Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

Verily, I say to you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Come to me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

For this people's heart is become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leadeth the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

But he turned, and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offense to me: for thou savorest not the things that are of God, but those that are of men.

Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they shall see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Peter saith to him, From strangers. Jesus saith to him, Then are the children free.

For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Wherefore they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

For there are some eunuchs, who were so born from their mothers womb: and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

But Jesus beheld them, and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.

But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

They say to him, Cesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.

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

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Wherefore ye are witnesses to yourselves, that ye are the children of them who killed the prophets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:

And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days!

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out.

In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staffs to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the sick with the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is easier, to say to the sick with the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

When Jesus heard it, he saith to them, They that are in health, have no need of a physician, but they that are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

And these are they who are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

And these are they who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.

And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there are, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, and of brazen vessels, and tables.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him.

But when he had turned about, and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savorest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

And he said to them, Verily I say to you, that there are some of them that stand here who shall not taste death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

And they two shall be one flesh: so then they are no more two, but one flesh.

And Jesus looking upon them, saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

But Jesus called them, and saith to them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

And Jesus answering, said to them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they wondered at him.

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels who are in heaven.

And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, Master, see what manner of stones, and what buildings are here!

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be earthquakes in divers places, and there will be famines, and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand) then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains:

But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days.

And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise and walk?

And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.

But new wine must be put into new bottles, and both are preserved.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the son of man.

But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Woe to you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Then Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

For I say to you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Wherefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Those by the way side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.