Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

He said to them, "Where is your faith?" Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, "Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?"

Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,

A voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!"

But they didn't understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?"

Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'

'Even the dust from your city that clings to us, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."

When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.

For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.

One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."

that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.

Peter said to him, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?"

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time?

He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

He said to the vine dresser, 'Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'

He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.

Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"

and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."

He told them this parable.

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.

But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"

He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

"His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

He cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.'

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'

The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"

But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn't understand the things that were said.

Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.

Jesus said to him, "Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'

They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"

He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

"But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people -- for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

Jesus said to them, "The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.

He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.

"So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,

He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, "Take this, and share it among yourselves,

He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."

Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

They began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: 'He was counted with transgressors.' For that which concerns me has an end."

saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

But Jesus answered, "Let me at least do this" -- and he touched his ear, and healed him.

When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn't stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

A certain servant girl saw him as he sat in the light, and looking intently at him, said, "This man also was with him."

After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, "Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!"

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."

and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!" --

He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him."

The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong."

Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."

All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.

this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.

It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

He said to them, "This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled."

John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

This is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.'

I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."

This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.