Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

He said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry --

Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.

But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said.

He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,'

and in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.' You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.'

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself'?"

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once.

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

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

He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

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.

But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

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?

Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You take care of it yourselves!"

and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry --

When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.

But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind -- the one who had the "Legion" -- and they were afraid.

He said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs."

They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her."

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared."

They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Jesus said to him, "Go, your faith has healed you." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.

Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

When they came they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone's favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us: 'If a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.'

Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

The expert in the law said to him, "That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him.

David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.

For they said, "Not during the feast, so there won't be a riot among the people."

Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.

"I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."

And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."

Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

Then he began to tell them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read."

But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry --

On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.

So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

Do not carry a money bag, a traveler's bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road.

Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side.

"And why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

The man replied, 'A hundred measures of olive oil.' The manager said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'

Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' The second man replied, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' The manager said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

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.

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.

As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:

Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?"

They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Then one of them struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his right ear.

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

They said to each other, "Didn't our hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?"

Then they told what had happened on the road, and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.

But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about -- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.

The woman replied, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "Right you are when you said, 'I have no husband,'