Don't think you can say to yourselves, "We have father Abraham!' because I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say to you, any man who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

"When you are praying, don't say meaningless things like the unbelievers do, because they think they will be heard by being so wordy.

Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when the beam is in your own eye?

Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name, drove out demons in your name, and performed many miracles in your name, didn't we?'

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

because I, too, am a man under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to one of them "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

Which is easier: to say, "Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, "Get up and walk'?

When they hand you over, don't worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say, because in that hour what you are to say will be given to you.

Because John didn't come eating or drinking, yet people say, "He has a demon!'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.

Then it says, "I will go back to my home that I left.' When it arrives, it finds it empty, swept clean, and put in order.

"With them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says: "You will listen and listen but never understand. You will look and look but never comprehend,

But you say, "Whoever tells his father or his mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me has been given to God,"

He replied to them, "You say, "Red sky at night, what a delight!

Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the yeast used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

He asked them, "But who do you say I am?"

So the disciples asked him, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

He told them, "Because of your lack of faith. I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

If anyone says anything to you, tell him, "The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once."

Jesus answered them, "I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you be able to do what has been done to the fig tree, but you will also say to this mountain, "Be removed and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen.

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

He asked them, "Then how can David by the Spirit call him "Lord' when he says,

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!

"How terrible it will be for you, blind guides! You say, "Whoever swears an oath by the sanctuary is excused, but whoever swears an oath by the gold of the sanctuary must keep his oath.'

Again you say, "Whoever swears an oath by the altar is excused, but whoever swears by the gift that is on it must keep his oath.'

Then you say, "If we had been living in the days of our ancestors, we would have had no part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, "How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

because many will come in my name and say, "I'm the Messiah,' and they will deceive many people.

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it,

So if they say to you, "Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him. And if they say, "Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it,

"But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,'

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

"Then the righteous will say to him, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you something to eat, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

"Then he will say to those on his left, "Get away from me, you who are accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

Then he will say to them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you didn't do it for one of the least important of these, you didn't do it for me.'

He said, "Go to a certain man in the city and say to him, "The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say this must happen?"

Meanwhile, Jesus was made to stand in front of the governor. The governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

They said, "Say that Jesus' disciples came at night and stole him while you were sleeping.

"Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, "Your sins are forgiven,' or "Get up, pick up your mat, and walk'?

"I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

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,

But you say, "If anyone tells his father or mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me is Corban,"' (that is, an offering to God)

Then Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he was asking his disciples, "Who do people say I am?"

They answered him, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the prophets."

Then he began to ask them, "But who do you say I am?"

So they asked him, "Don't the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Then Peter began to say to him, "See, we have left everything and followed you."

If anyone asks you, "Why are you doing this?,' say, "The Lord needs it,' and he will send it back here at once."

I tell all of you with certainty, if anyone says to this mountain, "Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' if he doesn't doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

They began discussing this among themselves. "If we say, "From heaven,' he'll say, "Then why didn't you believe him?'

But if we say, "From humans'"?" They were afraid of the crowd, because everyone really thought John was a prophet.

While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked, "How can the scribes say that the Messiah is David's son?

They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"

Jesus began to say to them, "See to it that no one deceives you.

Many will come in my name and say, "I AM,' and they will deceive many people.

When they take you away and hand you over for trial, don't worry ahead of time about what you will say. Instead, say whatever is given to you at that time, because it won't be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it,

When he goes into a house, say to its owner that the Teacher asks, "Where is my room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?'

Again he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. They didn't even know what they should say to him.

"We ourselves heard him say, "I will destroy this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another one not made by human hands.'"

Again he denied it. After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, "Obviously you're one of them, because you are a Galilean!"

Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "You say so."

So they left the tomb and ran away, overwhelmed by shock and astonishment. They didn't say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid.

John would say to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance! Don't begin to say to yourselves, "We have father Abraham!' because I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!

he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled, as you've heard it read aloud."

Simon answered, "Master, we have worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll lower the nets."

Which is easier: to say, "Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, "Get up and walk'?

But so you'll know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"." he told the paralyzed man, "I say to you: Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"

No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, "The old wine is good enough!'"

"How terrible it will be for you when everyone says nice things about you, because that's the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets!"

"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you don't see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you'll see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

But the person who hears what I say but doesn't act on it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. When the floodwaters pushed against it, that house quickly collapsed, and the resulting destruction of that house was extensive."

That's why I didn't presume to come to you. But just say the word, and let my servant be healed,

because I, too, am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. I say to one "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

Then he went up and touched the bier, and the men who were carrying it stopped. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"

Because John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, yet you say, "He has a demon!'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look! He's a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

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

One day, while Jesus was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life."

He asked them, "But who do you say I am?" "God's Messiah," Peter replied.

Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at home."

"Whatever house you go into, first say, "May there be peace in this house.'

But whenever you go into a town and people don't welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

So he told them, "Whenever you pray you are to say, "Father, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come.

Then he told them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, "Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread.

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

Now, if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.