After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor.

Instead, let your message be "Yes' for "Yes' and "No' for "No.' Anything more than that comes from the evil one."

"That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn't it, and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?

So if you 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 keep on asking him!

I tell all of you with certainty, 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 a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same to those of his household!"

So stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

"The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.

Really, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!

Indeed I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on Judgment Day than for you!

Indeed I tell you, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom on Judgment Day than for you!"

How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on Sabbath days."

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That's just what will happen to this evil generation!"

because to anyone who has something, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who doesn't have anything, even what he has will be taken away from him.

If he finds it, I tell all of you with certainty that he rejoices over it more than over the 99 that haven't strayed.

"When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.

You blind fools! What is more important, the gold or the sanctuary that made the gold holy?

You blind men! Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

"The one who received five talents went out at once and invested them and earned five more.

In the same way, the one who had two talents earned two more.

The one who had received five talents came up and brought five more talents. "Master,' he said, "you gave me five talents. See, I've earned five more talents.'

"The one with two talents also came forward and said, "Master, you gave me two talents. See, I've earned two more talents.

because to everyone who has something, more will be given, and he'll have more than enough. But from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

He went on to say to them, "Pay attention to what you're hearing! You will be evaluated by the same standard with which you do your evaluating, and still more will be given to you,

because whoever has something, will have more given to him. But whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."

Jesus ordered the people not to tell anyone, but the more he kept ordering them, the more they kept spreading the news.

He still had one more person to send, a son whom he loved. Finally, he sent him to them, saying, "They will respect my son.'

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

He called his disciples and told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than everyone who is contributing to the offering box,

This perfume could have been sold for more than 300 denarii and the money given to the destitute." So they got extremely angry with her.

They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn't accept it.

Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing wiser and more mature, and in favor with God and his fellow man.

He told them, "Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect."

John replied to all of them, "I'm baptizing you with water, but one is coming who is more powerful than I, and I'm not worthy to untie his sandal straps. It is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But the news about Jesus spread even more, and many crowds began gathering to hear him and to be healed of their diseases.

Really, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!

When they couldn't pay it back, he generously canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?"

So pay attention to how you listen, because to the one who has something, more will be given. However, from the one who doesn't have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him."

But he told them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have nothing more than five loaves of bread and two fish unless we go and buy food for all these people."

The next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, "Take good care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll repay you when I come back.'

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person is worse than the first."

"But I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can't do anything more.

Why, even all the hairs on your head have been counted! Stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you you who have little faith?

But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."

He asked them, "Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered like this?

But the gardener replied, "Sir, leave it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

"Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, and here I am starving to death!

The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

Then the apostles told the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

The first servant came and said, "Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

"I tell you, to everyone who has something, more will be given, but from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

He said, "I tell you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than all of them,

In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like large drops of blood falling on the ground.

But Jesus said, "No more of this!" So he touched the wounded man's ear and healed him.

"Why do we need any more testimony?" they asked. "We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"

But we kept hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel. What is more, this is now the third day since these things occurred.

When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother told him, "They don't have any more wine."

And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

He must become more important, but I must become less important."

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

You say, don't you, "In four more months the harvest will begin?' Look, I tell you, open your eyes and observe that the fields are ready for harvesting now!

And many more believed because of what he said.

However, many in the crowd believed in him. They kept saying, "When the Messiah comes, he won't do more signs than this man has done, will he?"

What my Father has given me is more important than anything, and no one can snatch it from the Father's hand.

The Jewish leaders answered him, "We are not going to stone you for a good action, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, are making yourself God!"

Yet, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was for two more days.

For they loved the praise of human beings more than the praise of God.

He cuts off every branch that does not produce fruit in me, and he cuts back every branch that does produce fruit, so that it might produce more fruit.

When Pilate heard this, he became even more afraid.

Nicodemus, the man who had first come to Jesus at night, also arrived, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about 100 litra.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter told him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."

So they threatened Peter and John even more and then let them go. They couldn't find any way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened,

since the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than 40 years old.

While they were listening to these things, they became more and more furious and began to grind their teeth at him.

But Saul grew more and more persuasive, and continued to confound the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man was the Messiah.

These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home and explained God's way to him more accurately.

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

yelling, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against our people, the Law, and this place. More than that, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and desecrated this Holy Place."

When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet, and he continued:

More than 40 men formed this conspiracy.

Now then, you and the Council must notify the tribune to bring him down to you on the pretext that you want to look into his case more carefully, but before he arrives we'll be ready to kill him."

He answered, "The Jewish leaders have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Council tomorrow as though they were going to examine his case more carefully.

Don't believe them, because more than 40 of them are planning to ambush him. They've taken an oath not to eat or drink before they've killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent."

"Since I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I am pleased to present my defense. You can verify for yourself that I went up to worship in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago.

Festus stayed with them no more than eight or ten days and then went down to Caesarea. The next day, he sat on the judge's seat and ordered Paul brought in.

We sailed along the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia and reached Myra in Lycia.

So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on those who practice these things and then do them yourself, do you think you will escape God's judgment?

For circumcision is valuable if you observe the Law, but if you break the Law, your having been circumcised has no more value than if you were uncircumcised.

For if through my falsehood God's truthfulness glorifies him even more, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?