but Jesus answered the man that told him, who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

On that day Jesus went out of the house [and] was sitting by the sea.

Jesus' disciples came and said to Him, "Why are you speaking to them [i.e., the large crowds] by using parables?"

"Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.

[Then] Jesus told them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is similar to a person who sowed seed in his field,

Jesus told them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which a man took and planted in his field.

This was another parable which Jesus related-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

Jesus spoke all these [things] to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable,

Then sent Jesus the people away, and came to house. And his disciples came unto him, saying, "Declare unto us the similitude of the tares in the field."

Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.

And when He came to His home town [i.e., Nazareth], Jesus taught people in their synagogues to their amazement. They said, "Where did this man get [such] wisdom and [the ability to perform] these supernatural deeds?

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his [own] hometown and in his [own] household."

But Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown and in his own home." He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus

He told his servants, "This must be John, the Immerser; he has risen from the dead and [that explains how] these powers can work through him [i.e., Jesus]."

And his disciples came [and] took away the corpse and buried it, and went [and] told Jesus.

Now [when] Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And [when] the crowds heard [it], they followed him by land from the towns.

And Jesus went forth and saw much people: and his heart did melt upon them, and he healed of them those that were sick.

But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."

"Bring them here to me," said Jesus.

Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

And straightway Jesus made his disciples enter into a ship, and to go over before him, while he sent the people away.

In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came unto them, walking on the sea:

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

So he said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

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.

And immediately Jesus extended his hand [and] caught him and said to him, "[You] of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

And when they [i.e., both Jesus and Peter] got up into the boat, the wind [immediately] stopped.

Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

When the people there recognized Jesus, they sent to all the surrounding regions and had all who were sick brought to Him.

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

Then Jesus called the crowds to come to Him, and He said to them, "Listen and understand.

"Every plant," Jesus replied, "that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

Upon this, Peter said to Jesus: "Explain this saying to us."

Then said Jesus, "Are ye yet without an understanding?

And departing from there, Jesus went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus: "Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon."

but Jesus not making her any answer, his disciples came and entreated him to grant her request; for, said they, she is very importunate with us.

"I was not sent," replied Jesus, "to any one except the lost sheep of Israel."

"It is not fair," replied Jesus, "to take the children's food and throw it to dogs."

Then Jesus answered [and] said to her, "O woman, your faith [is] great! Let it be done for you as you want." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain [and] was sitting there.

And much people came unto him, having with them halt, blind, dumb, maimed, and other many: and cast them down at Jesus' feet. And he healed them,

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."

Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Jesus then sent the crowds away while He boarded a boat and crossed the lake to the region of Magadan [i.e., the west side of Lake Galilee].

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

But Jesus answered: [ "In the evening you say 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is as red as fire.'

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?

Now [when] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea {Philippi}, he began asking his disciples, saying, "Who do people say [that] the Son of Man is?"

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus Christ.

From that time [on] Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many [things] from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him. "Master," he said, "please God that shall never be your fate!"

But Jesus turned to Peter and said, "Get away from me, Satan; you are causing a hindrance to me because you are not thinking about God's things but about men's."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And after six days Jesus took along Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Then suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

And Jesus came and touched them [and] said, "Get up and do not be afraid."

And [when they] lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him--Jesus alone.

And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, "Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Elijah shall first come, and restore all things.

When Jesus and His disciples met the crowd [that was gathered], a man came kneeling down to Jesus and saying to Him,

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief. For I say verily unto you, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and he should remove: Neither should any thing be impossible for you to do.

22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,

When Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the tax [Note: This was the annual tax used for meeting the expenses of the Temple service and consisted of two days' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $140 in 1994] came to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher [also] pay the [Temple] tax?"

He said, "Yes." And [when he] came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

And [when he] said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you."

At that time the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

And Jesus having called a little child to him, set it in their midst,

Then Peter came and said to Jesus, "Lord, how often must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?"

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

"Have not you read," replied Jesus, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

His disciples [then] said to Jesus, "If this is the way it has to be between a man and his wife, it is not worth getting married."

"It is not every one," replied Jesus, "who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so.

Then some little children were brought to Jesus so he could pray and place His hands on them [i.e., to bestow a blessing on them]. But His disciples spoke harshly to the people [for doing this].

But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."

And a man came up to Jesus, and said: "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain Immortal life?"

Jesus answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is [only] One who is good [i.e., God]. But if you want to enter [never ending] life, [then] obey His commandments."

He said to him, "Which [ones]?" And Jesus said, "Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

Jesus said, ""You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and, "you must love your neighbor as yourself.'"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!

When they heard this the disciples were utterly astounded. "Who then can be saved?" they exclaimed. Jesus looked at them.

But Jesus looked at [them] [and] said to them, "With human beings this is impossible, but with God all [things] [are] possible."

Then Peter said to Jesus, "See, *we* have forsaken everything and followed you; what then will be *our* reward?"

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.