And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, of a sad face. For they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to men to fast. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

but I say to you that even Solomon in his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

And why do you look on the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye?

And when the demon had been cast out, the dumb one spoke. And multitudes marveled, saying, Never was it seen like this in Israel!

But seeing the crowds, He was moved with compassion on them, because they were tired and scattered like sheep having no shepherd.

It is enough for the disciple that he is like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

And they said to Him, Are You he who should come, or do we look for another?

But to what shall I compare to this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets and calling to their playmates,

Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole like the other.

He put out another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

Then the righteous shall shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which when a man has found it, he hides it, and for the joy of it goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;

Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered some of every kind;

Then He said to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed to the kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out things new and old out of his treasure.

And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there. And it shall move. And nothing shall be impossible to you.

Therefore whoever shall humble himself like this little child, this one is the greater in the kingdom of Heaven.

The young man said to Him, I have kept all these things from my youth up; what do I lack yet?

For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a housemaster, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

The kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage for his son.

And the king coming in to look over the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside they are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

the Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he does not look for Him, and in an hour which he does not know.

His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

And the keepers shook for fear of him and became like dead men.

And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him.

And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

And looking around on them with anger, being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he stretched it out. And his hand was restored whole, like the other.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.

And going out Jesus saw a large crowd. And He was moved with compassion toward them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

And after that He put His hands again on his eyes and made him look up. And he was restored and saw all clearly.

And the spirit cried out, throwing him into convulsions, and came out of him. And he was like one dead, so that many said, He is dead.

Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and said to him, One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow Me.

And coming, they said to Him, Teacher, we know that you are true and you care about no one. For you do not look to the face of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

And the second is like this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

And the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like a dove on Him. And a voice came from Heaven, which said, You are My Son, the Beloved; I am delighted in You.

And it happened that the crowd pressed on Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

And He saw two boats standing by the lake. But the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

And looking around on them all, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so. And his hand was restored whole like the other.

The disciple is not above his master, but everyone who is perfect shall be like his master.

And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?

Whoever comes to Me and hears My Words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.

And John, calling near a certain two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are You He that should come, or do we look for another?

And coming to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, Are You He who should come, or do we look for another?

And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they like?

They are like children sitting in a market and calling to one another, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you did not weep.

And it happened on a certain day that He went into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put out to sea.

But as they sailed, He fell asleep. And a storm of wind came onto the lake. And they were being filled with water and were in jeopardy.

And coming out of the man, the demons entered into the pigs. And the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake and were choked.

And behold, a man cried aloud from the crowd, saying, Teacher, I beseech You, look on my son, for he is my only-born son.

And He said to them, I saw Satan fall from Heaven like lightning.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unseen tombs and the men walking above are not aware of them.

Consider the lilies, how they grow; they do not toil, they do not spin. And yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

And you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord, whenever he shall return from the wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

And He said, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and threw into his garden. And it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches.

It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.

and am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.

The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

And when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, Yet you lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.

And when these things begin to happen, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.

And He said to them, When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you lack anything? And they said, Nothing.

And their words seemed to them like foolishness, and they did not believe them.

And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and He abode on Him.

Do you not say, It is yet four months, and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white to harvest already.

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I should say I do not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I know Him and I keep His Word.

Some said, This is he. Others said, He is like him. He said, I am he.

And again another Scripture says, "They shall look upon Him whom they pierced."

And fastening his eyes on him, Peter with John said, Look on us!

For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me. You shall hear Him in all things, whatever He may say to you.

Therefore, brothers, look out among you seven men being witnessed to, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this duty.

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it arose in his heart to look upon his brothers, the sons of Israel.

saying, "I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." But Moses trembled and dared not look.

This is that Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me; you shall hear Him."

And the content of the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so He opened not His mouth.

And he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel like a sheet coming down to him, being bound at the four corners and let down to the earth;

I was in the city of Joppa praying. And in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a sheet coming down, let down from the sky by four corners. And it came even to me.

And seeing what Paul did, the crowd lifted up their voice, saying in Lycaonian, The gods have come down to us, becoming like men.

and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preaching the gospel to you to turn you from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them;

Then being offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, engraved by art and man's imagination.

But if it is a question of a word and names, and of your law, you look to it. For I do not wish to be a judge of such things.

coming to me and standing by, said to me, Brother Saul, look up! And the same hour I looked up on him.

And Agrippa said to Festus, I also would like to hear the man myself. And he said, Tomorrow you shall hear him.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

but the free gift shall not be also like the offense. For if by the offense of the one many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace; which is of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

And as Isaiah said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we would have been as Sodom, and would have been like Gomorrah."

And may the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like minded toward one another according to Christ Jesus,

Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.

I am glad at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus; for these supplied your lack.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, like some, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

And we are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of the thing being done away.

And I myself, Paul, beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ; I, who indeed to look upon am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.