Therefore take care how you listen. For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, but they could not meet with Him because of the crowd.

When He got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met Him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.

A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years, who had spent all she had on doctors yet could not be healed by any,

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, “Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep.”

If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

I tell you the truth: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

John responded, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”

“Don’t stop him,” Jesus told him, “because whoever is not against you is for you.”

But they did not welcome Him, because He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”

And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves also forgive everyone
in debt to us.
And do not bring us into temptation.”

Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.

“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.’

Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness.

When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that He did not first perform the ritual washing before dinner.

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’

“That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!

For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed.

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”

that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

But the one who did not know and did things deserving of blows will be beaten lightly. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. And even more will be expected of the one who has been entrusted with more.

Perhaps it will bear fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.’”

a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for over 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Yet I must travel today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem!

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

See, your house is abandoned to you. And I tell you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

In response, Jesus asked the law experts and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

And to them, He said, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will enjoy my banquet!’”

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

“Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with 10,000 to oppose the one who comes against him with 20,000?

If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance.

“Or what woman who has 10 silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

“Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.

So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine?

And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?

“But he told him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’”

Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’?

Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the nine?

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God will come, He answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable;

On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

I tell you, on that night two will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other will be left.

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

Will not God grant justice to His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay to help them?

The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’

I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

You know the commandments:

Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
honor your father and mother.”

who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come.”

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

“‘I tell you, that to everyone who has, more will be given; and from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away.

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”

They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

So they answered that they did not know its origin.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

They were not able to catch Him in what He said in public, and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

He is not God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to Him.”

“These things that you see—the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down!”

Then He said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them.

Therefore make up your minds not to prepare your defense ahead of time,

but not a hair of your head will be lost.

Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it,

I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all things take place.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

During the day, He was teaching in the temple complex, but in the evening He would go out and spend the night on what is called the Mount of Olives.

So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.

For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.

But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

“I tell you, Peter,” He said, “the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me!”

He also said to them, “When I sent you out without money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?”

“Not a thing,” they said.

When He reached the place, He told them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

“Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me—nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”

After a little while, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too!”

“Man, I am not!” Peter said.

They said, “If You are the Messiah, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.

And if I ask you, you will not answer.

“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from His mouth?”

So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him.