Or what man is [there] among you, [if] his son will ask him [for] bread, will give him a stone?

Or also [if] he will ask for a fish, will give him a snake?

Therefore if you, [although you] are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

You will recognize them by their fruits: they do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, [do they]?

As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?'

And then {I will say to them plainly}, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!'

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

And he said to him, "I will come [and] heal him."

And the centurion answered [and] said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.

But I say to you that many will come from east and west and {be seated at the banquet} with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!"

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go, as you have believed it will be done for you." And the slave was healed at that hour.

And a scribe approached [and] said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"

And Jesus said to them, "{The bridegroom's attendants} are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!"

for she said to herself, "If only I touch his cloak I will be healed."

Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.

And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious how [to speak] or what you should say, for what you should say will be given to you at that hour.

"And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] children, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death,

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

And whenever they persecute you in this town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will never finish [going through] the towns of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

"Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground {without the knowledge and consent} of your Father.

"Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father [who is] in heaven.

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

And the enemies of a man [will be] the members of his household.

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.

The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward."

It is this man about whom it is written: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

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

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

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

Yes, Father, for [to do] so {was your gracious will}.

Come to me, all [of you] who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

But he said to them, "What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift [it] out?

"Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.

And in his name the Gentiles will hope.

But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel [them]? For this [reason] they will be your judges!

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

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the coming one!

But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!

For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned."

But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!

Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.' And [when it] arrives it finds [the house] unoccupied and swept and put in order.

Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and [they] go in [and] live there. And the last [state] of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!"

For whoever does the will of my Father [who is] in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother."

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

and with reference to them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says, "{You will listen carefully} and will never understand, and {you will look closely} and will never perceive.

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the season of the harvest I will tell the reapers, "First gather the darnel and tie it into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my storehouse." '"

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

Thus just as the darnel is gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,

and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear!

Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous

and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

And he answered [and] said, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'

and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven."

And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.

For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to {what he has done}.

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here [to] there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they were extremely distressed.

But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast [a line with] a hook, and 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."

and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!

What do you think? If {a certain man has} a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go [and] look for the one that wandered away?

In the [same] way it is not the will {of} your Father [who is] in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

"Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.

Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father [who is] in heaven.

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to implore him, saying, 'Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from your hearts!"

and said, 'On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."