Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?

For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick,

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

But when He heard this, He said, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

It’s the smallest of all the seeds, but when grown, it’s taller than the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”

As He stepped ashore, He saw a huge crowd, felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.

When the men of that place recognized Him, they alerted the whole vicinity and brought to Him all who were sick.

The disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?”

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

And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.

“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

I was naked and you clothed Me;
I was sick and you took care of Me;
I was in prison and you visited Me.’

When did we see You sick, or in prison, and visit You?’

I was a stranger
and you didn’t take Me in;
I was naked
and you didn’t clothe Me,
sick and in prison
and you didn’t take care of Me.’

“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help You?’

When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

And when sown, it comes up and grows taller than all the vegetables, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.”

So He was not able to do any miracles there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

And they were driving out many demons, anointing many sick people with olive oil, and healing them.

They hurried throughout that vicinity and began to carry the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

Wherever He would go, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch just the tassel of His robe. And everyone who touched it was made well.

“Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me.”

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

the stars will be falling from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.

He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

they will pick up snakes; if they should drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”

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.

When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.

Jesus replied to them, “The healthy don’t need a doctor, but the sick do.

A centurion’s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die.

“A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

Then He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about?” And he wanted to see Him.

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.’

“But seek His kingdom, and these things will be provided for you.

Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time?

It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

For as the lightning flashes from horizon to horizon and lights up the sky, so the Son of Man will be in His day.

Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

Within these lay a large number of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the water,

One man was there who had been sick for 38 years.

“Sir,” the sick man answered, “I don’t have a man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, someone goes down ahead of me.”

“I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick.

In the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do You say?”

I do not seek My glory; the One who seeks it also judges.

Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.

Now a man was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

So the sisters sent a message to Him: “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

In addition, a large group came together from the towns surrounding Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.

In it were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, and the birds of the sky.

When I looked closely and considered it, I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky.

The same thing happened in Iconium; they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

so the rest of humanity
may seek the Lord—
even all the Gentiles
who are called by My name,
declares the Lord who does these things,

There was such a sharp disagreement that they parted company, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed off to Cyprus.

Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

He did this so they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of such things.”

so that even facecloths or work aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

Aren’t you the Egyptian who raised a rebellion some time ago and led 4,000 Assassins into the wilderness?”

Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wished to go to Jerusalem and be tried there concerning these matters.

Although they know full well God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die—they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.

We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on the truth.

Do you really think—anyone of you who judges those who do such things yet do the same—that you will escape God’s judgment?

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom,

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

However, if you do get married, you have not sinned, and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.

Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.

No one should seek his own good, but the good of the other person.

Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

But if someone says to you, “This is food offered to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake.

This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.

So also you—since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

also to submit to such people, and to everyone who works and labors with them.

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.

He has delivered us from such a terrible death, and He will deliver us. We have put our hope in Him that He will deliver us again

The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person.