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

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”

and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”

“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.

“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered.

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.

But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.

Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

The Day and Hour Unknown

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

“But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’