“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches.”

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

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

Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

If you had known what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

All the crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be the Son of David?”

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”

In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, “Who is this?”

And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.”

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

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

Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?