and as soon as He came up from the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him.

And he instantly arose, and taking up his couch, went out before them all, so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, we never saw the like.

And in like manner, they that are sown as on stony grounds are such, as when they hear the word,

And these are they who are like seed sown on good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it; and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

It is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which when it is sown in the ground, is one of the lest of all the seeds on the earth:

Others said, it is Elias: and others said, it is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye retain the tradition of men, as the washings of pots and cups, and many other such like things.

making void the word of God by your tradition,. And many such like things ye do.

Then He put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored to sight, and saw them all plainly.

and the second is like it, even this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:" there is no other commandment greater than these.

But look to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and synagogues: and ye shall be scourged, and set before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony against them.

And a little after, they that stood by, said to Peter again, Thou art certainly one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech is like theirs.