They told him, "At Bethlehem in Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:

This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"

"Land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the nations;

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.

"Blessed are those who suffer persecution for being and doing right, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

leave your grit right there at the altar, and first go and make peace with your brother, and then come back and present your gift.

Be quick to come to terms with your opponent while you are on the road to court with him, so that he may not turn you over to the judge and the judge turn you over to the officer, and you be put in prison.

So if your right eye causes you to do wrong, pluck it out of your way; for it is better to have one part of your body suffer loss than to have your whole body go down to the pit.

And if your right hand causes you to do wrong, cut it off and put it out of your way, for it is better to have one part of your body suffer loss than to have your whole body go down to the pit.

to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.

But whenever you, a follower of mine, do a deed of charity, never let your own left hand know what your right hand is doing,

But as your first duty keep on looking for His standard of doing right, and for His will, and then all these things will be yours besides.

"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.

But narrow is the gate and hard is the road that leads to life, and few are they that find it.

But as they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

This is the man of whom the Scripture says, "'Attention! I am sending my messenger on before you; He will prepare the road ahead of you.'

But He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his soldiers became hungry?

Or, did you never read in the law that the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and yet are not guilty?

Now there was a man there with one hand withered. And, to get a charge against Him, they asked Him, "Is it right to cure people on the sabbath?"

And how much more a man is worth than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the sabbath."

A broken reed He will not break off; a flickering wick He will not put out, until He brings His judgment to victory.

and when the sun was up they were scorched and dried up, because they had no root.

but it takes no real root in him, and he lasts only a little while, and just as soon as suffering and persecution come for the truth's sake, he at once yields and falls.

And he said, 'No, never, for while you are gathering the wild wheat plants you might root up the good ones with them.

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."

And she, prompted by her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head right here on a platter."

He answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the house dogs."

For wherever two or three have met as my disciples, I am right there with them."

And some Pharisees came up to Him, to try Him out with the question, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"

And He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female,

So he said to them, 'You too go out to my vineyard, and I will pay you what is right.' And they went.

Have I not the right to do what I please with my own money? Or, is your eye causing you to be covetous, because I am generous?

And as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside, and said to them while on the road,

And He asked her, "What do you want?" She answered Him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right and one at your left in your kingdom."

He said to them, "You will drink the cup that I am to drink, but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."

And most of the crowd spread their coats along the road, but some were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them along the road.

and asked Him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus answered them, "Yes. Did you never read this, 'Out of the mouths of little children, yea, of infants, you have perfect praise'?"

Then Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: 'That stone which the builders threw away has become the cornerstone; this is the work of the Lord and seems wonderful to us!'

So give us your opinion on the question: Is it right to pay Caesar the poll-tax, or not?"

But did you never read, on the resurrection of the dead, what God said to you,

'The Lord has said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, Until I put your enemies under your feet!'

So when you see all these things, you will know that He is right at your door.

and He will put the sheep at His right hand and the goats at his left.

Then the King will say to those at His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

But they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for a riot may break out among the people."

Jesus answered him, "Yes, I am. But I tell you, you will all soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

They put above His head the charge against Him, which read: "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

And if news of it gets to the governor's ears, we will make it all right with him, and keep you out of trouble."

He is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make the paths straight for Him.'"

He answered them, "Have you never read what David did when he and his soldiers were in need and hungry?

Then He asked them, "Is it right to do people good on the Sabbath, or to do them evil, to save life or to take it?" But they had nothing to say.

and to have the right to drive out the demons.

but when the sun came up, they were scorched and withered away, because they had not taken root.

but it does not take real root in them, and so they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes on account of the truth, they at once fall by the way.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had once been insane under the power of many demons, sitting, with his clothes on, and in his right mind, they were frightened.

For John kept saying to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife."

And because He saw that they were struggling at the oars, for the wind was against them, a while before daybreak He started toward them walking on the sea, and He meant to go right up beside them.

But He was saying to her, "Let the children first eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it out to the house dogs."

And if I send them home hungry, they will give out on the road, for some of them are a long way from home."

They answered, "Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife, if he wrote out a divorce charge."

But Jesus said to them, "It was due to your moral perversity that Moses wrote that command in your law.

As they were walking along the road up to Jerusalem, Jesus was going on ahead of them, but they were dazed while those who were still following were afraid. Then again He took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to befall Him.

They answered Him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your splendor."

but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared."

Then Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has cured you." And all at once he could see again, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

And many of the people spread their coats in the road, while others scattered layers of leaves cut from the fields.

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

And they came up and said to Him, "We know that you always tell the truth, and pay no personal consideration to anyone, but teach the way of God honestly. Is it right to pay poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

But as to the rising of the dead, did you never read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

David himself, Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, said: 'The Lord has said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where he has no right to stand" -- let the reader take notice -- "then let those who remain in Judea fly to the hills;

So when you see all these things taking place, you will know that He is right at the door.

for they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for there might be a riot."

Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

And the notice of the charge against Him read, "The king of the Jews."

They crucified two robbers along with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

And when they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting at the right; and they were utterly astounded.

So the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took His seat at God's right hand.

have handed them down to us, I too, most excellent Theophilus, because I have carefully investigated them all from the start, have felt impressed to write them out in order for you

In the meantime, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.

Then he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all astonished.

as it is written in the sermon-book of the prophet Isaiah: "Here is a voice of one shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord, make the paths straight for Him.

So He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and as His habit was on the Sabbath, He went to the synagogue and stood up to read.

And as they could not find a way because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his pallet through the tiles, among the people right in front of Jesus.

After that they said to Him, "John's disciples rigidly practice fasting and offering up prayers; so do the Pharisees, but your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."

Jesus answered them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his soldiers became hungry?

On another Sabbath He found Himself in the synagogue teaching; and there was there a man whose right hand was withered.

Then Jesus said to them, "Is it right on the Sabbath to do people good, or to do them evil, to save life or to take it?"

But when John's messengers had gone, He began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

This is the man of whom the Scripture says: "'Attention! I send my messenger on before you. He will prepare the road ahead of you.'

and took her stand behind Him at His feet, continually weeping. Then she began to wet His feet with her tears, but she continued to wipe them off with the hair of her head, and she kept right on kissing His feet with affection and anointing them with the perfume.

The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.

So the people went out to see what had taken place, and they went to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, with his clothes on and in his right mind; and they were frightened.

While they were going along the road, a man said to Him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

Do not carry a purse, a bag, or shoes, and do not stop to say 'Good morning' to anybody on the road.

And He answered him, "What is written in the law? How does it read?"

Now a priest happened to be going that way, but when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

Why do you not of yourselves decide what is right?