And He said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside, all these things are given in parables

And He said to them, Do you not know this parable? And how then will you know all parables?

But they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Afterward when affliction or persecution arises for the Word's sake, they are immediately offended.

And there arose a windstorm, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full.

And He said to them, Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?

who had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one could bind him, no, not with chains

And He allowed no one to follow Him, except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

And He strictly warned them that no one should know this. And He said to give her something to eat.

And He could do no work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick ones, He healed them.

and commanded them that they take nothing in the way, except only a staff; no bag, no bread, no copper in the belt,

And He said to them, Come aside into a deserted place and rest a little. For there were many coming and going, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

And the crowds saw them leaving, and many knew Him. And they ran together on foot there, out of the cities. And they went before them and came together to Him.

And it now becoming a late hour, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a deserted place and it is now a late hour.

He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish.

and you no longer allow him to do anything toward his father or mother,

making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have delivered. And you do many such things.

And He arose from there and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered into a house and desired no one to know it. But He could not be hidden.

And He commanded them, that they should tell no one. But the more He commanded them, so much the more they proclaimed it.

I have compassion on the crowd because they have now been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

And He sighed deeply in His spirit and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no loaves.

And knowing it, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason that it is because you have no loaves? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Have you still hardened your heart?

And He charged them that they should tell no one of Him.

And His clothing became shining, exceedingly white as snow such as no fuller on earth could whiten them.

For he did not know what to say, for they were very much afraid.

And as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things that they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

And seeing that a crowd is running together, Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter no more into him!

And going out from there, they passed through Galilee. And He desired that no one should know.

But Jesus said, Do not forbid him. For there is no one who shall do a work of power in My name who can lightly speak evil of Me.

And the two of them shall be one flesh. So then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good except one, God.

You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and your mother.

And Jesus answered and said, Truly I say to you, There is no man that has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospel's sake,

but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecutions, and in the world to come, eternal life.

But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you ask. Can you drink of the cup that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

But Jesus called them and said to them, You know that they who are accounted rulers over the nations exercise lordship over them. And their great ones exercise authority on them.

And He said to them, Go into the village over across from you. And as soon as you have entered into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.

And Jesus answered and said to it, No one shall eat fruit of you forever. And His disciples heard.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the crowd. For they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him, they went away.

And coming, they said to Him, Teacher, we know that you are true and you care about no one. For you do not look to the face of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Then the Sadducees came to Him, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked Him, saying,

Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother die and leaves his wife, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother.

And there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

And the seven had her, and left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.

And the second is like this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And the scribe said to Him, Right, Teacher, according to truth You have spoken, that God is one, and there is no other besides Him.

And seeing that he had answered intelligently, Jesus said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared to question Him any more.

And Jesus answering them began to say, Beware that no one deceive you.

But whenever they lead you away and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you should speak or think. But speak whatever shall be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit.

For in those days shall be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved. But for the elect's sake, whom He has chosen, He has shortened the days.

And learn the parable of the fig-tree: when her branch is still tender and puts out leaves, you know that summer is near.

So you also, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, at the doors.

But of that day and hour no one knows, no, not the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is.

Then you watch, for you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, at evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or early;

And He said to them, This is My blood of the New Covenant, which is poured out for many.

Truly I say to you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

And when He returned, He found them asleep again (for their eyes were heavy), neither did they know what to answer Him.

And He came the third time and said to them, Sleep on now and take your rest. It is enough, the hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man has been betrayed into the hands of sinners.

But he denied, saying, I do not know nor even understand what you are saying. And he went out into the forecourt. And a cock crowed.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know this man of whom you speak.

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him because of envy.

Let Christ the King of Israel now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe. And they who were crucified with Him insulted Him.

And when he knew it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

And miraculous signs will follow to those believing these things: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak new tongues;

so that you might know the certainty of those things in which you have been instructed.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

Then Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I do not know a man?

For He looked on the humiliation of His slave woman. For, behold, from now on all generations shall count me blessed.

And his mother answered and said, No, but he shall be called John.

And she brought forth her son, the First-born, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger-- because there was no room for them in the inn.

Lord, now You will let Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word.

And fulfilling the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know.

And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And he said to them, Continue to do no more than that commanded to you.

son of of Cainan, son of of Arphaxad, son of of Shem, son of of Noah, son of of Lamech,

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,

And He said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his native-place.

saying, Let us alone! What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

And also demons came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God! And rebuking them, He did not allow them to speak; for they knew Him to be the Christ.

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not fear, from now on you will be taking men alive.

And He commanded him, Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic, I say to you, Arise, and take up your cot and go to your house.

And He also spoke a parable to them: No one puts a piece of a new garment on an old garment. Otherwise, both the new will tear, and the old does not match the piece from the new.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskin will perish.

But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved together.

Also no one having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, The old is better.

But He knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up and stand in the middle. And he arose and stood.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Woe to you who are full! For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And He turned to the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, yet you gave Me no water for My feet. But she has washed My feet with tears, and has wiped them with the hair of her head.

You gave Me no kiss, but this woman, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

Those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy. And these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And no one lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch; but he sets it on a lampstand so that those who enter in may see the light.