Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

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

Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."

Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,

Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.

When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.