Going on from there he saw two other brothers James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them,

So whoever sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom from heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom from heaven

But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

"Whenever you fast, don't be gloomy like the hypocrites, because they put on sad faces to show others they are fasting. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

so that your fasting will not be noticed by others but by your Father who is in the hidden place. And your Father who watches from the hidden place will reward you."

"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"

because the way that you judge others will be the way that you will be judged, and you will be evaluated by the standard with which you evaluate others.

When Jesus saw the large crowds around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road.

After getting into a boat, Jesus crossed to the other side and came to his own city.

"To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That's just what will happen to this evil generation!"

Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.

Other seeds fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew higher and choked them out.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

Jesus immediately had the disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side ahead of him, while he sent the crowds away.

Large crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, those unable to talk, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he healed them.

When his disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to take any bread along.

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

But if he doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that "every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

He told them, "You will indeed drink from my cup. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father."

Many people in the crowd spread their own coats on the road, while others began cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

Then the father went to the other son and told him the same thing. He replied, "I will, sir,' but he didn't go.

Again, he sent other servants to them, a greater number than the first, but the tenant farmers treated them the same way.

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

So he sent other servants after saying, "Tell those who have been invited, "Look! I've prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!"'

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

"Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the right time?

Later, the other bridesmaids arrived and said, "Lord, lord, open up for us!'

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

"He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."

When the centurion and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"

but Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained there, sitting in front of the tomb.

After the Sabbaths, around dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to take a look at the burial site.

All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!"

Others fell on stony ground, where they didn't have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once, because the soil wasn't deep.

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes came up and choked them out, and they didn't produce anything.

But others fell on good soil and produced a crop. They grew up, increased in size, and produced 30, 60, or 100 times what was sown."

Others are like the seeds sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, at once they joyfully accept it,

Still others are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the people who hear the word,

but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

Others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops 30, 60, or 100 times what was sown."

With many other parables like these, Jesus kept speaking his message to them according to their ability to understand.

That day, when evening had come, he told them, "Let's cross to the other side."

So they left the crowd and took him away in a boat without making any special preparations. Other boats were with him.

They arrived at the other side of the sea in the territory of the Gerasenes.

When Jesus again had crossed to the other side in a boat, a large crowd gathered around him by the seashore.

Others were saying, "He is Elijah." Still others were saying, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."

They don't eat anything from the marketplace unless they dip it in water. They also observe many other traditions, such as the proper washing of washing cups, jars, brass pots, and dinner tables.)

You are destroying the word of God through your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other things like that."

Leaving them, he got into a boat again and crossed to the other side.

They answered him, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the prophets."

As they approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them.

Then Jesus left that place and went into the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Crowds gathered around him as usual, and he began to teach them again as was his custom.

Now Jesus and his disciples had been on the road going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus walking ahead of them. They were astonished, and the others who followed were afraid.

Jesus told them, "You will drink from the cup that I'm going to drink and be baptized with the baptism with which I'm going to be baptized. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right or my left. Those positions have already been prepared for others."

When the ten other disciples heard this, they began to be furious with James and John.

Many people spread their coats on the road, while others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields.

Then the man sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others they killed.

"Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, execute the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

The second is this: "You must love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."

Then the scribe told him, "Well said, Teacher! You have told the truth that "God is one, and there is no other besides him.'

They began to be very sad and asked him, one after the other, "Surely I am not the one, am I?"

But Peter kept saying emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, I'll never deny you!" And all the others kept saying the same thing.

They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.

They went back and told the others, who didn't believe them, either.

With many other exhortations John continued to proclaim the good news to the people.

Now Herod the tetrarch had been rebuked by John because he had married his brother's wife Herodias and because of all of the other evil things Herod had done.

But he told them, "I have to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God in other cities, because I was sent to do that also."

So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats until the boats began to sink.

Later, Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

The others were furious and began to discuss with each other what they could do to Jesus.

If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one as well, and if someone takes your coat, don't keep back your shirt, either.

Give, and it will be given to you. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your lap, because you'll be evaluated by the same standard with which you evaluate others."

They're like little children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, "A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

"Two men were in debt to a moneylender. One owed him 500 denarii, and the other 50.

Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.

Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew with them and choked them.

But others fell on good soil, and when they came up, they produced 100 times as much as was planted." As he said this, he called out, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

So he said, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are given in parables, so that "they might look but not see, and they might listen but not understand.'"

One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He told them, "Let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they started out.

by others that Elijah had appeared, and by still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.

They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life."

After this, the Lord appointed 70 other disciples and was about to send them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place that he intended to go.

By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went by on the other side.

Similarly, a descendant of Levi came to that place. When he saw the man, he also went by on the other side.

Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person is worse than the first."

"How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, spices, and every kind of herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.