And Jesus said to them, "{Follow} me and I will make you become fishers of people."

No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment. {Otherwise} the patch pulls away from it--the new from the old--and the tear becomes worse.

and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other [things] come in [and] choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

And the hour had already become late [when] his disciples came up to him, saying, "The place is desolate and the hour [is] already late.

And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I told your disciples that they should expel it, and they were not able [to do so].

Salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

and the two will become one flesh,' so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}.

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.