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

he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.

When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,

Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”

He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

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

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, “Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”

“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.