The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.

Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:

He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.

Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.

A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.

Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

It is like leaven, which a woman put into three measures of meal, and it was all leavened.

I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times.