Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!

For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things.

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks.

You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”

“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!

for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.

And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’

And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;

And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all.

And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?”

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.’

Another one said, ‘I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’

For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.’”

For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

It is useless either for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’

So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;

but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.

In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.

And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’

for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.

But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?

nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.

but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.

For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon,

“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”

Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.

When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.

for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow.’

As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,

saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side,

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

In the resurrection therefore, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”

for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.”

For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,

Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on.”

“As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.

When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;

men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near.

for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”

for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.

For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”