And Jesus answering said unto them, Go, and tell John what things ye hear and see.

And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended at me.

And when they were gone, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in delicate garments? Lo! they who wear delicate garments are in the houses of kings.

Yet what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and abundantly more than a prophet.

For this is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

But from the days of John the Baptist unto the present, the kingdom of heaven is assaulted by violence, and the invaders forcibly seize upon it.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come.

But to whom shall I resemble this generation? it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse, and calling to their companions,

the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

Wherefore I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted unto heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in Sodom, it had remained unto this day.

Wherefore I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee.

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

AT that time Jesus walked through corn-fields on a sabbath-day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him?

how they went into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but for the priests alone?

But if ye had known what that meant, I desire mercy and not sacrifice; ye would not have condemned the innocent.

and, behold a man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

Then he said to them; What man of you is there who hath one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, doth he not lay hold on him, and lift him out?

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand; and he stretched it out, and it was restored, sound as the other.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him, how they might make away with him.

But Jesus knew it, and retired from thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all,

That what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

so if Satan cast out Satan; he is divided against himself; how then can his kingdom subsist?

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out the devils, then truly the kingdom of God is come unto you.

And whosoever may speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things: and a wicked man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth evil things.

But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment.

But he answered and said unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and condemn it: for they repented on the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South shall rise up in judgment against the men of 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.

When the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man, he traverses through places destitute of water, in search of rest, but cannot find it.

Then he saith, I will return to my mansion, whence I came; and on his arrival, he findeth it unoccupied, swept, and furnished.

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him.

And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.

THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat down near the sea.

And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow:

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

and other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.

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

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with the eves, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side.

But the sown on the rocky soil, is he who having heard the word, and instantly with joy receiving it,

But the sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word, and the anxiety about this world and the deceitfulness of riches, choketh the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

But the sown upon the good ground, is he who heareth the word, and understandeth it; who truly beareth fruit, and produceth, one an hundred fold, and another sixty, and another thirty.

and while the men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat, and departed.

The servants of the proprietor came, and said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it the zizane?

He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out?

he replied, No; lest perhaps in weeding out the zizane, we root up the wheat with them.

Let them both grow together till the harvest: and at the harvest-time I will say to the reapers, Gather out first the zizane, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

which indeed is among the smallest of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is among the greatest of herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make their nests in the branches of it.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world.

As therefore the zizane are gathered, and burned in the fire; just so shall it be at the end of this world.

The Son of man shall send out his angels, and shall gather together out of his kingdom all things offensive, and those who practise iniquity;

who, having discovered one of vast price, went away and sold all that he possessed, and bought it.

which, when it was full, they drew to the beach, and sitting down, selected the good into baskets, but cast those of a bad kind away.

Just so shall it be at the end of this world: the angels shall go forth, and shall separate the wicked from amidst the just,

They say unto him, Yes, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished there parables, he departed thence.

And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not disrespected, except in his own country, and in his own family.

AT that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus,

For John said unto him, It is unlawful for thee to have her.

And the king was grieved: but for his oath's sake, and on account of those who were with him, he commanded it to be given her.

And his head was brought on a large dish, and was given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

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

And when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a vessel into a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart: give ye them to eat.

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up the superabundance of the fragments, twelve baskets full.

Then at the fourth watch of the night came Jesus unto them, walking on the sea.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were greatly agitated, saying, It is his apparition. And they cried out with terror.

And immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, Be of good courage: it is I; be not terrified.

Then Peter answering, said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come unto thee upon the waters.

But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink in the deep, he cried out, saying, Lord save me.

Then immediately Jesus stretching out his hand, laid hold on him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore dost thou doubt?

and they besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment: and as many as touched it were cured.

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

then he shall not with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of God by your tradition.

not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

Then his disciples approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech?

But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:

for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

these are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.

And lo! a woman of Canaan coming out of these coasts, cried aloud, saying to him, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David: my daughter is a grievous demoniac.

But he answering said, It is not proper to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.

And she said, True, Lord: yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.

Then Jesus answering said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

And great multitudes came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, cripples, and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them all:

Then Jesus calling his disciples, said, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now continued with me three days, and have not any thing to eat: and send them away fasting I will not, lest they faint on the road.

And they did all eat, and were filled: and took up a superabundance of fragments seven baskets full.

And in the morning, It will be tempestuous to-day, for the sky is gloomy and fiery red. Ye hypocrites, do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky, and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times?

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed.