Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened like this. His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Now [after he] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

"You people are [like] salt on the earth. But if salt loses its flavoring ability, how will it ever get it back again? From then on it would be good for nothing except to be thrown out onto the roadway and walked on by people. [Note: This was mined salt which, when losing its "saltiness" due to exposure to the sun or rain, was simply disposed of by being dumped onto the roadway where people walked].

You people are [like] light in the world. A city built on a hill will not go unnoticed.

In like manner, let your light shine before men, - that they may see your good works, - and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

So whenever you give to the poor, don't blow a trumpet before you like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they will be praised by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand [and] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

"But [when you] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows {what you need} before you ask him.

“Therefore, you should pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,
Your name be honored as holy.

"Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

Your eye is [like] a lamp to your body [i.e., your life]. If your eye sees things correctly, [then] your whole body [i.e., your entire life] will be illuminated [i.e., be directed into proper conduct].

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

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

Then you must practice dealing with others as you would like for them to deal with you, for this is the summing up of the law and the prophets.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.

and after the demon had been driven out, the dumb man could talk. So the crowds were dumbfounded, saying, "Never before among the Jews was anything like this?

And [when he] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were weary and dejected, like sheep that did not have a shepherd.

"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

[It is] enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household?

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

We [pretended like we] were making music [at a wedding] but you did not dance; we [pretended like we] were wailing [at a funeral] but you did not beat your chest [in mourning].'

the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

About that time Jesus said [in prayer], "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things [i.e., the significance of Jesus' words and works] from those who [thought they] were wise and intelligent and have [instead] revealed them to people who are child-like.

take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.

Then said he to the man, "Stretch forth thy hand." And he stretched it forth, and it was made whole again like unto the other.

The man stretched it out, and it had become sound like the other. But when the Pharisees came out, they consulted together how they might destroy him.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him as follows: "Teacher, we would like to see a spectacular sign given by you."

For just like Jonah was in the stomach of the huge fish for three days and nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth [i.e., the cave-tomb] for three days and nights.

But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then would you like us to go and gather them?'

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took [and] put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

Just like the weeds were gathered up and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the world.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear!

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found [and] concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered [fish] of every kind,

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.

But I tell you Elijah has come already, and they knew him not, but did to him what they pleased. In like manner, also, the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

And he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here [to] there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!

Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,

and whoever welcomes one little child like this for my sake welcomes me.

in like manner your heavenly father would not that any person of such humility should be lost.

If he pays no attention to them, tell the church. But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever and a tax collector to you.

For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.

should not you then have had the like compassion for thy fellow servant as I had for thee?

So like wise shall my heavenly father do unto you, except ye forgive with your hearts, each one to his brother their trespasses."

He said to them, "Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.

His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”

Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man--the master of the house--who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

and they went away. 'Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

Then came the first, supposing that they should receive more, and they like wise received every man a penny.

He responded to her, "What would you like me to do for you?" She answered, "Appoint my two sons to sit at your right side and at your left in your [coming] kingdom."

But Jesus called the disciples and said, "You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

And whoever would like to be first [in prominence] among you will be your slave.

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And, coming unto the second, he spake, in like manner, - and, he, answering, said, I will not: afterwards, smitten with regret, he went.

Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them in like manner.

And the person who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but whoever it falls on will be scattered like dust."

And Jesus answering, spake to them again in parables, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a king,

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

In like manner also the second and the third, unto the seven.

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.

This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

and they like the places of honor at feasts and the front seats in synagogues,

they like to be saluted in the marketplaces and to be called 'rabbi' by men.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her, - how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, - and ye would not!

but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

for the desolation will be so dreadful, the like was never seen since the beginning of the world, no, nor ever shall be again.

For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

in like manner, when ye shall see all these things happen, know that he is come to your very doors.

For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.

For [it is] like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them.

In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others.

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

When his disciples saw it, they said indignantly, "What was the use of wasting it like that?

Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.

At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.

And in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.

And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men.

He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.