"A pupil is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his masters.

"It is enough for the pupil to fare like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more, the members of his household.

"So do not fear them; for there is nothing concealed which shall not be revealed, nor anything secret which shall not become known.

"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

"Every one, then, who will confess me before men, I also will confess before my Father who is in heaven.

"But whoever disowns me before men, I also will disown before my Father who is in heaven.

"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

"and he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

"Whoever receives you is receiving me, and he who receives me is receiving Him who sent me.

"Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and whoever receives a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

"And whoever gives to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, because he is a disciple, I tell you in solemn truth, he shall not lose his reward.

"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.

"And blessed is the man who finds no cause of stumbling in me."

As these men started to go away, Jesus began to speak to the throngs, about John.

"for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee.

"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

"and, if you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

"To what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, who call to the other children,

and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

At that time Jesus answered and said: "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and wary, and hast revealed them to the children.

"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

But the Pharisees, when they perceived it, said to him. "Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"

"But I tell you that One is here who is greater than the temple.

"And if you knew what this means, "It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice,

"you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath."

As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.

And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)

"Is there a man of you," he replied, "who has but a single sheep, who will not lay hold of it and lift it out, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath Day?

"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

that the word spoken through Isaiah, the prophet, might be fulfilled.

He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets.

When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."

"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.

"But if it is in the power of the Spirit of God is already upon you.

"He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.

"And if any man say a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in that which is to come.

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by its fruit the tree is known.

"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

"The men of Nineveh will stand up in the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented under the preaching of Jonah, and lo! a greater than Jonah is here!

"The Queen of the South will rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! a greater than Solomon is here!

"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."

But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

"Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."

and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.

"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says. "Hearing you will hear and not understand; Seeing you will see and not perceive;

For the heart of his people is made fat, Their ears are dull of hearing; Their eyes, too, have they closed, Lest some day their eyes should perceive, And their ears should hear, And their heart should understand and turn, And I should heal them.

"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.

"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

"But the seed sown in good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and makes now an hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty."

He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

"'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?'

He set forth to them another parable, saying. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard-seed which a man took and planted in his field.

"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."

He told them another parable. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened."

After he had sent the people away and gone into the house, his disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."

"The sower of the seed," he answered, "is the Son of man;

"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.

"The enemy who sows the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are the angels.

"Just as the weeds are collected together and burnt with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in the ground, which a man finds but buries again, and then in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that land.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of beautiful pearls.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.

"Then," said he, "every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."

"Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

This kept them from believing in him. Wherefore Jesus said, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and among his own family."

"This man is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

because John kept telling him, "It is not right for you to have her."

As twilight fell, his disciples came to him and said: "This is a lonely spot, and the day is far spent; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."

but when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were terrified. "It is a phantom," they said, and cried out for fear.

But at once Jesus spoke to them, "Courage," he said, "it is I. Fear not."

Peter answered, "Master, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water."

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and as he began to sink, he cried out, "Master, save me!"

Then as they climbed into the boat the wind grew weary,

but you say that whoever tells his father or mother, 'Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is dedicated to God,'

is in no way bound to honor his father. Thus do you make void the word of God by your tradition!

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying.

This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

"Listen, and pay attention. It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of it, that defiles the man."

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain the parable to us."

"Do you not know how all that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterward evacuated;

while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart??nd that is what defiles a man.

Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."

But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."

He answered, "It is not seemly to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."

Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.

In answer he said: "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red as fire';

and at dawn you say, 'It will storm today, for the sky is red and lowering.' You know how to discern the look of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot read.

A wicked and faithless generation is seeking a sign, but no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

"How is it that you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware off the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

When Jesus came into the neighborhood of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of man is?"

They replied, "Some say 'John the Baptist'; others, however, say that 'He is Elijah'; others, 'Jeremiah,' or 'One of the Prophets.'"

"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," said Jesus; "for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven!

For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions.

Here he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

Then Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good that we are here! If you are willing I will make here three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."