And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

saying: Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And immediately many came together, so that the house could contain them no longer, nor could the space about the door. And he preached the word to them.

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying: Thou art the Son of God.

The sower sows the word.

These are they that received seed by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And these are they that, in like manner, received seed in stony places: who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy:

and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a time; afterward, when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, they immediately take offense.

And these are they that received seed among thorns; who hear the word,

and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And these are they that received seed on the good ground; who hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

making the word of God of no effect by your tradition, which you have delivered; and many things like these you do.

And he said to them: But who say you that I am? Peter answered and said to him: Thou art the Christ.

And immediately the cock crew the second time. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times. And when he thought upon it, he wept.

And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.