and Jesus being baptized went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him.

and leaving Nazareth he came and lived at Capernaum on the lake, in the bounds of Zebulon and Naphtali,

Land of Zebulon and Naphtali, by the way of the lake, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations,

And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

Look at the birds of heaven; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into store-houses; but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

And behold there was a great tempest on the lake, so that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.

And he said to them, Why are you afraid, men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the lake, and there was a great calm.

And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?

And he said to them, Go. And going out, they went away into the herd of swine, and, behold, the whole herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, and died in the waters;

And seeing the multitudes he had compassion on them because they were faint and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

said to him, Are you he that was coming, or look we for another?

To what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets, who call to their companions,

AND on that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.

And he delivered them another parable, saying; The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field;

He delivered them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field,

He spoke another parable to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three sata [33 quarts] of flour, till the whole was leavened.

Then the righteous shall shine out like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found, and concealed, and went away with joy, and sold all that he had and bought that field.

Again; the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,

Again; the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, and collecting [fish] of every kind,

And he said to them, Every scribe therefore that is instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who casts out of his treasury things new and old.

But the ship was now in the midst of the lake tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them walking on the lake.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were troubled and said, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.

And returning thence Jesus came to the lake of Galilee, and going up on the mountain sat down there.

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments were white as the light.

But I tell you Elijah has come already, and they knew him not, but did to him what they pleased. In like manner, also, the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

And Jesus said to them, On account of your unbelief. For I tell you truly, if you have a faith like a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed thence to that place, and it shall be removed; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

but that we may not offend them, go to the lake, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and opening its mouth you will find a stater [56 cents]. Take that and give it to them, for me and you.

and said, I tell you truly, that if you do not turn and become like little children, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever humbles himself like this little child, shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven;

On this account, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle with his servants.

The young man said to him, All these have I kept; what do I lack yet?

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

The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son.

in like manner also the second, and third, till the seventh;

And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity.

in like manner, also, he that received the two gained two others;

And the chief priests in like manner also mocked him, with the scribes and elders, and said,

And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow;

and from fear of him the keepers shook and became like dead men.