And as he was passing along by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen;

On leaving the synagogue they went at once with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.

But he went out and began to tell every one and to publish it broadcast, so that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; but he had to remain outside in lonely places, and people kept coming to him from every quarter.

When they could not get him near to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof under which he stood, and after making an opening, they let down the cot on which the paralytic was lying.

and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot,

"Indeed, no one can enter the strong man's house and carry off his property without first binding the strong man; then he can plunder his house.

He went on to say. "Is the lamp brought in to be put under the bushel or the bed? Is it not rather to be put on the lamp-stand?

yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant, sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow."

So the spirits begged him, saying, "Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them."

"Wherever you enter a house," he told them, "remain there until you leave the place;

and if any place does not receive you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust under your feet, as a warning to them."

"True, Master," she answered, "but the dogs under the table do pick up the children's crumbs."

And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again."

"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell,

I tell you true that unless a man receives the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not even enter it."

Then Jesus looked round on his disciples and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

"My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in money to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Pray that it may not come in the winter.