"Either make the tree good and its fruit [is] good, or make the tree bad and its fruit [is] bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!

For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned."

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

But He answered, "Only a wicked and treacherous age is hankering for a spectacular sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

"Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it].

Then it says, 'I will go back to my house which I left,' and it finds it unoccupied, swept, and ready for use.

Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and [they] go in [and] live there. And the last [state] of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!"

For whoever does the will of my Father [who is] in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother."

And many multitudes were gathered to him, so as for him (having entered in) to sit in the boat, and all the multitude had stood on the shore.

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

And others fell upon rocky places where it had not much earth, and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no depth of earth.

And when the sun was up, it caught heat, and for lack of rooting withered away.

And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.

And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

He answered them, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

For whoever has, to him [more] will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

For this [reason] I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,

And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous [people] longed to see what you see, and did not see [it], and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it]!

As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,

but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

But he who has received the seed on good ground is he who hears and understands. Such hearers give a return, and yield one a hundred for one, another sixty, another thirty.")

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

And he said, 'No, never, for while you are gathering the wild wheat plants you might root up the good ones with them.

Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.

Which indeed is smaller than all seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so as for the birds of the sky to come and lodge in the branches of it.

Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."

All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

For even as the tares are gathered, and burnt in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.

The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

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

And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is similar to a drag-net [for fishing] that was cast into the lake and gathered all kinds [of fish].

which, when it was full, the fishermen drew up on the shore, and sat down and picked out the good fish for their baskets and threw the bad away.

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 having come into his fatherland he taught them in their synagogue, so as for them to be astonished, and say, From where is this wisdom and powers in this man?

And so they found a cause for stumbling over Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never fails to be honored except in his native neighborhood and in his own home." And so

And he did not many miracles there, for their unbelief's sake.

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this [reason] miraculous powers are at work in him."

For Herod, [after] arresting John, bound him and put [him] in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,

because John had been saying to him, "It is not permitted for you to have her."

And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

and so passionately promised to give her anything she might ask for.

And the King sorrowed: nevertheless for his oath's sake, and for their sakes, which sat also at the table, he commanded it to be given her.

When Jesus heard it, He left there in a boat for a quiet place, to be alone. And when the crowds heard of it, they followed Him on foot from the towns.

So when He got out of the boat and saw a great crowd, His heart was moved with pity for them, and He cured their sick people.

Now [when it] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, "The place is desolate and the hour {is late}. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages [and] purchase food for themselves."

But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And [after] breaking [them], he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.

but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

and when his disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is some spirit," and cried out for fear.

and they cried out for fear: but Jesus immediately spake to them, saying, Take courage, it is I, be not afraid.

And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, 'Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

But He answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of the rules that have been handed down to you?

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

But you say, 'Whoever tells his father or mother, "Everything I have that might be used for helping you, is devoted to God,"

need not honor his father,' and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

Then Peter said to Him, "Explain the maxim for us."

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

And there came out of those quarters a Canaanitish woman, and cried to Him saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; for my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to him and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.

So she said, "Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

Then Jesus answered [and] said to her, "O woman, your faith [is] great! Let it be done for you as you want." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for it is now three days they have been staying with me, and they have nothing at all left to eat, and I fear they might give out on the way home."

And his disciples say to him, From where are so many loaves for us in a wilderness so as to feed so great a multitude?

And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground,

and He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks to God for them. He divided the food and gave it to the disciples who, [in turn], distributed it to the crowds.

But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;

and in the morning, A storm to-day, for the sky is red and lowering; ye know how to discern the face of the sky, but ye cannot the signs of the times.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

How is it that you do not understand that I was not speaking to you about [physical] bread? But [rather I meant] watch out for the yeast [i.e., the influence] of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then they understood that He meant, guard yourselves not against yeast for bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

[And] I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven [i.e., for opening up the way into it]. And whatever [truth] you [and the other apostles. See 18:18] require [people to believe and practice] here on earth will have already been required of them [by God] in heaven. And whatever [truth] you do not require [of people] on earth, will not be required [by God] in heaven."

From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

Peter took him and began to reprove him for it; "God forbid, Lord," he said, "This must not be."

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.

For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to {what he has done}.

And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.