But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they?

So then, you will know them by their fruits.

And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” —then He *said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.”

“So do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son determines to reveal Him.

But if you had known what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Words Reveal Character

“Either assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.

And Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

Then the disciples came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”

And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but are you unable to discern the signs of the times?

But Jesus replied, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.”

But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and those in high position exercise authority over them.

And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.

And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone.

Parable of the Fig Tree

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near;

Be Ready for His Coming

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know,

But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’

Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.

“Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.

“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed?