And going on thence a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these were in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;

Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And it happened that Jesus was having a meal at Levi's house and many tax collectors and worldly people sat down with Him and His disciples, for many [of these kinds of people] became His followers.

So he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up among all these people."

And the Pharisees immediately went out and conferred with the Herodians against Jesus, plotting how they could kill Him. [Note: These Herodians were members of a political party favoring King Herod]

with power to drive out the demons. These were the twelve he appointed:

these were Simon, whom he sirnam'd Peter, James the son of Zebedee,

and James the sou of Zebedee, and John the brother of James: and these he surnamed Boanerges, which means, sons of thunder:

Jesus said all this because these experts in the law of Moses had been saying, "He has an evil spirit in him."

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.

And these are they that are sown among the thorns; which are such as hear the word of God,

And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.

And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

And when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said, "From whence hath he these things? And what wisdom is this that is given unto him? And such virtues that are wrought by his hands?

is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, of Juda and Simon? are not these his sisters, who are here with us? and they were scandalized at him.

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."

But the people saw them going and, since many recognized them, these people ran on ahead of them from all the [surrounding] towns.

He told them, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites. As it is written, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

For, neglecting the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the immersion of pitchers and cups; and many other things like these you do.

and so you set aside what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many other practices like these."

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, abusiveness, arrogance, folly??23 all these evils come from inside, and they pollute a man."

All these evil things come from within, and defile a man."

"My heart goes out in pity for these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

And his disciples answered him, "Where should a man have bread here in the wilderness to satisfy these?"

And they had a few small fish, and [after] giving thanks for them, he said to set these [before them] also.

The Pharisees and Sadducees [i.e., these were strict sects of the Jewish religion], came out and began disputing with Jesus, asking for a [supernatural] sign from Him, [in an attempt] to test Him.

But He sighed in spirit and said, "Why do the people of these times ask for a spectacular sign? I solemnly say, no sign at all will be given them."

And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some of these standing here who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come in power.

And they kept these words in mind, questioning one another what rising from the dead might mean.

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, that believe in me: it were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were cast into the sea.

Then some [parents] were bringing [their] little children to Jesus so He could touch them [i.e., to bestow a blessing on them], but His disciples spoke harshly to these parents [for doing this].

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

He answered and said to him, "Master, all these I have observed from my youth."

But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.

The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

but it is not for me to grant seats at my right or my left hand ??these belong to the men for whom they have been destined."

When they were getting near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on in front, with these instructions.

at the same time he explained himself to them in these words, is it not written, "my house shall be called a house of prayer to all nations?" but ye have made it a harbour for thieves.

And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders come to him and say to him, By what authority dost thou these things?

and said unto him, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority, to do these things?"

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I will also ask of you a certain thing, and answer ye me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And they answered, and said unto Jesus, "We cannot tell." And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things."

Then the man sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others they killed.

But these vinedressers said to themselves, 'Here is the heir; come on, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.'

What then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others.

These men came to him and said: "Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and are not afraid of any one, for you pay no regard to a man's position, but teach the Way of God honestly; are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?

And, when they had brought it, he asked: "Whose head and title are these?" "The Emperor's," they said;

"Teacher, Moses wrote to us [Deut. 25:5] that if a man's brother dies, leaving his widow behind without having had any children, his brother should marry his widow and father children by her. These children would then be considered his [dead] brother's.

[Now] there were [these] seven brothers; the first one got married, but when he died he left no children behind.

And the second, which is like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as your self. There is no other commandment greater than these.

and to love him with one's whole heart, one's whole understanding, and one's whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self is far more than all these burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

who eat up the houses of widows, and, as a pretext, make long prayers: these shall receive more abundant condemnation.

A poor widow came and threw in two small copper coins [Note: These two coins each amounted to about ten minutes' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about one dollar in 1994]. The total she gave was equivalent to a larger coin [i.e., worth twice as much].

And He called His disciples to Him and said, "I solemnly say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the collection-box.

As Jesus was walking out of the Temple Courts, one of his disciples said to him: "Teacher, look what fine stones and buildings these are!"

And Jesus answering, said to him: Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled; for these things must be: but not yet is the end.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in divers places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of travailpains.

These are the beginning of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be scourged in the synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

"As soon, however, as you see the Abomination of Desolation standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words--"then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;

For these will be the days of affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created, till this time, and will never be.

and the stars will be falling from the sky and the forces of the heavens will be shaken. [Note: From the description of these same events in Luke 21:25-26, it is possible that this is figurative language for great calamities happening on earth].

So, also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all these things take place.

And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this woman has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.

And when they [i.e., the leading priests] realized this, they were very pleased and promised to give him money. So, Judas began looking for a convenient way to turn Jesus over to these Jewish leaders.

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

But He kept silent and made no answer at all. So the high priest again questioned Him in these words, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

Then at three o'clock Jesus shouted in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama, sabachthani?" [Note: These words were in the commonly spoken Aramaic language], which being interpreted, means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

These women followed him when he was in Galilee, and supplied his wants; and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.

And when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved it.

And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country.

And these went [and] reported [it] to the others, and they did not believe them.

And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

while they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the miracles that endorsed it. (b) But they gave Peter and his companions a brief account of all these injunctions. And, after that, Jesus himself sent out by means of them from east to west the sacred and imperishable message of eternal salvation.