The Lord responded: “Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets, so the one who announces it may read it easily.

When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high.

I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord who rules over all.

Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

So it was annulled that very day, and then the most afflicted of the flock who kept faith with me knew that that was the word of the Lord.

Instead he will say, ‘I am no prophet – indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.’

You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

So Jesus replied to him, “Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.

Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.