so that you may be like<n id="1" /> your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

When<n id="1" /> Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, &#8220;I tell you the truth,<n id="2" /> 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<n id="1" /> with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob<n id="2" /> in the kingdom of heaven,

Then Jesus said to the centurion, &#8220;Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.&#8221; And the servant<n id="1" /> was healed at that hour.p>

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

As<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> was having a meal<n id="3" /> in Matthew&#8217;s<n id="4" /> house, many tax collectors<n id="5" /> and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, &#8220;Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!&#8221;

Whenever<n id="1" /> you enter a town or village,<n id="2" /> find out who is worthy there<n id="3" /> and stay with them<n id="4" /> until you leave.

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;I<n id="1" /> am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves,<n id="2" /> so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Whenever<n id="1" /> they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say,<n id="2" /> for what you should say will be given to you at that time.<n id="3" />

But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.p>

<p class="bodytext">When<n id="1" /> Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;To<n id="1" /> what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,<n id="2" />p>

But when the Pharisees<n id="1" /> saw this they said to him, &#8220;Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.&#8221;

But when the Pharisees<n id="1" /> heard this they said, &#8220;He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul,<n id="2" /> the ruler<n id="3" /> of demons!&#8221;

I<n id="1" /> tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is<n id="1" /> my brother and sister and mother.&#8221;p>

And as he sowed, some seeds<n id="1" /> fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.