And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

And Jesus coming into the ruler's house, and seeing the minstrels and the croud who cried out aloud,

As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: "Take pity on us, Son of David!"

Now [as] they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man [who was] unable to speak.

And [after] the demon had been expelled, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished, saying, "{This has never been seen before} in Israel!"

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus;

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

These were the Twelve whom Jesus sent out after he had given them these instructions: "Don't turn on to the road that leads to the unbelievers, and don't enter Samaritan towns.

Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

"Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

Watch out for people who will hand you over to the local councils and whip you in their synagogues.

for it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

by whom the very hairs of your head are all numbred:

Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

'He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,

he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,

And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."

said to him, 'Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.'

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist until the present moment the kingdom of heaven has been continuously taken by storm, and those who take it by storm are seizing it as a precious prize.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied of it until John: ??14 if you care to believe it, he is the Elijah who is to come.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

About that time Jesus said [in prayer], "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things [i.e., the significance of Jesus' words and works] from those who [thought they] were wise and intelligent and have [instead] revealed them to people who are child-like.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal him.

Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

He said to them, “Have you not read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was hungry, he and those who accompanied him—

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

I tell you, One is here who is greater than the temple.

And if you knew what this means, 'It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.

And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand.

And behold, [there was] a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" in order that they could accuse him.

But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up?

Aware of this, Jesus departed elsewhere; and a great number of people followed Him, all of whom He cured.

and warned them not to tell who He was.

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.

But Jesus, who well knew their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate; and no city, or family, divided against itself can stand:

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

'He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by you."

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Then He told them many things in parables, saying: “Consider the sower who went out to sow.

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

He answered: "It is you and not they who are granted the privilege of knowing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.

for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

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:

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, many prophets and righteous men [who were honorable and in right standing with God] longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

But he that is sown on the rocky places this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

yet he has no [substantial] root in himself, but is only temporary, and when pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles and falls away [abandoning the One who is the source of salvation].

And he that is sown among the thorns this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

"'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?'

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."

And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

while the field is the world. The good seed are those who belong to the kingdom, while the weeds are those who belong to the evil one.

and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend [those things by which people are led into sin], and all who practice evil [leading others into sin],

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

The Realm of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field; the man who finds it hides it and in his delight goes and sells all he possesses and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet.

who being before instructed by her mother, pray, said she, order John Baptist's head to be brought here in a charger.

The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

So Jesus went out and saw an immense multitude, and felt compassion for them, and cured those of them who were out of health.

Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

There were about 5,000 men who ate, besides women and children.

At once Jesus reached out his hand, caught him, and asked him, "You who have so little faith, why did you doubt?"

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

and having recognized him, the men of that place sent forth to all that region round about, and they brought to him all who were ill,

And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched [it] were cured.

Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,