And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

“You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.

But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a log in your eye?

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’

“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured.

For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

For John did not come eating or drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order.

Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:

You will listen and listen,
yet never understand;
and you will look and look,
yet never perceive.

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

Yet He did not say a word to her. So His disciples approached Him and urged Him, “Send her away because she cries out after us.”

He answered them: “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

“But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.

So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

If anyone says anything to you, you should say that the Lord needs them, and immediately he will send them.”

Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”

They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought John was a prophet.”

The same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to Him and questioned Him:

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’

For I tell you, you will never see Me again until you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

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.

Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels!

“Go into the city to a certain man,” He said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place with My disciples.’”

Deeply distressed, each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’

telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).

But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit you might have received from me is Corban’” (that is, a gift committed to the temple),

Jesus went out with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

“But you,” He asked them again, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered Him, “You are the Messiah!”

because he did not know what he should say, since they were terrified.

Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”

I assure you: If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

They began to argue among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

But if we say, ‘From men’”—they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was a genuine prophet.

Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and questioned Him:

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

David himself says by the Holy Spirit:

The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at My right hand
until I put Your enemies under Your feet.’

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”

So when they arrest you and hand you over, don’t worry beforehand what you will say. On the contrary, whatever is given to you in that hour—say it. For it isn’t you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert!”

Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room for Me to eat the Passover with My disciples?”’

They began to be distressed and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.

“We heard Him say, ‘I will demolish this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’”

[So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws.]

But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land.

Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but Yours eat and drink.”

And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck in your brother’s eye.

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

That is why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be cured.

For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

Jesus replied to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

“Teacher,” he said, “say it.”

Those who were at the table with Him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

While He was praying in private and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

“But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah!”

Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.”

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’

When you enter any town, and they don’t welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:

Father,
Your name be honored as holy.
Your kingdom come.

He also said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

Then he will answer from inside and say, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’

“So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’

One of the experts in the law answered Him, “Teacher, when You say these things You insult us too.”

In these circumstances, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to His disciples first: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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

But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!

“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say.

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and starts to beat the male and female slaves, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

He also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does.

And when the south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It’s going to be a scorcher!’ and it is.

Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’

But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

See, your house is abandoned to you. And I tell you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place.

“But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ You will then be honored in the presence of all the other guests.

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.