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

Do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!

But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,

"Zebulon's land, and Naphtali's land, Along the road to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the nations!

leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with your brother; then come back and present your gift.

But if your right eye makes you fall, tear it out and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit!

If your right hand makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all go down to the pit!

But I tell you not to resist injury, but if anyone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other to him too;

But when you give to charity, your own left hand must not know what your right hand is doing,

"Go in at the narrow gate. For the road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and there are many who go in by it.

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

When he reached the other side, in the region of Gadara, two men possessed by demons came out of the tombs and confronted him; they were so extremely violent that nobody could go along that road.

But as they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

This is the man of whom the Scripture says, " 'Here I send 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 companions were hungry?

Or did you never read in the Law how the priests in the Temple are not guilty when they break the Sabbath?

There was a man there with one hand withered. And in order to get a charge to bring 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! Therefore, it is right to do people good on the Sabbath."

He will not break off a bent reed, And he will not put out a smoldering wick, Until he carries his judgment to success.

but when the sun came up it was scorched and withered up, because it had no root.

but it takes no real root in him, and lasts only a little while, and when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, he gives it up at once.

for John said to him, "It is not right for you to be living with her."

He said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs!"

And some Pharisees came up to him to test him, and they said, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"

But he answered, "Did you never read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female,

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

Have I no right to do what I please with what is mine? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'

He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine sit one at your right and one at your left, when you are king!"

He said to them, "Then what I drink you shall drink, but as for sitting at my right or my left, that is not mine to give, but belongs to those for whom it is destined by my Father."

and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'You have drawn praise from the mouths of children and infants'?"

Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, " 'That stone which the builders rejected Has become the cornerstone; This came from the Lord, And seems marvelous to us'?

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

But as to the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was said to you by God,

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

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 whom my Father has blessed, take possession of the kingdom which has been destined for you from the creation of the world.

But they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

Judas, who betrayed him, said, "Can it be I, Master?" He said to him, "You are right!"

Jesus said to him, "It is true. But I tell you you will soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming upon the clouds of the sky!"

When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing but that a riot was beginning instead, he took some water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

And they stripped him and put a red cloak on him,

They put above his head the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

There were two robbers crucified with him at the time, one at his right and one at his left.

He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he was in need and hungry, he and his men?

but when the sun came up, it was scorched, and withered up, because it had no root.

but it takes no real root in them and they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message they give it up at once.

When they came to Jesus and found the demoniac sitting quietly with his clothes on and in his right mind??he same man who had been possessed by Legion??hey were frightened.

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

And she hurried back at once to the king and asked him for it, saying, "I want you right away to give me John the Baptist's head on a platter."

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

They said to him, "Let us sit one at your right hand and one at your left, in your triumph."

but as for sitting at my right or at my left, that is not mine to give, but belongs to those for whom it is destined."

Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your faith has cured you." And he immediately regained his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

And many of the people spread their coats in the road, and others cut straw from the fields and scattered it in his path.

and said to him, "What authority have you for doing as you do? And who gave you a right to do as you are doing?"

Did you never read this passage of Scripture: " 'That stone which the builders rejected Has become the cornerstone;

And they came up and said to him, "Master, we know that you tell the truth regardless of the consequences, for you are not guided by personal considerations, but teach the way of God with sincerity. Is it right to pay the poll tax to the emperor or not?

But as to the dead being raised, have 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 influence of the holy Spirit, said, " 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand Until I put your enemies under your feet." '

But as soon as you see the dreadful desecration standing where he has no right to stand" (the reader must take note of this), "then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills;

for they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

And Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest and sat down with the attendants and warmed himself at the fire.

But Jesus said, "I am! and you will 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 in a white robe sitting at the right, and they were utterly amazed.

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

For that reason, Theophilus, and because I have investigated it all carefully from the beginning, I have determined to write a connected account of it for Your Excellency,

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

He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John."

Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went to the synagogue, as he was accustomed to do, and stood up to read the Scriptures.

Jesus answered, "Have you not read even what David did, when he and his companions were hungry?

On another Sabbath he happened to go to the synagogue and teach. There was a man there whose right hand was withered.

When John's messengers were gone, he began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

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

Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he canceled most." "You are right," he said.

The ones on the rock are those who receive the message joyfully when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for a little while, and then in the time of trial they draw back.

And the people came out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting there, at Jesus' feet, with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were frightened.

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

Jesus said to him, "What does the Law say? How does it read?"

Jesus said to him, "You are right. Do that, and you will live."

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

indeed there is only one thing we need. For Mary has chosen the right thing, and it must not be taken away from her."

Why do you not decide what is right yourselves?

For when you are going before the magistrate with your opponent, do your best on the way to get rid of him, or he may hurry you off to the judge and the judge hand you over to the constable and the constable throw you into prison.

But the leader of the synagogue, in his vexation because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, spoke out and said to the crowd, "There are six days on which it is right to work. Come on them and be cured, but not on the Sabbath day."

But I must go on today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not right for a prophet to die outside Jerusalem.'

And Jesus said to the Pharisees and the experts in the Law, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath or not?"

He said, 'Eight hundred gallons of oil.' And he said to him, 'Here is your agreement; sit right down and write four hundred!'

Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He answered, 'Fifteen hundred bushels of wheat.' He said to him, 'Here is your agreement; write twelve hundred.'

And as he went on, people spread their coats in the road.

And they asked him, "Master, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and that you show no favor, but teach the way of God in sincerity.

Is it right for us to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?"

For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, " 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand,

I confer on you the right to eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and to sit on thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel!

And one of them did strike at the high priest's slave and cut his right ear off.

But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"

(He was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had taken place in the city and for murder.)