A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

“This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?

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?

If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t He do much more for you—you of little faith?

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

I assure you: It will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows.

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”

Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

And if he finds it, I assure you: He rejoices over that sheep more than over the 99 that did not go astray.

But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.

So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

The crowd told them to keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first group, and they did the same to them.

Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables:

No one was able to answer Him at all, and from that day no one dared to question Him anymore.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.

In the same way the man with two earned two more.

The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I’ve earned five more talents.’

“Then the man with two talents also approached. He said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. Look, I’ve earned two more talents.’

For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions of angels?

Then he said, “Why? What has He done wrong?”

But they kept shouting, “Crucify Him!” all the more.

He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.

So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the message to them.

He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains—

While He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?”

Then He ordered them to tell no one, but the more He would order them, the more they would proclaim it.

He set out from there and went to the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Then crowds converged on Him again and, as He usually did, He began teaching them once more.

So they were even more astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved?”

who will not receive 100 times more, now at this time—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and eternal life in the age to come.

Many people told him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David!”

And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Summoning His disciples, He said to them, “I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury.

For this oil might have been sold for more than 300 denarii and given to the poor.” And they began to scold her.

Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What has He done wrong?”

But they shouted, “Crucify Him!” all the more.

He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But the news about Him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more?”

Simon answered, “I suppose the one he forgave more.”

“You have judged correctly,” He told him.

Therefore take care how you listen. For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

“You give them something to eat,” He told them.

“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first.”

He said, “Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”

“And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.

Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!

For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

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 that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will He do for you—you of little faith?

But the one who did not know and did things deserving of blows will be beaten lightly. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. And even more will be expected of the one who has been entrusted with more.

And He responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all Galileans because they suffered these things?

Or those 18 that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the people who live in Jerusalem?

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host.

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance.

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger!

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.

who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come.”

Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned 10 more minas.’

“‘I tell you, that to everyone who has, more will be given; and from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away.

“I tell you the truth,” He said. “This poor widow has put in more than all of them.

Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

But Jesus responded, “No more of this!” And touching his ear, He healed him.

“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from His mouth?”

When Jesus knew that the Pharisees heard He was making and baptizing more disciples than John

“Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest.

Many more believed because of what He said.

After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.”

This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him: Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will He?”

“No one, Lord,” she answered.

“Neither do I condemn you,” said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”]

So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

Fear no more, Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.

When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever.

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”

“Feed My lambs,” He told him.

But Saul grew more capable and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this One is the Messiah.

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. After Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak and to keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, for He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. What’s more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has profaned this holy place.”

There were more than 40 who had formed this plot.

So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. However, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.”