A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

So the disciples came and roused him. "Sir, Sir," they cried, "we are lost!" Jesus rose and rebuked the wind and the rushing waves, and they fell, and a calm followed.

"Who was it that touched me?" Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed: "Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing upon you!"

And, as Moses and Elijah were passing away from Jesus, Peter exclaimed: "Sir, it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what he was saying;

and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

But they did not understand this saying; it was hidden from them so that they perceived it not, and they were sore afraid to ask him about his saying.

Thereupon John said: "Sir, we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow you with us."

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

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And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"

and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

But if I cast out demons by the power of God, you may be sure the kingdom of God is come unto you:

Of this be sure, that if the master of the house had known what time the robber was coming, he would have kept awake and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

And Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'A rainstorm is coming up,' and sure enough, it does.

And when there is a south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be a scorching day,' and sure enough, it is.

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

As soon as the Master of the house shall have risen and shut the door, and you have begun to stand outside and knock at the door and say, "'Sir, open the door for us' --"'I do not know you,' He answers; 'you are no friends of mine.'

There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

Jesus said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks [temptations and traps set to lure one to sin] are sure to come, but woe (judgment is coming) to him through whom they come!

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

Standing still, some distance off, they called out loudly: "Jesus! Sir! pity us!"

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And they answering say to him, 'Where, sir?' and he said to them, 'Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.'

He also told the following parable to certain persons who were sure of their own goodness and looked down upon everybody else.

A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"

Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!

saying, 'What wilt thou I shall do to thee?' and he said, 'Sir, that I may receive sight.'

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) --

Is it lawful for us, to give tribute to C?sar, or no?

Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answering said, C?sar's.

He said, Render therefore to C?sar the things which are C?sar's, and to God the things which are God's.

But whenever you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then be sure her desolation is not far away.

Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days, for sore anguish will come upon the land and Wrath on this people;

So also, when you see these things happening, you may be sure that the Kingdom of God is near.

And Jesus said to them, "The kings of the [unconverted] Gentiles lord it over their own people, and those who domineer over them are called 'Benefactors' [Note: This was a title used by Greek kings in Egypt and Syria].

And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

and found them sleeping for sorrow, And said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, 'Sir, shall we smite with a sword?'

And about an hour later someone else stated emphatically, "I know for sure that this man was also with him [i.e., Jesus], for he is from Galilee [too]." [Note: Peter's accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73].

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The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him and [cruelly] offering Him sour wine,

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"What is the subject," He asked them, "on which you are talking so earnestly, as you walk?" And they stood still, looking full of sorrow.

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The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.

for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

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The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

There is another that beareth witness of me. And I am sure that the witness which he beareth of me is true.

but I am sure that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.

They said, therefore, unto him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.'

Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

And she said, No one, sir. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

"Now we are sure that you are possessed by a demon," the Jews replied. "Abraham died, and so did the Prophets; and yet you say 'If any one lays my Message to heart, he will never know death.'

He answered and said, "Whether he be a sinner or no, I cannot tell. One thing I am sure of: that I was blind, and now I see."

We are sure that God spake with Moses. This fellow we know not from whence he is."

For we be sure that God heareth not sinners: But if any man be a worshipper of God, and do what his will is, him heareth he.

he answered and said, 'Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?'

and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, 'Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

therefore said his disciples, 'Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

believest thou this?' she saith to him, 'Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'

'Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, 'Sir, come and see;'

Jesus saith, 'Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, 'Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

because He was sure that the Father had put everything into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going back to God,

He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, 'Sir, thou -- dost thou wash my feet?'

Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.'

and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, 'Sir, who is it?'

Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, 'Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'

Peter saith to him, 'Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;'

Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?'

Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;'

Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), 'Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'

But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.