But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in a day of judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, which are exalted even to heaven, shall go down even to hades; for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

But I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in a day of judgment, than for you.

At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes.

Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.

AT that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pick the heads and eat.

And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him?

how he entered into the house of God and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests?

But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent;

and behold a man having a withered hand [was there]. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

And he said to them, What man is there of you having one sheep, who if this falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

How much then is a man better than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.

Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand; and he stretched it out, and it was restored as sound as the other;

and the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him to destroy him.

But Jesus knowing it departed thence, and great multitudes followed him; and he cured them all,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying;

But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons.

If Satan casts out Satan he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

And if one speaks a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but if one speaks against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him either in this life or in that to come.

Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man, out of his good treasury, casts forth good things; and the evil man, out of his evil treasury, casts forth evil things.

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.

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.

But when the impure spirit has gone out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking a rest, and finds none.

Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned.

Then it goes and takes with itself 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 also with this evil generation.

and stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother, and my brothers!

AND on that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went out to sow;

and as he sowed, some fell by the way, and the birds came and devoured it.

And some fell on rocky places, where it had not much earth, and it came up immediately, because it had no depth of earth;

and when the sun arose it was scorched, and because it had no root it was dried up.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it.

And he answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given;

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 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.

When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and takes away the seed sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way.

He that received seed on the rocky places is he that hears the word and immediately receives it with joy

And he that received seed among thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this life and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

But he that received the seed in the good ground is he that hears the word, and understands it, who also bears fruit, and produces some one hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty-fold.

and while the men slept, his enemy came and sowed poisonous darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence then has it poisonous darnel?

And he said to them, An enemy has done this. And they said to him, Do you wish us to go and take them out?

And he said, No; lest in taking out the poisonous darnel, you pull up the wheat with it;

let both grow together till the harvest, and at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers, Collect first the poisonous darnel, and bind it in bundles to be burnt; but collect the wheat in my storehouse.

which is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown is the greatest of plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and lodge on its branches.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.

As, therefore, poisonous darnel is collected and burned with fire, so shall it be at the consummation of the world.

The Son of man will send his angels, and they shall collect out of his kingdom all offenses, and all that commit wickedness,

Then the righteous shall shine out like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

who, finding one very costly, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

which, when it was full, men drew to the shore, and sifting down put up the good in vessels and cast the bad away.

So shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall come forth and separate the evil from the midst of the good,

And he said to them, Every scribe therefore that is instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who casts out of his treasury things new and old.

AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

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

And the king was sorry; but on account of the oath, and those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given.

and his head was brought on a plate and given to the girl, and she carried it to her mother.

And his disciples went and took up the body and buried it, and came and told Jesus.

And when Jesus heard of it he departed thence in a ship to a solitary place by himself. And the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

And going out he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and cured their sick.

And when it was evening his disciples came to him, saying, The place is solitary, and the hour is already past; dismiss the multitudes that they may go to the villages and buy themselves food.

But Jesus said to them, They need not go away; give them food to eat.

And they all eat and were filled; and they took up the fragments which remained over, twelve travelling-baskets full;

and those that eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And having dismissed the multitudes, he went on a mountain by himself to pray. And when it was evening he was there alone.

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.

But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good courage; it is I; be not afraid.

And Peter answered and said to him, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.

and Jesus immediately stretching out his hand, took hold of him and said, Man of little faith, why did you doubt?

and requested of him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were entirely cured.

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

But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother what you might be profited with by me is a gift,

Not that which enters into the mouth, defiles the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth that defiles the man.

Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is cast out on the earth?

these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

And Jesus going out thence departed to the regions of Tyre and Sidon.

And behold, a woman of Canaan from those regions came out and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is badly affected with a demon.

But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast to the dogs.

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

Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it to you as you wish; and her daughter was cured from that hour.

And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the crippled, and many others; and they cast them at Jesus' feet, and he cured them;

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.

And they all eat and were filled; and they took up the fragments that remained, seven store-baskets full.

And those who eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.

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.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah. And he left them and departed.

But they reasoned within themselves, saying, It is because we have not taken bread.

But Jesus knowing it, said, Why do you reason within yourselves, men of little faith, because you have not taken bread?

Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many travelling-baskets you took up?

And I tell you that you are Peter [a rock], and upon this rock will I build my assembly, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

And Peter taking hold of him said, rebuking him, Far be it from you, Lord! This shall not be to you.

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?

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments were white as the light.