When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,

"When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the squares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get!

You must not be like them. For God, who is your Father, knows what you need before you ask him.

"When you fast, do not put on a gloomy look, like the hypocrites, for they neglect their personal appearance to let people see that they are fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get.

Look at the wild birds. They do not sow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they?

and yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendor was never dressed like one of them.

Therefore, you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

"Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

And anyone who listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

for he taught them like one who had authority and not like their scribes.

and as soon as the demon was driven out, the dumb man was able to speak. And the crowds were amazed, and said, "Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel!"

But the sight of the crowds of people filled him with pity for them, because they were bewildered and dejected, like sheep that have no shepherd.

"Here I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So you must be wise like serpents, and guileless like doves.

A pupil should be satisfied to come to be like his teacher, or a slave, to come to be like his master. If men have called the head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they give to the members of his household!

and said to him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"

But as they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

But to what can I compare this present age? It is like children sitting about in the bazaars and calling out to their playmates,

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

But the Pharisees saw it and said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing something which it is against the Law to do on the Sabbath!"

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees addressed him, saying, "Master, we would like to have you show us some sign."

This is why I speak to them in figures, because though they look they do not see, and though they listen they do not hear or understand.

They are a fulfilment of Isaiah's prophecy, " 'You will listen and listen, and never understand, And you will look and look, and never see!

Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

Another figure which he used in speaking to them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.

Another figure which he used with them was this: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took and buried in a bushel of flour until it had all risen."

Then the upright will shine out like the sun, in their Father's kingdom. Let him who has ears listen!

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a hoard of money, buried in a field, which a man found, and buried again. And he was overjoyed, and went and sold everything he had and bought the field.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dealer in search of fine pearls.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea, and inclosed fish of all kinds.

He said to them, "Then remember that every scribe who has become a disciple of the Kingdom of Heaven must be like a householder who can supply from his storeroom new things as well as old."

When the disciples went across the lake, they forgot to take any bread.

And Jesus said to them, "Look out, and be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

And his appearance underwent a change in their presence and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.

and anyone who welcomes one child like this on my account welcomes me.

The young man said to him, "I have obeyed all these commandments. What do I still lack?"

For the Kingdom of Heaven is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king, who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

There is a second like it: 'You must love your neighbor as you do yourself.'

and they like the best places at dinners and the front seats in the synagogues,

"But alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you lock the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces, for you will neither go in yourselves nor let those enter who are trying to do so.

Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you are like white-washed tombs! They look well on the outside, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead, and all that is unclean.

"If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it,

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

"For it is just like a man who was going on a journey, and called in his slaves, and put his property in their hands.

when I was a stranger, you did not invite me home, when I had no clothes, you did not supply me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look after me.'

When his disciples saw it, they said indignantly, "What was the use of wasting it like that?

Get up! Let us be going! Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was as white as snow.

The men on guard trembled with fear of him, and became like dead men.

And just as he was coming up out of the water he saw the heavens torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter into him,

And they were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

And he got up, and immediately picked up his mat and went out before them all, so that they were all astonished and acknowledged the power of God, saying, "We never saw anything like this before."

And the Pharisees said to him, "Look! Why are they doing what it is against the law to do on the Sabbath?"

so that " 'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest possibly they should turn and be forgiven.' ",

"The reign of God," he said, "is like a man scattering seed on the ground,

It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the world,

"Ask me for anything you like and I will give it to you." And he made oath to her, "I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to half my kingdom."

The king was exceedingly sorry, but on account of his oath and his guests he did not like to break his word to her,

So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

And he warned them, saying, "Look out! Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!"

He looked up and said, "I can see people, for they look to me like trees, only they are moving about."

Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" And he said,

And it gave a cry and convulsed him terribly, and went out of him. And the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.

"Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me."

I tell you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it at all."

And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"

Should we pay it, or refuse to pay it?" But he saw through their pretense, and said to them, "Why do you put me to such a test? Bring me a denarius to look at."

And in the course of his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and to be saluted with respect in public places,

As he was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Master! What wonderful stones and buildings!"

If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ!' or 'Look! There he is!' do not believe it.

You must look out and be on the alert, for you do not know when it will be time;

But there were some who said indignantly to themselves, "What was the use of wasting the perfume like that?

Get up, let us be going. Look, here comes my betrayer!"

And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues;

When his parents saw him they were amazed, and his mother said to him. "My child, why did you treat us like this? Here your father and I have been looking for you, and have been very anxious."

He said to them, "How did you come to look for me? Did you not know that I must be at my Father's house?"

Once as the crowd was pressing about him to hear God's message, he happened to be standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,

and he saw two boats on the shore of the lake, for the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

A pupil is not better than his teacher, but every pupil when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

If anyone comes to me and listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, I will show you whom he is like.

He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep and laid his foundation upon the rock, and when there was a flood the torrent burst upon that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

But the man who listens to it, and does not act upon it, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and it collapsed at once, and the wreck of that house was complete."

and he called two of them to him, and sent them to the Master to ask him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"

And the men went to him and said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?' "

When John's messengers were gone, he began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

So what is there to which I can compare the men of this age? What are they like?

They are like children sitting about in the bazaar and calling out to one another, " 'We have played the flute for you, and you would not dance! We have wailed and you would not weep!'

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and you say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!'

And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.

It happened one day that he got into a boat with his disciples, and said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake."

So they set sail. As they sailed along, he fell asleep. And a squall of wind came down upon the lake, and they were being swamped and were in peril.

They made a landing in the neighborhood of Gerasa, which is just across the lake from Galilee.

Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the drove rushed over the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.

And as he was praying, the look of his face changed and his clothes turned dazzling white.

And a man in the crowd shouted, "Master, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child,

Now go. Here I send you out like lambs among wolves.