And he said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?

"Look, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. And he will proclaim justice to the nations.

If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.

But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

He who has ears, let him hear."

And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,

Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

And he said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

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

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God."

When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

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

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

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

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.

Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them. And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to 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?"

He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

"Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For there will always be something to cause people to stumble, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes.

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.

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

Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

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

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

But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is 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 made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

"When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'

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."

The crowds who went before him, and who followed kept shouting, "Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest."

When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"

Jesus entered into the temple, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went on a journey.

They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."

He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

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

Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Look, I have made ready my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."'

"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.

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

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.

On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

"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, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.

He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

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

Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.

"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 who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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.

But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days.

"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there is not enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'

While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

"For it is like a man, going on a journey, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

Immediately the one who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

In like manner he who got the two gained another two.

But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

And he who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. See, I have gained another five talents.'

"And he also who had the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. See, I have gained another two talents.'

"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

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

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

He answered, "He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.

The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had not been born."