And if your eye offends you, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes to be cast into hell fire

Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

And he answered and said to Him, Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.

Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and said to him, One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow Me.

Then Peter began to say to Him, Lo, we have left all and have followed You.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!

And many warned him that he should be quiet, but he cried a great deal more, Son of David, have mercy on me!

And He said to them, Go into the village over across from you. And as soon as you have entered into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.

And He taught, saying to them, Is it not written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations?" But you have made it a den of thieves.

And answering Jesus said to them, Have faith of God.

For truly I say to you that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said shall occur, he shall have whatever he said.

And when you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive it so that also your Father in Heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

And have you not read this scripture "The Stone which the builders rejected has become the Head of the corner:

And as regards the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses how God spoke to him in the Bush, saying, "I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?"

And the scribe said to Him, Right, Teacher, according to truth You have spoken, that God is one, and there is no other besides Him.

And He called His disciples and said to them, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast in more than all those who have cast into the treasury.

But take heed; behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and be given to the poor. And they were incensed with her.

For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you desire you may do them good. But you do not have Me always.

And answering Jesus said to them, Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to take Me?

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, What further need do we have of witnesses?

You have heard the blasphemy; what do you think? And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death.

Since many took in hand to draw up an account concerning the matters which have been borne out among us,

so that you might know the certainty of those things in which you have been instructed.

And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

For my eyes have seen Your Salvation

which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples,

But they, supposing Him to have been in the company, went a day's journey. And they looked for Him among the kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And He said to them, You will surely say this proverb to Me, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your native-place.

saying, Let us alone! What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.

For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also love those who love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also do the same.

And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

They are like children sitting in a market and calling to one another, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you did not weep.

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

And answering, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, speak.

And answering, Simon said, I suppose that one to whom he forgave most. And He said to him, You have judged rightly.

Those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy. And these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those which fell among thorns are the ones who, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not bear to maturity.

Therefore be careful how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

And He said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor each to have two tunics.

And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see Him.

But He said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long while ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen them, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

And He said to him, You have answered right; do this and you shall live.

And He said to them, which of you shall have a friend and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

for a friend of mine has come from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?

And it happened as He spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice and said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which You have sucked.

But give alms of such things as you have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over judgment and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to leave the other undone.

Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and you have hindered those who were entering in.

Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light. And that which you have spoken in the ear in secret rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room in which to store my fruits?

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat drink and be merry.

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?

For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you have need of these things.

Sell what you have and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which do not become old, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes nor moth corrupts.

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

But he not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomever much is given, of him much shall be required. And to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

I have come to send fire on the earth. And what will I do if it is already kindled?

But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am pressed down until it is accomplished!

Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

I tell you, you shall not depart from there until you have paid the very last lepton.

then you shall begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You have taught in our streets.

And He answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?

And all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, I must go and see it. I beg you, have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I beg you, have me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and still there is room.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he may have enough to finish it;

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you, and am no more worthy to be called your son.

And answering he said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, neither did I transgress your commandment at any time. And yet you never gave me a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fattened calf.

And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust the true riches to you?

And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give you that which is your own?

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.

for I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them.

So likewise you, when you shall have done all the things commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants, for we have done what we ought to do.

And he said, I have kept all these from my youth up.

And when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, Yet you lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.

And Peter said, Lo, we have left all and have followed You.

And he cried, saying, Jesus, Son of David! Have mercy on me.