But He answered, “It is written:

Man must not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God.”

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
along the sea road, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles!

As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Don’t take along gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.

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

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

When Jesus heard about it, He withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed Him on foot from the towns.

After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Moving on from there, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. He went up on a mountain and sat there,

When they looked up they saw no one except Him—Jesus alone.

Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.