(Now John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were keeping a fast.)

Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him.

"To you," He replied, "has been entrusted the secret truth concerning the Kingdom of God; but to those others outside your number all this is spoken in figurative language;

Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.

In the same way those who receive the seed on the rocky places are those who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully,

Those, on the other hand, who have received the seed on the good ground, are all who hear the Message and welcome it, and yield a return of thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold."

For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."

And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine.

To this their reply is a scornful laugh. He, however, puts them all out, takes the child's father and mother and those He has brought with Him, and enters the room where the child lies.

Those who ate the bread were 5,000 adult men.

"For those words of yours, go home," He replied; "the demon has gone out of your daughter."

He went on to say, "In solemn truth I tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God already come in power."

Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs.

The disciples were amazed at His words. Jesus, however, said again, "Children, how hard a struggle is it for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God!

but as to sitting at my right hand or at my left, that is not mine to give: it will be for those for whom it is reserved."

Jesus, however, called them to Him and said to them, "You are aware how those who are deemed rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men make them feel their authority;

while those who led the way and those who followed kept shouting "God save Him!" Blessed be He who comes in the Lord's name.

"But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property will one day be ours.'

You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.

"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 those will be times of suffering the like of which has never been from the first creation of God's world until now, and assuredly never will be again;

and but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.

But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck a blow at the High Priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

She went and brought the tidings to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping.

Later still He showed Himself to the Eleven themselves whilst they were at table, and He upbraided them with their unbelief and obstinacy in not having believed those who had seen Him alive.

And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages.