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No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

…from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.

So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

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

And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

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

Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’

Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’

…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.

“The Lord needs it,” they answered.

Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.

Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

…and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

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

“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

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

“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.

So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.

For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

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

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

Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”

So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

“Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.

But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.