And when you see the south wind ¹  blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.

And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come ¹  as well.

On the one hand a former command is set aside ¹  because it is weak and useless, ² 

Above all, you do well if you recognize ¹  this: ²  No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination, ³ 

Now ¹  a great windstorm ²  developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels ¹  over one sinner who repents.”

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? ¹  For all seven had married her.” ² 

Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment and the tear will be worse.

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over ¹  to be crucified.” ² 

He said to them, “The secret ¹  of the kingdom of God has been given ²  to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

but ¹  worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, ²  and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, ³  and it produces nothing.

Jesus ¹  also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, ²  you say at once, ‘A rainstorm ³  is coming,’ and it does.

he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

The ¹  seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth ²  choke the word, ³  so it produces nothing.

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, ¹  so that the wild birds ²  come and nest in its branches.” ³ 

When ¹  Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” ² 

As Jesus ¹  was having a meal ²  in Levi’s ³  home, many tax collectors ⁴  and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.