saying, "Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

"Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

For I too am a man 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."

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

Go and learn what this saying means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water."

So he said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

He answered, "Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet."'

so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

"Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.'

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.

and saying, "You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross!"

But the rest said, "Leave him alone! Let's see if Elijah will come to save him."

So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

"Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are -- the Holy One of God!"

But Jesus rebuked him: "Silence! Come out of him!"

When Jesus heard this he said to them, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come.

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle because the harvest has come."

(For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!")

He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."

He said to them, "Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while" (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.)

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

All these evils come from within and defile a person."

If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance."

And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

He said to them, "Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him."

Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."

He told them, "This kind can come out only by prayer."

But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions -- and in the age to come, eternal life.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'

What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and they will mislead many.

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

He came a third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough of that! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Jesus said to them, "Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

save yourself and come down from the cross!"

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Leave him alone! Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down!"

When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.

Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.

"Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are -- the Holy One of God."

But Jesus rebuked him: "Silence! Come out of him!" Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

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!"

So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.

Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.