That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded.

that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.

“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come?”

Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him.

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me.

and saying, “The One who would demolish the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him!”

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

He is not here! For He has been resurrected, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.

He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”

“What do You have to do with us, Jesus—Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

And He said to them, “Let’s go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach there too. This is why I have come.”

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.

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.”

But the time will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul in Him!” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”

He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them.

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light.

But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

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.”

On that day, when evening had come, He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.”

For He had told him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

and kept begging Him, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay Your hands on her so she can get well and live.”

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Him.

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)

Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.

Then He said, “What comes out of a person—that defiles him.

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

All these evil things come from within and defile a person.”

If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.”

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Then He said to them, “I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.”

Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

“Elijah does come first and restores everything,” He replied. “How then is it written about the Son of Man that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written about him.”

When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly coming together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!”

And He told them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer [and fasting].”

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.

Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

who will not receive 100 times more, now at this time—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and eternal life in the age to come.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

Then those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting:

Hosanna!
He who comes in the name
of the Lord is the blessed One!

“But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

“Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.

Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and they will deceive many.

A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house.

Otherwise, he might come suddenly and find you sleeping.

Then He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. Look, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

But Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as though I were a criminal, to capture Me?

Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him.

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, offered Him a drink, and said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down!”

When He was in Galilee, they would follow Him and help Him. Many other women had come up with Him to Jerusalem.

When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained speechless.

The angel replied to her:

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore, the holy One to be born
will be called the Son of God.

How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

“Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus—Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet and come out of him!”

And throwing him down before them, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all.

Amazement came over them all, and they kept saying to one another, “What is this message? For He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”

So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

But the news about Him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

On one of those days while He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and also from Jerusalem. And the Lord’s power to heal was in Him.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them—then they will fast in those days.”

I will show you what someone is like who comes to Me, hears My words, and acts on them:

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

Jesus went with them, and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell Him, “Lord, don’t trouble Yourself, since I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

That is why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be cured.

For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?”

When the men reached Him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask You, ‘Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);

The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

“No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.

For nothing is concealed that won’t be revealed, and nothing hidden that won’t be made known and come to light.

For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet and pleaded with Him to come to his house,

They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”

Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.

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

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:

Father,
Your name be honored as holy.
Your kingdom come.

because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I don’t have anything to offer him.’

If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

You must be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.