At that time I will bring you back,
yes, at the time I will gather you.
I will give you fame and praise
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes before your eyes.
Yahweh has spoken.

“You expected much, but then it amounted to little. When you brought the harvest to your house, I ruined it. Why?” This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. “Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

“This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt, and My Spirit is present among you; don’t be afraid.”

what state were you in? When someone came to a grain heap of 20 measures, it only amounted to 10; when one came to the winepress to dip 50 measures from the vat, it only amounted to 20.

For who scorns the day of small things? These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

“To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.”

People who are far off will come and build the Lord’s temple, and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen when you fully obey the Lord your God.”

“Ask all the people of the land and the priests: When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and in the seventh months for these 70 years, did you really fast for Me?

When you eat and drink, don’t you eat and drink simply for yourselves?

Aren’t these the words that the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and secure, along with its surrounding cities, and when the southern region and the Judean foothills were inhabited?”

Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

The Lord of Hosts says this: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words that the prophets spoke when the foundations were laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of the Lord of Hosts.

For the Lord of Hosts says this: “As I resolved to treat you badly when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the Lord of Hosts,

On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who try to lift it will injure themselves severely when all the nations of the earth gather against her.

If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him: You cannot remain alive because you have spoken falsely in the name of Yahweh. When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.

On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.

A day of the Lord is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

“By presenting defiled food on My altar.”

You ask: “How have we defiled You?”

When you say: “The Lord’s table is contemptible.”

“When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong? Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts.

You have wearied the Lord with your words.

Yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?”

When you say, “Everyone who does what is evil is good in the Lord’s sight, and He is pleased with them,” or “Where is the God of justice?”

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire and like cleansing lye.

“For indeed, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Hosts, “not leaving them root or branches.

When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her

When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship Him.”

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to the place of his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

When He heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.

When He saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

“You are blessed when they insult and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of Me.

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

But when you fast, put oil on your head, and wash your face,

When Jesus had finished this sermon, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

When He came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

When He entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

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

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,

When Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

“Go!” He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water.

At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

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

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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

Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they answered Him.

When the demon had been driven out, the man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd.

“When you enter any town or village, find out who is worthy, and stay there until you leave.

Greet a household when you enter it,

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.

But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

When they persecute you in one town, escape to another. For I assure you: You will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

When Jesus had finished giving orders to His 12 disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—

When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.

Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order.

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.

But when the sun came up they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared.

“‘No,’ he said. ‘When you gather up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them.

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.”

When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it.

and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.

When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.

But when Herod’s birthday celebration came, Herodias’s daughter danced before them and pleased Herod.

When Jesus heard about it, He withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed Him on foot from the towns.

When evening came, the disciples approached Him and said, “This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

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

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat!”

Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:

Then the disciples came up and told Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement?”

When Jesus left there, He withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon.

So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the deformed restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they gave glory to the God of Israel.

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

Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread?”

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

When the disciples heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.

When they looked up they saw no one except Him—Jesus alone.

When they reached the crowd, a man approached and knelt down before Him.

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?”

“Yes,” he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.”