my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend,

a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax he will not extinguish, till He send forth judgement victorious.

Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:

which the pharisees hearing, said, "He only casts out demons by the help of Beelzebub the prince of the devils."

if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?

Or, how can any one enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his goods, unless he first overpower the strong man? and then indeed he may strip his house.

He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

Now when an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest, and findeth none:

then saith he, I will return into my house, that I came out of; and when he cometh, he findeth it empty, swept, and set off to advantage:

then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation.

Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him:

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?"

and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:"

for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother.

and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:

for whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away from him:

and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.

And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:

yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted.

And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.

But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.

Another parable propounded He unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who sowed good grain in his ground:

And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them.

Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till the whole was leavened.

All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake nothing to them without a parable:

and He answered them, and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found conceals, and being rejoiced at it goes and sells all that he has, and purchases that field.

who, having found one of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Then saith Jesus unto them, Did ye understand all these? they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them,

And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence:

And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist, he is certainly risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous things are done by him:

for John said to Him, It is not lawful for thee to have her: and he would have put him to death,

but that he was afraid of the people; for they esteemed him as a prophet.

that he promised her with an oath to give her whatever she would ask:

at which the king was distressed, but because of his oath, and of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given her;

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison,

And when Jesus heard it, He departed from thence in a ship to a solitary place of retirement: but the people hearing where He was followed Him on foot from the cities:

and when Jesus came out of the ship, He saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them; and He healed their sick.

and He said, bring them hither to me.

And having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied;

And presently after Jesus obliged the disciples to get into the ship, and to go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the multitudes:

and when He had dismissed them, He went up to a hill in private to pray.

And in the evening He was there alone. Now the ship was by this time in the midst of the sea, and violently tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary:

And He said, Come.

And Peter went down from the ship and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus: but seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink cried out, Lord, save me.

But He answered and said unto them, And why do ye transgress the commandment of God for your tradition?

For God commanded saying, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death:

and so honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. And thus have ye made void the commandment of God by your tradition.

And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, Hear and understand it:

But He answered and said, Every plantation which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.

But he answered her not a word: and his disciples came and intreated Him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth importunately after us.

But he answered and said, I am sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But he answered, It is not fit to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs: and she said, True, Lord;

And Jesus departed from thence, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and going up to a mountain He sat down there.

And great multitudes came to Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and He healed them.

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

Then He bid the people sit down on the ground;

and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, when He had given thanks, He brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Then he dismissed the multitudes, and went into a ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.

But He answered them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red:

This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah. And so He left them and went away.

Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves divided among five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

nor the seven loaves among four thousand, and how many baskets-full ye took away?

How is it then that ye do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, when I bid you to beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees?

Then they understood, that He did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the pharisees and of the sadducees.

And when Jesus came into the parts of Cesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?

But, saith He unto them, whom do ye say that I am?

Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Messiah.

And from that time began Jesus to acquaint his disciples, that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes; and be put to death, and be raised again on the third day.

But He turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offence to me; for thou regardest not the things of God, but those that be of men.

for he that would save his life shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake shall find it.

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul?

For the Son of man will come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then he will recompense every one according to his practice.

And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up to a high mountain apart;

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

Then the disciples understood that He spake to them of John the baptist.

Lord, have compassion upon my son, for he is lunatic and grievously afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water.

Then Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you?

and they will put Him to death, and the third day He shall be raised again. And they were exceedingly grieved.

And when they were come to Capernaum, the receivers of the tribute-money came to Peter and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? Yes, saith he.

And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him and said, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of other people?

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven:

but whosoever shall lay a stumbling-block in the way of one of these little ones, who believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hung on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.

What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray?

And if he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more on account of that, than of the ninety nine which went not astray.

And if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him alone; if he hearken to thee, thou hast gained thy brother:

but if he regard thee not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? to seven times?

and when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one, who was debtor in ten thousand talents:

and not having it to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had; and payment to be made.