Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. Then he called them.

So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

"For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, 'I will, sir,' but did not go.

Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

They said to him, "He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest."

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet."'

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

"Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

Later, the other virgins came too, saying, 'Lord, lord! Let us in!'

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

(Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)

Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times."

Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake."

So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.

When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.

Others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past."

Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.)

Then he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

They said, "John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets."

Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other."

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.

Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

He sent another, and that one they killed. This happened to many others, some of whom were beaten, others killed.

What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

The second is: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law -- were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.

They had been asking each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"

And in this way, with many other exhortations, John proclaimed good news to the people.

But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."

So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.

Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.

To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

and Joanna the wife of Cuza (Herod's household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.

Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain." As he said this, he called out, "The one who has ears to hear had better listen!"

He said, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out,

while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

They answered, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen."

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side.

So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first."

"But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.

But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master is delayed in returning,' and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

He answered them, "Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?

Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them, do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem?

If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."

Then Jesus said, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?

For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left."

"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector.

He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never happen!"

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

They also said many other things against him, reviling him.

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, for prior to this they had been enemies.

Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.