And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed with soft clothing? Behold, those in splendid clothing and being in luxury are in kings' palaces.

For I say to you, Among those who are born of woman there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they like?

They are like children sitting in a market and calling to one another, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you did not weep.

Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.

And He said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

Those by the roadside are the ones who hear; then the Devil comes and takes the Word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy. And these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those which fell among thorns are the ones who, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not bear to maturity.

But those on the good ground are the ones who, in an honest and good heart, having heard the Word, keep it and bring forth fruit with patience.

And it was told to Him by some, who said, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside desiring to see You.

And He answered and said to them, My mother and My brothers are those who hear the Word of God and do it.

And they came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! Then being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

But the day began to wear away, and coming up the Twelve said to Him, Send the crowd away so that they may go into the villages and farms all around, and lodge, and get food. For we are here in a deserted place.

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.

But He turned and rebuked them and said, You do not know of what spirit you are.

Then He said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He may send forth laborers into His harvest.

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.

And heal the sick that are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near you!

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through Your name.

Yet do not rejoice in this, that the evil spirits are subject to you, rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.

All things are delivered to Me by My Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son will reveal Him.

And He turned to His disciples and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see.

And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things.

And he answering from inside may say, Do not trouble me. The door is now shut and my children are in bed with me. I cannot rise and give to you.

When the strong man, fully armed, guards his dwelling, his goods are in peace.

But He said, No; rather, blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.

But give alms of such things as you have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unseen tombs and the men walking above are not aware of them.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap, having neither storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you better than the birds?

If then you are not able to do even the least, why are you anxious about the rest?

Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Truly I say to you that he shall gird himself and make them recline; and coming up he will serve them.

And if he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch, and find it so, blessed are those servants.

And when Jesus saw her, He called and said to her, Woman, you are delivered from your infirmity.

And answering, the synagogue ruler, being angry because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, said to the crowd, There are six days in which it is right to work. Therefore in them come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

And one said to Him, Lord, are the ones being saved few? And He said to them,

And once the Master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He shall answer and say to you, I do not know you; from where are you;

But He shall say, I tell you, I do not know you; from where you are. Depart from Me, all workers of unrighteousness!

And behold, there are last ones which will be first, and there are first ones which will be last.

When you are invited by anyone to a wedding, do not recline in the chief seat, lest a more honorable man than you may be invited by him.

But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then glory shall be to you before those reclining with you.

And one of those who reclined with Him heard these things, and he said to Him, Blessed are those eating bread in the kingdom of God.

And he sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

And He said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted and you are tormented.

So likewise you, when you shall have done all the things commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants, for we have done what we ought to do.

And answering, Jesus said, Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

And He took the Twelve and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.

For I feared you, because you are a harsh man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.

But those who are my enemies, who did not desire that I should reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

And if anyone asks you, Why are you untying it? You will say this to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, Why are you untying the colt?

saying, If you had known, even you, even at least in this day of yours, the things for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

But if we say, From men, then all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And He said to them, Therefore render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

And answering, Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,

but they who shall be counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Nor can they die any more, for they are equal to the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses pointed out at the Bush, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

And they asked Him, saying, Teacher, but when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when these things are about to take place?

And He said, Take heed that you are not deceived, for many shall come in My name, saying, I AM! Also, The time has come! Do not go after them.

For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

But woe to those who are with child, and to those suckling in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land and wrath on this people.

Truly I say to you, This generation shall not pass away until all these things are fulfilled.

And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with headaches and drinking and anxieties of this life; and that day should suddenly come on you;

And He said to them, The kings of the nations exercise lordship over them. And they who exercise authority on them are called benefactors.

You are those who have continued with Me in My trials.

But I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not. And when you are converted, strengthen your brothers.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said to them, It is enough.

saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.

And after a little while another saw him and said, You also are of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not!

Are you the Christ? Tell us. And He said to them, If I tell you, you will not believe.

And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? And He said to them, You say it, because I AM!

And Pilate asked Him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And He answered him and said, You say it.

For behold, the days are coming in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which did not suckle.

and saying, If You are the king of the Jews, save Yourself.

And one of the hanged criminals blasphemed Him, saying, If you are Christ, save Yourself and us.

But answering, the other rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, since you are in the same condemnation.

And He said to them, What words are these that you have with one another as you walk, and are so sad?

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem and have not known the things which have occurred there in these days?

And He said to them, Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

And He said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and in the Psalms about Me.

And you are witnesses of these things.

And behold, I send the promise of My father on you. But you sit in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he says, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.

Then they said to him, Who are you so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say of yourself?

And they asked him and said, Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor that Prophet?

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, He said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is, A stone).

Nathanael answered and said to Him, Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel!

He came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles which you do unless God is with him.

Jesus answered and said to him, Are you the teacher of Israel and do not know these things?

Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children and his cattle?