Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This fellow blasphemes.”

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”

Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

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

“Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’

My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.

The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go.

Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.

On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,

“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Peter *said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.

And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,

The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.

But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,

and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.

If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”

And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.

Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife.

Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

But Peter kept saying insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,

You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself.

When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”

There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.

And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.

And they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink.”

Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.

But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.

But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute,

Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

And behold, some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last.”

Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),

and the third married her; and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”

And while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”