But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,

As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money.

so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’

Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.

The Parable of the Seed Growing

And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,

And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’

and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.

Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud

When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

The Stoning of Stephen

Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him.

And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. So they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.

For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.

If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

Teach and urge these things.