For whoever has, to him [more] will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

For this [reason] I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,

For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous [people] longed to see what you see, and did not see [it], and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it]!

[When] anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand [it], the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.

But he does not have a root in himself, but {lasts only a little while}, and [when] affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

Is not this one the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man [get] all these [things]?"

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his [own] hometown and in his [own] household."

And he did not perform many miracles in that place because of their unbelief.

because John had been saying to him, "It is not permitted for you to have her."

But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."

And they said to him, "We do not have [anything] here except five loaves and two fish."

And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

need not honor his father,' and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth--this defiles a person."

And he answered [and] said, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the stomach and is evacuated into the latrine?

These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!"

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up [and] asked him, saying, "Send her away, because she is crying out after us!"

But he answered [and] said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

And he answered [and] said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw [it] to the dogs!"

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.

So they were discussing [this] among themselves, saying, "[It is] because we did not take bread."

But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?

Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

How do you not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

And Jesus came and touched them [and] said, "Get up and do not be afraid."

But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."

And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him."

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast [a line with] a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And [when you] open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that [and] give [it] to them for me and you."

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.

What do you think? If {a certain man has} a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go [and] look for the one that wandered away?

And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.

In the [same] way it is not the will {of} your Father [who is] in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two [others], so that by {the testimony} of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!

And [because] he did not have [enough] to repay [it], the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.

But he did not want to, but rather he went [and] threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.

Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?'

And he answered [and] said, "Have you not read that the one who created [them] from the beginning made them male and female

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate."

He said to them, "Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!"

But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this saying but [those] to whom it has been given.

But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."

He said to him, "Which [ones]?" And Jesus said, "Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

But he answered one of them [and] said, 'Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius?

Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with [what is] mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'

But Jesus answered [and] said, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."

And leaving them, he went outside of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will do not only [what was done to] the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea," it will happen!

From where was the baptism of John--from heaven or from men?" And they began to discuss [this] among themselves, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

And they answered [and] said to Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

And he answered [and] said, 'I do not want to!' But later [he] changed his mind [and] went.

And [he] approached the second [and] said the same [thing]. So he answered [and] said, 'I [will], sir,' and he did not go.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And [when] you saw [it], you did not even change your minds later [so as] to believe in him.

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.

Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy.

But [when] the king came in to see the {dinner guests}, he saw a man there not dressed [in] wedding clothes.

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?' But {he could say nothing}.

And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died [after] getting married, and [because he] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,

"I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob"? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!"

Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as {they do}, for they tell [others to do something] and do not do [it themselves].

And they tie up heavy burdens and put [them] on people's shoulders, but [they] themselves are not willing with their finger to move them

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers,

And do not call [anyone] your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father.

And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important [matters] of the law--justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these [things] {while not neglecting those}.

Blind guides who filter out a gnat and swallow a camel!

and you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the prophets!'

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together {the way} a hen gathers her young together under [her] wings, and you were not willing!

But he answered [and] said to them, "Do you not see all these [things]? Truly I say to you, not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.

But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.

For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.

"At that time if anyone should say to you, 'Behold, here [is] the Christ,' or 'Here [he is],' do not believe [him]!

Therefore if they say to you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out, [or] 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe [it]!

"And immediately after the tribulation of those days, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.'