And when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Now while the pharisees were thus gathered together, Jesus asked them,

But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor even Christ, and ye are all brethren.

Neither call any man upon earth Father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven:

neither be ye called masters; for one is your master, even Christ.

But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased,

But wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, nor suffer those that are entering to go in.

but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift?

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others.

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance:

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who are like whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful without, but within are full of the bones of the dead, and all manner of filthiness;

so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been concerned with them in shedding the blood of the prophets:

so that ye are witnesses yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets:

fill up then the measure of your fathers, ye serpents, ye brood of vipers:

For behold I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Behold your house shall be left you desolate:

all which are but the beginning of sorrows.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days.

Pray that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the sabbath:

Then if any shall say to you, Behold here is the Messiah, or there; believe it not:

for as the days of Noah were, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man;

for as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark,

Watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh:

and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with hypocrites: where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Then will the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom: and five of them were wise,

and five were foolish.

Now while the bridegroom stayed, they were all drowsy and fell asleep:

and the foolish ones said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out:

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast, and then the door was shut.

And he also who received the one talent came to him and said, Sir, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou hast not strewed;

but his lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed;

(for to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him that hath not, even what he hath, or seemeth to have, shall be taken away:)

and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Then will the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

or naked, and clothed thee? and when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and visited thee?

Then will they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee famishing, or a-thirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not relieve thee?

Now the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people were then assembled together into the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas:

and were consulting how they might take Jesus by treachery and put Him to death.

but when his disciples saw it, they were some of them provoked at it, and said, Wherefore is this waste?

Now upon the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, came the disciples to Jesus, saying, where wouldest thou have us make preparation for thee to eat the passover?

and as they were eating, He said, Verily I tell you, that one of you will betray me.

And they were exceedingly grieved, and said to Him, every one of them, Lord, is it I?

Now as they were at table, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body:

And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

Then He cometh to his disciples and saith, Are ye sleeping still and taking your rest? behold, the hour is come, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

And one of them that were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and striking at the high priest's servant took off his ear.

Then said Jesus to the multitudes, Ye are come out as against a thief with swords and clubs to take me, whereas I sat with you day after day teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me: but all this is done,

Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled. And they, that apprehended Jesus, led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled:

And he went out into the porch; after which another maid saw him, and said to them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth:

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you?

Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ? for he knew that out of envy they had delivered Him up.

and all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

And as they were going along they met with a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon; and forced him to carry the cross.

And when they were come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say,

And there were two thieves crucified with Him: one on his right hand, and one on the left.

And one of the thieves also, that were crucified with Him, cast the same reproach upon Him.

And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split:

And when the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake, and what was done, they were sore afraid, and said, This was indeed the Son of God.

And several women were there looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministring unto Him:

But Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard of your own, go and make it as secure as ye will.

He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay:

And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them and said, God save you. And they drew near and embraced his feet, and worshipped Him.

Now while they were going, behold some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all that had happened:

saying, Do you say, that his disciples came by night, and stole Him away, while we were asleep.

So they took the money, and did as they were instructed: and this is commonly reported among the Jews to this day.

And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

and all the country of Judea, and those of Jerusalem, went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

(for they were fishermen,) and Jesus said unto them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men:

And they went into Capernaum: and going directly into the synagogue on the sabbath, He taught the people: and they were astonished at his doctrine;

And they were all amazed, so that they inquired of each other, saying, What is this, what new kind of doctrine is this? for He commands with authority even the impure spirits, and they obey Him.

And in the evening, when the sun set, they brought to Him all that were ill, and demoniacs:

and He healed many that were ill of various diseases, and cast out many devils, and suffered not the devils to say that they knew Him.

And Simon, and they that were with him, went in quest of Him:

and when they found Him, they said to Him, all the people are seeking for thee.

great numbers were immediately gathered together, so that there was no more room to contain them, not even about the door: and as he was preaching the word unto them,

and not being able to come near to Him for the croud, they uncovered the roof where He was, and when they had made an openning, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was laid.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, saith to him that had the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

And Jesus, who knew immediately in his spirit that they were thus reasoning within themselves, said unto them, Why do ye dispute these things in your hearts?

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise, take up thy couch, and walk?

And he instantly arose, and taking up his couch, went out before them all, so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, we never saw the like.

And as He sat at table in his house, many publicans and sinners also sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed Him.

Which Jesus hearing, saith unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

nor does any one put new wine into old vessels; otherwise the new wine bursteth the vessels, and the wine is spilt, and the vessels are destroyed: but new wine should be put into new vessels.

And He said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, in his necessity, when he was hungry, himself and those that were with him?

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar, who was afterwards the high priest, and did eat the shew-bread, which it is not lawful for any to eat, but the priests, and gave also to them that were with him!

And He went another time into a synagogue, where there was a man that had a withered hand:

then saith He to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? but they were silent.

and there was a multitude sitting about Him, and they said to Him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are without inquiring for thee.

And He answered them, and said, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

And He began to teach again by the sea-side, and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude; so that He went into a ship, and sat on board, and all the people were by the sea, upon the shore.

and some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it sprang up immediately, because it had not depth of earth;

And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.

And he said unto them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but unto them that are without all things are delivered in parables:

The sower is he that soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side:

where the word is sown; but when they have heard it, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And in like manner, they that are sown as on stony grounds are such, as when they hear the word,