Well then, whatever you would like men to do to you, do just the same to them; that is the meaning of the Law and the prophets.

Now, some distance away, there was a large drove of swine grazing;

Some scribes said to themselves, "The man is talking blasphemy!"

At that time Jesus walked one sabbath through the cornfields, and as his disciples were hungry they started to pull some ears of corn and eat them.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we would like to have some Sign from you."

That same day Jesus went out of the house and seated himself by the seaside;

He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,

and as he sowed some seeds fell on the road and the birds came and ate them up.

Some other seeds fell on stony soil where they had not much earth, and shot up at once because they had no depth of soil;

Some other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

Some other seeds fell on good soil and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirtyfold.

Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; give them some food yourselves."

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you got?" They said, "Seven, and some little fish."

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

I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the Son of man coming himself to reign."

Nay, I tell you Elijah has already come, but they have not recognized him ??they have worked their will on him. And the Son of man will suffer at their hands in the same way."

as he was unable to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he had, in payment of the sum.

My heavenly Father will do the same to you unless you each forgive your brother from the heart."

Then, on going out at nine o'clock he noticed some other labourers standing in the marketplace doing nothing;

Going out again at twelve o'clock and at three o'clock, he did the same thing.

And when he went out at five o'clock he came upon some others who were standing; he said to them, 'Why have you stood doing nothing all the day?'

Take what belongs to you and be off. I choose to give this last man the same as you.

The man went to the second and said the same to him; he replied, 'I will not,' but afterwards he changed his mind and did go.

Once more he sent some other servants, more than he had sent at first, and they did the same to them.

Once more he sent some other servants, saying, 'Tell the invited guests, here is my supper all prepared, my oxen and fat cattle are killed, everything is ready; come to the marriage-banquet.'

That same day some Sadducees came up to him, men who hold there is no resurrection. They put this question to him:

The same happened with the second and the third, down to the seventh.

So to men you seem just, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

This is why I will send you prophets, wise men, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, some of whom you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town;

The stupid said to the sensible, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.'

His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.'

"the perfume might have been sold for a good sum, and the poor might have got that."

He answered, "One who has dipped his hand into the same dish as myself is going to betray me.

Peter said to him, "Even though I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And all the disciples said the same thing.

So he left them and went back for the third time, praying in the same words as before.

Then they spat in his face and buffeted him, some of them cuffing him

Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

The robbers who were crucified with him also denounced him in the same way.

On hearing this some of the bystanders said, "He is calling for Elijah."

While they were on their way, some of the sentries went into the city and reported all that had taken place to the high priests,

who, after meeting and conferring with the elders, gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers

When they saw him they worshipped him, though some were in doubt.

When he entered Capharnahum again after some days it was reported that he was at home,

Now there were some scribes sitting there who argued in their hearts,

So when some scribes of the Pharisees saw he was eating with sinners and taxgatherers they said to his disciples, "Why does he eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"

and as he sowed it chanced that some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and ate it up;

some other seed fell on stony soil where it had not much earth, and it shot up at once because it had no depth of earth,

some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so it bore no crop;

some other seed fell on good soil and bore a crop that sprang up and grew, yielding at the rate of thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."

That same day when evening came he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side;"

so, leaving the crowd, they took him just as he was in the boat, accompanied by some other boats.

Jesus was at once conscious that some healing virtue had passed from him, so he turned round in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

And he said to them, "Come away to some lonely spot and get a little rest" (for there were many people coming and going, and they could get no time even to eat).

send them off to the farms and villages round about to buy some food for themselves."

He replied, "Give them some food, yourselves." They said, "Are we to go and buy ten pounds' worth of food and give them that to eat?"

Now the Pharisees gathered to meet him, with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem.

They noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with 'common' (that is, unwashed) hands.

If I send them home without food they will faint on the road. Besides, some of them have come a long way."

"John the Baptist," they told him, "though some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the prophets."

I tell you truly," he said, to them, "there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the coming of God's Reign with power."

When they reached the disciples they saw a large crowd round them, and some scribes arguing with them.

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.

but some of the bystanders said to them, "What do you mean by untethering that colt?"

and noticing a fig tree in leaf some distance away he went to see if he could find anything on it; but when he reached it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.

When the season came round he sent a servant to the vine dressers to collect from the vine dressers some of the produce of the vineyard,

He sent another, but they killed him. And so they treated many others; some they flogged and some they killed.

But they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to him for the purpose of catching him with a question.

Now when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, lying at table, a woman came up with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, which had cost a great sum; the flask she broke and poured the perfume over his head.

This angered some of those present. "What was the use of wasting perfume like this?

"One of the twelve," he told them, "one who is dipping into the same dish as I am.

But he persisted, "Though I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all said the same.

Again he went away and prayed in the same words as before;

Some got up and bore false witness against him, saying,

and some of them started to spit on him and to blindfold him and buffet him, asking him, "Prophesy." The attendants treated him to cuffs and slaps.

Now at festival time he used to release for them some prisoner whom they begged from him.

On hearing this some of the bystanders said, "Look, he is calling for Elijah."

There were some women also watching at a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

Pilate was surprised that he was dead already; he summoned the captain and asked if he had been dead some time,

And when the sabbath had passed Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices in order to go and anoint him;

There were some shepherds in the district who were out in the fields keeping guard over their flocks by night;

Some men came up carrying a man who was paralysed; they tried to carry him inside and lay him in front of Jesus,

One sabbath it happened that as he was crossing the cornfields his disciples pulled some ears of corn and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.

Some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not allowed on the sabbath?"

and the scribes and Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the sabbath, so as to discover some charge against him.

rejoice on that day and leap for joy! rich is your reward in heaven for their fathers did the very same to the prophets.

so, when the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and make his servant well.

So Jesus went with them. But he was not far from the house when the captain sent some friends to tell him, "Do not trouble yourself, sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof,

and by some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses, Mary called Magdalene (out of whom seven daemons had been driven),

"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the road and was trampled down, and the wild birds ate it up;

some other seed dropped on the rock, but it withered away when it sprang up because it had no moisture;

some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up along with it and choked it;

some other seed fell on sound soil, and springing up bore a crop, a hundredfold." When he said this he called out, "He who has an ear, let him listen to this."

When Herod the tetrarch heard all that was going on, he was quite at a loss; for some said that John had risen from the dead,

some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.

He said to them, "Give them some food yourselves." They said, "We have only got five loaves and two fish. Unless ??are we to go and buy food for the whole of this people?"

They replied, "John the Baptist, though some say Elijah and some say that one of the ancient prophets has arisen."

I tell you plainly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the Reign of God."

Stay at the same house, eating and drinking what the people provide (for the workman deserves his wages); you are not to shift from one house to another.

Now it so chanced that a priest was going down the same road, but on seeing him he went past on the opposite side.