And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?"

And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.

[When] anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand [it], the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' So the slaves said to him, 'Then do you want us to go [and] gather them?'

But he said, "No, lest [when you] gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field.

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

So he answered [and] said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

and the field is the world. And the good seed--these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down [and] collected the good [fish] into containers, but the bad they threw out.

"Have you understood all these [things]?" They said to him, "Yes."

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

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

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

And coached by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!"

But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."

And they said to him, "We do not have [anything] here except five loaves and two fish."

So he said, "Bring them here to me."

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

And Peter answered him [and] said, "Lord, if {it is you}, command me to come to you on the water!"

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

And immediately Jesus extended his hand [and] caught him and said to him, "[You] of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

And summoning the crowd, he said to them, "Hear and understand:

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

And he answered [and] said, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

But he said, "Are you also still without understanding?

But he answered [and] said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

And he answered [and] said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw [it] to the dogs!"

So she said, "Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

Then Jesus answered [and] said to her, "O woman, your faith [is] great! Let it be done for you as you want." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

And the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"

And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."

So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'

And [when] the disciples arrived at the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?

And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

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

And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

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

And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

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

Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

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 collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

And [when he] said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!

Then his master summoned him [and] said to him, 'Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

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

and said, 'On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

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

He said to them, "Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.

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

But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this saying but [those] to whom it has been given.

But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about [what is] good? There is one [who is] good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!"

He said to him, "Which [ones]?" And Jesus said, "Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

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

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!

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

Then Peter answered [and] said to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And to those [people] he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever is right.'

And about the eleventh [hour] he went out [and] found others standing [there] and said to them, 'Why are you standing here the whole day unemployed?'

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go also into the vineyard.'

And [when] evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last up to the first.'

But he answered one of them [and] said, 'Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius?

And [as] Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples by themselves and said to them on the way,

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

But Jesus answered [and] said, "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 at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

But Jesus called them to himself [and] said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.

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

They said to him, "Lord, that our eyes be opened!"

And having compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they received [their] sight and followed him.

[and] brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

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

And they said to him, "Do you hear what these [children] are saying?" So Jesus said to them, "Yes, have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing babies you have prepared for yourself praise'?"

And seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, "May there be no more fruit from you {forever}, and the fig tree withered at once.

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will do not only [what was done to] the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea," it will happen!

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "I also will ask you one question. If you tell [the answer] to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].