But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

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

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

for whoever has, to him shall be also given, and he shall abound; but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has.

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

for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them.

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

For I tell you truly, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see what you see and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear and have not heard it.

For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

For John had said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

But the ship was now in the midst of the lake tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were troubled and said, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

For God said, Honor your father and mother; and he that reviles father or mother, let him surely die.

For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

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

But she said, Yes, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

And Jesus calling his disciples, said, I pity the multitude, for it is now three days that they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat; I will not dismiss them fasting lest they faint by the way.

But he answered and said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather for the sky is red;

and in the morning, It will rain to-day for the sky is red and lowering. You know how to distinguish the face of the sky, but you cannot distinguish the signs of the times.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonas, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me! For you regard not the things of God, but those of men.

For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, shall find it.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his life? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?

For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he render to every one according to his doing.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you please, we will make here three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffers greatly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

And Jesus said to them, On account of your unbelief. For I tell you truly, if you have a faith like a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed thence to that place, and it shall be removed; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

but that we may not offend them, go to the lake, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and opening its mouth you will find a stater [56 cents]. Take that and give it to them, for me and you.

but whoever offends one of these little ones that believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone should be hung to his neck, and that he should be plunged into the depths of the sea.

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must necessarily come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

If your hand or foot offends you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame, or crippled, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life having one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.

What think you? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is lost, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain, and go and seek for the lost one?

Again, I tell you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any thing for which they shall ask, they shall have it from my Father in heaven;

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

And the Pharisees came to him to try him, and said, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?

And I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery.

For there are eunuchs from birth, who were born so from their mother; and there are eunuchs who are made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive [this doctrine] let him receive it.

But Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And when the young man heard [this] he went away sad, for he had great possessions.

And again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life.

For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers in his vineyard.

And agreeing with the laborers for a denarius [14 cents] a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But he answered and said to one of them, Neighbor, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius [14 cents]?

Take what belongs to you, and go, for I will give to the last even as to you.

Is it not right for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?

He said to them; you shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And Jesus stopped, and called them and said, What do you wish me to do for you?

But if we say from men, we fear the multitude, for all regard John as a prophet.

For John came to you in a way of righteousness, and you believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him; and when you saw this, you did not afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son.

For many are called, but few chosen.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and care not for any man; for you regard not the face of men.

saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one dies having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? for they all had her.

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are married, but are as angels in heaven.

All things therefore which they tell you, do and keep. But do not their works. For they say and do not,

And they do all their works to be seen by men. For they make broad their prayer fillets, and enlarge the fringes,

But do not you be called Rabbi; For one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.

And call no man your father on the earth, for one is your heavenly Father.

Neither be called leaders, for one is your leader, the Christ.

But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he is gained you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to do, and not neglect the others.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of plunder and excess.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

for I tell you that you shall not see me henceforth, till you say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!

for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.

And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you be not terrified, for all things must be accomplished; but the end is not yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in different places;

And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.

for at that time there shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world even till now, nor ever shall be.

For false Christs and false prophets shall be raised up, and shall show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

For as the lightning comes forth from the East, and shines even to the West, so shall the coming of the Son of man be.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered the ark,

Watch, therefore, for you know not on what day your Lord comes,

Therefore be you also ready, for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.

the Lord of that servant will come on a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of,

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

But the wise answered, saying, [No]; lest there be not enough for us and you; go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Watch, therefore, for you know not the day nor the hour.

For, as a man going abroad called his servants, and delivered to them his estates;

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have an abundance; but from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away;

Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in;

Then shall he say to those on his left hand, Depart from me accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink;

This could have been sold for much and given to the poor.

But Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? for she has done a good work for me;

for the poor you always have with you, but me you have not always.

For in putting this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.