And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.

And others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

And he answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.

For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."

And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.

But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Cheer up. It is I. Do not be afraid."

"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition.

That which enters into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Why is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Do not tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."

So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him."

When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?"

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the fire of hell.

See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

12 "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

If he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

Even so it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

But if he does not listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Jesus said to him, "I do not tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

But because he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

Should not you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'

So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you do not each forgive your brother from your heart."

He answered, and said, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, do not let man tear apart."

He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

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

But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and do not forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."

He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'

"But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Is not it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'

But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. 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 on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell 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 told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from man?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

They answered Jesus, and said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you did not even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on wedding clothing,

and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you are not partial to anyone.

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

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

All which they will say unto you, observe and do; but their works do not do, because they say, and do not do.

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter."

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.

and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not.

For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

But he answered them, "Do you not see all of these things? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down."

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.

Let him who is in the field not return back to take his coat.

Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

"Then if any man tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or, 'There,' do not believe it.

If therefore they tell you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out; 'Look, he is in the inner chambers,' do not believe it.

But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but my Father only.