And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' and 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will by any means pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'

Truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

And when you pray, do not use empty repetitions as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

so that you do not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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

The lamp of the body is the eye. So if your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

For with the same judgment you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Thus you will know them by their fruits.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'

And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers!'

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Then a certain scribe came and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

And Jesus said to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as he is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.

Truly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;

Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

When they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!

"So do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father's will.

"Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, him I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

and a man's enemies will be those of his own household.'

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

He said to them, "What man of you, if he has one sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

He will not quarrel or cry out; nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, till he sends forth justice to victory;

and in his name will the Gentiles hope."

Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand; and seeing you will see and not perceive.

Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers. Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

So was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

Therefore as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil,

and will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

He answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.'

And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.