“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”

But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

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

naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

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

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to Jesus about her.

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

And He *came home, and the crowd *gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.

He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.

With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it;

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?

And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.

Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”

“But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.

Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

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

While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.

And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see Him.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things.

But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.

But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

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

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.

At this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why do You speak with her?”

Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum.

In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;

The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”

“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?

A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.

Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

“Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”

You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?”

Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

But I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges.

Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.

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

It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

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

The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.