Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

All the crowds were amazed and said, "Could this one be the Son of David?"

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

And pointing toward his disciples he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

Then the disciples came to him and said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

He said, 'An enemy has done this.' So the slaves replied, 'Do you want us to go and gather them?'

But he said, 'No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

They said to him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."

When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out with fear.

Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water."

So he said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'

Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,

Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.

Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?"

But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"

"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said.

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?"

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They replied, "Seven -- and a few small fish."

He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,'

"Watch out," Jesus said to them, "beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

So Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters -- one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"

But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Do not be afraid."

and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn't he?"

He said, "Yes." When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes -- from their sons or from foreigners?"

After he said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?"

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, 'Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?"

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"

He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Now someone came up to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?"

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

The young man said to him, "I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?"

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, "Then who can be saved?"

Then Peter said to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?"

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.'

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go and work in the vineyard too.'

When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.'

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

But Jesus called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Jesus stopped, called them, and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself'?"

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once.

Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

"What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, 'I will, sir,' but did not go.

Which of the two did his father's will?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

They said to him, "He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest."

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say.

Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Jesus said to them, "Whose image is this, and whose inscription?"

They replied, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.'

Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said, "The son of David."

He said to them, "How then does David by the Spirit call him 'Lord,' saying,

The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

And he said to them, "Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.'

The one with the two talents also came and said, 'Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.'