And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin,

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Then those who kept them fled, and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

When Jesus came to the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd,

'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?'

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Then he left the crowd and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

But all this has taken place, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."

So those who fed the swine fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people went out to see what it was that had happened.

And immediately the bleeding stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

And let him who is in the field not go back to get his cloak.

Then they all forsook him and fled.

and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another: 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

But if God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'

"Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?

They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away. And likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.

And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

When the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "You take him and crucify him, for I find no fault in him."

(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

sold a field which he owned, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.

At this remark Moses fled, and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding country;

And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered all of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

If even lifeless things, such as the flute or the harp, do not give a distinction in the notes, how will any one know what is played?

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field God has apportioned to us, a field that reaches even to you.

What has become of the satisfaction you felt? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

For if the message spoken by angels was valid, and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,

For he finds fault with them when he says: "The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, whose weakness was turned to strength, who became mighty in war, and put foreign armies to flight.

In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they abuse you;

and if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),

Beloved, although I was very eager to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for their own advantage.

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which to be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood.

And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the sound of a millstone will not be heard in you any longer;

Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.