Now Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.'

And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.

And they discussed among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."

Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?

How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

And I tell you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each man according to what he has done.

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make here three tabernaclesone for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands."

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

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."

He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from others?"

Nevertheless, so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you open its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for me and you."

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

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

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains in search of the one that went astray?

And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe.'

So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.'

When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and went and told their master all that had happened.

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?"

And he answered them, "Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."

He said to them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."

But he said to them, "Not all men can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."

Now behold, one came up and said to him, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"

And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."

The young man said to him, "All these I have kept. What do I still lack?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Then Peter answered him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?"

Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, at the renewal of all things, 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.

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Again he went out about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'

And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,

Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.

Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.

And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be quiet; but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying:

And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers.'"

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant;

and they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have perfected praise'?"

Then he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and he lodged there.

And seeing a fig tree by the road he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree withered.

And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither away so soon?"

And Jesus answered them, "Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will be done.

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the 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?"

Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of Johnwhere was it from? From heaven or from men?" And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

"Hear another parable: there was a landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.

Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

"Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.

[And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."]

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; but they were not willing to come.

Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding.'"

But they made light of it and went off, one to his own farm, another to his business.

And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

When they heard it, they marveled; and they left him and went away.

saying, "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.

But as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,

And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'