Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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

In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, “I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

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

Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!”

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: “Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

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

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.