But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?

But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

"Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- then he said to the paralytic -- "Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."

When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

Go and learn what this saying means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then John's disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?"

Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep." And they began making fun of him.

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

But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.

But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of demons he casts out demons."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."

how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

"But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

But he said, 'No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then gather the wheat into my barn."'"

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

But he replied, "They don't need to go. You give them something to eat."

But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

But you say, 'If someone tells his father or mother, "Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,"

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"

"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

and in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.' You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Do not be afraid."

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him."

But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."

"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."