We aren’t stoning You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You—being a man—make Yourself God.”

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

Then the slave girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?”

“I am not!” he said.

Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of His disciples too, are you?”

He denied it and said, “I am not!”

So Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to speak to me? You realize, don't you, that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you?"

At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"

And they were astounded and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

For these aren't drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.

Aren’t you the Egyptian who raised a rebellion some time ago and led 4,000 Assassins into the wilderness?”

That's because you are still worldly. As long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, you are worldly and living by human standards, aren't you?

For when one person says, "I follow Paul," and another person says, "I follow Apollos," you're following your own human nature, aren't you?

For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on exhibition at the disgraced end of the procession, as they do with men who are doomed to die in the arena.

After all, is it my business to judge outsiders? You are to judge those who are in the community, aren't you?

I am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven't I? You are the result of my work in the Lord, aren't you?

Know ye not that those who run in an arena, indeed all run, but one receives the prize? So run that ye may seize it.

For if the dead aren't raised, neither has Christ been raised.

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren't raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?

If with only human hopes I had fought in the arena at Ephesus, what should I have gained by it? If the dead do not rise, then-'Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die'!

But I hope that you will know that we aren't disqualified.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren't tempted.

Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but aren't of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

All of them are spirits on a divine mission, sent to serve those who are about to inherit salvation, aren't they?

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large crowd of spectators [Note: Christians are pictured here as being in a crowded arena, performing in the games], we should lay aside every [excessive] weight and sin that so easily entangle us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and are not frightened by anything alarming.

I will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan those who claim to be Jews and aren't, but are lying come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you.