Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.

"Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

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

and a man's enemies will be the members of his household.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

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

This is the one about whom it is written: 'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

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

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

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

Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

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

"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

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

He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.

And in his name the Gentiles will hope."

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

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

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

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

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

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but 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 for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them -- and now, 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 now, something greater than Solomon is here!

Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.' When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

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

And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: 'You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then gather the wheat into my barn."'"

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."

As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.

They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where 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 had better listen!

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And he replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit."

He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,'

and in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.' You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

And I tell 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. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

So Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters -- one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

He answered, "Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

He told them, "It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you."

They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they became greatly distressed.

But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. 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, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!

What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

"I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.'

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart."

and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

Then Peter said to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?"

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.'

So the last will be first, and the first last."

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law. They will condemn him to death,

and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised."

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once.

Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive."

Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The boy answered, 'I will not.' But later he had a change of heart and went.

The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, 'I will, sir,' but did not go.

Which of the two did his father's will?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

They said to him, "He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest."

For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."

Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."

The greatest among you will be your servant.