It is less than any seed on earth, but when it grows up it is larger than any plant, it becomes a tree, so large that the wild birds come and roost in its branches."

Jesus said all this to the crowds in parables; he never spoke to them except in a parable ??35 to fulfil what had been said by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak out what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.

Well then, just as the weeds are gathered and burnt in the fire, so will it be at the end of the world;

the Son of man will despatch his angels, and they will gather out of his Realm all who are hindrances and who practise iniquity,

and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

Then the just will shine like the sun in the Realm of their Father. He who has an ear, let him listen to this.

So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the just

and fling them into the furnace of fire; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

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

Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind, and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a pit."

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I am sorry for the crowd; they have been three days with me now, and they have nothing to eat. I will not send them away starving, in case they faint on the road."

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

I will give you the keys of the Realm of heaven; whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven."

for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

What profit will it be if a man gains the whole world and forfeits his own soul? What will a man offer as an equivalent for his soul?

For the Son of man is coming in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward everyone for what he has done.

I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the Son of man coming himself to reign."

Nay, I tell you Elijah has already come, but they have not recognized him ??they have worked their will on him. And the Son of man will suffer at their hands in the same way."

they will kill him, but on the third day he will be raised." They were greatly distressed at this.

However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

and said, "I tell you truly, unless you turn and become like children, you will never get into the Realm of heaven at all.

Tell me, if a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine sheep on the hills and go in search of the one that has strayed?

So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that a single one of these little ones should be lost.

but if he will not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that every case may be decided on the evidence of two or of three witnesses.

I tell you truly, Whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

I tell you another thing: if two of you agree on earth about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

So the servant fell down and prayed him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you it all.'

So his fellow-servant fell down and implored him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.'

My heavenly Father will do the same to you unless you each forgive your brother from the heart."

And Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you truly, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the Realm of heaven.

Everyone who has left brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands or houses for my name's sake will get a hundred times as much and inherit life eternal.

to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever wage is fair.' So they went in.

"We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and scribes; they will sentence him to death

and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; then on the third day he will be raised."

saying to them, "Go to the village in front of you and you will at once find an ass tethered with a colt alongside of her; untether them and bring them to me.

If anyone says anything to you, you will say that the Lord needs them; then he will at once let them go."

Jesus answered, "I tell you truly, if you have faith, if you have no doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree but even if you say to this hill, 'Take and throw yourself into the sea,' it will be done.

Jesus replied, "Well, I will ask you a question, and if you answer me, then I will tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

he replied, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.

The man went to the second and said the same to him; he replied, 'I will not,' but afterwards he changed his mind and did go.

Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.

Afterwards he sent them his son; 'They will respect my son,' he said.

Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to these vinedressers?"

They replied, "He will utterly destroy the wretches and lease the vineyard to other vinedressers who will give him the fruits in their season."

I tell you therefore that the Realm of God will be taken from you and given to a nation that bears the fruits of the Realm.

[Everyone who falls on this stone will be shattered, and whoever it falls upon will be crushed.]"

Then said the king to his servants, 'Take him hand and foot, and throw him outside, out into the darkness; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

Now at the resurrection whose wife will she be? They all had her."

They make up heavy loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they will not stir a finger to remove them.

Whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be uplifted.

Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you shut the Realm of heaven in men's faces; you neither enter yourselves, nor will you let those enter who are on the point of entering.

And you will fill up the measure that your fathers filled.

This is why I will send you prophets, wise men, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, some of whom you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town;

I tell you truly, it will all come upon this generation.

For I tell you, you will never see me again till you say, Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name."

but he replied to them, "You see all this? I tell you truly, not a stone here will be left upon another, without being torn down."

So as he sat on the Hill of Olives the disciples came up to him in private and said, "Tell us, when will this happen? What will be the sign of your arrival and of the end of the world?"

for many will come in my name, saying 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many.

You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; see and do not be alarmed. These have to come, but it is not the end yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and realm against realm; there will be famines and earthquakes here and there.

Then men will hand you over to suffer affliction, and they will kill you; you will be hated by all the Gentiles on account of my name.

And many will be repelled then, they will betray one another and hate one another.

Many false prophets will rise and mislead many.

And in most of you love will grow cold by the increase of iniquity;

but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

This gospel of the Reign shall be preached all over the wide world as a testimony to all the Gentiles, and then the end will come.

for there will be sore misery then, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now ??no and never shall be.

Had not those days been cut short, not a soul would be saved alive; however, for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

for false Christs and false prophets will rise and bring forward great signs and wonders, so as to mislead the very elect, ??if that were possible.

For like lightning that shoots from east to west, so will be the arrival of the Son of man.

Wherever the body lies, there will the vultures gather.

Immediately after the misery of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not yield her light, the stars will drop from heaven and the orbs of the heavens will be shaken.

Then the Sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven; then all tribes on earth will wail, they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with great power and glory.

He will despatch his angels with a loud trumpet call to muster his elect from the four winds, from the verge of heaven to the verge of earth.

I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

As were the days of Noah, so will the arrival of the Son of man be.

and as they knew nothing till the deluge came and swept them all away; so will the arrival of the Son of man be.

Then there will be two men in the field, one will be taken and one will be left;

two women will be grinding at the millstone, one will be taken and one will be left.

Keep on the watch then, for you never know what day your Lord will come.

I tell you truly, he will set him over all his property.

that servant's lord and master will arrive on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know;

he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of the impious. There men will wail and gnash their teeth.

His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.'

His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.'

Throw the good-for-nothing servant into the darkness outside; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory,

and all nations will be gathered in front of him; he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,

Then the just will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and fed you? or thirsty and gave you drink?

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Then he will say to those on the left, 'Begone from me, you accursed ones, to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Then they will answer too, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or unclothed or ill or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did not do it to one of these, even the least of them, you did not do it to me.'

"You know the passover is to be held two days after this; and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."

The poor you always have beside you, but you will not always have me.

I tell you truly, wherever this gospel is preached through all the world, men will speak of what she has done in memory of her."

"What will you give me for betraying him to you?" And they weighed out for him thirty silver pieces.