But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – then he said to the paralytic – “Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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

and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

He said to them, “Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, “This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

He answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”

and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’

But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own?

You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?