but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

But Jesus called them to himself and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

But if we say, 'From men'"they feared the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.

But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

And they sought to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

When they came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why do you put me to the test? Bring me a denarius, and let me look at it."

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken."

And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher; you have well said that God is one, and there is no other but he;

For they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everythingall she had to live on."

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand what you are to say. But say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

But woe for those who are pregnant and those who are nursing babies in those days!

And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

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

"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

"But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."

But there were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was this ointment wasted?

But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.

For the Son of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."

But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee."

But he spoke more vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will not deny you!" And they all said the same.

And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me; yet not what I will, but what you will."

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But the scriptures must be fulfilled."

And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth around his body. And they seized him,

But Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree.

But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway.

But again he denied it. And after a little while again those standing near said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them; for you are a Gallilean."

But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak."

But Jesus still made no answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

But Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.

And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!"

Then they offered him wine mingled with myrrh, but he did not take it.

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, though it was very large, had been rolled away.

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you."

And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he made signs to them and remained speechless.

But she was greatly troubled at his saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.

But why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

but his mother said, "No; he shall be called John."

But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, but worshipped with fasting and prayer night and day.

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their relatives and acquaintances.

But they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.

Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them, but his mother kept all these things in her heart.

John answered them all, "I baptize you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the other evil things Herod had done,

But Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

But I tell you truly, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

but Elijah was sent to none of them except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."

But passing through the midst of them, he went his way.

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose."

And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."

And he charged him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded."

But the report went around concerning him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

But he often withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he said to the man who was paralyzed "I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home."

And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

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

They said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days."

But new wine must be put into new wineskins.

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"

how he entered the house of God, took and ate the consecrated bread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?"

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there.

But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

"But I say to you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For he is kind to the ungrateful and evil.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the plank in your own eye?