But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing some distance away from them.

All at once some people brought him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, "Be courageous, son! Your sins are forgiven."

Then some of the scribes told themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees told Jesus, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

Then some Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"