"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Let your word be 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no.' More than this is from the evil one.

And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don't they?

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you more valuable than they are?

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won't he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

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

I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

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

So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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

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

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"

How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, 'Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'

The one with the two talents also came and said, 'Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.'

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

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

He asked, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they shouted more insistently, "Crucify him!"

He proclaimed, "One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

And he said to them, "Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."

Jesus ordered them not to tell anything. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they proclaimed it all the more.

and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.

Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment."

He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" So they spoke angrily to her.

Pilate asked them, "Why? What has he done wrong?" But they shouted more insistently, "Crucify him!"

He told them, "Collect no more than you are required to."

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

So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.

But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering together to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.

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

When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him."

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish -- unless we go and buy food for all these people."

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!

But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you!

If you then, although you 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 go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first."

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

But the one who did not know his master's will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished 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 ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."

And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

So the first one came before him and said, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.'

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

They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."

He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

He must become more important while I become less important."

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.

Don't you say, 'There are four more months and then comes the harvest?' I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest!

and because of his word many more believed.

After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."

Yet many of the crowd believed in him and said, "Whenever the Christ comes, he won't perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?"

She replied, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more."]]

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish."

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

He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

"I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

When Pilate heard what they said, he was more afraid than ever,

Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.

I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.

Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.

But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow.

He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except, "The Lord's will be done."

There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.

So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place."

He replied, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.

So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request."