saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him."

And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!"

I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I [am], whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

But he answered [and] said, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God."

"Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have not come to destroy [them] but to fulfill [them].

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!

May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as [it is] in heaven.

"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.

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.

For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

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.

And behold, they cried out, saying, "{What do you have to do with us}, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

But go [and] learn what it means, "I want mercy and not sacrifice." For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

[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!"

And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!'

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

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.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

For I have come to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

[and] said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.

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

But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

[When] anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand [it], the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.

{It} is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches."

And Peter answered him [and] said, "Lord, if {it is you}, command me to come to you on the water!"

So he said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth--this defiles a person."

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

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

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

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}.

And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."

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."

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."

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."

But he answered one of them [and] said, 'Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius?

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."

And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!"

But [when] the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!'

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened [cattle] have been slaughtered, and everything [is] ready. Come to the wedding celebration!" '

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?' But {he could say nothing}.

so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Truly I say to you, all these [things] will come upon this generation!

For I tell you, you will never see me from now [on] until you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For this [reason] you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come].

Blessed [is] that slave whom his master will find so doing [when he] comes back.

the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,

But in the middle of the night there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'

Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, [you] who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!

And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?'

And Jesus said to him, "Friend, [do that] for which you have come." Then they came up [and] laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple [courts] I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me!

and saying, "The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

"He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.

and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

saying, "{Leave us alone}, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And [when] Jesus heard [it], he said to them, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

And he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come into the middle."

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul!" and "By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!"

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other [things] come in [and] choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

But when the crop permits, he sends [in] the sickle right away, because the harvest has come."

(For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!")

And he was imploring him many [times], saying, "My little daughter {is at the point of death}! Come, lay your hands on her, so that she will get well and will live."

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him.

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

And he said, "What comes out of a person, that defiles a person.

For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

All these evil [things] come from within and defile a person."

And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away."

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

And they asked him, saying, "{Why do} the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

And he said to them, "Elijah indeed does come first [and] restores all [things]. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man that he should suffer many [things] and be treated with contempt?

But I tell you that indeed Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him."

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer."