But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."

how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they could accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

Someone told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you."

And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

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

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

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?'

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

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."

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

because John had repeatedly told him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

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

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

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."

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him.

They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

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."

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

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

Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

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

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him: "God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!"

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him.

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!"

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him."

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me."

Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they became greatly distressed.

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.

He called a child, had him stand among them,

"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.

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!

As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.'

The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

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

And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"

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

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

Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

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

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

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law. They will condemn him to death,

and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified. Yet on the third day, he will be raised."

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.

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."

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

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

The blind and lame came to him in the temple courts, and he healed them.

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'?"

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?"

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

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

So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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."

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

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!'

Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.