"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

They went to him and woke him up. "Lord!" they cried, "Save us! We're going to die!"

"To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

"How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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

because my yoke is pleasant, and my burden is light."

He will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he has brought justice through to victory.

This is how my heavenly Father will treat each one of you unless you forgive your brother from your hearts."

Those who were hired at five o'clock came, and each received a denarius.

"When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.

Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready.

Feeling deeply distressed, each one began to ask him, "Surely I am not the one, Lord?"

All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."

After the Sabbaths, around dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to take a look at the burial site.

teaching them to obey everything that I've commanded you. And remember, I am with you each and every day until the end of the age."

All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!"

But Jesus was in the back of the boat, asleep on a cushion. So they woke him up and asked him, "Teacher, don't you care that we're going to die?"

It's like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert.

All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."

Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.

Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had just come up, they were going to the tomb.

After Jesus had risen early on the first day of that week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

just as he promised long ago through the mouth of his holy prophets

When the sun was setting, everyone who had any friends suffering from various diseases brought them to him. He placed his hands on each of them and began healing them.

The others were furious and began to discuss with each other what they could do to Jesus.

They're like little children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, "A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.

Now Peter and the men with him had been overcome by sleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

"How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Or if he asks for an egg, would he give him a scorpion?

The Lord replied to him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey and lead it out of its stall to give it some water?

"So he called for each of his master's debtors. He asked the first, "How much do you owe my master?'

I fast twice a week, and I give a tenth of my entire income.'

So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day. Before this they had been enemies.

But at early dawn on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.

They were talking with each other about all these things that had taken place.

He asked them, "What are you discussing with each other as you're walking along?" They stood still and looked gloomy.

Then they asked each other, "Our hearts kept burning within us as he was talking to us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us, didn't they?"

On the third day of that week there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,

Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.

How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?

Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't enough for each of them to have a little."

Then the Jewish leaders debated angrily with each other, asking, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

These were the things he said. Then after this, he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I'm leaving to wake him up."

At this point, some of his disciples asked each other, "What does he mean by telling us, "In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again,' and, "because I am going to the Father'?"

Listen, the time is coming, indeed it has already come, when you will be scattered, each of you to his own home, and you will leave me all by myself. Yet I'm not alone, because the Father is with me.

There they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side of him with Jesus in the middle.

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, and took his cloak as well. The cloak was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down.

So they told each other, "Let's not tear it. Instead, let's throw dice to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture that says, "They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they threw dice." So that is what the soldiers did.

On the first day of the week, early in the morning and while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and noticed that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

It was the evening of the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them. He told them, "Peace be with you."

A week later, his disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were shut, Jesus came, stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you."

"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the voice of David about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus,

They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated, and one rested on each of them.

When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language.

So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:

United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other's homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, whom he appointed long ago to be the Messiah.

He must remain in heaven until the time of universal restitution, which God announced long ago through the voice of his holy prophets.

Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my home. All at once a man in radiant clothes stood in front of me

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on his side, woke him up, and said, "Get up quickly!" His chains fell from his wrists.

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, and with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

So why do you test God by putting on the disciples' neck a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we could carry?

that have been known from long ago.'

When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

On the first day of the week, when we had met to break bread, Paul began to address the people. Since he intended to leave the next day, he went on speaking until midnight.

So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

and said goodbye to each other. Then we reboarded the ship, and they went back home.

Then Paul took those men and the next day purified himself with them. Then he went into the Temple to announce the time when their days of purification would end and when the sacrifice would be offered for each of them.

The tribune asked, "Oh, do you speak Greek? You're not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led 4,000 assassins into the desert, are you?"

"Since I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I am pleased to present my defense. You can verify for yourself that I went up to worship in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago.

As they were leaving, they began to say to each other, "This man hasn't been doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment."

that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

God has not rejected his people whom he chose long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the story about Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel?

For by the grace given to me I ask every one of you not to think of yourself more highly than you should think, rather to think of yourself with sober judgment on the measure of faith that God has assigned each of you.

In the same way, even though we are many people, we are one body in the Messiah and individual parts connected to each other.

Be devoted to each other with mutual affection. Excel at showing respect for each other.

Live in harmony with each other. Do not be arrogant, but associate with humble people. Do not think that you are wiser than you really are.

This is necessary because you know the times it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.

Accept anyone who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of arguing over differences of opinion.

One person believes that he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.

One person decides in favor of one day over another, while another person decides that all days are the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind:

Consequently, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Therefore, let's no longer criticize each other. Instead, make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that makes your brother stumble, upset, or weak.

Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building him up.

For everything that was written long ago was written to instruct us, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

Now may God, the source of endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other as you follow the Messiah Jesus,

I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are filled with goodness and full of all the knowledge you need to be able to instruct each other.

Now to the one who is able to strengthen you with my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus, the Messiah, by revealing the secret that was kept hidden from long ago

This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to the Messiah."

But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed.

Who is Apollos, anyhow? Or who is Paul? They're merely servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord gave to each of us his task.

The one who plants and the one who waters have the same goal, and each will receive a reward for his own action.

As an expert builder using the grace that God gave me, I laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

the workmanship of each person will become evident, for the day of judgment will show what it is, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's action.

Now it is required of servant managers that each one should prove to be trustworthy.

Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.