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.

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.

"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!

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

"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.

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?

[and] said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

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

and with reference to them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says, "{You will listen carefully} and will never understand, and {you will look closely} and will never perceive.

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."

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

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,

What do you think? If {a certain man has} a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go [and] look for the one that wandered away?

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.

The young man said to him, "All these I have observed. What do I still lack?"

"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.

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

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."

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

And the second [is] like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!

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

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.

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.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher [and] went out in front of [them] all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen [anything] like this!"

so that '{they may look closely} and not perceive, and {they may listen carefully} and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.'"

And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.

And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.

[It is] like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, [although it] is the smallest of all the seeds that [are] on the ground,

But others were saying, "He is Elijah," and others were saying, "[He is] a prophet like one of the prophets."

And getting out [of the boat] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep {without} a shepherd, and he began to teach them many [things].

And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go look!" And [when they] found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."

And looking up he said, "I see people, for I see [them] like trees walking around."

and his clothing became radiant--extremely white, like no cloth refiner on earth can {make so white}.

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one [thing]: Go, sell all that you have, and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

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

And Peter remembered [and] said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!"

But [because he] knew their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I can look at [it]!"

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces

And [as] he was going out of the temple [courts], one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!"

It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And [when they] saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!"

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

and he saw two boats there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them [and] were washing their nets.

A disciple is not superior to [his] teacher, but everyone, [when he] is fully trained, will be like his teacher.

"Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and does them--I will show you what he is like:

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And [when] a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

But the one who hears [my words] and does not do [them] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed--and the collapse of that house was great!"

sent [them] to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And [when] the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

"To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, 'We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not weep.'

Now it happened that on one of the days both he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they set sail,

and [as] they were sailing, he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.

So the demons came out of the man [and] entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.

And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing [became] white, gleaming like lightning.

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only [son]!

Go! Behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves!

So he said to them, "I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.

Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, and the people who walk over [them] do not know [it]!

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

And you, [be] like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that [when he] comes back and knocks, they can open [the door] for him immediately.

Even if he should come back in the second or in the third watch of the night and find [them] like this, blessed are they!

Therefore he said, "What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

It is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."

It is like yeast that a woman took [and] hid in three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

And they all {alike} began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field, and {I must} go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'

I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.'

So the Lord said, "If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

The Pharisee stood [and] prayed these [things] with reference to himself: 'God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people--swindlers, unrighteous [people], adulterers, or even like this tax collector!

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, [because they] are sons of the resurrection.

"Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees.

like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.

But you [are] not [to be] like this! But the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.