But what went ye out to see? a man clad in fine attire? they that wear rich clothes are in the palaces of kings.

But what did ye indeed go out to see? a prophet? Yes, verily, and one superior to 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."

and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.

But to what shall I compare this generation? they are like children sitting in the market-places,

therefore I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you.

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

Moreover I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee.

even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be."

About this time as Jesus passed through the cornfields on the sabbath-day, his disciples being hungry began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat them.

And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

But He replied, Have ye not read what David did, when he, and his attendants, were hungry? how he went into the house of God,

and did eat the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor those that were with him; but for the priests only? or have ye not read in the law,

what profane sort of work the priests do in the temple on the sabbath-days, and yet are blameless?

and if ye had known what that scripture means, "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

they asked Him, if it were lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse Him.

But He said unto them, What man of you shall have one of his sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, and will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

And of how much more worth is a man than a sheep? Sure then it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-days.

Then saith He to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he stretched it out, and it was made sound like the other.

But the pharisees went out of the synagogue and took counsel together against Him, how they might destroy Him:

but Jesus knew it, and withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed Him with their sick,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant whom I have chosen,

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?

And if I cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges:

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

and if any one speak against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speak against the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this life, nor in that to come.

Either allow the tree to be good, and it's fruit good; or shew the tree to be corrupt, and it's fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by it's fruit.

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.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart produceth good things; and a wicked man out of the wicked treasure uttereth wicked things:

So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

The queen of the South too, shall rise up in the day of judgement against 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.

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:

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

Now on the same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side:

saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;

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

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:

and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

for indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them.

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 while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Let both grow together till harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the weeds together, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but carry the wheat into my barn.

Which is indeed one of the lest of all seeds: but when it is grown, is the greatest among herbs, and even becometh a tree; so that the birds of the air come and lodge in it's branches.

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

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

As therefore the tares are gathered together, and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in the end of the world:

the Son of man will send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that commit offences, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire,

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.

which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, and threw out the bad.

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous;

Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus,

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

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 his head was brought in a dish, and given to the young princess, who carried it to her mother:

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

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.

Now when it was evening his disciples came to Him and said, This is a desert place, and meal-time is now past; dismiss the people, that they may go away to the towns, and buy themselves victuals.

But Jesus said to them, they have no need to go away, do ye give them something to eat.

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 they took up what was left even of fragments twelve baskets full.

and when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were affrighted and said, It is an apparition;

and they cried out for fear: but Jesus immediately spake to them, saying, Take courage, it is I, be not afraid.

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

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.

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

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

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

Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it?

Do ye not yet know, that whatever goeth into the mouth passeth to the belly and is discharged downwards?

But the things, which proceed out of the mouth, come from the heart, and those defile a man.

For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders:

these defile a man, but to eat without washing the hands doth not defile him.

And there came out of those quarters a Canaanitish woman, and cried to Him saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; for my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.

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

yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

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

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.

Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.

And they did all eat, and were satisfied: and they took up what was left even of fragments seven baskets full.

Now they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

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

and in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day, for the sky is red and lowring. Ye hypocrites, can ye distinguish the appearance of the sky, and not discern the signs of these times?

they said one to another, It is because we have taken no bread.

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

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?

And Jesus replied and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I also say unto thee, as thou art called Peter, so upon this rock, which thou hast confessed, will I build my church, and the gates of death shall not prevail against it.

Then Peter took Him and began to expostulate with Him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: may this never be unto thee.

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?