So he answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Do not be afraid.”

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.

The same day Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

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.

I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

“Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.