Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

And they, having heard the king, went their way; and suddenly the star which they saw in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

He spoke another parable to them. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."

Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Why is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

He warned them, saying, "Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."

Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

"Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.

He said to the crowds also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens.

It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened."

They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.

arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed.

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.