For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same?

And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax-collectors do so?

Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.

Therefore when you do your merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations. For they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, of a sad face. For they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to men to fast. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

so that you do not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

Do not lay up treasures on earth for yourselves, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

But lay up treasures in Heaven for yourselves, where neither moth nor rust corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Behold the birds of the air; for they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them; are you not much better than they are?

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil, nor do they spin,

but I say to you that even Solomon in his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Therefore if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much rather clothe you, little-faiths?

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

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

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow; for tomorrow shall be anxious for its own things. Sufficient to the day is the evil of it.

Judge not, that you may not be judged.

And why do you look on the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.

Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord! Lord! shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.

Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?

And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded on a rock.

And everyone who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them shall be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.

When Jesus heard, He marvelled and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

But when Jesus heard, He said to them, The ones who are whole do not need a physician, but the ones who are sick.

But go and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then the disciples of John came to Him saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?

He said to them, Go back, for the little girl is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed Him to scorn.

Jesus sent out these twelve, commanding them, saying, Do not go into the way of the nations, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans.

Do not provide gold nor silver, nor copper in your purses,

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

And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

A disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and nothing hidden which shall not be known.

And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

Therefore do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.

Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in Me.

Truly I say to you, Among those who have been born of women there has not risen a greater one than John the Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

saying, We played the flute to you, and you did not dance! We mourned to you, but you did not wail!

Then He began to upbraid the cities in which most of His mighty works were done, because they did not repent.

But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day.

But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

Or have you not read in the Law that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?

But if you had known what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.

And He said to them, What man among you will be, who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

And He warned them that they not make Him known,

He shall not strive, nor cry, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets.

He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not quench a smoking wick, until He sends out judgment to victory.

And all the people were amazed and said, Is not this the son of David?

But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.

And Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

The one who is not with Me is against Me, and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.

Therefore I say to you, All kinds of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this world or in the world to come.

Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth. And they sprang up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.

He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not; nor do they understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which said, "By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive;

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

When anyone hears the Word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown by the wayside.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where have the darnel come from?

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable,

Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered some of every kind;

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas,

and his sisters, are they not all with us? Then from where does this man have all these things?

And they were offended in Him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.

And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

But Jesus said to them, They do not need to leave, you give them something to eat.

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, I AM! Do not fear.

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

But He answered and said, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.

Do you not yet understand that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the waste-bowl?

these are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.

But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and begged Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries after us.

But He answered and said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But He answered and said, It is not good to take the children's bread and to throw it to dogs.

Then Jesus called His disciples and said, I have compassion on the crowd because they continue with Me for three days now and have nothing to eat. And I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand baskets you took up;

How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about loaves, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Jesus answered and said to him, You are blessed, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in Heaven.