Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees accosted him. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see some sign from you."

But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out; and when he is come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

But he answered [and] said to the one who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Behold my mother and my brothers!

Then he began to tell them many things in parables. He said, "Listen! A farmer went out to sow.

And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?"

And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive:

He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

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?'

And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' So the slaves said to him, 'Then do you want us to go [and] gather them?'

But he said, "No, lest [when you] gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.

He put another parable before them. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man takes and sows in his field.

He told them another parable. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened."

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

After he had sent the people away and gone into the house, his disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."

So he answered [and] said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

"Have you understood all these [things]?" They said to him, "Yes."

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

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."

Just then Herod, the Tetrarch, heard of Jesus' fame, and said to his courtiers.

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this [reason] miraculous powers are at work in him."

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

And coached by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!"

As twilight fell, his disciples came to him and said: "This is a lonely spot, and the day is far spent; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."

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."

So he said, "Bring them here to me."

And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

but when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were terrified. "It is a phantom," they said, and cried out for fear.

But at once Jesus spoke to them, "Courage," he said, "it is I. Fear not."

And Peter answered him [and] said, "Lord, if {it is you}, command me to come to you on the water!"

So he said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

And immediately Jesus extended his hand [and] caught him and said to him, "[You] of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

And the men in the boat worshiped Him, and said, "You are certainly God's Son."

Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

is under no obligation at all to help his parent.' So you have set aside what God has said for the sake of what has been handed down to you.

You hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,

And summoning the crowd, he said to them, "Hear and understand:

Then the disciples came [and] said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended [when they] heard this saying?"

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

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

But he said, "Are you also still without understanding?

But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."

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

But the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me."

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

So she said, "Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

Then Jesus answered [and] said to her, "O woman, your faith [is] great! Let it be done for you as you want." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

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 the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"

And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."

They said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass.

So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Then they began to discuss it among themselves, and said, "It is because we did not take any bread."

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

How do ye not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

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

Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

He said to them, "But who do you say [that] I am?"

And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"

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 Peter took Him aside and began to chide Him, as he said, "Heaven shield you, my Lord! This must never be your lot!"

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!"

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

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

While they were going down from the mountain, Jesus laid a command on them. "Speak to no man about the vision," he said, "until after the Son of man has been raised from the dead."

And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].

then the disciples perceiv'd, that what he said was meant of John the Baptist.

And when they were come to the people, there came to him a certain man; and kneeled down to him, and said,

and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water.

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

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

And he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here [to] there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,

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]?"

He said, "Yes." And [when he] came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

And [when he] said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said:

and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!

But if he does not listen [to your reasoning], take one or two other people with you, so that two or three witnesses can verify every word [that was said].

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

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

Thereupon the servant threw himself down on the ground before him and said 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.'

"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, "Pay what you owe!'

Thereupon his fellow-servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. 'Have patience with me,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

Then his master summoned him [and] said to him, 'Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!