As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

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

But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they became greatly distressed.

But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

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

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.

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.

The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

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

But Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

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.