As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

As he gave his word to our fathers.

And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,

When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.

Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.

Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.

But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.