But now I tell you: if you are angry with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother 'You good-for-nothing!' you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell.

leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God.

There you will stay, I tell you, until you pay the last penny of your fine.

But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart.

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.

I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!

"I assure you that those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same for them before the angels of God.

But those who reject me publicly, the Son of Man will also reject them before the angels of God.

Then Jesus said to the disciples, "And so I tell you not to worry about the food you need to stay alive or about the clothes you need for your body.

"So do not start worrying: 'Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?'

So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings.

When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say.

The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear fruit.

Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated.

but the worries about this life, the love for riches, and all other kinds of desires crowd in and choke the message, and they don't bear fruit.

And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry ahead of time about what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is then given to you. For the words you speak will not be yours; they will come from the Holy Spirit.

The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear; but the worries and riches and pleasures of this life crowd in and choke them, and their fruit never ripens.

Martha was upset over all the work she had to do, so she came and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself ? Tell her to come and help me!"

The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things,

Then Jesus said to the disciples, "And so I tell you not to worry about the food you need to stay alive or about the clothes you need for your body.

Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes.

Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it?

If you can't manage even such a small thing, why worry about the other things?

"So don't be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink.

I would like you to be free from worry. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord's work, because he is trying to please the Lord.

Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.

A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life.

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."

Let us be bold, then, and say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.

Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes.

Certainly not God, who did not even keep back his own Son, but offered him for us all! He gave us his Son---will he not also freely give us all things?