And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

But what was sown on the good soil--this is the one who hears the word and understands [it], who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred [times as much], and this one sixty, and this one thirty."

Jesus said all this to the crowds in parables; he never spoke to them except in a parable ??35 to fulfil what had been said by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak out what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.

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."

So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned, this is what will happen at the close of the age;

Then the people who did what was right will shine out like the sun in their Father's kingdom. The person who has ears [to hear with] ought to listen [to this] carefully.

At the end of the world it will be that same way. The angels will come and divide the sinful people from the ones who did what was right,

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

and governor of that district] heard the report about what Jesus had been saying and doing.

upon which, his disciples came to take away the body, and having buried it, they went to tell Jesus what had happened.

but Jesus said to them, that's needless, let them eat what you have.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

At once Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, saying to him. "O little faith! What made you doubt?"

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

But he answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of what has been handed down to you?

But you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever [money or resource that] I have that would help you is [already dedicated and] given to God,”

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.

These people [claim to] honor me with their lips [i.e., by what they say], but their heart is far from [honoring] me.

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

Then His disciples came up to Him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were knocked breathless to hear what you have just said?"

"What, do even you understand nothing yet?" Jesus exclaimed.

while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart??nd that is what defiles a man.

These are the things which defile and dishonor the man; but eating with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not defile the man.”

Then Jesus answered her, "Lady, your faith is great! What you want is granted." That very hour her daughter was healed.

On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down., you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

He replied to them, "You say, "Red sky at night, what a delight!

And when the sky is reddish and overcast in the morning, you predict [that it will be] bad weather that day. You know how to interpret [weather] conditions from the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times [i.e., what will happen in the spiritual realm]"]}]}.

Then they realized that what he told them to beware of was not leaven but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

As Jesus was going to the district of Cesarea-Philippi, he asked his disciples, what do people say of me? that I am a common man?

but what, said he, do you take me to be?

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven."

But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to {what he has done}.

Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is so good for us to be here. If you wish, I will build three [small] shelters here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." [Note: Perhaps Peter wanted to provide quarters for the three to stay temporarily, thus prolonging the wonderful experience. In any event, he should not have done what suggested that Moses and Elijah were equal to Jesus].

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus warned them, saying, "Never mention to anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

But I say to you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him what they wished; so also shall the Son of man suffer at their hands.

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

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?"

12 "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

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?

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven.

"Again, I tell you, if only two of you on earth agree on what they pray for, they will get it from my Father in heaven.

Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?

But since he did not have enough [money] to pay [what he owed], his master ordered that he, his wife, his children and all his possessions be sold [in order] to pay [his debt].

"But on his way out, that slave met a fellow slave who owed him fifty dollars. Seizing him by the throat, and nearly choking him, he exclaimed, "'Pay me what you owe me!'

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

So [when] his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were extremely distressed, and went [and] reported to their master everything that had happened.

That is what my heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not each forgive your brothers from your hearts!"

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

Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?"

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands."

He saith to him, 'What kind?' And Jesus said, 'Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

The young man said, "I have observed all these. What more is wanting?"

Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Then Peter replied, "Well, we have left our all and followed you. Now what are we to get?"

'You also may go into my vineyard,' he said, 'and I will pay you what is fair.'

they answer'd him, because we are not hired; go work then. said he, in my vineyard, and I will give you what's reasonable.

Take what is yours, and go; I will give to this last even as to you.

Is it not allowed me to do what I will with my own? Or, is your eye envious, because I am good?

He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

But Jesus answered and said: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed? They said to him: We are able.

He said to them, "Then what I drink you shall drink, but as for sitting at my right or my left, that is not mine to give, but belongs to those for whom it is destined by my Father."

And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said: What do you wish me to do for you?

This took place for the fulfilment of what had been spoken by the prophet,

And the disciples went and did exactly what Jesus had ordered them to do.

but when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonders that He wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were vexed to the heart, and said to Him, Dost thou hear what these say?

and they said to him: Do you not hear what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Jesus answered and said to them: Verily I say to you, If you have faith, and doubt not, you shall do, not only what is done to the fig-tree, but even if you shall say to this mountain, Be taken up, and be thrown into the sea, it shall be done.

And after he had come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority do you these things? And who gave you this authority?

Jesus answered and said to them: I also will ask you one thing, which if you will tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?'

And they answered and said to Jesus: We know not. And he said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

But what think you? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

For John came to you [walking] in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even change your mind afterward and believe him [accepting what he proclaimed to you].

Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine dressers?

When they attempted to arrest Him, [they hesitated because] they feared [what] the crowds [might do], since they considered Jesus a prophet.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

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}.

Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

"The Emperor's," they answered: on which he said to them: "Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God."

Jesus answered and said unto them, "Ye are deceived, and understand not what the scripture meaneth, nor yet the power of God.

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

"Teacher, what is the great commandment in the Law?"

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ?

saying: What think you of the Christ? whose son is he? They said to him: The son of David.

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

They do what they do to attract people's attention. They wear on their coats Scripture texts in big letters, and they wear large tassels,

You blind fools! What is more important, the gold or the sanctuary that made the gold holy?

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

Then finish what your ancestors started!

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, which is spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in what is a holy place, (he that reads let him understand,)

a man on the housetop must not go down to fetch what is inside his house,

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!