Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?

He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them.

And the men were amazed and said, “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

“Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

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

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”