Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!"

When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.'

He presented them with another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

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?'

He gave them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.

And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.

After consulting together they bought the Potter's Field with it, as a burial place for foreigners.

For this reason that field has been called the "Field of Blood" to this day.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

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."

The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, 'We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.'

But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'

"Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

"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'?

People were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage -- right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

(Now this man Judas acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language they called that field Hakeldama, that is, "Field of Blood.")

sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles' feet.

When the man said this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?"

We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God's field, God's building.

It is similar for lifeless things that make a sound, like a flute or harp. Unless they make a distinction in the notes, how can what is played on the flute or harp be understood?

Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.

We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

and like a robe you will fold them up and like a garment they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will never run out."

But showing its fault, God says to them, "Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,

Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.

So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,

These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.

and she fled into the wilderness where a place had been prepared for her by God, so she could be taken care of for 1,260 days.

Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood,

Every island fled away and no mountains could be found.

And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman who practices any trade will ever be found in you again; the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.

Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.