And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Therefore be ye not like them: for your Father knoweth what things ye need before ye ask him.

And yet I say to you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

Then saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out; and it was restored to a sound state like the other.

Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Another parable he spoke to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field; which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls:

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

Then said he to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed to the kingdom of heaven, is like a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

Again he sent other servants more than the first: and they did to them in like manner.

The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage for his son,

And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.