“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles –

After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

And the news of this spread throughout that region.

But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!”

Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

“I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.

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

I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.